As surveys go here is another one that ranks the world's cities according to their livability index. Melbourne, Australia topped the list. Vienna in Austria and Vancouver in Canada's west coast took the third spot.
Now clearly one thing that rings true for all the top cities is a very very low population density number. Less number of people on vast tracts of land with the exception being Austria; results in more resource for less demand - less squabbling all round. This is somewhat crude way of arriving at the dartboard to see who will top the list. But the detailed survey actually does end up reviewing these things in so many ways.
NY NY scored in the 50s with New Delhi, India's capital city ranking at a 112.
Although the rankings do miss out on some aspects of daily life in the form of whiff of racism, biases and subjective behavior from the locals. I have been to all the cities listed above except for Austria and can attest that Vancouver has lousier climate year round but is a friendlier town amongst the list.
Food choices for a desi palate are probably the widest in New Delhi if you know where to look and then can brave up to visiting the place to get your fix.
Attractions are probably the most in NY NY.
If you like the outdoors and can spare a lot of cash then Melbourne sure has a lot going on.
On an informal mission to read one book a week as long as the eyes allow for such ambition. Fiction or non is not important as long as it entertains and /or educates. To that end the past few weeks have brought a bounty in the form of some wonderful and then not so engaging literature. Among the notables are - Non fiction category: 1. Good arguments by Bo Seo (how to handle a dispute or debate the most efficient way possible) 2. Genesis by Eric Schmidt (and former US Secy of State Henry Kissinger, who recently passed) - how AI might affect our lives as we know it 3. One in a billion - Zarna Garg (an autobiographical look at an Indian born American woman with a bindi narrated in a standup format - yes it is at times cliched but still funny) Fiction: 1. Personal by Lee Child (a vigilante story with Jack Reacher the giant, nomad protagonist of Child's novels goes hunting for a sniper) 2. Ramayana unraveled by Ami Ganatra (she might disagree about it being a work of fiction but oh wel...
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