SINGAPORE (AFP) - The Asia-Pacific region boasts some of the world's most liveable cities but also a number of the most wretched capitals on earth, according to survey results issued. Vancouver in western Canada topped the global list compiled by research firm the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Melbourne came in second and three other Australian cities -- Perth, Adelaide and Sydney -- were in the top 10, with Brisbane at 11th place. Also among the 10 best cities were Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Toronto and Calgary -- making Canada and Australia the most liveable countries based on their representation in the top tier of the list. Tokyo was ranked 16th and Auckland 20th along with Osaka, Kobe and Wellington. Hong Kong was ranked 41st while Seoul and Singapore tied for 54th place. The EIU ranked 127 cities on the basis of five criteria: stability, health care, culture and the environment, education and infrastructure. They were graded on a scale of zero to 100 percent, with zero as the best possible score. Vancouver scored a "1" while Port Moresby had a "66" grade. "With low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed infrastructure, Canada has the most liveable destinations in the world," an EIU statement said. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's notorious capital, tied with Algiers for the dubious title of worst city to live in. Other Asia-Pacific cities in the very bottom of the list were Dhaka, Karachi, Phnom Penh and Mumbai, which were ranked alonside Lagos, Abidjan, Harare, Tehran and Bogota. Asia has "the best and worst of both worlds," the EIU noted. "The proximity of Port Moresby to Australia highlights the two-tiered nature of liveability in Asian countries, with a number of well-developed urban centers next door to countries where less favorable conditions apply." http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051004/lf_afp/afplifestyleasiacities;_ylt=AiQDuVIPyq33E5S0gv7swRMDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Calgary? Oh yes, it is the best place in making and drinking prime Coke. http://badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=17768&highlight=freeze http://badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13489&page=3&highlight=freeze
For the average badders, Vancouver is great with lots of places to drop-in for games. It's getting alot better with other major clubs setting up in Richmond. Decent food and lots of nightclubs. Things are abit expensive here but you pay for what you get -- good quality of life. Good place to live if you don't mind the incessant winter rain.
I miss be back in Richmond/Vancouver....love the weather. I'll be back in time for xmas holidays...looking for ppl and places to play during that time. Break-My-Strings....u going to hold another xmas session? I'm IN!!
I know I'll be inching to play during Xmas! In fact, I might have an opportunity for a special badminton event near Xmas, we're looking at 8-12 courts! hmmmm Cheers!
I visited Vancouver way back in 1986 for the World Expo, was there for about 2 months. Nice place, rains a lot and can get cooler (pun intended ) but altogether, in general, a clean, healthy environment to live in with very nice people. S4MadMan Approved!
I remember my family got lost and were so hungry, finally found a fast-food Japanese-Chinese Take-Out called, "Toshi's Chicken"... ...dang good chicken. So good, we still talk about it almost 20 years later.
Heh! The torture sessions were a bit too much even for the torturers themselves ! Maybe we should do slightly less baddie and focus on tourist attractions the next time you are here.
I see. You want special entertainment then you shall have it the next time you are in town. Joking . . .
pole position, again ------------------------------------- Following is a list of the top 10 most liveable cities as ranked by The Economist: 1. Vancouver, Canada 2. Vienna, Austria 3. Melbourne, Australia 4. Toronto, Canada 5. Calgary, Canada 6. Helsinki, Finland 7. Sydney, Australia 8. Perth, Australia 9. Adelaide, Australia 10. Auckland, New Zealand The bottom 10 cities were: 1. Harare, Zimbabwe 2. Dhaka , Bangladesh 3. Algiers , Algeria 4. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 5. Lagos, Nigeria 6. Karachi, Pakistan 7. Douala, Cameroon 8. Kathmandu, Nepal 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka 10. Dakar, Senegal (Reporting by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Miral Fahmy)
1) We are going to play all night badminton when I visit next year. That is the official story we are telling my wife. 2) We will go to a bar you recommend and get a lot of cheap perfume transfer onto our shirt and etc because of the other full contact sport. 3) We then hit the court at 2:00am till 5:00am to sweat it out so we don't smell too cheap and good. 4) Go back to hotel room, take a shower, hit the snow on the hill... Good idea? by the way, how much for a song in GVA?
