Top Cities to live in

[TheBigYinJames]

Even pavlov's dog would have bought a better car by now shirley?

It was when I was young and poor. It was a Fiat Uno.

[Bagpuss]

Everywhere is safe until you get attacked. Might be better to look at local crime statistics before you decide South Central LA is lovely

[snaw]

Some parts of it. Times Sq was cleaned up some time ago, and is more like a theme park now than the way it used to be (they moved all the XXX shops and tramps and beggars a couple of blocks west)

I have a tendency of dragging my wife and kids through the most unsavoury parts of New York. I was down at the Bowery with them going to visit CBGBs before it shut (the guy let up up on stage - one of my best memories)

Last year we went for a walk through Hell's Kitchen, and on the way back, my 6 year old said "why are those two black men arguing?" and sure enough, there was two homies arguing vehemently over a briefcase, just like a scene from Starsky & Hutch. I just said "eyes straight ahead" and off we went at some speed.

Never had any problems anywhere in New York, places like Harlem are very safe these days. But then, I'm not a typical "target" being a 6 foot bulky Scotsman with angry eyebrows.

The bowery is becoming gentrified, as it's clinton ;-) - I lived in Hells Kitchen for 6 months, and never felt in the slightest bit unsafe there.

[snaw]

i suppose it depends what you are doing there. If you're 19 years old, and clubbing at 1am on a Friday night, then no it's not safe. But then, where is?

He was in his thrieties, out with a friend for a few beers and in a normal club - no hardcore dance venue and not in a dodgy area or anything. Glasgows knife culture and all that.

Saying that think he just got unlucky, some girl wearing a short skirt bent over in front of them and his mate made some comment. Unfortunately her boyfriend was out on parole - scariest part of that is it came out that he'd done another couple of people while he was out before he was locked up again.

[TimberWolf]

i suppose it depends what you are doing there. If you're 19 years old, and clubbing at 1am on a Friday night, then no it's not safe. But then, where is?

[pisces]

These rankings are a joke. And NZ ranks quite highly so it is not sour grapes.

Crime is impossible to measure accurately.. in the UK if you get kidnapped, beaten, and your car stolen the police will tell you they are too busy tackling more important crime to take it seriously

fixed.

[scooterscot]

I've never understood it, unless your a physician in the hospital, the point it becomes necessary to carry a knife with the intention of using it to puncture another's skin. Poking a piece of metal into the body, which has no earthly business being there.

If someone comes at you with a knife, grab the wrist, break the fingers...


Personally I'd knee cap the little sheets.

[Pickle2]

i suppose it depends what you are doing there. If you're 19 years old, and clubbing at 1am on a Friday night, then no it's not safe. But then, where is?

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Maybe?

[expat]

Luxembourg
Bern
Geneva
Helsinki
Zurich
Vienna
Oslo
Stockholm
Singapore
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Please don't put all those words together again.....my eyelids are becoming very heavy.......zzzzzzzzzzz

[TheBigYinJames]

Luxembourg
Bern
Geneva
Helsinki
Zurich
Vienna
Oslo
Stockholm
Singapore
...

Maybe?

Yeh but let's face it, it's quality over quantity. I'd rather be stabbed in Glasgow, than bored to tears in any of those places.