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Old 02-26-2011, 02:05 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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It would be nice to see the criteria used. Some odd choices in the US.
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Old 02-26-2011, 02:31 PM
 
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Here is an overview of the methodology:

http://www.eiu.com/site_info.asp?inf...ogy&page=noads
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Old 02-27-2011, 10:46 AM
 
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i am bothered that no American cities can compete with 'livability rankings' when put up against those in the other large english-speaking countries.

in a similar list a year or so ago, i saw San Francisco ranking something like #17, tops for a U.S. city.

still, this is nice to read for our town.
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Old 02-27-2011, 10:49 AM
 
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i am bothered that no American cities can compete with 'livability rankings' when put up against those in the other large english-speaking countries.
So the underlying question they are trying to answer is how much should you pay someone to compensate them for living in a certain city as opposed to their ideal city. Their conception of an ideal city is more or less formed around the expectations of a well-to-do Western European, and I think there is some truth to the general notion that American cities tend to fall short of such an ideal in various ways.
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Old 02-27-2011, 01:29 PM
 
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The word "livable" is irritating. Apparently if you don't live in Pittsburgh you die quicker.
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Old 02-27-2011, 01:31 PM
 
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i am bothered that no American cities can compete with 'livability rankings' when put up against those in the other large english-speaking countries.

in a similar list a year or so ago, i saw San Francisco ranking something like #17, tops for a U.S. city.

still, this is nice to read for our town.
The economist is a British publication, which explains the trashing of American cities. Their ideal city has universal health care, soccer stadiums, and plenty of eel pie.
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Old 02-27-2011, 04:55 PM
 
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The economist is a British publication, which explains the trashing of American cities. Their ideal city has universal health care, soccer stadiums, and plenty of eel pie.
The top ten has a lot of Canadian and Australian cities. Canada has the first but they are obsessed with hockey rather than soccer. Not sure if they are partial to eel pie.
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:25 PM
 
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The economist is a British publication, which explains the trashing of American cities. Their ideal city has universal health care, soccer stadiums, and plenty of eel pie.
Denver has a soccer stadium, and it didn't even make the list. No UHC though, and Rocky Mountain Oysters instead of eel pie.
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Denver has a soccer stadium, and it didn't even make the list. No UHC though, and Rocky Mountain Oysters instead of eel pie.
What do those taste like? They sound really disgusting.
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:45 PM
 
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What do those taste like? They sound really disgusting.
Never tried them. Do you know what they are?
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