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Brand new and updated laptop....grrrrrrrr

For Thaddy

Europe

Switzerland and Germany dominate the European cities with the best quality of living, each having three cities represented in the top 10. Bern, in Switzerland, ranks 9 following behind Zurich and Geneva. Dusseldorf (6), Munich and Frankfurt (both at 7) represent Germany. Outside the top 10 are Copenhagen (11), Amsterdam (13), Brussels (14), Berlin (16) and Luxembourg (17). Dublin, ranking 25, is followed by Paris (32), Barcelona (42) and Madrid (43). Lisbon is number 44 and is followed by Rome, 55, up from 61 in 2007. Prague (71) is the highest-ranking eastern European city followed by Budapest (74), Vilnius (78), Ljubljana (82) and Warsaw (85). The lowest ranking European city is Minsk (183) in Belarus. Minsk scores 49.4 on the index compared with Zurich’s 108. Milan (41), Lisbon (44), Vilnius (78) and Riga (89) have also become more attractive destinations, rising markedly in the rankings since 2007.

Seems UK does not exist.

Only London at 38

Here's the site addy again.

http://www.citymayors.com/features/quality_survey.html

Cheers Pete, but I did read it earlier, I must admit that I was a little baffled how London made it onto the list and no other cities in the UK did at all..... I can think of more than a couple in the UK were I would prefer to live much more than London.

Liverpool, my favourite city to live in.

I notice my former home-town of Dublin is in there and I would live there, no, not for a big clock!

OUT OF A POST "ON THE OTHER SIDE'.

............unfortunately, the aussies persist in the belief that a condom can be used twice if turned inside out.

................ birth control........wazzat?

Yeh, my parents screwed up that safe sex thing as well.

You're too hard on yourself Thaddy....I'm sure all on here think you were well worth whatever it took to bring you into Bedlam.

Lord Mayor of Melbourne was having real wobblies on telly tonite...........

Auckland voted by a mayoral vote to be 5th best city to live in.

"How can Auckland be a better city to live in, than Melbourne?"

Typical Australian putting the better country down as usual.

Melbourne would be my favourite for great city, but NOWAY GREAT for living in.

The weather defeats it, 4 seasons in one day.

In winter, freaking cold, freezing southerly winds, no hose allowed to wash muddy car..

In summer, dry, no decent water supply for years, temps over 40 deg regularly.

HOSES HAVE BEEN BANNED FOR YEARS.

I lived there 9 years, enuff, still go back a lot, just a visit.

Part of story.

10 June 2008: Zurich, Vienna and Geneva are the best cities in the world as far as quality of live is concerned, says Mercer Consulting in a survey published in June 2008. Vancouver (Canada) and Auckland (New Zealand) are placed fourth and fifth respectively, followed by three German cities: Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt. Tokyo, London and Madrid are all outside the top 25. Overall, Baghdad is, not surprisingly, the lowest ranking city in the survey

Auckland is temperate, never really cold, not seen a frost in 20 years where I live.

So many great places and things to do within a couple of hours drive.

You can deep sea fish, play a round of golf, go mountain skiing and finish in a hot spring thermal pool all within a normal day.

Beat that Melbourne.

Addy for full story, http://www.citymayors.com/features/quality_survey.html

Wellington was 12th.

Melbourne came in at 17

Sydney.......... 19

Perth............. 21

Brisbane......... 34

And yet, to May 2008, 44,749 NZers left permanently for Australia compared to 37,713 the previous year!

A spokesman said it was because people didn't have a decent reason to stay in NZ.

Just remember, OC, as every Kiwi leaves for Auatralia, the average IQ of both countries rises.

So both countries benefit.

Just remember, OC, as every Kiwi leaves for Auatralia, the average IQ of both countries rises.

So both countries benefit.

Wasn't that old quote from Piggy Magoo or Muldoon or whatever his name was? The former NZ PM?

When he fell off the planet the world's IQ rose.

Just remember, OC, as every Kiwi leaves for Auatralia, the average IQ of both countries rises.

So both countries benefit.

Wasn't that old quote from Piggy Magoo or Muldoon or whatever his name was? The former NZ PM?

When he fell off the planet the world's IQ rose.

OI, OC, you insult the guy who was my local, MP.

Mindc you, I can for once agree......PMPL..... ..........

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I saw this on today's BBC site

'Treasury chief on 'wombat leave'

Hairy-nosed wombats are endangered

Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to look after endangered wombats. Ken Henry, treasury secretary and animal conservationist, has warned that hairy-nosed wombats are "on death row".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7477083.stm

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I saw this on today's BBC site

'Treasury chief on 'wombat leave'

Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to look after endangered wombats. Ken Henry, treasury secretary and animal conservationist, has warned that hairy-nosed wombats are "on death row".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7477083.stm

So the economy will be looking up for a month or two.

Ken Henry, treasury secretary and animal conservationist, has warned that hairy-nosed wombats are "on death row".

And he has gone to speed up the process?

Binge rules could drive you to drink.

Wowserland

Under these guidelines, drawn up by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, it appears that anything more than two standard drinks - either two pints of beer or three glasses of wine drunk by either a man or a woman - will constitute a binge session.

Another success has been the introduction of a 2am lockout on licensed premises in Melbourne.

Sheeeeeeeeeesh!!!!!!!

Effectively, this reduces the opportunities for easy access to liquor. Spoil sports.

Looks like the Ockor gummint has realised, Australians cannot hold their booze.

Dunno why they worry, OZ beer is "Weazels", all lo alc.

Well compared to civilised countries, like LoS and NZ. which let their citizens be able to choose.

BIG BROTHER RUDD........... LOL

A TASMANIAN MAN has admitted downloading a catalogue of depraved images - including sex acts with an octopus.

Now, visiting OZ has another diamension......

.......will stopover in Singers, next trip.

A TASMANIAN MAN has admitted downloading a catalogue of depraved images - including sex acts with an octopus.

Nothing wrong with that provided the octopus was old enough to give consent.

Binge rules could drive you to drink.

Dunno why they worry, OZ beer is "Weazels", all lo alc.

Well compared to civilised countries, like LoS and NZ. which let their citizens be able to choose.

BIG BROTHER RUDD........... LOL

This from the land that gave us Steinlager.

Binge rules could drive you to drink.

Dunno why they worry, OZ beer is "Weazels", all lo alc.

Well compared to civilised countries, like LoS and NZ. which let their citizens be able to choose.

BIG BROTHER RUDD........... LOL

This from the land that gave us Steinlager.

Steinies.......RULE............. yeeeaahh

Binge rules could drive you to drink.

Dunno why they worry, OZ beer is "Weazels", all lo alc.

Well compared to civilised countries, like LoS and NZ. which let their citizens be able to choose.

BIG BROTHER RUDD........... LOL

This from the land that gave us Steinlager.

Steinies.......RULE............. yeeeaahh

Back in the days when the HK sevens were held in the old venue where everyone sat on concrete steps - the girls with the various beers were all situated at the top of the arena selling jugs of Carlsberg, San Miguel, Heineken, Fosters, Steinlager. The one place you could always get quick service was the SL stands - no queues (but if you took a jug round the back of the scoreboard, pissed in it and took it back full - no one noticed!)

Things are more civilised now - but not nearly such fun.

In OZ, the phrase,

"All the family have a great lifestyle".

Means,"We all drink too much....... "

.............. .............. .............. ......

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In OZ, the phrase,

"All the family have a great lifestyle".

Means,"We all drink too much....... "

.............. .............. .............. ......

means something completely different in Tasmania.

In OZ, the phrase,

"All the family have a great lifestyle".

Means,"We all drink too much....... "

.............. .............. .............. ......

means something completely different in Tasmania.

where rolling your own means something entirely different.

CB

I wunda wot the "Wannabee" rugby team thinks of this.

Sideswipe NZHerald, 7th July.

Tim Russell writes:

"Here in Ibiza I discovered that the Spanish have no word for babysitter but instead have adopted ... kangaroo. I guess it comes from the way the female kangaroo keeps its young safe in its pouch. I suspect it's been used in this way long enough to become the common word in use. It got me thinking that the Spanish must wonder why the hel_l the Aussies call their rugby league team 'the babysitters'.

PMPL at the thought of the Ockors playing rugby in Spain l.......

Edit to add source.

Another Oz bashing thread.

Are they trying to wear us down, thread by thread.

Another Oz bashing thread.

Nutha 9 days, we will see.

OCKOR bashing, ME neva.

Shame on you 'Boots'

Ya gunna watch the game?