reader Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 While scanning through the Bangkok Coconuts website, came across a reference to a list titled "Best LGBT Cities 2017." It was generated by a Berlin-based company, Netpick, that's in the business of connecting property owners and tenants. What captured my attention was that it ranked Bangkok in 61st place worldwide, barely edging out Rotterdam and Cardiff. What were some of the cities that ranked higher? How about Tel Aviv, Brighton, Austin, Edinburgh, Reykjavik and Calgary. It's a classic example of what happens when arbitrary values are assigned to selective criteria and Excel spews out the results. You be the judge. Here's the complete list: https://www.nestpick.com/best-lgbt-cities/ Alexx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveboy Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 This is their criterium: Total Score = Dating + LGBT Nightlife + Openness + Safety + LGBT Rights Nowhere did they rate Quality of Sex Workers, Quality of Gay Saunas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiophilus Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Agreed, that kind of ranking is useless GIGO, but some of those cities probably score higher than Bangkok on at least one axis. Random statistic, proving nothing: when I was in Reykjavik a few years ago, estimated turnout for the Pride parade (led by the mayor in drag), 90,000 people (and judging by my observations that figure is plausible.) That's more than a quarter of the population of Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggobkk Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 What are "Rights"? San Francisco gets a 4...the top three cities get a 5. Just wondering? Maybe the Bay Area needs to start a new advocacy fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest samebb Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 NestPick are a scam, slightly off topic but yeah.Their Barcelona branch went bust in 2016 with a lot of peoples money. Still got a friend in Barcelona fighting now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 for what I need , Bangkok is number 1 ggobkk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveboy Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 For what I like, Bangkok and a few other Asian cities are number 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridarob Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 For me Brasil #1 Mexico#2 Bkk #3 Colombia (with caution) #4 Barcelona #5 Although Thailand can be very inexpensive, rent, food, taxi....the sex scene is the most expensive out of the 5 I've listed, weird because on a % scale of good sex, it comes in at the lowest....for me anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggobkk Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 While BKK is at the top of my annual list, circumstances can cause rankings to be meaningless. I was in the UK in May, met a young man from Italy, and London became #1 (at least for a weekend). floridarob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinapu Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 , circumstances can cause rankings to be meaningless. and this is perfectly OK, after all we have our own priorities and not necessarily they must be similar to those shared by general population. No need to follow herd and conventional wisdom. floridarob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveboy Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 For me Brasil #1 Mexico#2 Bkk #3 Colombia (with caution) #4 Barcelona #5 I wish I could make Mexico my No. 1, because living in the south of the US it is the closest foreign country. But I find BKK safer, and I prefer Asians to Mexicans, although these also rate well in my estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
