London, UK is not cool anymore - I'm leaving

Far be it for me to stoop to the lowest comment denominator debates, but aren't gulf states pumping money, in large amounts, into the U.K.?

I know that SIVs and SWFs are helping to support the U.S. treasury market, which basically means they're subsidizing the interest on our massive debt, and they've helped bail out distressed financials on Wall.

One area the Republicans get right is global liquidity - it's all good, because money does not discriminate.

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Although I rather enjoy rain, I concur with your synopsis. My visits to London were quite memorable for the history and the young ladies, but that was a while ago, and my recent visits were not as enjoyable. The Muslims are taking you over and are eating your budget via welfare. Dubai is working on a tower with a maximum height around 200 stories, about half a mile high: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080902/lf_afp/uaeconstructiondubai_080902181153 More Muslims, but if you can ignore the belt bombs, it might be passable with air con.

If the terrain weren't merely sand, can you imagine the view from that penthouse?
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I forgot something. Russia has the UK by the balls with their energy. If things get worse between the West and Russia, you had better sharpen up your axe for firewood, because Russia can flip the switch and turn off your heating fuel.

I wouldn't have a Russian friend, anyway.
 
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Cradle to grave welfare state; what did you expect?
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No such thing in the UK.

But it's true the government and the quality of life absolutely suck, weather pretty awful a lot of the time. For everybody but the upper class and the daring entrepreneurs, one of the worst place to live in the western world when you consider the ripoff housing market (with shitholes selling for 200,000 pounds), the hooligans & the rapists running around the place and you get 5 years in jail for having a handgun. Otherwise the UK has a lot of fun to offer when you are young and senseless.
 
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Moscow would certainly offer everything in terms of opportunity and entrepreneurship, if you could handle the difficulties.
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Don't think so, my friend. Every single thing the OP posted that he hated about London is essentially flourishing in Moscow.
 
Mercer, the HR consulting firm, publish annual quality of life surveys.

The rankings are based on a point scoring index, which sees Zurich scoring 108, while Baghdad scores 13.5. Cities are compared to New York as the base city, with an index score of 100. The quality of living survey covers 215 cities and is conducted to help governments and major companies place employees on international assignments.

Mercer's study is based on detailed assessments and evaluations of 39 key quality of living determinants, grouped in the following categories:

Political and social environment (political stability, crime, law enforcement, etc)

Economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc)

Socio-cultural environment (censorship, limitations on personal freedom, etc)

Health and sanitation (medical supplies and services, infectious diseases, sewage, waste disposal, air pollution, etc)

Schools and education (standard and availability of international schools, etc)

Public services and transportation (electricity, water, public transport, traffic congestion, etc)

Recreation (restaurants, theatres, cinemas, sports and leisure, etc)

Consumer goods (availability of food/daily consumption items, cars, etc)

Housing (housing, household appliances, furniture, maintenance services, etc)

Natural environment (climate, record of natural disasters)
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Here is an excerpt:

Worldwide Quality of Living Survey 2008

2008 ranking
2007 ranking

Top 10

1
1
ZURICH
Switzerland

2
3
VIENNA
Austria

2
2
GENEVA
Switzerland

4
3
VANCOUVER
Canada

5
5
AUCKLAND
New Zealand

6
5
DUSSELDORF
Germany

7
8
MUNICH
Germany

7
7
FRANKFURT
Germany

9
9
BERN
Switzerland

10
9
SYDNEY
Australia



BOTTOM 10

206
203
DHAKA
Bangladesh

207
208
SANAA
Yemen Arab Republic

207
208
PORT HARCOURT
Nigeria

209
207
KINSHASA
Dem. Rep. Of The Congo

210
211
POINTE NOIRE
Congo

211
210
NDJAMENA
Chad

212
212
KHARTOUM
Sudan

213
214
BRAZZAVILLE
Congo

214
213
BANGUI
Central African Republic

215
215
BAGHDAD
Iraq

London ranks at 38, New York 49, and Dubai 83. Moscow, on the other hand, only narrowly escapes the bottom 10.
 
Brendan.....mmm, why don't you feck off back to Ireland then. Germanwhatever, you're obviously a humourless tit. And the other cretins lining up to lay into London, suggesting Dubai, Moscow, Zurich (yawn!) etc could ever be a pleasant city to live in!!!You are screaming assholes. Drink-up, we'll have another, old boy!
 
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