20 Most Peaceful Countries in the World

Archeron · 13-06-2014 07:49AM

So it's peaceful we are is it now.
well we'll just see about that.

> grabs shotgun<

Mr. Incognito · 13-06-2014 07:52AM

Japan was one of the most aggressive warlike states who committed multiple mass genocides and they are tenth on the list.

Your list is bollox.

Tail Docker · 13-06-2014 08:07AM

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Japan was one of the most aggressive warlike states who committed multiple mass genocides and they are tenth on the list.

Your list is bollox.

Them Danes used to be everywhere hopping out of their longboats and pillaging as well. Viking Direct used to be a lot less paper and loads more cuts.

Sunglasses Ron · 13-06-2014 10:50AM

The site seems to be a travel writers opinion rather than anything backed by facts and stats. If you spend your holiday hiking in Glendalough rather than at an old firm derby Sunday in a pub in Coolock, I guess we would give off that impression.

13-06-2014 11:13AM

Good to see the pesky war mongerers of San Marino kept off this list.

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Japan was one of the most aggressive warlike states who committed multiple mass genocides and they are tenth on the list.

Your list is bollox.

"was" being the key word there. The list is revised every year and they're not committing much genocide these days now, are they?

czechlin · 13-06-2014 11:58AM

Well looks like a win-win situation for me!

petronius · 13-06-2014 12:44PM

In your face Finland and New Zealand -
however we gotta up our game and catch Japan

DesperateDan · 13-06-2014 12:49PM

But where is the US? Needs a recount.

ronjo · 13-06-2014 12:51PM

Slovenia at 4 is fine.... Ljubljana a lovely city is fine..... But Maribor !!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Funkfield · 13-06-2014 12:57PM

I'm just happy that Sweden was No.1

old hippy · 13-06-2014 12:57PM

Tail Docker wrote: »

Japan at 10??? I was with them 100% till that. I guess it's all about the now, and none of the History.

Yes, exactly. Most countries have violence in their past. I go to Japan fairly regularly and (apart from natural disasters) I've never felt safer

131spanner wrote: »

Mauritius sounds like an Asian person saying malicious.

Coincidence? I think not!

This sounds like a tired bit of racial stereotyping. I hope it isn't. None of my family and friends pronounce it as you claim. :rolleyes:

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Japan was one of the most aggressive warlike states who committed multiple mass genocides and they are tenth on the list.

Your list is bollox.

Yes, it was. That's in the past. Don't forget the US committed several acts of mass genocide on Japan; Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the firebombing of Tokyo.

I agree, though. The list is silly and poorly written.

Nodin · 13-06-2014 01:25PM

woodoo wrote: »

They are mainly European countries on the list. We have something special here in Europe we should be careful not to ruin it.

Ja, ja.

annascott · 13-06-2014 02:04PM

Ireland 11? Unbelievable. Perhaps there is part of Ireland that had wonderful customer service and friendly people. I just haven't found it yet.

ScumLord · 13-06-2014 02:25PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

Why is Ireland safe?

Because there's not that much crime. Dublin suffers from the same level of crime most large cities would suffer, if anything untowards happens at all it makes national news. Outside of Dublin there's not all that much crime, we just like to think we live in a cesspit when in fact we live in a pretty safe country.

woodoo wrote: »

They are mainly European countries on the list. We have something special here in Europe we should be careful not to ruin it.

We've gotten all our fighting out of our system. Maybe what the rest of the world needs is another world war to be friends.

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Japan was one of the most aggressive warlike states who committed multiple mass genocides and they are tenth on the list.

Yeah, but they haven't done that kind of stuff in over half a century. If your going to judge a country on it's past Ireland would want to keep a low profile.

Reoil · 13-06-2014 03:30PM

Click through 20 different pages so that the website can get 20 times the advertising revenue instead of listing all on one page?
**** off.

miss no stars · 13-06-2014 03:51PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Because there's not that much crime. Dublin suffers from the same level of crime most large cities would suffer, if anything untowards happens at all it makes national news. Outside of Dublin there's not all that much crime, we just like to think we live in a cesspit when in fact we live in a pretty safe country.

We've gotten all our fighting out of our system. Maybe what the rest of the world needs is another world war to be friends.

Yeah, but they haven't done that kind of stuff in over half a century. If your going to judge a country on it's past Ireland would want to keep a low profile.

Yet why does it seem like the whole world is bubbling up with anger and political tension? See: Ukraine; Syria, if you want examples. Tensions generally bubbling up along with economic difficulty are quite the precursors to major war. Will we see anything like WWI or WWII again? Probably not, technology's come so far.

Europe is peaceful-ish at the moment simply because there is a forum where many european countries talk regularly; not because we're spectacularly peaceful people...

ScumLord · 13-06-2014 04:05PM

miss no stars wrote: »

Yet why does it seem like the whole world is bubbling up with anger and political tension? See: Ukraine; Syria, if you want examples. Tensions generally bubbling up along with economic difficulty are quite the precursors to major war. Will we see anything like WWI or WWII again? Probably not, technology's come so far.

Europe is peaceful-ish at the moment simply because there is a forum where many european countries talk regularly; not because we're spectacularly peaceful people...

No, going by our track record the last 50 years are a bit of a freak anomaly, we haven't seen peace like this since the Romans beat their version of civilization into half of europe.

I don't think europeans would have the stomach for another war anytime soon though. Most of europe is too intertwined at this stage, we all know people living in another part of europe, we've all been to these countries and we won't be duped into believing one particular group is causing all our woes.

Ukraine isn't really a european conflict in that it's not two European countries fighting each other. It's russia getting it's knickers in a twist over it's former allies wanting to side more with Europe and the US. Europe as a whole is on the Ukraines side.

miss no stars · 13-06-2014 04:12PM

ScumLord wrote: »

No, going by our track record the last 50 years are a bit of a freak anomaly, we haven't seen peace like this since the Romans beat their version of civilization into half of europe.

I don't think europeans would have the stomach for another war anytime soon though. Most of europe is too intertwined at this stage, we all know people living in another part of europe, we've all been to these countries and we won't be duped into believing one particular group is causing all our woes.

Ukraine isn't really a european conflict in that it's not two European countries fighting each other. It's russia getting it's knickers in a twist over it's former allies wanting to side more with Europe and the US. Europe as a whole is on the Ukraines side.

That's pretty much what I was saying. Look at the proliferation of European countries on that top 20 list. It's not down to European people being naturally peaceful, it's because of having a forum where countries talk (the EU).

And the Ukraine very much is geographically European, the bit of Russia that matters (its capital) is in Europe and it's Ukraine's relationship (or diminishing relationship) with the EU that kicked all this off.

And while France may not want to go to war with Germany, Portugal and Spain might go to war with (as an arbitrary example) Turkey. The peace in Europe isn't like peace within the USA. European countries have much, much bigger differences and are far more sovereign than US states. So while there's peace - mostly - at the moment, that peace and lack of willingness to physically go to war simply cannot be taken for granted.

ScumLord · 13-06-2014 04:18PM

miss no stars wrote: »

And the Ukraine very much is geographically European, the bit of Russia that matters (its capital) is in Europe and it's Ukraine's relationship (or diminishing relationship) with the EU that kicked all this off.

Ukraine is in Europe but I don't consider Russia to be european. I don't even think they should be allowed in the Eurovision.

miss no stars · 13-06-2014 06:11PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Ukraine is in Europe but I don't consider Russia to be european. I don't even think they should be allowed in the Eurovision.

Unfortunately whether you consider them European or not is irrelevant, Moscow is in Europe.

131spanner · 13-06-2014 06:28PM

old hippy wrote: »

This sounds like a tired bit of racial stereotyping. I hope it isn't. None of my family and friends pronounce it as you claim. :rolleyes:

It was a joke? It being AH and all. Also, sounds pretty like an Asian person saying Malicious to me, as Wiki would agree. I see your :rolleyes: and raise you a

Shakespeare's Sister · 13-06-2014 11:28PM

annascott wrote: »

Ireland 11? Unbelievable.

Ireland is a warring nation?

Perhaps there is part of Ireland that had wonderful customer service and friendly people. I just haven't found it yet.

Oh *that's* what you think "peaceful" refers to. Nah, I've found plenty of wonderful customer service and friendly people.

NilesCrane · 14-06-2014 11:08AM

Whoever decided this obviously never saw the Cavan Gaelic Football team marching last week.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-06-2014 11:27AM

Sealand, they cause no trouble or strife, a peaceful platform who abide by international law. They have been officially recognised/appeased by courts of Law in both England and Germany.

annascott · 14-06-2014 10:11PM

Magaggie wrote: »

Ireland is a warring nation?

Sorry, wasn't I supposed to include the North and the militant element that rots through most border counties?

goose2005 · 14-06-2014 11:07PM

Frank Lee Midere wrote: »

That website is horribly written crap. Yet it is linked to from everywhere.

Why is Ireland safe?

With its rich historical sites, amazing green pastures and friendly people, it’s not surprising that Ireland is one of the most peaceful countries on Earth!

Wow, just like DR Congo or Colombia

--LOS-- · 15-06-2014 12:54AM

What a pile of crap that list is, how in the hell are Japan ahead of us??

cml387 · 15-06-2014 01:08AM

I was in Copenhagen once and got spoken to very rudely by a bus driver on Stroget.

So it's a crap list.

donegal__road · 15-06-2014 05:12AM

--LOS-- wrote: »

What a pile of crap that list is, how in the hell are Japan ahead of us??

and how are we ahead of Canada?

also, why isn't Malta and Luxembourg on the list?

15-06-2014 09:46AM

IGN is the worst for those one-item-per-page thing. Top 100 games ever? No way in fuck will I click through 100. fucking. pages.

20 Most Peaceful Countries in the World

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