Australia is 2nd best country to live in, America is #13

[The_Dude 1,142]

If BY were the median of Australia, no ####### would want to visit it.

Pike, while I understand this is a forum but your views do not match any single Britt I know or have met. With some of the stuff you write, one would think you were locked up in a basement for the majority of your time in London. As I have said before, the biggest critics of the US are Brits. Maybe this is just a confidence or a result of a small sample of views but the people who loathe cities like NY the most, are Brits. Yet it does contradict the both cities are six or one, view of yours.

The aesthetic of London alone is little like NYC, more like Melbourne; even down to the Victorian style homes. It's also strange to me that Londoners clearly prefer Melbourne or Sydney over NYC. Aussies go to NYC or London, work for a few years and then go home. Londoners go to Aus and move there permanently. I would think this says something.

PS No, Aussies are not like me. First off, they don't give a ####### about politics.

Who cares BY, why don't I just say that your views don't match any single Aussie I know or have ever met. Its stupid, childish argument - silly anecdotal ####### even if it weren't something you just pulled out of your #######.

But that is the basis for all of BY's posts. They all seem to be supported by "All the people from _______________ that I have met agree that________________". BY, you seem to think that you talking to 4 people from the UK constitutes a plurality.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

If BY were the median of Australia, no ####### would want to visit it.

Pike, while I understand this is a forum but your views do not match any single Britt I know or have met. With some of the stuff you write, one would think you were locked up in a basement for the majority of your time in London. As I have said before, the biggest critics of the US are Brits. Maybe this is just a confidence or a result of a small sample of views but the people who loathe cities like NY the most, are Brits. Yet it does contradict the both cities are six or one, view of yours.

The aesthetic of London alone is little like NYC, more like Melbourne; even down to the Victorian style homes. It's also strange to me that Londoners clearly prefer Melbourne or Sydney over NYC. Aussies go to NYC or London, work for a few years and then go home. Londoners go to Aus and move there permanently. I would think this says something.

PS No, Aussies are not like me. First off, they don't give a ####### about politics.

Who cares BY, why don't I just say that your views don't match any single Aussie I know or have ever met. Its stupid, childish argument - silly anecdotal ####### even if it weren't something you just pulled out of your #######.

Say aѕѕ, it sounds much more forceful than #######.

If BY were the median of Australia, no ####### would want to visit it.

Pike, while I understand this is a forum but your views do not match any single Britt I know or have met. With some of the stuff you write, one would think you were locked up in a basement for the majority of your time in London. As I have said before, the biggest critics of the US are Brits. Maybe this is just a confidence or a result of a small sample of views but the people who loathe cities like NY the most, are Brits. Yet it does contradict the both cities are six or one, view of yours.

The aesthetic of London alone is little like NYC, more like Melbourne; even down to the Victorian style homes. It's also strange to me that Londoners clearly prefer Melbourne or Sydney over NYC. Aussies go to NYC or London, work for a few years and then go home. Londoners go to Aus and move there permanently. I would think this says something.

PS No, Aussies are not like me. First off, they don't give a ####### about politics.

Who cares BY, why don't I just say that your views don't match any single Aussie I know or have ever met. Its stupid, childish argument - silly anecdotal ####### even if it weren't something you just pulled out of your #######.

But that is the basis for all of BY's posts. They all seem to be supported by "All the people from _______________ that I have met agree that________________". BY, you seem to think that you talking to 4 people from the UK constitutes a plurality.

And don't forget all of the emails he recieved from around the world making fun of the US for not getting the Olympics.

[Heracles 417]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. These folks who do not ,are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

Edited October 6, 2009 by Booyah!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Oh here we go again

Play a different tune, why don't you.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. Which are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

If you want to have a serious discourse, then stop trying to premise an argument on "people i've talked to from ___________" or as such.

[trailmix 77]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. Which are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

Yes it does, however you post things specifically to get peoples ire up, then you insult them, then you wonder why you are not getting intelligent conversation about a topic?

What is there to discuss on this subject. So Australia is the second best country to live in, the U.S. is 13th. Now what? Do you expect the Americans to come flocking to this thread to ask you - as the (apparently) only Australian with an opinion, on how they can improve their country?

What is it exactly that you want?

Edited October 6, 2009 by trailmix

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. Which are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

If you want to have a serious discourse, then stop trying to premise an argument on "people i've talked to from ___________" or as such.

You'd think so wouldn't you. Supposedly his unnamed testimonials about the UK and London are supposed to be more informing to me than my 26 years of actually living there...

How arrogant can someone get!?

[NickD 202]

Question to ask is why is the USA #13, bet if you look at the military budgets of those twelve countries ahead of us their military budgets are next to nil. Wasn't Norway concerned about being invaded by the USSR or being nuked like we were? Australia doesn't have any problems, USSR doesn't even know that country exists.

Why do we still have troops in Korea? Since they took our ship building industry, seems like they are more of a target than we are, and with the money they are making, can defend themselves. Why are we paying for that.

Always some kind of a war, ever since I was born here starting with that very long cold war with the USSR, Korea, Cuba, Viet Nam, Latin American countries, former USSR countries, now the middle east. Who made us the police of the world, what good is the UN. Listened to a guy from Finland bragging about what a wonderful healthcare system they have compared to us. So why isn't Finland defending the world, or France, or Germany, or Japan, or China, or even the Russians?

We have an abundance of natural resources other countries do not have, beautiful lakes and mountains, peoples from all nations, no nation can attack us without killing their own. But yet we have the world's most powerful military that is costing us a bundle. Believe that is what is pushing us down the list.

You guys that are fighting among each other, why don't you leave this board, you can settle your differences behind my shed. I don't want to hear it.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

You guys that are fighting among each other, why don't you leave this board, you can settle your differences behind my shed. I don't want to hear it.

Sorry, I don't travel to meet strange Internet people behind sheds.

[NickD 202]

You guys that are fighting among each other, why don't you leave this board, you can settle your differences behind my shed. I don't want to hear it.

Sorry, I don't travel to meet strange Internet people behind sheds.

Then why bother insulting or arguing with them? What difference does it make to anyone what their opinions are? We are people in the same boat in regards to immigration and are basically here to share experiences and help each other. Least in principle.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

You guys that are fighting among each other, why don't you leave this board, you can settle your differences behind my shed. I don't want to hear it.

Sorry, I don't travel to meet strange Internet people behind sheds.

Then why bother insulting or arguing with them? What difference does it make to anyone what their opinions are? We are people in the same boat in regards to immigration and are basically here to share experiences and help each other. Least in principle.

Thanks Nick - you provided the Charlton Heston moment in this thread.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Moved to 2nd while the US dropped to 13.

Yeap. Why the hell are you still here, you must be stupid.

I wonder if it is the US or Australia has more people wanting to immigrate to it each year?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Question to ask is why is the USA #13, bet if you look at the military budgets of those twelve countries ahead of us their military budgets are next to nil. Wasn't Norway concerned about being invaded by the USSR or being nuked like we were? Australia doesn't have any problems, USSR doesn't even know that country exists.

Why do we still have troops in Korea? Since they took our ship building industry, seems like they are more of a target than we are, and with the money they are making, can defend themselves. Why are we paying for that.

Always some kind of a war, ever since I was born here starting with that very long cold war with the USSR, Korea, Cuba, Viet Nam, Latin American countries, former USSR countries, now the middle east. Who made us the police of the world, what good is the UN. Listened to a guy from Finland bragging about what a wonderful healthcare system they have compared to us. So why isn't Finland defending the world, or France, or Germany, or Japan, or China, or even the Russians?

We have an abundance of natural resources other countries do not have, beautiful lakes and mountains, peoples from all nations, no nation can attack us without killing their own. But yet we have the world's most powerful military that is costing us a bundle. Believe that is what is pushing us down the list.

You guys that are fighting among each other, why don't you leave this board, you can settle your differences behind my shed. I don't want to hear it.

It's the UN! Who cares! We pay the lion's share for the operation of the UN, and they resent us, thinking of us like an obnoxious rich uncle. Who cares what the some committee from the General Assembly has to say about anything.

Edited October 7, 2009 by Lone Ranger

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. These folks who do not ,are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

Don't worry, you don't have any friends here and nobody liikes you.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I am not here to win friends or to be liked. If you guys want to have a legitimate discussion great, if you want to piss fart around and turn int into a EP, then so be it. I have nothing to gain from lying to people I know nothing about, let alone who they are.

Some people want and engage in a legitimate discussion, others do not. These folks who do not ,are easily identifiable considering the majority of their posts are 2 liners. It would be good if there was a section for those who legitimately wanted to discuss something. However, this does seem to be above some in OT VJ.

Don't worry, you don't have any friends here and nobody liikes you.

He's not here. Check the other place.