Dublin voted 26th best city to live out of 221

stone roses

Dublin ranks higher than new york , london and paris as best city to live while vienna gets top spot and baghdad hits rock bottom.

top 5 vienna, zurich, auckland, munich and dusseldof

Eric Cartman

would have thought amsterdam would have been in the top 3

44leto

Who does these stupid polls what do they base their findings on??

mikom

stone roses wrote: »

Dublin rank

I agree.

rasper

Whose last

marknine

stone roses wrote: »

Dublin ranks higher than new york , london and paris as best city to live while vienna gets top spot and baghdad hits rock bottom.

top 5 vienna, zurich, auckland, munich and dusseldof

Dont know what pole, but Dublin is a bit of a dump to say the least. Maybe I should move to Baghdad. Mind you, Dublin is OK but there seems to be too much crime and scumbags galore.

My name is URL

44leto wrote: »

Who does these stupid polls what do they base their findings on??

http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#City_Ranking_Tables

CongoPowers

Did any of the other "cities" in Ireland feature? lol.

TeddyTedson

What if you only speak a really obscure language does it still apply?
I can never takes these polls seriously, Ireland was voted best country in the world to live in a few years back. No matter how good things ever are here, we'd still need a faux Sun and massive retractable roof to get my vote.

Einhard

44leto wrote: »

Who does these stupid polls what do they base their findings on??

If a poll came out stating Dublin ranked below Baghdad, Mogadishu, and Kinshasha in terms of quality of life, you'd probably be in full agreement with it. The negativity that so many Irish people have towards their native places never ceases to puzzle me.

Saila

Auckland top 5

SEPT 23 1989

WELL DONE TOWN

Andy!!

Einhard wrote: »

The negativity that so many Irish people have towards their native places never ceases to puzzle me.

Uh, really? Ever noticed the quality of life in those places? Ever lived in a city known for its quality of life?

TeddyTedson

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

WELL DONE TOWN

WHAT TOWN:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

RachaelVO

Meh, couldn't wait to get out of it!

TBH it's the same as any capital city though, rough, over populated and stinking!
Very few European cities are any different!

ICE HOUSE

Spent a while in 4 of these top "top 5 cities" and there no great shakes either tbh.

lecker Hendl

It's better than Cork :rolleyes:


It is though. I'm not biased. I'm from Cork.

charlemont

Dublin could be much higher up the list if a few things were sorted out...Traffic being the main one.

Havermeyer

charlemont wrote: »

Dublin could be much higher up the list if a few things were sorted out...Traffic being the main one.

Scumbags, litter and aggressive beggars would be higher up my list than traffic.

John_Rambo

I'm with Charlemont, a few slight improvements and it would be even further up the list. The survey is aimed at well paid professionals who can afford to live in one of the many nice areas in Dublin that have the best amenities, can afford to wine and dine and shop.

Not many cities can offer what Dublin can.

rossie1977

CongoPowers wrote: »

Did any of the other "cities" in Ireland feature? lol.

bern and luxembourg both made top 20 and both are smaller than cork

stone roses

nummnutts wrote: »

Scumbags, litter and aggressive beggars would be higher up my list than traffic.

ya get that everywere i was living in oz and i came across a fella banging up in the jacks , i was in san fran this year and homeless all around me will ya stop!! we are 26th for a reason not 126th, Dublin is a great city and ireland is a great country, if we got first spot we would still be moaning, its the irish way we never give ourselfs a thumbs up!!

RachaelVO

John_Rambo wrote: »

Not many cities can offer what Dublin can.

Which is why its surprising it's so high up the list! :pac:

Einhard

Andy!! wrote: »

Uh, really? Ever noticed the quality of life in those places? Ever lived in a city known for its quality of life?

Yeah, I have- Boston, Melbourne, Bordeaux, and Dublin.

St.Spodo

If we had less junkies and less traffic congestion on the quays in the evening, we'd be sorted.

I find the southside of the city to be a great place to be with a lot to offer, no amount of begrudgery will change that.

John_Rambo

RachaelVO wrote: »

Very few European cities are any different!

Is this a joke?

44leto

Einhard wrote: »

If a poll came out stating Dublin ranked below Baghdad, Mogadishu, and Kinshasha in terms of quality of life, you'd probably be in full agreement with it. The negativity that so many Irish people have towards their native places never ceases to puzzle me.

No negativity toward these types of polls. You get them every other week.

CamperMan

when was this research carried out, sometime during the boom years?

Richard Hillman

I wouldnt want to live anywhere else other than Dublin. Every time i go away, i always leave the place ive visited thinking "what a kip!".

Yahew

TeddyTedson wrote: »

WHAT TOWN:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Judging by the title: Dublin.


hush, now. No need for shouting Mr. Tedson. Have a cuppa and some of your medicine, you'll get a lovely sleep tonight.

Zebra3

RachaelVO wrote: »

Meh, couldn't wait to get out of it!

TBH it's the same as any capital city though, rough, over populated and stinking!
Very few European cities are any different!

You think Dublin is overpopulated?

Hilarious!!! :D:D

What hamlet are you from?

Yahew

charlemont wrote: »

Dublin could be much higher up the list if a few things were sorted out...Traffic being the main one.

So, tell me. I am thinking of moving bak to Ireland in the next few years ( I know, against the flow but I left during the boom as the boomtown bugged me) - how can the traffic be the same with the recession?

It seems to have eased to me, but I am not there mid-week really, except Christmas which isn't much of a barometer.

ejmaztec

Ah well, at least Dubs like Dublin, which is the main thing.



the poor misguided fools.:pac:

Yahew

Zebra3 wrote: »

You think Dublin is overpopulated?

Hilarious!!! :D:D

What hamlet are you from?

Big cities probably all have similar densities, although it depends on the type of housing.

Fbjm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

WHAT TOWN:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Cmon, town! If there's no place name in front of the word 'town', it is to be assumed the post refers to Dublin. It is the capital after all...

Yahew

I vote to move this to the Dublin City forum, before the culchies come in.

Captain Chaos

Yahew wrote: »

So, tell me. I am thinking of moving bak to Ireland in the next few years ( I know, against the flow but I left during the boom as the boomtown bugged me) - how can the traffic be the same with the recession?

It seems to have eased to me, but I am not there mid-week really, except Christmas which isn't much of a barometer.

Because with the cut backs on public transport and more parents off work, more school kids are being driven to school than before. Try getting through Clontarf at 8:30 Mon to Friday, traffic is at a standstill.

Early morning traffic from 7-8 has eased a lot but after 8 it's as bad as ever. When the schools are off I get to work in 6-8 mins driving, normally it takes 15-20 mins, shocking.

44leto

Yahew wrote: »

I vote to move this to the Dublin City forum, before the culchies come in.

Like:rolleyes: the best solution is move the culchies to the culchie forum.

ejmaztec

Someone said that Limerick was Number 2 but I can't see it on the list.

charlemont

Yahew wrote: »

So, tell me. I am thinking of moving bak to Ireland in the next few years ( I know, against the flow but I left during the boom as the boomtown bugged me) - how can the traffic be the same with the recession?

It seems to have eased to me, but I am not there mid-week really, except Christmas which isn't much of a barometer.

Traffic ? Well Dublin doesn't have a suitable public transport system for its size. The joke of having 4 different authorities makes joined up planning almost impossible too, County Fingal !! Like need I say more...

Tar.Aldarion

Nicer than paris eh, take that frenchies. Srsly, paris is nice. London 38 eh.


I love that in the americas... Honolulu (29) and San Francisco (30) are the top american cities. Canada just so much better than america eh?

44leto

There are nice things about dub, we are not to far from the beach or the mountains and there are parks everywhere. But there is a scumbag problem and it can be a traffic mess. To spite that it is relatively safe.

John Doe1

The city is unfeasibly ugly and filled with so so many twats.

cocoshovel

Where's Waterford?!

My name is URL

John Doe1 wrote: »

The city is unfeasibly ugly and filled with so so many twats.

It's not an ugly city imo. And many cities would be much better if you got rid of its inhabitants!

I'm genuinely surprised that Dublin ranks higher than San Fransisco in any case.

Dotrel

stone roses wrote: »

Dublin ranks higher than new york , london and paris as best city to live while vienna gets top spot and baghdad hits rock bottom.

top 5 vienna, zurich, auckland, munich and dusseldof

I hear George Michael won't leave the place.

stone roses

My name is URL wrote: »

It's not an ugly city imo. And many cities would be much better if you got rid of its inhabitants!

I'm genuinely surprised that Dublin ranks higher than San Fransisco in any case.

i was in san fran a few weeks ago, great spot and nice people but i have to say the amount of poor people on the streets and seen them looking for food in bins made me wonder, just how bad do they have it or just how good do we have it?

admiralofthefleet

lecker Hendl wrote: »

It's better than Cork :rolleyes:


It is though. I'm not biased. I'm from Cork.

its a poll about cities, not towns

Yahew

stone roses wrote: »

i was in san fran a few weeks ago, great spot and nice people but i have to say the amount of poor people on the streets and seen them looking for food in bins made me wonder, just how bad do they have it or just how good do we have it?

its a bit unfair to blame San Francisco, its liberal attitude to homelessness, the fact thats its a walkable city and the weather attracts the homeless from all over the country.

Einhard

John Doe1 wrote: »

The city is unfeasibly ugly and filled with so so many twats.

So...it is a feasibly ugly city?

Yahew wrote: »

its a bit unfair to blame San Francisco, its liberal attitude to homelessness, the fact thats its a walkable city and the weather attracts the homeless from all over the country.

Umm, not sure if this is serious...but if it is...how do the homeless get there??

EKClarke

Dublin is a kip. There's absolutely nothing to do except walk up O'Connell street. Any foreigner I ask whose been there as a tourist says the same. Nothing in the place and it's also ugly. Hate the people as well.