Off Topic Most livable cities

I had an interesting experience with BT a couple of weeks ago, when I got sick of the constant hike of bills as a reward for loyalty. They offered to reduce the price but not by much, but one of the things they proactively raised as a hook was ‘all our call centres are in the UK’. In terms of service it really doesn’t matter to me where the call centre is as long as they pick up the phone and can solve my problem. My preference would be for a UK centre, but just for economic reasons for the country. But the poor girl I was talking to, obviously reading the clumsy script, gave me the opportunity to ask if she was implying I didn’t want to talk to foreigners, which was fun.....

Anyway, straying off topic. I really liked Utrecht, much more than Amsterdam. Great chips.

 

I currently do a lot of internal incentives for U.K. call centres for insurance ... they are back onshore and it’s gaining momentum.

 

You have obviously never been to Sweden.

 

dont know where it came on the list

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ita a small compact city

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very user friendly

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lots of good bars and restaurants

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My fatherland so I am not going to disagree

I loved Vienna and Melbourne. Wasn't such a fan of Sydney as I found it a bit full on but there's no denying it's "wow" factor. I'll put in an honourable mention for Strasbourg. I love canal cities anyway but the towns and villages around it are fantastic too - went to a castle on the Franco/German border which had changed nationality about 30 times!

All of that said I probably won't ever leave London and if I do I'd quite fancy York.

 

****ing windy though.

 

Come and try Glasgow - food mecca of the world (if you like deep fried food), top European football (for the qualifying stages, at least), glorious weather (for ducks), and friendly people (a lot of them carry knives, which can be handy).

Alright, it may not be on the list but I really do like it as a city - it's not pretentious like Edinburgh, has a fabulous night scene, both for the culturally minded (a few theatres and plenty of venues for gigs) and an abundance of good restaurants and bars within a brisk walk from George Square in the centre. Generally, the people are friendly and welcoming. Plenty of museums and art gallaries for the high brow, highly acclaimed universities (free of tuition fees for Scottish residents), and easy access to some of the most beautiful scenary on the planet.

 

I liked Wellington, but Christchurch is my favourite city in NZ (last there before the earthquake though), although if I had a choice Queenstown would be where I would settle. I found Auckland to be dirty and full of very angry Maoris, although did enjoy a few nights out with some locals.

 

winds not been so bad the last few years

 

Very nice, Kiwi.
I did notice the sand on your beach image ..................... did you import it from our Gold Coast?
You know Australia has the whitest sand in the world.
Apart from that, NZ looks a lovely place.
Not that long ago, my good wife and l watch a marvelous series, New Zealand from the air.
The South Island was breathtaking.

 

Have a look at this ....................... probably no one has seen this before, mob of kangaroos bouncing down a suburban street in search of water.
Were experiencing a shocking drought throughout Oz at this very moment.
I've just driven over 4,500 klms in the past week and a half.
I was in Canberra last week ................ everything is ghostly grey.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...garoos-suburban-Canberra-hunt-food-water.html

 

20 years ago Stockholm, Malmo, Gothenburg would all have been in the top 10

 

You want deep fried food try any mid West State Fair in the US. I’m told at the Indiana State Fair you can get a delicious snack of deep fried butter. That’s right.

 

The sand came from Nelson in the south island not the gold coast on the west island

 

Prefer the great outdoors of the countryside personally.