Posted by Farmer on August 30, 2011 at 12:49:18
I "like" these surveys...they sort of "put people in a parameter-box"...I have to still see what the parameters are like.For me a lot depends, whether a country/city could enjoy peace (no war) ...thus peaceful development and "cultivation"...culture/science for a long period.Wherever we have a war-toiled country or city, you can't have a good way of life.Same if the country/city is bogged down by corrupt/inefficient management...you have an atmosphere of "gang-wars" etc.
As usual I like to read the comments.From what I understood...having not been there...Bangalore is considered to be one...if not the finest city in India.
May be people could share here where they lived and which place they appreciated.
Actually when I was 1980 in Thailand for a visa-trip...I went to Penang and was impressed by the standard and beauty there, compared to Thailand/Bangkok...I thought there was more cleanliness there.
I did enjoy living in India...despite of the poverty...contrasted by huge riches...because for us then and for me still...people are the riches of any county...and not just housing facilities...body can be the temple of the Holy Spirit...and the West did seem kind of "saturated"...and for population ranking the Indian subcontinent is already on par with China...totaling all the regions
Zohra (Mumbai)
1 hr ago (08:07 PM)
This is probably from a "Global Liveability Survey for Whites." None of the parameters include any indication of how tolerant or diverse that city is. Additionally, no indication for parameters for accessibility of goods and services, nor any for sustainable distribution of natural resources. If any of these were considered, the low density cities in Australia would never be on top!
Gupta (Delhi (previously USA)) replies to Zohra
I will rather live in a liveable "white" city rather than a tolerant, diverse Indian city where I can get injured, robbed or killed and the police won't bother filing a FIR, and face road accidents, and regular lack of water and power, also major hygiene problems leading to epidemics or just see the politicians loot my taxes.