Reply to: Top ten cities in the world

[snaw]

FILTH?

Fun. Lot of negatives about it as well (Where doesn't?), but hard to deny it's a pretty fun place to be (Can't say live as I haven't, but if I'd no kids I'd be seriously tempted)

[Churchill]

And while I'm at it Amsterdam??? great for a fleeting visit, and worth revisiting but it gets pretty boring pretty quickly, and the dutch while being liberal and friendly on the surface are incredibly difficult to befriend.

No NYC, no HK, no San Fran, nowhere in South America, Copenhagen, Vienna in the top 10 ... I want what these guys have been smoking.

FILTH?

[snaw]

And while I'm at it Amsterdam??? great for a fleeting visit, and worth revisiting but it gets pretty boring pretty quickly, and the dutch while being liberal and friendly on the surface are incredibly difficult to befriend.

No NYC, no HK, no San Fran, nowhere in South America, Copenhagen, Vienna in the top 10 ... I want what these guys have been smoking.

[Churchill]

I've been looking at moving there myself.

Mr N lived there for some time and loved it and there's plenty of opportunities there gig wise from a financial markets.insurance perspective.
I have noticed that a lot of contract roles have a preference for contractors already based there, so may have to take the leap and move over there.

"realtime embedded perspective."

Hth.

[snaw]

Funny how they are all tourist cities. Its like Sydney .......... there are heaps better cities to live in than Sydney, like Melbourne or Brisbane ...... so how did Sydney get above those two apart from the fact its much more well known?

Umm, I beg to differ.

Sydney is way more than a tourist city, and it's a phenomenal place to live. World class beaches, fantastic weather (Esp compared to Melbourne), lively nightlife, great food (OK maybe Melbourne tops it, but only just and not asian, and it's still way better than anything you'd get in the UK), water everywhere, active outdoor lifestyle (You name it, all the water stuff obviously, lots of team sprts - rugby/football, great mountain biking, few hours from the snow etc).

The only downside I had to living there was the distance it is from the rest of the world, but that applies to all of Australia. I'll be heading back there when I'm done with Singapore.

[Gibbon]

Ermmm, having been to both on quite a few occasions I can categorically state that even though Leeds isn't that much smaller than Rome the weather isn't the only difference.

Rome is rather a lot prettier to look at (despite the abundant graffiti), the roads are marginally safer in Rome, Roman public transport is miles better and while Leeds has many culturally "interesting" places on balance Rome wins out on that score too.

Agreed

[BoredBloke]

Zuurich, as long as you don't mind the tulip weather and are not afraid to get bored to death.

So the same as Geneva than!

[norrahe]

A Year; possibly but I'm more tempted to look into buying a weekend flat or similar in the future. I don't think soon to be Mrs Advocate would approve of a full relocation!

I've been looking at moving there myself.

Mr N lived there for some time and loved it and there's plenty of opportunities there gig wise from a financial markets/insurance market perspective.

I have noticed that a lot of contract roles have a preference for contractors already based there, so may have to take the leap and move over there.

[TykeMerc]

p.s. I do believe that, weather aside, Leeds must be then like a small Rome

Ermmm, having been to both on quite a few occasions I can categorically state that even though Leeds isn't that much smaller than Rome the weather isn't the only difference.

Rome is rather a lot prettier to look at (despite the abundant graffiti), the roads are marginally safer in Rome, Roman public transport is miles better and while Leeds has many culturally "interesting" places on balance Rome wins out on that score too.

[Clippy]

I agree. If these cities were all that wonderful in their own right,why would there be a need to commute?

As these cities are so popular, business rents must be sky high - hence businesses locate themselves in cheaper areas outside the city.

[Francko]

1) Rome
2) Rome
3) Rome
4) Rome
5) Rome
6) Rome
7) Rome
8) Rome
9) Rome
10) Leeds

They must perform very well at least on one thing. The size of balconies. I don't see such big balconies anywhere... I believe builders design their flats around the balcony there...

p.s. I do believe that, weather aside, Leeds must be then like a small Rome

[minestrone]

Edinburgh is a great great city to live in, but then you can walk it from West to East in less than 5 hours. No other city has something like the festival which really trumps a good transport infrastructure. I just wish they would allow cattle prods to move the tourists out the way when I am trying to get to work.

[shaunbhoy]

One of the major factors it seems in their decisions is the ease of commuting which, of course, is a good attribute but I would put other factors above that.

I agree. If these cities were all that wonderful in their own right,why would there be a need to commute?

[minestrone]

One of the major factors it seems in their decisions is the ease of commuting which, of course, is a good attribute but I would put other factors above that.

[TykeMerc]

1) Rome
2) Rome
3) Rome
4) Rome
5) Rome
6) Rome
7) Rome
8) Rome
9) Rome
10) Leeds

Step away from the crack pipe, it's doing you no good at all!!!

I love Rome myself, but not that much and come on, Leeds would have trouble fighting off 1st place in almost everyones top ten biggest dumps (any of the meanings of the word dump).