Ireland scores low on 2010 Quality of Life survey

crótach · 08-01-2010 05:31PM #1

Looks like we've way behind eastern europe now, with countries like Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic etc ahead of us.

We scored good on "Freedom" though. lol!

If they saw the state of our roads now I bet we'd score even less!

Full list:
http://www1.internationalliving.com/qofl2010/

Write up:
http://www.internationalliving.com/Internal-Components/Further-Resources/quality-of-life-2010

jumpguy · 08-01-2010 05:33PM

Yes, we're free now to wake up, and enjoy our ****ty lives. Well, in fairness, it's abit too early to be taking a 2010 quality of life survey, no wonder we did so bad, it's been frozen over since 2010 began!

dsmythy · 08-01-2010 05:39PM

USA, Canada and Italy all in the top ten. Which political system to follow! Bit of a mishmash there.

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 08-01-2010 05:39PM

Kinda contradictory putting the quality of life of the eastern europeans ahead of us when they travel here for a better quality of life.

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2010 05:41PM

even panama is ahead of us

TheZohanS · 08-01-2010 05:41PM

According to the survey the reason we fall behind is because of the cost of living.

rovert · 08-01-2010 05:41PM

I blame the snow

davyjose · 08-01-2010 05:46PM

Yes, and apparently our climate is 8% better than Barbados

Coughcoughbull****!!!!

Hank_Jones · 08-01-2010 05:46PM

Rating for the Health system seems about right.

Ranked down there with Mexico, Bulgaria, USA, Egypt and Turkey.

All countries that are well known for their high level of health care...:rolleyes:

neil_hosey · 08-01-2010 05:47PM

the cost of living has been the same here about for the bast 4 years ye? so why have dropped 30 odd places?

We iz better than eastern europe.. i was derrr

thatsa spicy · 08-01-2010 05:48PM

In my opinion the quality of life in this country is extremely high, regardless of recession....every one of us won a lottery being born here.

Sanjuro · 08-01-2010 05:48PM

TheZohan wrote: »

According to the survey the reason we fall behind is because of the cost of living.

No mention of the incredibly sh!tty public services we have? The fact that the country grinds to a halt after a bit of precipitation? Public transport becomes unusable? The government cant show leadership in said situation? Getting sick and having to go to hospital is a death sentence for some people? The clergy and gardai are almost completely untrustworthy? I'd say these things add to the really crap quality of life in this country.

My name is URL · 08-01-2010 05:50PM

Who gives a shit? I'm still living fairly comfortably considering all that's happened

Even if we had been higher on the list there'd still be complainers saying that the results are wrong etc

adamski8 · 08-01-2010 05:52PM

ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »

Kinda contradictory putting the quality of life of the eastern europeans ahead of us when they travel here for a better quality of life.

do they???? i thought they came here for jobs with massive salaries!

Hank_Jones · 08-01-2010 05:52PM

neil_hosey wrote: »

We iz better than eastern europe.. i was derrr

This might have something to do with it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLni3wbndls

newbie2 · 08-01-2010 05:56PM

Mickey Mouse IMO

Mike 1972 · 08-01-2010 05:59PM

ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »

Kinda contradictory putting the quality of life of the eastern europeans ahead of us when they travel here for a better quality of life.

Er havent you noticed theyve been leaving in droves..............

dsmythy · 08-01-2010 06:06PM

davyjose wrote: »

Yes, and apparently our climate is 8% better than Barbados

Coughcoughbull****!!!!

I think they calculate risks from climate into that. Barbados = hurricane risk.

dsmythy · 08-01-2010 06:07PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Er havent you noticed theyve been leaving in droves..............

Unemployed in foreign country, unemployed in home country. I know which i would choose.

Diabhal_Glas · 08-01-2010 06:12PM

thatsa spicy wrote: »

In my opinion the quality of life in this country is extremely high, regardless of recession....every one of us won a lottery being born here.

I like that attitude, well said

davyjose · 08-01-2010 06:12PM

dsmythy wrote: »

Unemployed in foreign country, unemployed in home country. I know which i would choose.

Unemployed in Ireland, unemployed anywhere else. I know which I'd choose...

jonsnow · 08-01-2010 06:21PM

according to that list argentina has a higher quality of life than sweden.:rolleyes:

crótach · 08-01-2010 06:24PM

ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »

Kinda contradictory putting the quality of life of the eastern europeans ahead of us when they travel here for a better quality of life.

I think they stopped coming over and started going back

If anyone's left in Ireland they'll be back on the first Ryanair flight after reading this report.

It's all a conspiracy to rid ireland of migrant workers! :cool:

crótach · 08-01-2010 06:26PM

jonsnow wrote: »

according to that list argentina has a higher quality of life than sweden.:rolleyes:

hahaha poor swedes!

I think they messed up sweden in that report, if you look at the first column they scored 0, where even some of the poorest countries score 50. sweden didn't do bad considering

dsmythy · 08-01-2010 06:30PM

davyjose wrote: »

Unemployed in Ireland, unemployed anywhere else. I know which I'd choose...

Take care in Sudan so

I am pie · 08-01-2010 06:33PM

Ah yes, the world famous International Living magazine survey.

An irish magazine focused on highlighting other places round the world to go on extended holidays for all i can tell. Can't for the life of me think why they would rank Ireland so low. From their About Us section

'You can live better, for less, overseas.'

Tell the gullibles Ireland is worse than Belgiun (Belgium !!...Belgium !!...come on) and they'll all be off seeking paradise abroad is it ?

OK, yeah. Thanks for that.

This is a holiday brochure selling dreams, not real life....not living conditions for the average citizen.

How was that cost of living index actually generated. 28 of out 100 would seem to suggest that the greater % of the population live in absolute poverty and can't afford to eat or clothe themselves. Despite whatever polemic might be flying around i think we can accept that this is a nonsense.

Live = Visit & Cost of Living = Cost of Visit.

Ireland Cost of Living = 28 / 100 - deflation is occurring, cost of living is
actually reducing

Iraq Leisure & Culture = 49/100

UAE Freedom = 25/100 (Jail sentences for sex outside marriage!)

Riiiight. Sounds scientific alright.

I am pie · 08-01-2010 06:34PM

unemployed anywhere else !! ...off to the US there with you. See how you go collecting your 200 quid a week dole over there !

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 08-01-2010 07:06PM

adamski8 wrote: »

do they???? i thought they came here for jobs with massive salaries!

Most eastern Europeans don't get the high paid jobs and I think that's pretty well known. Those that do probably deserve them.

Let me ask you, why would they travel to our country when their own country has a better quality of life? To help us poor, starving Irish? I think not.

I'm perfectly happy living in this country and would choose it over France or Germany in a heartbeat, I really don't care what a survey says.

Mike 1972 · 08-01-2010 10:12PM

dsmythy wrote: »

Unemployed in foreign country, unemployed in home country. I know which i would choose.

Initially I would probably chose whichever one I had the most PRSI/National Insurance/Equivalent contributions in ?

amacachi · 08-01-2010 10:23PM

We were low on that particular one last year too. I'm going to go by this study http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index more than anything. We're ridiculously lucky to live in this country. Also love how USA is only three places below us in terms of Health apparently. LOL at that.

Rented Mule · 08-01-2010 10:42PM

ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »

Kinda contradictory putting the quality of life of the eastern europeans ahead of us when they travel here for a better quality of life.

.......USED TO ..........

Ireland scores low on 2010 Quality of Life survey

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