10)Helsinki, Finland

9)Frankfurt, Germany

8)Zurich, Switzerland

7)Reykjavik, Iceland

6)Osaka, Japan

5)Tokyo, Japan

4)London, UK

3)Copenhagen, Denmark

2)Paris, France

1)Oslo, Norway

There are a few different lists circulating around, but this one seemed to be the most accurate. Obviously there are different ways to measure the expense of a city but this list seemed to be pretty all encompassing; taking into account food, services, accommodation, entertainment and more.

And while Norway might be very expensive, you can always do a little ski jumping while you’re there. It will either be an unforgettable adrenaline rush that will be well worth the expense, or you’ll never have to worry about any debts ever again.

Contrary to popular belief though, budget travel with US money in expensive European cities is not totally dead. I’ve seen my new home of Amsterdam ranked as high as 14th in the world. And yes it can easily be very expensive, but there are some great ways to save money on a visit here. Look for some tips in the not too distant future.

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9)Will I have access to the company hooker?

8)Will you cover for me if my wife calls?

7)These are high speed shredders right?

6)Your wife is beautiful, she looks an awful lot like my ex.

5)Will you guys set up my offshore account or do I have to take care of that myself?

4)Look, I’m an accountant, playing with numbers is my thing, do the big boys want to make some real money here or are you content with your little scraps? (play this one by ear though)

3)Leadership skills? In college I was president of Sigma Chi and led a successful pantie raid on the Delta Delta Delta house. We even framed the Pikes for it because they had a reputation as the date rape frat. That shows I can lead and assess blame.

2)Where do I see myself in 10 years? Hopefully I’ll be sitting in your seat. I mean sorry, I’m sure your “retirement” party and severance package will be lovely.

1)Team building is definitely important. At my old job a colleague and I had a contest to see who could sleep with the most women in the office.

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Prescription drugs kill more people than illegal drugs. We also learned that nobody in the state of Florida died from marijuana in 2007.

The fact that nobody died from marijuana in Florida led me to wonder, is it even humanely possible to die from an overdose of weed?

June saw Europe go nuts with Euro Cup fever. So I decided to list 10 things that annoy me about soccer.

John McCain might be old and decrepit now, but in his youth there were times that his schlong had to work overtime. Here’s some straight talk on John McCain’s womanizing.

Something is wrong with American beef. So much so that Koreans are going completely ape shit over it.

Barack Obama clinched the democratic nomination on June 4th. It was a long road and I took a fun look back at the process.

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10)Ireland-$45,600

9)United States-$46,000

8)Singapore-$48,900

7)United Arab Emirates-$55,200 (oil money has built a booming economy)

6)Kuwait-$55,300 (oil)

5)Norway-$55,600 (oil plays a big role)

4)Jersey-$57,000 (no not New Jersey but WTF??)

3)Bermuda-$69,900

2)Qatar-$75,900 (oil and jesus that’s a lot!)

1)Luxembourg-$80,800

So among the 10 wealthiest countries in the world, oil plays a big factor in 4 of them and plays about the only factor in the cases of Kuwait and Qatar. Most of the countries are relatively small in population and/or size.

If you’re wondering what the hell Jersey is (I know I was), it’s a small island in the English Chanel that used to be part of the UK.

The world’s wealthiest country, Luxembourg, owes their riches primarily to banking.

The United States is far and away the largest country on the list, in both population and land area. You could fit every other country on the list into the United States 5 times and still have room to spare.

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