For The Love Of Port

I'm not sure how much this info could be useful for travelers to Portugal but I'm glad to inform that the Global Peace Index ranks Portugal as 9th most peaceful Country in the world :)

url: http://www.visionofhumanity.com/rankings/

The Top-10
1) Norway
2) New Zealand
3) Denmark
4) Ireland
5) Japan
6) Finland
7) Sweden
8) Canada
9) Portugal
10) Austria

What???

No Top 10 Finish for the US???

Oh...yeah we have that war thing going on....

:)

Actually, very interesting data used to compile the ranking.

The US not making the list is no surprise...as I am now home early from work, and will be off for a few days after some minor injuries in a fight tonight...ohh well, medication and Port...a good combo right now :twisted:

Just to complete the picture..

49.....UK

50.....Mozambique

95.....Yemen

96.....USA

97.....Iran

121....Iraq (last place)


I wonder how many years back the research goes? Some of those in the top 10 have a very shady history - including Portugal :?

Derek

Very true, I wonder what the ranking would have been 30 years ago?

I do very much admire the Scandanavian countries and the whole idea of foreign aid as opposed to exploits. Seems to work too, after all who hates Norway? And this in a country with mandatory service. A couple of lessons to be learned for sure.

Jay

Alriiiiiight... Canada #8 baby!!! Too cold up here to have any serious problems with aggression... wars would end prematurely on account of frozen, well, everything from the munitions to the people using them
(We just peace-keep - whatever THAT means! )

Todd

Tell that to the Finns, who Spanked the Soviets in the dead of winter The US has an Artic Infantry Division, homebased in Alaska with associated reserve components in Minnesota. Not very sexy, when your transport is a squad hooked up to an aykio on skis or snowshoes

Todd Pettinger wrote:Too cold up here to have any serious problems with aggression...

You have obviously never been in Glasgow on a Saturday night :?

Derek

Okay, okay... I rescind the "reason." I'll go for the less humble approach - we kick ass (at peace!)

Mind you... we are known to have some really good alcohol content in our beer :? Unibroue comes to mind...

Todd

I've been to Sauchiehall Street on a Saturday Night.
Rab C Nesbitt is not a Comic Character, he's alive and well and living in the thousands around Glasgow!

Just to complete the picture..

49.....UK

50.....Mozambique

95.....Yemen

96.....USA

97.....Iran

121....Iraq (last place)

The US has just announced that it is invading Yemen in order to move up to #95 on the list... :)

I wonder how Iraq got to last place, given that after the Iran-Iraq war, both of their wars involved the US....what puts the US as 26 places better? And how does Iran end up worse than the US, given that the US has had three wars since Iran had their last one, two of which are still going on?

Portugal sounds better and better, even leaving asides the Port. Plus it's beautifull!

Jay

You should take a look at the site and see all the criteria that they use to determine the rankings:

http://www.visionofhumanity.com/GPI_Ind ... /index.php

Not just the number of wars, but also some internal data as well.

I have sent an email asking for "Threats to other nations port stocks" to be added to the criteria.

Their initial response suggests that Jay's posts on this site alone will result in the US dropping below Iraq once next months results are published

Derek

Jay Powers wrote:I wonder how Iraq got to last place?

1) Using chemical weapons on your own citizens
2) Genoside
3) Imprisonment, torture and murder of political opponents
4) Feeding live prisoners to your pet lions
5) Invading Kuwait
6) Institutional Corruption
7) Tribal Warfare
8) Posing a threat to world oil supplies
9) Being a made-up country that never existed as a single entity before the demise of the British Empire
10) Sponsorship of Terrorist Organisations

I think only 6 of these apply to the US which explains why Iraq came last

Derek

Yes, but I think the US got bonus points because we have David Beckham now...

:)

Admin wrote:Yes, but I think the US got bonus points because we have David Beckham now...

:)

No, that's penalty points - and even more for his ridiculous wife

Derek

PS: He managed to injur himself tonight in a one-sided match against an Estonia Under 12's team. No doubt he has a clause in his contract with his new LA team that allows him to pick up a pay cheque regardless of whether or not he ever actually plays for them :?

PPS: Do you want to take Wyne Rooney now before he checks into a re-hab clinic?

See, you start off funny, and then go WAY too far.

Wayne Rooney is the White Pele and plays for The English Premiership Champions. Due Respect.
He may be a Scouser, but he's OUR Scouser.

Portugal may be the 9th most peaceful country in the world but portuguese drivers are rated the worst in the world . . .

Luc Gauthier wrote: [....] but portuguese drivers are rated the worst in the world . . .

:) totally in agreement with you :)
I'm one of those myself that also complain about that fact

MF