Quality of Life

[M Two One]

"PARIS (AFP) - Nordic countries take the greatest care of their environment and their people, according to a ranking published on Thursday by the publication <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Reader's Digest</span>.

<span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Finland</span> comes top of the 141-nation list, followed by <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Iceland</span>, <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Norway</span> and <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Sweden</span>, and then <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Austria</span>, <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Switzerland</span>, <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Ireland</span> and <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Australia</span>.</p>

At the bottom of the list is <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Ethiopia</span>, preceded by <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Niger</span>, <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Sierra Leone</span>, <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">Burkina Faso</span> and Chad.</p>

The United States comes in 23rd, <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">China</span> 84th and <span style="cursor: hand; border-bottom: #0066cc 1px dashed">India</span> 104th.</p>

The ranking combines environmental factors, such as air and water quality, respect for biodiversity and greenhouse-gas emissions, as well as social factors, such as gross domestic product, access to education, unemployment rate and life expectancy."</p>

</p><p align="center">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070920/lf_af...es_070920151835</p><p align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</p>

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As I mentioned all the way back on JBB, you just can't beat the Scandinavian countries in quality of life.</p>

 

[CelticKing]

It's true. I have family in Norway, and a couple of cousins in Sweden. They love it there, (I personally like Germany more, like the language etc) but those Scandanavian countries take care of their people pretty good. Free healthcare (good one too), free schooling (university etc), lowest crime in europe (or shall we say in earth).

 

[shookem]

Hmm, but how do these countries view immigrants?</p>

I listen to a lot of public radio andheard a program detailing the rise of anti-immigrant groups in Sweden?</p>

I have no doubt if you where born in Norway you love Norway, but what about some living in Norway who was born in Asia or Africa?</p>

Where did Canada place on the list?</p>

I still think North America is where it's at.</p>

 

[Shapecity]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (M Two One)</div><div class='quotemain'>"PARIS (AFP) - Nordic countries take the greatest care of their environment and their people, according to a ranking published on Thursday by the publication <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Reader's Digest</span>.

<span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Finland</span> comes top of the 141-nation list, followed by <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Iceland</span>, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Norway</span> and <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Sweden</span>, and then <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Austria</span>, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Switzerland</span>, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Ireland</span> and <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Australia</span>.</p>

At the bottom of the list is <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Ethiopia</span>, preceded by <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Niger</span>, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">Sierra Leone</span>, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">Burkina Faso</span> and Chad.</p>

The United States comes in 23rd, <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">China</span> 84th and <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc">India</span> 104th.</p>

The ranking combines environmental factors, such as air and water quality, respect for biodiversity and greenhouse-gas emissions, as well as social factors, such as gross domestic product, access to education, unemployment rate and life expectancy."</p>

</p><p align="center">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070920/lf_af...es_070920151835</p><p align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</p>

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As I mentioned all the way back on JBB, you just can't beat the Scandinavian countries in quality of life.</p></div>

Hey Chris,</p>

Have you travelled to any of the Scandanavian countries yet? </p>

 

[MikeDC]

Generally free enterprise and not a whole lot of diversity there either.

 

[Denny Crane]

They're sitting on a huge pool of oil which has been nationalized and they don't have a huge population. They're in for a rude awakening when the oil runs out.</p>

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[M Two One]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Hey Chris,</p>

Have you travelled to any of the Scandanavian countries yet? </p>

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Nerp, but I plan to ASAP. My fianc&eacute;e and I even thought about living in Sweden many years down the road. Norway is too expensive and Iceland is too "out there," as beautiful as it is. There's so much to choose from in the World though that when it comes down to the day we'll start planning a move for real I'm sure I'll be blown away. However, I do have some cities and towns in mind that I've never changed my mind about living in or near.</p>

 

[CelticKing]

Switzerland is a great choice IMO.</p>

Say a world war happens, you'd be safe there.

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[pegs]

can someone give me a background about the violence in ireland?</p>

Australia seems like a fun place to go.</p>

 

[MikeDC]

The Swiss are pretty zenophobic... you'd want to make sure you can speak the language well, at least. And be white

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[CelticKing]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MikeDC)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

The Swiss are pretty zenophobic... you'd want to make sure you can speak the language well, at least. And be white

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True, but they're good people. Most at least are. They take care of their people as well. My father has a lot of family there, like uncles, cousins etc, with all their families. All Swiss citizens, they love it there.</p>

Planning on visiting there next year. (germany as well)</p>

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[shookem]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

can someone give me a background about the violence in ireland?</p>

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What the "I'm a better Christian" Irish versus Irish or the Irish versus everyone else?</p>

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[Shapecity]

I love Switzerland, more specifically the larger cities of Geneva and Lucerne. I'm not sure about the claims of the Swiss being xenophobic. I've travelled there at least 5 times, and I haven't come across it. I'm sure there are some there are areas and people in Switzerland with xenophobic behavior, but you can find those types in any part of the world. According to this survey, more than half of the Swiss were determined to be xenophobic, but 77% of them wanted foreigners to be better integrated. source</p>

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[pegs]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shookem)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

can someone give me a background about the violence in ireland?</p>

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What the "I'm a better Christian" Irish versus Irish or the Irish versus everyone else?</p>

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the "I'm a better Christian" Irish.</p>

 

[NTC]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'>

Australia seems like a fun place to go.</p></div>

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I live here. It's a good country. I was born in New Zealand.

 

[DDRickyDD]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

can someone give me a background about the violence in ireland?</p>

Australia seems like a fun place to go.</p>

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Yeah its a great place I used to live there, But Not in May, June, July, August time.</p>