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#3714187 - 01/08/13 11:18 PM The Best Countries to be Born In.  
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If you came into the world today and could pick your nationality, there are at least 15 better choices than to be born American, according to a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The firm looked at 80 countries, scoring them across 11 variables to determine which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. The results, mapped out above, are both surprising and not.


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#3714196 - 01/08/13 11:27 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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I think the scores were affected by whether people take their shoes off indoors or not in that country....


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#3714203 - 01/08/13 11:45 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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I can see why some of them are the way they are....others are just plain confusing.

Did they question a wide variety of people from every country?
I mean what were the 'wide variables', and which 80 countries, and most important - how many people from each one?
Just wondering how badly the numbers get manipulated. It happens.

I can see why some would pick most of the ones that are above America, but some of the positions are just.....weird.
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark.....yeah, I'd like to be born rich too....lol.

But personally, at this age, I wouldn't want to 'move' anywhere.

Interesting post.


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#3714204 - 01/08/13 11:46 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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#3714227 - 01/09/13 01:25 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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As much as I love my country... what the hell is Argentina doing there!? And it's not even at last!

Maybe my POV is a little too materialistic or something, but I don't see how it would be best to live in a poor country than in a rich one. Except if you have tons of money, but in that case any country would do just fine... sort of.

Edit: well, looking at it a little better, there are no rich countries behind Argentina, but still, the fact that there are 40 countries behind is surprising as hell.

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#3714254 - 01/09/13 02:14 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Actually I'm glad I wasn't born in Norway or Sweden (#3 and 4 on the list)... I don't speak the language at all...

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(edit... coming to think of it... although my German is passable I don't speak Schwiizerttsch)

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#3714258 - 01/09/13 02:27 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Hm, Australia seem to have climbed a bit since last such report that I can remember seeing. Also, Finland seem to have dropped a bit.

#3714263 - 01/09/13 02:39 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Murphy]  
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Originally Posted By: Murphy
But personally, at this age, I wouldn't want to 'move' anywhere.


The title can be read several ways. "Born in" could include "birth tourism" in addition to native populations. Do all of the chart toppers grant birthright citizenship?


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#3714296 - 01/09/13 04:27 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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**Shrug** My answer to the list is "so what"? Does the US have to be first place in every imaginable category?

And besides, the US tied with Germany and I don't think anyone here thinks Germany is some kind of cesspool?


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#3714391 - 01/09/13 10:14 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: adlabs6]  
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Originally Posted By: adlabs6
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But personally, at this age, I wouldn't want to 'move' anywhere.


The title can be read several ways. "Born in" could include "birth tourism" in addition to native populations. Do all of the chart toppers grant birthright citizenship?


I notice the UAE is on the list. The poor immigrant bastards from Bangladesh and other places that work day and night on Dubais building sites certainly ain't living the good life.

#3714402 - 01/09/13 11:41 AM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Bumfluff]  
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Originally Posted By: adlabs6
Originally Posted By: Murphy
But personally, at this age, I wouldn't want to 'move' anywhere.


The title can be read several ways. "Born in" could include "birth tourism" in addition to native populations. Do all of the chart toppers grant birthright citizenship?


I notice the UAE is on the list. The poor immigrant bastards from Bangladesh and other places that work day and night on Dubais building sites certainly ain't living the good life.


Indeed, I would also think many women in Saudi Arabia would envy their lower-placed counterparts in places such as Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine where relatively free opportunities in education, public life and business exist.

#3714409 - 01/09/13 12:28 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Hmmm can't say i agree with that list. Hate to live in Canada and Sweden etc. To damn cold no matter what the lifestyle is like.

#3714414 - 01/09/13 12:33 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Bumfluff]  
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Mmmmmmm.... I was only thinking about this the other day
Where would I like to be and how LUCKY am I??

All I can say ... This Country now SUCKS!!

and I have been here a long time...


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#3714416 - 01/09/13 12:36 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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#3714419 - 01/09/13 12:46 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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If for whatever reason I had to leave the US, my first choice to move to would be Canada (Alberta specifically).


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#3714421 - 01/09/13 12:49 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: adlabs6]  
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Interesting list. I think the list is mostly factors in things that have to do with well being, no so much economic prospects. And to be honest, I don't think any country in the top 40 would be a truly terrible place to live. Well, maybe Saudi Arabia if you're a woman.

Originally Posted By: adlabs6
The title can be read several ways. "Born in" could include "birth tourism" in addition to native populations. Do all of the chart toppers grant birthright citizenship?


Actually, birthright citizenship is mostly only granted by countries in the Americas.

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#3714746 - 01/09/13 09:19 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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If for whatever reason I had to leave the US, my first choice to move to would be Canada (Alberta specifically).


Of course you would want to move to Canada...it's a wonderful place...but Alberta ??? EVERYBODY knows that Newfoundland is best biggrin


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#3714756 - 01/09/13 09:30 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Originally Posted By: No105_Archie
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If for whatever reason I had to leave the US, my first choice to move to would be Canada (Alberta specifically).


Of course you would want to move to Canada...it's a wonderful place...but Alberta ??? EVERYBODY knows that Newfoundland is best biggrin
Based on what I've read, Alberta is the closest to the US on the political spectrum scale compared to the other provinces. smile


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#3714763 - 01/09/13 09:33 PM Re: The Best Countries to be Born In. [Re: Urban Furball]  
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Mmmmmmm.... I was only thinking about this the other day
Where would I like to be and how LUCKY am I??

All I can say ... This Country now SUCKS!!

and I have been here a long time...



Originally Posted By: MaceUK33
The grass is always greener...


Gotta agree with Mace here.....sometimes I think this country is taking a big nose dive too.
But maybe he's right, "the grass is always greener".......Every country has it's own unique problems.

I'm sure there is one that is generally better than them all, but it would be hard to figure which one each person would actually be better off living in. I would think it depends on the person.

Course there are some countries NOBODY would want to live in....I don't think there is a long line at the North Korean Embassy. If there is one somewhere.......


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I'll just stick with hillbilly, other wise my parents would have been foreigners and I don't trust them furrrren types.


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