Are you having a hard time making ends meet? If you are, then it is very likely that you might be living in one of the most expensive countries in the world.
The
following nations have been ranked according to their consumer price
index, which is a relative indicator used to estimate prices of consumer
goods like groceries, transportation, and restaurants, but excluding
accommodations expenses such as mortgage or rents.
I love a good smart joke, even if they sometimes take me a minute to figure out. Here’s my favorite 20:
- It’s hard to take kleptomaniacs and puns seriously. Why? They take things literally.
- What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
Who would have thought you could learn so much about yourself based on
your finger length? Above you’ll see three different hands labeled A, B,
and C. With each one, the ring, middle and index finger are different
(or sometimes the same) lengths. Put your left hand up and find the one
that most closely matches you.
A) The charming but pragmatic one.
This one is me! People who have a ring finger
longer than the index finger tend to be charming and irresistible to
some at least. A’s are the ones who can talk themselves out of just
about any situation. Additionally, they’re aggressive and excellent
problem solvers. They tend to be incredibly compassionate and are often
scientists, engineers, soldiers, and crossword puzzle masters.
B) The confident, get-it-done type.
Britain is one of the most racially tolerant countries on the planet, a survey claims.
The global social attitudes study claims that the most racially intolerant populations are all in the developing world, with Jordan and India in the top five.
By contrast, the study of 80 countries over three decades found Western countries were most accepting of other cultures with Britain, the U.S., Canada and Australia more tolerant than anywhere else.
Racism: This map shows the nations of the world where people have the most and least tolerant attitudes
The data came from the World Value
Survey, which measured the social attitudes of people in different
countries, as reported by the Washington Post.
The survey asked individuals what types
of people they would refuse to live next to, and counted how many chose
the option 'people of a different race' as a percentage for each
country.
Researchers have suggested that
societies where more people do not want neighbours from other races can
be considered less racially tolerant.
Quite old-fashioned stereotypes aren’t they? Some may be true, some are
ludicrous indeed. If I’m positive that never in a billion years would
the typical British refuse a drink and generally wouldn’t care about
what people think of their attire, (positive trait if compared to the
Italian overly obsession for image, clothes and good looks), I must
object they are fairly good travelers and I met more than a few speaking
at least one additional language other than English. Most important,
some British people I know decided to move to warmer countries, leave
the UK to relocate to Australia/New Zeland or simply left their comfort
zone to travel without deadline. Blame the European crisis, the
impossible cost of housing or simply the British weather, they are
becoming top travellers.
A survey voted on by Americans has picked out British men and Colombian
women as the world’s sexiest, with the top 10 nations on each list
dominated by Europe and South America.
If you can't keep up with the times, your hairstyle might quickly become outdated.
A handy graphic such as the one below will ensure that doesn't happen. Our friends at
Hairstyleonpoint created it to illustrate the prevailing trendy haircuts — and what separates one from another.
Whether the long-haired man bun or the close-cropped style of the fade,
one of these six hairstyles are sure to fit any man's personality.
As most of our stories do, this began as an argument. Liz was
espousing the virtues of Georgian food, which I had summarily dismissed,
and then, during the following geeky discussion of random countries'
cuisines, we began to wonder how each part of Europe stacked up against
the others.
And so we dug into the countries (between us, we’ve visited 39 of 48
on the list) and came up with rules: the biggest factor had to be the
indigenous cuisine (in other words, Ireland doesn’t get extra credit
just because Dublin has a spectacular Indian restaurant), the food and
drink culture within its cities and towns, and the variety that exists
within each place. Sure, some countries may cook up one thing
extraordinarily well, but what else can they do? As my Grandfather used
to say, just because you can juggle doesn’t mean you can dance.
Gastronomically speaking, we want the places that can juggle AND dance.
And maybe cook too.
As with anything that exists on the Internet, we will have missed
some dishes or failed to point out a key component in blood soup or made
horrible Hungary puns. And we apologize and trust you will keep us
honest in the comments. But until then, strap in, because you are about
to go on a whirlwind culinary tour. Maybe try and avoid the scurvy
grass.