These are the world's most livable cities for 2015

[Herr Tubthumper]

25. Portland, OR, USA
24. Barcelona, Spain
23. Oslo, Norway
22. Geneva, Switzerland
21. Hamburg, Germany
20. Amsterdam, Netherlands
19. Hong Kong, China
18. Lisbon, Portugal
17. Auckland, New Zealand
16. Madrid, Spain
15. Paris, France
14. Kyoto, Japan
13. Singapore
12. Fukuoka, Japan
10. Copenhagen, Denmark (tied)
10. Zürich, Switzerland (tied)
9. Munich, Germany
8. Helsinki, Finland
7. Vancouver, Canada
6. Stockholm, Sweden
5. Sydney, Australia
4. Melbourne, Australia
3. Berlin, Germany
2. Vienna, Austria
1. Tokyo, Japan

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/na...ey-2015-ranks-world-cities-livability?share=c


Well?

 

[Chicken Run]

Forward this list to Nibble please, he hasn't got long left in this country lol

 

[Chicken Run]

Forgot to say, so pleased that There are so many German cities in that list and I've only visited Two on that list nether in Germany.

 

[Napier's Knee]

Since they've inexplicably left off Brighton the correct answer is Melbourne

 

[WhingForPresident]

I'd rather eat my own legs than live in Paris.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I'd rather eat my own legs than live in Paris.

Word, the presence of Paris on that list immediately makes it invalid.

Oh and shouldn't the title be world's most livable cities in the view of Gianni Jaccoma staff writer of the list website thrillist.com

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Geneva, though beautiful, is dull, dull, dull.

Fukuoka is beautifully named.

I love Barcelona, Paris and Berlin.

NOTHING in Italy!

New York?

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Word, the presence of Paris on that list immediately makes it invalid.

Oh and shouldn't the title be world's most livable cities in the view of Gianni Jaccoma staff writer of the list website thrillist.com

That would be a bit of a boring title though. As it would be every time lists like this are produced.

 

[mona]

They've got it right about London. Beautiful parks and the Thames is lovely but central London is claustrophobic, overcrowded and manic with a poor transport system.

 

[Machiavelli]

Geneva, though beautiful, is dull, dull, dull.

Fukuoka is beautifully named.

I love Barcelona, Paris and Berlin.

NOTHING in Italy!

New York?

I'm v keen on Barcelona and Berlin -- not that I've spent enough time in either -- but Bologna would certainly be on my list, Genoa probably too.

 

[mona]

San Francisco should be on the list surely.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I'm v keen on Barcelona and Berlin -- not that I've spent enough time in either -- but Bologna would certainly be on my list, Genoa probably too.

Yep, my brother (him again) lives in Bologna, and it is a beautiful place. Milan is great too.

 

[Steve in Japan]

This list came from Monocle magazine - no, I've never read it either. But I do know that Tyler Brule, who runs the magazine, is a bit of a fan of all things Japanese. I struggle to see Tokyo top of the list - overcrowding and rents/property prices alone would rule it out. Same for Hong Kong and Singapore. Maybe this is the list of most liveable places for the well-heeled expat.

 

[Simster]

Pretentious nonsense. There are slums all over the place in Lisbon and Madrid is bang average too.

Plenty of far better cities have been left off, including the whole of Italy and a good chunk of North America. How can you have Vancouver at #4 and Seattle nowhere to be seen? They're next door to each other with virtually the same quality of life!

 

[Uncle Buck]

Been to 12 of those cities, if that helps...

 

[glasfryn]

They've got it right about London. Beautiful parks and the Thames is lovely but central London is claustrophobic, overcrowded and manic with a poor transport system.

full of people from the other cities
love Paris

 

[Rod Marsh]

Geneva, though beautiful, is dull, dull, dull.

Fukuoka is beautifully named.

I love Barcelona, Paris and Berlin.

NOTHING in Italy!

New York?

Agreed, I went to Geneva in December for work. Dull and expensive.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Only an American survey would have the first named criteria of a 'liveable' city the one that has the highest number of routes OUT OF IT the winner. Pathetic

 

[Diego Napier]

Geneva, though beautiful, is dull, dull, dull.

Fukuoka is beautifully named.

I love Barcelona, Paris and Berlin.

NOTHING in Italy!

New York?

I'm v keen on Barcelona and Berlin -- not that I've spent enough time in either -- but Bologna would certainly be on my list, Genoa probably too.

I'm with you guys, Bologna, Florence, Milan all missing. And no place either for the jewel in the crown, la Serenissima!

 

[Seagull kimchi]

Ha! Fukuoka is a city on an island between Korea and Japan - well know to esl teachers as a visa run place. Yes it's pretty and clean but it's never gonna soak you in culture and spice.