Australia ranked third most livable nation

[Pessimist]

AUSTRALIA is the third most desirable country to live in, according to an annual United Nations report that looks at wealth, life expectancy and educational levels.

Australia came in behind top-ranking Iceland and Norway in second spot. The top three nations have not changed since last year's report, when Australia was again third but Norway was on top and Iceland second. AIDS-afflicted sub-Saharan African states occupied the lowest rankings of the UN Human Development Index. As expected, rich free-market countries dominate the top places. Behind Iceland, Norway and Australia come Canada and Ireland. But the US has slipped to 12th, from eighth last year.

[Pessimist]

We are in the top three, I think number one spot is not out of the question in the neer future.

[Ben The Aussie Oi Oi Oi]

not frigin bad for a 300 year old country

[Ben The Aussie Oi Oi Oi]

Racist Ocker wrote:

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yes, dear Ben-gay, you should thank the hard working IMMIGRANTS for that..eh. Now go to the pub, cash the dole check and wallow in your racist ignorance since you cowards can't spread hate anymore. Rudd's daughther is bonking a Chinese, you should find a Chinese boyfriend too..eh..LOl.
BTW, more IMMIGRANTS, mostly Muslims, Chinese and Indians are on the way to give you racist losers more frighful nightmares..eh;;LOL. You should kiss an immigtants arse and thank them properly butt muncher so you acn live on the dole while they make OZ a good place to live in. Thank GOD for IMMIGRANTS AND LABOR.

Just go away no one cares what you have to say

[Elias]

Pessimist wrote:

AUSTRALIA is the third most desirable country to live in, according to an annual United Nations report that looks at wealth, life expectancy and educational levels.
Australia came in behind top-ranking Iceland and Norway in second spot. The top three nations have not changed since last year's report, when Australia was again third but Norway was on top and Iceland second. AIDS-afflicted sub-Saharan African states occupied the lowest rankings of the UN Human Development Index. As expected, rich free-market countries dominate the top places. Behind Iceland, Norway and Australia come Canada and Ireland. But the US has slipped to 12th, from eighth last year.

Iceland? surely that must be a mistake - include or exclude the indigenous people?

[jack412]

here is the full list..
just dont use it to tease the yanks and brits..you know they cry easy, LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countrie...

[high rises on the range]

Ben The Aussie Oi Oi Oi wrote:

not frigin bad for a 300 year old country

I hope that's a typo Ben. We've only been a country for 108 years.

The First Fleet was only 100 years before that old chap. ;^D

[high rises on the range]

Well the First Fleet was 112 years before federation actually...but you get the idea.

[Ben The Aussie Oi Oi Oi]

high rises on the range wrote:

Well the First Fleet was 112 years before federation actually...but you get the idea.

Just a general statement mate im not nit picking

[salsa]

i think it is all abt dole and social security benefits and medicare. thats why many are dolebludgers. it is a nation of it.

[Pessimist]

salsa wrote:

i think it is all abt dole and social security benefits and medicare. thats why many are dolebludgers. it is a nation of it.

Does it take one to know one?

[salsa]

Pessimist wrote:

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Does it take one to know one?

then you are the one bludgah

[Dee]

Elias wrote:

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Iceland? surely that must be a mistake - include or exclude the indigenous people?

There have never been indigenous people in Iceland. It was settled by Norwegians in the 9th century, prior to that time, it was uninhabited except for a few Irish monks.

The people are a mixture of Norse and Celt, the Icelandic language is descended from the old Norse language.

[Dee]

Ben The Aussie Oi Oi Oi wrote:

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Just go away no one cares what you have to say

Except the other white-hating, chip-on-the-shoulder losers who often infest this forum. One is tempted to ask why they continue to live surrounded by people they hate, but we already know why.

You can just feel the seething hate can't you - easy to see they have been scorned by some choosy whitie and never gotten over it.

[Yankee]

This list has a ton of credibility. Yeah, sure:

[1] The weather in ICEland is spectacular & encourages an awesome quality of life

[2] ICElandic cuisine, mostly composed of unsightly undercooked lumps of meat with liberal amount of fat stuck to it, brain sausages, reindeer arse pies is highly conducive to quality of living

On the contrary, the USA, with by far the highest per capita income in the world, highest GDP, highest standard of living, most advanced technology, and most every kind of terrain & weather one can find in a single country - without having to leave it is #12 on this list.

Go figure...!!!

Must have been composed by yet another UN employee who is typically moronic, has shitloads of unpaid parking tickets, and dodges paying 'em pleading diplomatic immunity.

I say boot the UN out of the US.

[Dee]

Yankee wrote:

This list has a ton of credibility. Yeah, sure:
[1] The weather in ICEland is spectacular & encourages an awesome quality of life
[2] ICElandic cuisine, mostly composed of unsightly undercooked lumps of meat with liberal amount of fat stuck to it, brain sausages, reindeer arse pies is highly conducive to quality of living
On the contrary, the USA, with by far the highest per capita income in the world, highest GDP, highest standard of living, most advanced technology, and most every kind of terrain & weather one can find in a single country - without having to leave it is #12 on this list.
Go figure...!!!
Must have been composed by yet another UN employee who is typically moronic, has shitloads of unpaid parking tickets, and dodges paying 'em pleading diplomatic immunity.
I say boot the UN out of the US.

Jealousy is a curse.

[Dee]

Yankee: "This list has a ton of credibility."

Iceland tops lists compiled by various sources, Forbes magazine, The Economist and the UN. Iceland also has:

* the lowest infant mortality in the world.

* first-class natal care, the world’s healthiest infants (2 deaths before the age of 5, compared with the United States’ 7 for every 1,000 live births).

* Iceland has extensive pre- and post-birth medical care funded by the government, one reason why the country has one of the highest birth rates in Europe.

* three months of guaranteed professional leave for each parent at 80 percent of their salaries.

* tops the list of 2007/2008 Human Development Index rankings

1. Iceland
2. Norway
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Ireland
6. Sweden
7. Switzerland
8. Japan
9. Netherlands
10.France

Iceland isn't doing too badly without all those Chinese and Indians you keep telling us we can't do without --

[Yankee]

Dee wrote:

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Jealousy is a curse.

t jealous, I'm just tickled pink at this absurdity. LOL.

[Pessimist]

Dee wrote:

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There have never been indigenous people in Iceland. It was settled by Norwegians in the 9th century, prior to that time, it was uninhabited except for a few Irish monks.
The people are a mixture of Norse and Celt, the Icelandic language is descended from the old Norse language.

I think the Vikings killed the monks.

[Yankee]

Pessimist wrote:

<quoted text>I think the Vikings killed the monks.

LOL. Now lets ask the monks if ICEland is the most livable place on Earth.

USA is #1.

That is why everyone & his uncle (including boatloads of Aussies) want to move here.