What is the Capital of the World?
 

Just read an interesting article written by John Parker about this very question. (In a spin-off magazine To the Economist with the rather pretentious title of "Intelligent Life" lol ! Why do I read this magazine you might ask....)
Over time it has been Rome, Constantinople, London and New York. On a scale of 1 to 5, Parker rates each of the following cities on: Power and Influence, Income and Wealth, Education, Global Connections and Culture.
The cities he considers are Beijing, Dehli, London, Mexico City, Mumbai, New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington.
I think there are others he could have considered such as Buenos Aires, Berlin, Paris, Moscow and Rio.
My vote goes to London , I only score it down a bit for Power and influence in the light of the economic crisis, but for you what is the Capital of the World?

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When we have world government,
(the New World Order being spouted by some misguided leaders),
it is expected there will be three main cities -
London - financial capital
Rome - religious capital
Denver - military capital

...but pigs will fly won't they :D

PS you may wonder where the political capital is - unneccessary, when you have totalitarianism, and military are needed for population control*, not war.


*that isn't birth control:rolleyes:

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"w"

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Dont really see how the world can have a capital, think its pretentious nonsense personally. :rolleyes:

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Gotta be Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, means "it looks like a caribou." ( .... home of the famous Tuktoyaktuk University (Tuk U).:alright:


Or, after the upcoming Euro meltdown, about $23.00:rolleyes:

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Flamin Nora Cashy, pretentious thats a big posh word fur thee, whats ta bin suppin.;););););)

Retlaw.

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Maybe he is finally sobering up:)

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Oh i'm a snotty get really walter, its me diplomatic corps background.:D

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Beijing.

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Oh come on cashy I'm not having it you've ever been diplomatic, you always call a spade a shovel:D

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Like me you have an honours degree in tact & diplomacy.;);););)

Retlaw

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Thats not what Kate says:rolleyes:

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Stockholm or Tokyo

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Or London or Moscow

(P.S I mentioned Moscow because it is the largest country in the world)

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You mean city...

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That would be Shangai.

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unless you go by km^2 which it would be Tianjin

List of cities proper by population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Or Accrington or Blackburn:rolleyes:

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oswaldtwistle!

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Don't think geography is Bee's strong subject Steve:D

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I thought it would be so obvious and straightforward - The cosmopolitan Metropolis of Spring Hill .

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Bit out there JCB, thats were god would stick the tube if he was giving the world an enema;):Dor am I getting mixed up with Church:p

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We are always glad to be of service to the world over here , Jaysay . ;)

That's why the nations are head over heels to get here . :D

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Ya and set up camp too ;)

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If you go by nutbars it would be Paint Creek, Texas or Wasilla, Alaska.:rolleyes:

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Or how about this: Toronto, raccoon capital of the world: Woloshyn | Columnists | Opinion | Toronto Sun

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It should be New york because it has United Nations Headquarters.

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Not forgetting America thinks it owns the world as well :rolleyes:

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Well it does, doesn't it:confused::confused::rolleyes:

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America may think that,jaysay, but China owns America, so it's got to be Bejing(what happened to Peking??).

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Don't they eat ducks:eek::D

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Baron Rothschild owns everybody - so - Berne Switzerland

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I had to think about that one!

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I'll stick with the coons in TO ... :mosher:

And China doesn't own America, Canada does. The annual volume of trade between America and Ontario is greater than that between China and America. And America runs on Canadian oil.:D

I don't know what happened to Peking:confused: ... I think it's been replaced by lap dancing (See thread in General Chat.:D

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....but China buys worthless USA government bonds when no-one else will.
USA is in hock big style to China.

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Oh come on Gordon, see chinese ain't your favorite food then:D

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According to SKY news yesterday China is in trouble with manufacturing as it's main market -the EU- is in crisis and orders are faltering....

According to Michael Moore in his docu-film about 9/11 the Bin-Laden family owned about 7% of the US economy in 2001....that sounds like quite a lot for a family concern.

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No!, The Capital Of The World should be NYC!

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Bee, nice to see you've been resurrected!!!

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I think Bee is Groove's alter ego. Notice how you never see them in the same room at the same time?

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Ah you've noticed too Michael;)

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Ah, but supposing he's not ? What a pleasure awaits some when Groove the galling & Bee are posting together. :D

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well the repartee should be interesting:rolleyes:

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Just seen the result of The Economist's pole:
NY 34%, London 21%, Singapore 18%, Washington 6%, Shanghai, Beiijing and Dehli 6%

Brussels as future capital of the U.S. of Europe doesn't figure.

Africa, Australasia and the Middle East don't figure..

Some have suggested that instead of the original 5 parameters(see beginning of thread) other factors should be considered such as: Cleanliness, Health, Green Space, Happiness and the gap between Rich and Poor.... summed up perhaps as Liveability.

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An interesting conspiracy theory.

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:rolleyes:That should get the interest of MargaretR, Mr D and kestralx, steve:D