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Congrats Apartment Four
Topic Started: Feb 1 2015, 11:11 AM (107 Views)
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Toronto is officially the best city in the world, according to the Economist

Toronto is the world's best city to live in, according to research looking at a range of factors including safety, cost of living and liveability.

According to analysis carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit of 36 major cities, Canada's economic powerhouse finished top.

While it wasn't named first in any of the specific rankings, a strong performance overall placed Toronto top. It came eighth in the safety index and fourth in terms of liveability.

Tokyo is named the safest city in the world. Even though it is home to 30 million people and is one of the biggest cities in the world, the Japanese capital sees very little crime and violence.

With a traditionally well-ordered, hierarchical society, Japan has one of the lowest murder rates in the world, with the use of drugs particularly low. Another Japanese city, Osaka, was ranked third safest city in the world.

Toronto was only placed outside of the top ten in one category: cost of living. Unsurprisingly, London scored poorly in this too, coming around halfway down, alongside South Korea’s capital, Seoul.

Melbourne came top in the liveability ranking, and Hong Kong was one of five to score highest in Food Security.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/toronto-is-officially-the-best-city-in-the-world-according-to-the-economist-10012681.html
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I thought he lived in Montreal.

That's like complimenting someone in San Francisco for a rave about New York.
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My apologies to Apartment Four by op.
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Hee Hee

No one wants to spend time in Montreal, or Toronto, at this time of year.

It's bitter fucking cold, and warming up means warm enough for snow to fall.

Insects hate it.
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I love Montreal, but not in the winter.

My family did a ski Christmas in Quebec and, having never been to Montreal, I tacked on a long weekend there.

I love to walk, so took off to traverse the city. I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life. I thought my feet would get frostbite. I hated it.

But I went back in early Autumn and found the city absolutely charming. I loved it.

I'm a bit of a Francophile, so being there seemed like the next best thing to being in France. And I really had some wonderful meals.
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It can be unbearably hot as well during summer. So humid. Love autumn here, love spring.

And it's a cheap place to live.
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