Seoul Rated Middling for Quality of Life |
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Seoul Rated Middling for Quality of Life |
 Apr 10 2006, 10:31 AM
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AF Legend  Group: Members Posts: 29,599 Joined: 31-July 05 From: England  |
Seoul has been ranked the 89th most desirable place to live in the world. Mercer Human Resource Consulting, an international consulting company, conducted a survey, measuring quality of life in more than 200 cities worldwide. The aim is to establish the best and worst cities for expatriates to live.
Zurich was the most desirable city in the world, followed by Geneva and Vancouver. Seoul ranked 89th, up one spot from last year's survey. Baghdad was the worst place to live for the third consecutive year. The consulting company assesses each city based on an evaluation of 39 criteria. They include political, social, economic, and environmental factors, as well as health, education, and transport. Each city is ranked against New York as the mean with a score of 100. Nearly half of the world's 30 most desirable cities for expatriates to live are in Western Europe. Seven of the top 10 cities were in Europe, including Frankfurt, Bern and Munich. Singapore ranked 34th, becoming the most desirable place to live in Asia, followed by Tokyo and Yokohama. Chosun |
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Apr 10 2006, 10:37 AM
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AF Geek  Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Bundang |
My hometown, bundang, is a much better place than seoul to live in (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
seoul is too crowded and prices are too high This post has been edited by notorious_k: Apr 10 2006, 11:02 AM |
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Apr 10 2006, 10:58 AM
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AF Elite  Group: Members Posts: 7,138 Joined: 27-April 04 |
do u know where i can get the complete list?????
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Apr 10 2006, 11:02 AM
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AF Legend Group: Members Posts: 29,599 Joined: 31-July 05 From: England |
QUOTE (Tav6 @ Apr 10 2006, 04:58 PM)  do u know where i can get the complete list????? Some are here Mercer HR |
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Apr 10 2006, 11:05 AM
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AF Elite Group: Members Posts: 7,138 Joined: 27-April 04 |
^^^ thanks
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Apr 10 2006, 11:45 AM
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AF Geek Group: Members Posts: 274 Joined: 15-December 05 |
hardly anyone wants to live in a city unless they never been there in their whole life
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Apr 10 2006, 04:20 PM
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AF Addict  Group: Members Posts: 674 Joined: 7-January 05 From: San Francisco |
Sweet, San Francisco got the highest of the US Mainland cities. I have to agree, SF is greatest for quality of life though NYC is probably a more exciting place.
I would have thought Seoul and Shanghai would be closer to Hong Kong in the ranking. |
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Apr 10 2006, 04:39 PM
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AF Legend Group: Members Posts: 29,599 Joined: 31-July 05 From: England |
Didnt think there would be that many Japanese cities
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Apr 10 2006, 06:21 PM
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AF Addict Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 8-March 06 |
i dont like how they take into account the north korean threat as a negative characteristic in seoul...
its that damn "korean discount" as a result of the norky's |
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Apr 10 2006, 06:59 PM
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AF Legend Group: Members Posts: 38,231 Joined: 15-June 05 From: TEAM RAMROD |
San Francisco sucks.
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Apr 10 2006, 07:09 PM
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AF Elite Group: Members Posts: 8,327 Joined: 12-July 04 From: TEAM RAMROD |
QUOTE (Suijen @ Apr 10 2006, 06:59 PM) San Francisco sucks. It's those ****ing gays and that f@g lover Newsom. |
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Apr 10 2006, 07:13 PM
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AF Legend Group: Members Posts: 38,231 Joined: 15-June 05 From: TEAM RAMROD |
QUOTE (Chinese DesertFox @ Apr 10 2006, 05:09 PM) It's those ****ing gays and that f@g lover Newsom. For a Gangsta of Love, you're not very loving. |
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Apr 10 2006, 11:27 PM
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AF Elite Group: Members Posts: 6,853 Joined: 19-August 05 From: Seoul |
QUOTE (notorious_k @ Apr 11 2006, 12:37 AM) My hometown, bundang, is a much better place than seoul to live in (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) seoul is too crowded and prices are too high And Ilsan is much better than Bundang. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif) |
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Apr 10 2006, 11:37 PM
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AF Elite Group: Members Posts: 8,037 Joined: 15-December 04 |
QUOTE (SantaKlaws @ Apr 10 2006, 11:27 PM) And Ilsan is much better than Bundang. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif) And Bucheon is much better than Ilsan (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif) |
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Apr 11 2006, 12:19 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 11-April 06 |
This list is anout when foreign expats living abroad
why Ulsan and Yeosu ranked lower than Seoul? Because they lack the infrastructures and system for foreigners. For Koreans ,they outstand Seoul in everything from GDP per capita and stability in last year's living report by Korean living research. |
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Apr 11 2006, 12:25 AM
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AF Legend Group: AF Forum Police Posts: 25,327 Joined: 6-August 04 From: A Suburban Wasteland |
psch. people in van city might be happy, but $hit costs so much more there than over here. they were at $1/L for gass while we were still at arounf $0.70?
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Apr 11 2006, 12:30 AM
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AF Addict Group: Members Posts: 804 Joined: 27-January 06 |
QUOTE (ham_let @ Apr 10 2006, 10:25 PM) psch. people in van city might be happy, but $hit costs so much more there than over here. they were at $1/L for gass while we were still at arounf $0.70? gas is 110 ish right now. aside from that, they only thing that's expensive would be parking fees and real estate |
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Apr 11 2006, 12:34 AM
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AF Legend Group: AF Forum Police Posts: 25,327 Joined: 6-August 04 From: A Suburban Wasteland |
lol. 'gass'. weird spelling mistake.
$1.10 omg. vancouver really is a nice city though. you guys actually have scenery. it's like this penninsula with a mountainous backdrop, the suburbs are separated by rivers, and the downtown core is on an island. (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/love2.gif) (well, not exactly an island, but it looks like one when you're driving to the downtown core on the highway) toronto is like... a coast. with buildings on it. if we didn't have the CN tower toronto would look facking goofy. This post has been edited by ham_let: Apr 11 2006, 12:39 AM |
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Apr 11 2006, 01:27 AM
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AF Elite Group: Members Posts: 6,853 Joined: 19-August 05 From: Seoul |
QUOTE (funkycoldmedina @ Apr 11 2006, 01:37 PM) And Bucheon is much better than Ilsan (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggthumpup.gif) And Ilsan-west is better than Bucheon. |
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Apr 11 2006, 01:47 AM
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AF Geek Group: Members Posts: 263 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Bundang |
ilsan? bucheon? No way... (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif) (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/embarassedlaugh.gif)
Only ONE city is better than bundang in korea..it's jeju city!! (IMG:http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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