European cities are safest in the world

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Great useless info

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A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

On Jun 10, 12:33*pm, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Swiss study huh? No wonder. Next thing you know they'll tell us that
Swiss restaurants are best in the world.

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:23:01 +0200, "Runge12"
wrote:

Great useless info

Yeah, everybody picks only the most safe cities to travel do don't
they? They are, after all, always the most interesting.


"Markku Grönroos" a écrit dans le message de
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A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Amazing.

One wonders what the second most secure cities would have
been in an American study or a Chinese study. Detroit?
Lhasa?

How on earth do they work these thinngs out? Who is silly
enough to pay for them? Where do I apply for my research
grant?


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Singapore was tied for second place.
The list was compiled by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. They
employ a number of indexes and matrices to arrive at their
conclusions. I certainly can't quibble with them. The results are used
to guide workers and companies when considering
moves/assignments/investments.

More interesting is their Top 10 "Quality of Living" cities:

1) Zurich
2) Vienna
3) Geneva
4) Vancouver
5) Auckland
6) Dusseldorf
7) Munich
8) Frankfurt
9) Bern
10) Sydney

Keep in mind this QOL index is geared toward business solutions, not
retirement comfort or nightclubbing. I generally agree with the
results. Large businesses need access to an educated workforce, a
stable government, pleasant surroundings and ease of commerce. These
10 cities are all great choices.

I live closest to Vancouver (it's my "city" more than Seattle is) and
I would gladly relocate their if asked. Even Dusseldorf or Munich
would be OK, but I certainly prefer Vienna.

- TR
Wien for the Win!

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:43:02 -0700, VainGlorious
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Singapore was tied for second place.
The list was compiled by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. They
employ a number of indexes and matrices to arrive at their
conclusions. I certainly can't quibble with them. The results are used
to guide workers and companies when considering
moves/assignments/investments.

More interesting is their Top 10 "Quality of Living" cities:

1) Zurich
2) Vienna
3) Geneva
4) Vancouver
5) Auckland
6) Dusseldorf
7) Munich
8) Frankfurt
9) Bern
10) Sydney

Keep in mind this QOL index is geared toward business solutions, not
retirement comfort or nightclubbing. I generally agree with the
results. Large businesses need access to an educated workforce, a
stable government, pleasant surroundings and ease of commerce. These
10 cities are all great choices.

I live closest to Vancouver (it's my "city" more than Seattle is) and
I would gladly relocate their if asked. Even Dusseldorf or Munich
would be OK, but I certainly prefer Vienna.

- TR
Wien for the Win!


In any survey of that type, I find it interesting to remove
both the cities from tiny countries (Luxembourg, Monaco etc)
and all but the top one from each nation. My reason for the
latter being that the quality of life and security tends to
be similar in major cities across most nations.

That would give this result for best quality of life:

1 Zurich Switzerland
2 Vienna Austria
3 Vancouver Canada
4 Auckland New Zealand
5 Dusseldorf Germany
6 Sydney Australia
7 Copenhagen Denmark
8 Amsterdam Netherlands
9 Brussels Belgium
10 Stockholm Sweden

Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com
Latest: Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

For those interested, this is the primary source:
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/d...ontent=1307990

Cheers, Alan, Australia
--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com
Latest: Indira Gandhi Airport, Delhi

"VainGlorious" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Singapore was tied for second place.
The list was compiled by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. They
employ a number of indexes and matrices to arrive at their
conclusions. I certainly can't quibble with them. The results are used
to guide workers and companies when considering
moves/assignments/investments.

Singapore isn't very safe if you are addicted to chewing gum, or wish to
scribble graffiti on walls.

It also isn't very safe for migrant workers, see
http://hrw.org/doc/?t=asia&c=singap



Regards

David Bennetts

"PeterL" kirjoitti
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On Jun 10, 12:33 pm, Markku Grönroos wrote:
A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

Swiss study huh? No wonder. Next thing you know they'll tell us that
Swiss restaurants are best in the world.

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