Author Topic: World's Most Livable Cities: where's the USA? (Read 3347 times)

Deicide · « **Reply #25 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:04:15 AM »

Quote from: Stormspirit on May 30, 2009, 10:50:14 AM

deicide got honors in english

No, honours in German, my BA was in German and Latin.

Deicide · « **Reply #26 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:06:51 AM »

Quote from: Stormspirit on May 30, 2009, 10:59:14 AM

I don't understand that if true, I think getting a degree to become an engineer or get in the bio tech industry would make more sense. It seems a lot of people don't consider how their degree which costs so much and takes so much time is going to make them money, most college graduates make maybe 40k per year and are in debt up to their eyeballs from getting their degree

No debt, thankfully, due to my hard work. BUT I think my generation still bought into the idea that a liberal arts degree would be enough and having a broad education would be enough as well. As for why I did German, I did it only because I was better than everyone else at it. Simple Reason. Latin was fun but I wasn't quite as good at it though reasonably good.

Fury · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:18:46 AM »

Quote from: Stormspirit on May 30, 2009, 10:59:14 AM

I don't understand that if true, I think getting a degree to become an engineer or get in the bio tech industry would make more sense. It seems a lot of people don't consider how their degree which costs so much and takes so much time is going to make them money, most college graduates make maybe 40k per year and are in debt up to their eyeballs from getting their degree

True. I can't see the point in getting a MA (free or not) in a worthless field, but that's just me. I could understand it when you're retired and want to go back to school for shits and gigs because you enjoy the subject.

Deicide · « **Reply #28 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:22:16 AM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on May 30, 2009, 11:18:46 AM

True. I can't see the point in getting a MA (free or not) in a worthless field, but that's just me. I could understand it when you're retired and want to go back to school for shits and gigs because you enjoy the subject.

Well, generally speaking you can't just do an MA whily nilly with no background in a field. I have no background in say, engineering, so that would not be possible, of the possibilities available to me I chose a reasonably practical field. As for worthlessness, pragmatically speakling it might be but if you value knowledge and learning, it is certainly not worthless. In any event I am planning on doing a second MA in Applied Translation which will be very practical.

Fury · « **Reply #29 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:35:29 AM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 11:22:16 AM

Well, generally speaking you can't just do an MA whily nilly with no background in a field. I have no background in say, engineering, so that would not be possible, of the possibilities available to me I chose a reasonably practical field. As for worthlessness, pragmatically speakling it might be but if you value knowledge and learning, it is certainly not worthless. In any event I am planning on doing a second MA in Applied Translation which will be very practical.

Are you going to get a PhD as well or do you intend to hold off on that?

Deicide · « **Reply #30 on:** May 30, 2009, 11:41:42 AM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on May 30, 2009, 11:35:29 AM

Are you going to get a PhD as well or do you intend to hold off on that?

I am not sure. I am leaning against it; either I do a PhD in Linguistics OR I save up for a 2nd MA in Applied Translation where the market is always reasonably good and (freelance) you can work out of home, granting great flexibility. If I had the passion for linguistics I might do one but funding is key, whilst I can save up enough cash for a year or two to fund myself for an MA, that is much more difficult for a PhD.

A lot depends on how my dissertation goes, funding possibilities and what kind of job I get next. I recently applied for a full time lecturer position in an English department at a German university where I would be teaching fullfledged linguistics as opposed to EFL (which I hate); in that you are right, after a liberal arts degree there aren't many options. I could end up in Saudi Arabia for a year or two. Not sure.

so PhD 25% Yes/75% No

Dos Equis · « **Reply #31 on:** May 30, 2009, 12:27:39 PM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 29, 2009, 06:43:16 AM

Isn't everything in the USA supposed to be the best? Not even one city on the top ten list...

Mercer's Quality of Living Survey 2009
City Country Rating
1 Vienna Austria 108.6
2 Zurich Switzerland 108
3 Geneva Switzerland 107.9
4 Vancouver Canada 107.4
5 Auckland New Zealand 107.4
6 Düsseldorf Germany 107.2
7 Munich Germany 107
8 Frankfurt Germany 106.8
9 Bern Switzerland 106.5
10 Sydney Australia 106.3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Most_Livable_Cities

Who cares? I mean other than America haters. Where are the immigration statistics?

Deicide · « **Reply #32 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:07:44 PM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on May 30, 2009, 12:27:39 PM

Who cares? I mean other than America haters. Where are the immigration statistics?

You are blind if you think America has never committed any wrong doing and if you believe the US is infallible.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #33 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:13:03 PM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 01:07:44 PM

You are blind if you think America has never committed any wrong doing and if you believe the US is infallible.

lol . . . . How in the world does that relate to "livable cites"??

If you ever want to see livable cities, you should visit paradise.

Deicide · « **Reply #34 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:28:43 PM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on May 30, 2009, 01:13:03 PM

lol . . . . How in the world does that relate to "livable cites"??

If you ever want to see livable cities, you should visit paradise.

Yes, Hawaii is the ONLY nice tropical place in the world...

Dos Equis · « **Reply #35 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:34:05 PM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 01:28:43 PM

Yes, Hawaii is the ONLY nice tropical place in the world...

Good grief. Who said that?

It isn't just "nice." It's stunningly beautiful. The people are awesome too. And even better, it's in the United States, the greatest country in the history of mankind. But it's probably hard for a "half" American to appreciate that.

Deicide · « **Reply #36 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:46:34 PM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on May 30, 2009, 01:34:05 PM

Good grief. Who said that?

It isn't just "nice." It's stunningly beautiful. The people are awesome too. And even better, it's in the United States, the greatest country in the history of mankind. But it's probably hard for a "half" American to appreciate that.

It's amazing how robotic you are.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #37 on:** May 30, 2009, 01:59:26 PM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 01:46:34 PM

It's amazing how robotic you are.

LOL! I was thinking the same thing about you. Canned God-hating, America-hating rhetoric, regardless of the subject at hand. I'm glad you moved. Just go ahead and renounce your citizenship already. We have enough complainers.

Deicide · « **Reply #38 on:** May 30, 2009, 02:01:20 PM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on May 30, 2009, 01:59:26 PM

LOL! I was thinking the same thing about you. Canned God-hating, America-hating rhetoric, regardless of the subject at hand. I'm glad you moved. Just go ahead and renounce your citizenship already. We have enough complainers.

The US is perfect according to you...

Dos Equis · « **Reply #39 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:25:37 PM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 02:01:20 PM

The US is perfect according to you...

God Bless America.

Hereford · « **Reply #40 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:40:32 PM »

Yur goddam right Amurica is numba one.

But really, there are a lot nicer tropical places than Hawaii. HI has its skeletons too....

Deicide · « **Reply #41 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:47:38 PM »

Quote from: Hereford on May 30, 2009, 04:40:32 PM

Yur goddam right Amurica is numba one.

But really, there are a lot nicer tropical places than Hawaii. HI has its skeletons too....

No, there aren't, America is perfect with no flaws...

Dos Equis · « **Reply #42 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:48:58 PM »

Quote from: Hereford on May 30, 2009, 04:40:32 PM

Yur goddam right Amurica is numba one.

But really, there are a lot nicer tropical places than Hawaii. HI has its skeletons too....

Maybe, but not in the United States.

I'll see if I can find any skeletons at Waimanalo beach. Check the "Today I Saw" thread for pictures sometime within next week (assuming I figure out how to post them).

Hereford · « **Reply #43 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:54:16 PM »

Deicide.... at some point you are going to have to get a real job, man......

Mons Venus · « **Reply #44 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:55:21 PM »

Great thread.

Deicide · « **Reply #45 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:56:03 PM »

Quote from: Hereford on May 30, 2009, 04:54:16 PM

Deicide.... at some point you are going to have to get a real job, man......

Huh? What the hell do you mean by that?

Hereford · « **Reply #46 on:** May 30, 2009, 04:59:35 PM »

lol

Deicide · « **Reply #47 on:** May 30, 2009, 05:06:24 PM »

Quote from: Hereford on May 30, 2009, 04:59:35 PM

lol

I work and support myself, doesn't matter what I do.

24KT · « **Reply #48 on:** May 31, 2009, 05:42:27 AM »

Quote from: Deicide on May 30, 2009, 02:01:23 AM

Regardless, American cities are noticeably absent.

And this is surprising to you how?

24KT · « **Reply #49 on:** May 31, 2009, 05:47:01 AM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on May 30, 2009, 01:34:05 PM

Good grief. Who said that?

It isn't just "nice." It's stunningly beautiful. The people are awesome too. And even better, it's in the United States, the greatest country in the history of mankind. But it's probably hard for a "half" American to appreciate that.

Actually, if you want to get real technical about it, ...it's in the middle of the South Pacific, ...and if global warming melts much more of the polar ice caps, ...it'll literally be in the middle of the Pacific, under water.

ps: The US isn't the greatest country in the history of mankind, ...it's only one of them.

Author Topic: World's Most Livable Cities: where's the USA? (Read 3347 times)

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