Scotland ranked 'worst small country'

[Vincent]

The Register

Scotland's life expectancy rate was "a major factor" in it being rated Western Europe's worst-performing small country, the BBC reports.

Aw crap :lol:

Mind you, 76.7 is still a good age. The average mean is 78.2 so we're not too far off.

The FSB fingered Glasgow as the "worst performing local authority area in Scotland", coming bottom in the areas of mortality, education, and employment. Willcox described the city's lamentable showing as "deeply troubling".

A bit surprised at that, I thought it would've been Dundee.

Mind you, haven't been to Glasgow for a few years and even then it was only to Ikea.  But next time I'll go to the brewery next door instead :-D

Or was that Edinburgh? :crazy:

Looking at the regional ranking charts in the pdf - Dundee is 1.05 and Glasgow is a shocking 0.12 :lol:

Wilse, ever thought about moving? :-P

[Wilse]

Wilse, ever thought about moving?

Many times, sir.
Having said that, there are very few places in UK I would be able to live in.

Inverness is nice but perhaps too wee for me. I can't think of another British city that appeals to me for living in.

The only time I *really* wanted to stay somewhere else was Leipzig, in Germany. Lived there for six months and would happily have remained there.

I also have an affection for Varna, in Bulgaria, and Toronto.

I actually like every other city I've ever been in but not enough to live there.

For the record, I had part of my 21st birthday celebration in Dundee and had a belting night.
:pint:

[Turambar]

As {bleep} as Glasgow is i've never liked any other city i've visited. Guess you can't beat home.

[Vincent]

Wilse wrote:
For the record, I had part of my 21st birthday celebration in Dundee and had a belting night.
:pint:

When was it and why wasn't I invited? :-P

@Tur

I know what you mean.

[CannonFodder]

Vincent wrote:

Wilse wrote:
For the record, I had part of my 21st birthday celebration in Dundee and had a belting night.
:pint:

When was it and why wasn't I invited? :-P

You were probably about 3yrs old at the time! ;-)

[Wilse]

CannonFodder wrote:

Vincent wrote:

Wilse wrote:
For the record, I had part of my 21st birthday celebration in Dundee and had a belting night.
:pint:

When was it and why wasn't I invited? :-P

You were probably about 3yrs old at the time! ;-)

:roflmao:

It was a Thursday night, 25th March 1993. If Amiga.org even existed then, I certainly wasn't aware of it. It was also a complete surprise, as I was staying at St. Andrew's University halls of residence that week. A mate, who was at Dundee Uni, drove through unannounced that evening and picked me up.
I ended up on the middle of the Tay Bridge at about four in the morning. We thought it would be nice to, aherm, look at the boats. :-D

Later still, I learned how to juggle, strangely enough.

[Vincent]

Wilse wrote:
It was a Thursday night, 25th March 1993.

Ah, I would've been 15.

I ended up on the middle of the Tay Bridge at about four in the morning. We thought it would be nice to, aherm, look at the boats. :-D

:lol:

That's nothing an older mate was out with his brother getting pissed in the centre in the late 80s.  His brother went to get a taxi home.  A few hours later my mate went home and discovered his brother wasn't home yet.  A good wee while passed and he eventually got home.

He'd ended up in Wormit!  And he couldn't afford the taxi back home so he had to walk it :lol:

Later still, I learned how to juggle, strangely enough.

While pissed?

Juggling is quite easy, never tried it drunk though.

[Wilse]

While pissed?

That's one way of describing it.  ;-)

[CannonFodder]

Wilse wrote:

While pissed?

That's one way of describing it.  ;-)

"Oooh pretty coloured flying globes!" ;-)