In a recent internet survey, tourists and business travellers
were asked to rate 50 cities around the world, from the
best to the worst. Of the top three cities, two were in
Europe and one was in Australia.
In third place was London, scoring highly mainly because
it was the most famous city on the list of 50 surveyed. It
was also seen as a very good place to do business, and
was an important cultural centre. However, it lost points
because people believed it was an extremely expensive
place to live.
Sydney was also a very popular destination, achieving
second place on the list because people believed it had
the friendliest inhabitants, as well as the best standard
of living and the nicest climate. It failed to make the top
spot, however, because people thought there were very
few things to see there, and many also thought it was too
far away from other business and cultural centres.
At the top of the list was Paris. Despite problems such
as the large amount of traffic, it beat other cities to
first place because people considered it to be the most
interesting city, with more museums, art galleries and
places of interest than anywhere else. People also thought
it was the best city to take a holiday in.
City Overall position in survey Perceived advantages Perceived disadvantages
London 1 • Is more well-known than the other cities.
• Has excellent 2 opportunities.
Is very 3 .
Sydney Second • Residents are the 4 .
• Has the best quality of life.
• Has the most pleasant 5 .
Not many things to see.
Paris 6 • Is more 7 than other cities. Has a lot of 8
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