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Overall Best Countries Ranking
US News and World Report ^ | January 21, 2016 | Brian Kelly

Posted on 01/21/2016 3:52:59 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian

The overall ranking of Best Countries measures global performance on a variety of metrics.


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This is one of the best lists I've seen. At least the top 10 are not dominated by the Scandinavian countries, Sweden, Switzerland, et. al. The US is fourth which is much higher than in many Eurocentric lists.

Unfortunately for the inhabitants of the top two countries, I fear that liberal politicians will work diligently to knock them down several pegs before the next list is published. In fact, they are hard at work right now.

1 posted on 01/21/2016 3:52:59 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Germany
#1 in Best Countries Overall

2 posted on 01/21/2016 3:57:05 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Tell that to those poor girls in Cologne on New Year’s Eve.


3 posted on 01/21/2016 4:08:54 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I believe ranked in order of who rolls out the red carpet for muzziesmooselimbs.


4 posted on 01/21/2016 4:35:29 AM PST by boycott (--)
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To: Gaffer

Don’t think you want to cherry pick. Seriously.


5 posted on 01/21/2016 4:35:32 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Former Proud Canadian
the Scandinavian countries, Sweden, Switzerland, et. al.

Ahem...

6 posted on 01/21/2016 4:42:04 AM PST by Moltke
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The “cherry pick” you berate is just a recent symbol of an extremely dangerous and pervasive problem Germany is undergoing, frankly.


7 posted on 01/21/2016 4:53:31 AM PST by Gaffer
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And yet Cologne was not burnt down and looted with an on going crime wave.

What other cherry-picking do you have?


8 posted on 01/21/2016 4:56:05 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Have it your way. You’ll be the one who gets to see what happens first hand I guess.


9 posted on 01/21/2016 4:57:37 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

Not just my way. I didn’t put Germany #1 on this list, that ruined your day.


10 posted on 01/21/2016 4:59:32 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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My day is not ruined. Despite what you think Germany is not the be all and end all of Western Civilization. You guys do what you want and then deal with the consequences. I don’t care.


11 posted on 01/21/2016 5:02:16 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I just spent 5 weeks in Australia.

If i were to buy property it would be there, food is by far better there, its cheap too. But i won’t live near any big city, found a nice coastal town called Victor Harbour about 50 miles south of Adelaide. Nicest most polite people as well.

And they speak english. Sorta....


12 posted on 01/21/2016 5:09:26 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey
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To: Former Proud Canadian

Who paid for this shallow propaganda piece? Sweden and Germany are so nice these days.


13 posted on 01/21/2016 5:23:06 AM PST by glyptol
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To: Daniel Ramsey

I hear you. I live in a large city on the US border. We went through an 18 month period without a homicide. There are no metal detectors or security guards or locked doors on any public school in this city. Still, I want to get out where people are friendlier.


14 posted on 01/21/2016 5:31:27 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian
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To: Berlin_Freeper; All
This happens to be sitting at top of my Vimeo feed:
Berlin 2015
15 posted on 01/21/2016 5:58:30 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

What a load of Crap/Schizen!


16 posted on 01/21/2016 6:08:26 AM PST by Harpotoo
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Well, Germany is the cleanest country I've ever been in.
17 posted on 01/21/2016 6:27:03 AM PST by libertylover (The problem with Obama is not that his skin is too black, it's that his ideas are too RED.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

Nothing was cheap in Australia when I was there 3 years ago.Beautiful though.I find Southern Americans to be friendlier ,however.


18 posted on 01/21/2016 6:30:08 AM PST by georgia peach (georgia peach)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

A few years ago, our oldest daughter was in Germany on business. She stayed in a small city, and went for a walk on a day off. While standing in a neighborhood square, complete with a fountain in the middle of the plaza, surrounded by small restaurants or cafes, she was deciding where to go to eat and watched an employee of one of the restaurants/cafes come out of the front door of his place of employment with a tray full of dirty dishes. He headed straight for the fountain, and proceeded to wash the tray full of dirty dished in the fountain. My daughter decided to walk back to the hotel for lunch.


19 posted on 01/21/2016 6:48:55 AM PST by Tudorfly (All things are possible within the will of God.)
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To: Former Proud Canadian
Overall Best Countries Ranking

The absolutely best country for Americans is America.

I believe that notion would be applicable to most countries.

20 posted on 01/21/2016 7:59:03 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love Many, Trust Few, and Always Paddle Your Own Canoe)
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