UK's quality of life worse than those of Ex-Soviet Bloc countries.
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Most of the bad quality of life shit in Britain is because our country is overcrowded and our infrastructure is old. The ancient course of roads and Victorian aged rail and underground systems make them hard to maintain and slow.
The overcrowding is only exacerbated by the large amount of immigration into the country, although if you live where I do - about 20 minutes from the edge of London, I bet that the quality of life is shown as a lot higher.
So we got the biggest dicks, the most beautiful woman on earth and the best quality of life.
Are you even trying rest of the world?
[QUOTE=Tudd Fudders;19516659]Cause you dont get them violent video game, Hope the trade off is worth it.[/QUOTE]
So you'd rather play uncensored video games, and live in a small smelly apartment with no air conditioning and your parents earn minimum wage then having censored games, but living in a large house with heating/air conditioning, all that jazz? :raise:
[QUOTE=Incognito;19515784]According to the UN that list is wrong.
[url]http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/[/url][/QUOTE]
Yay! We're number 3!
[QUOTE=thisispain;19517072]Bahhahaha
losing rights
At least the British can swear and say naughty things on TV. Anyone who's actually seen Britain will know it's never been any different. It's cold, expensive to live in, and often dangerous. But that's what makes it Britain, and that's why I love it.
And I love the US too.[/QUOTE]
Well TBH i couldn't give a shit about British TV since most of it's American anyway. The cost of living is stupid here too.
Like i said a million times before.
Chavs fault, they ruined the country single handed.
We need to declare war on chav kind so we can get rid of them and get on with life as normal.
[QUOTE=madmanmad;19527196]Like i said a million times before.
Chavs fault, they ruined the country single handed.
We need to declare war on chav kind so we can get rid of them and get on with life as normal.[/QUOTE]
They'll run us down with their WELL RAPID corsas.
Fucking New Labour ranking everything well FUCK YOU.
[QUOTE=XCIV;19522465][media]http://i48.tinypic.com/20zcn5x.png[/media]
Racism at it's finest.
You think they could've at least made it second to last to avoid looking completely racist. :v:
And what the hell does "Human Development" even mean? Do they know how humans are supposed to develop?[/QUOTE]
Niger isn't "nigger", you know. It [i]is[/i] a shitty country.
Infact, you'd know this if you didn't jump to conclusions that they were being racist.
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Fuck I jumped to the conclusion that you jump to conclusions.
My sorry.
[QUOTE=Vasili;19518585]My area is pretty nice, though thats because I live in Surrey.
The North can be a dull almost post communist place.[/QUOTE]
ye fucking Southern jessie
[QUOTE=Tucks;19525587]Most of the bad quality of life shit in Britain is because our country is overcrowded and our infrastructure is old. The ancient course of roads and Victorian aged rail and underground systems make them hard to maintain and slow.
The overcrowding is only exacerbated by the large amount of immigration into the country, although if you live where I do - about 20 minutes from the edge of London, I bet that the quality of life is shown as a lot higher.[/QUOTE]
It's all the immigrants fault :downs:
I read this in the The Sun so I do not know whether to believe it
[url]http://www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2010/[/url]
Full rankings with details 'n shit. The only really bad rankings the UK gets are Cost of Living, Economy and Environment.
[url]http://www.internationalliving.com/[/url] - Yes, of course, this organisation looks a lot more trustworthy than the UN.
It will get only worse trust me.
[QUOTE=Ickylevel;19531361]It will get only worse trust me.[/QUOTE]
I don't really trust you.
[QUOTE=MachiniOs;19527101]Well TBH i couldn't give a shit about British TV since most of it's American anyway. The cost of living is stupid here too.[/QUOTE]
You don't watch much TV, do you?
and the cost of living is actually, compared to the rest of the world, very good.
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[QUOTE=Tucks;19525587]Most of the bad quality of life shit in Britain is because our country is overcrowded and our infrastructure is old. The ancient course of roads and Victorian aged rail and underground systems make them hard to maintain and slow.
The overcrowding is only exacerbated by the large amount of immigration into the country, although if you live where I do - about 20 minutes from the edge of London, I bet that the quality of life is shown as a lot higher.[/QUOTE]
you're right about the infrastructure.
Immigration has nothing to do with the quality of life
[QUOTE=Trotsky;19531401]You don't watch much TV, do you?
and the cost of living is actually, compared to the rest of the world, very good.
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you're right about the infrastructure.
Immigration has nothing to do with the quality of life[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure it does affect it. With an increased population you place more strain on infrastructure and drive the cost of living up, it causes a rise in demand for housing - meaning you have to build on "green belt" land or construct smaller and smaller apartments. Not to mention it can affect unemployment rates and as many immigrants are happy to accept a lower wage it can affect the per capita GDP.
This country is a fairly small one with a high population density, and while I accept that immigration isn't the only means of population growth, it is the most controllable except for perhaps enforcing a 1 child per couple rule. I think that we should be thinking of implementing a 1 child law already (worldwide even - look at pollution levels caused by a high human population). It's just complete political suicide for any person/party to mention so it's swept away. It's sad, and perhaps a violation of human rights. But maybe necessary.
Why the fuck have I just bothered to type this out. E-arguments are lame, especially on a forum like this. Invade some random country I say, kill all the natives and move in. Sorted. Portugal is about the right size and it's warm there.
My life is great. Maybe London's an outlier?
there is plenty of land in London that can be developed.
[QUOTE=Conscript;19515493]Germany's quality of life should be broken down into east and west, as there are significant differences socially and economically between the two. East germans have much higher unemployment and are usually having more problems then their western counter parts.[/QUOTE]
Well fuck you too.
You don't even know what you're talking about.
Well, if I could rid the UK of ONE THING it would be CHAVS. Trouble making good-for-nothing's.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;19534240]Well fuck you too.[/QUOTE]
no fuck you and your nonsensical-ness
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also i didn't mean germany literally be broken down into east and west you idiot
[QUOTE=Conscript;19534279]no fuck you and your nonsensical-ness
[editline]03:36PM[/editline]
also i didn't mean germany literally be broken down into east and west you idiot[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure that you don't even have any first hand experiences on what you're talking about there. What would be those problems you're talking about?
I think it has to do with the fact that England is a small country with a lot of people.
[QUOTE=Tucks;19534000]I'm pretty sure it does affect it. With an increased population you place more strain on infrastructure and drive the cost of living up, it causes a rise in demand for housing - meaning you have to build on "green belt" land or construct smaller and smaller apartments. Not to mention it can affect unemployment rates and as many immigrants are happy to accept a lower wage it can affect the per capita GDP.
This country is a fairly small one with a high population density, and while I accept that immigration isn't the only means of population growth, it is the most controllable except for perhaps enforcing a 1 child per couple rule. I think that we should be thinking of implementing a 1 child law already (worldwide even - look at pollution levels caused by a high human population). It's just complete political suicide for any person/party to mention so it's swept away. It's sad, and perhaps a violation of human rights. But maybe necessary.
Why the fuck have I just bothered to type this out. E-arguments are lame, especially on a forum like this. Invade some random country I say, kill all the natives and move in. Sorted. Portugal is about the right size and it's warm there.[/QUOTE]
I don't like the one child rule. I think it's good for a child to have a sibling. All the only-child's I know are slightly odd/boring.
And yeah E-arguments are lame but I cannot resist getting involved. Perhaps a reflection on my reluctance to get involved in real life ones.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;19534334]I think it has to do with the fact that England is a small country with a lot of people.[/QUOTE]
YOu may think that, Boba_fett.
but it's not true.
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[QUOTE=Tu154M;19534240]Well fuck you too.
You don't even know what you're talking about.[/QUOTE]
Expert debating
mom and dad are proud.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;19534328]I'm pretty sure that you don't even have any first hand experiences on what you're talking about there. What would be those problems you're talking about?[/QUOTE]
east german economy generally slower then the west. there is more poverty and unemployment which is the reason why east germans have nostalgia for the GDR and often vote for die linke.
for the economy of the GDR integration wasn't a smooth process and the repercussions continue on.
[QUOTE=Trotsky;19534424]
Expert debating
mom and dad are proud.[/QUOTE]
What are you expecting me to tell someone who just blindly throws some stuff he might have heard on TV out there and selling it as a fact. You don't see me making judgements about the economy of western Ohio or something neither.
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[QUOTE=Conscript;19534507]east german economy generally slower then the west. there is more poverty and unemployment which is the reason why east germans have nostalgia for the GDR and often vote for die linke. [/QUOTE]
There you go. Yes, there is a higher unemployment rate. No, there is not more poverty and the rest is just one big stereotype.
I am right here, I know what I see and experience.
[QUOTE=dryer-lint;19522991]If the U.N. does anything but send aid to people and condemn things in the next 24 hours TH89 will eat his own sock![/QUOTE]
The UN isn't all that good at resolving conflicts but when it comes to humanitarian issues they're the people to go to.
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