which is best sydney or melborne
Jan 31st 2009, 8:58 am
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sydney vs melbourne
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Can any body suggest me that for accounting jobs which is best Sydney or Melbourne
Can any body suggest me that for accounting jobs which is best Sydney or Melbourne
Jan 31st 2009, 9:01 am
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which is best sydney or melborne
Hi ,
I would like to ask or any body can send me any internet link about my these question
1 climate wise comparison of above city
2 Racism
3 employment & security wise
I would like to ask or any body can send me any internet link about my these question
1 climate wise comparison of above city
2 Racism
3 employment & security wise
Jan 31st 2009, 9:06 am
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Re: which is best sydney or melborne
I Live in Sydney so thinks its the best.
Jobs opportunities - I have found more jobs in Sydney.
It depends on you if you like hustle bustle then sydney
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Jobs opportunities - I have found more jobs in Sydney.
It depends on you if you like hustle bustle then sydney
Regards
Jan 31st 2009, 9:25 am
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Re: which is best sydney or melborne
Jan 31st 2009, 2:58 pm
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Re: which is best sydney or melborne
Of course everybody is going to have a different opinion.
I spend time in Sydney around twice a year most years (having actually born in Australia, I have been visiting for a long time), and have spent a number of weeks in Melbourne almost every year for many years. I also have family in both cities.
Melbourne has plenty of faults, but it is definitely my choice of the two. I have always had a soft spot for the place – even if they pronounce the letter E as A, and talk about AFL far too much!! Every section of the city has its own character, and there is less brashness and more culture. The city has a much more ‘homely’ feel, and it always seems like there is something new to discover. While Sydney is often called the Los Angeles of Australia, Melbourne is the New York.
Melbourne’s arts, sport, shopping and dining are far superior to Sydney’s, and the city is slightly more affordable. The thing is, the average British expat has a stereotypical image of Australia which is perhaps better fulfilled by Sydney than Melbourne (Melbourne has no Bondi, and fewer overly-tanned people walking around in beachwear). But in recent tourism studies Australians voted Melbourne at the top of their list, and Sydney at the bottom – once you get past the stereotypes Melbourne ‘ticks the boxes’ in a way Sydney does not.
In short, I despise Sydney!!
Many of the people there (including my family) are pretentious ‘try-hards’ who believe Sydney is all there is to Australia. It is a brash, false city that quickly loses its beauty when you step away from the harbour. It is sprawling and polluted, and while some inner city suburbs like Balmain are gorgeous (and ridiculously expensive), the average Sydney suburb lacks character. And the weather is generally far colder, windier and rainier than the average Sydneysider would like you to believe.
It is also worth noting that Sydney’s affordable housing is largely in western areas where there are racially-driven gang disputes and plenty of other problems. Additionally, these suburbs are so far from the Sydney we all hear about that you might as well be living in another city.
A common complaint is that Sydney is not a very friendly place, and I would certainly have to agree.
A trip to Melbourne is always a delight for me. A trip to Sydney usually is not.
I spend time in Sydney around twice a year most years (having actually born in Australia, I have been visiting for a long time), and have spent a number of weeks in Melbourne almost every year for many years. I also have family in both cities.
Melbourne has plenty of faults, but it is definitely my choice of the two. I have always had a soft spot for the place – even if they pronounce the letter E as A, and talk about AFL far too much!! Every section of the city has its own character, and there is less brashness and more culture. The city has a much more ‘homely’ feel, and it always seems like there is something new to discover. While Sydney is often called the Los Angeles of Australia, Melbourne is the New York.
Melbourne’s arts, sport, shopping and dining are far superior to Sydney’s, and the city is slightly more affordable. The thing is, the average British expat has a stereotypical image of Australia which is perhaps better fulfilled by Sydney than Melbourne (Melbourne has no Bondi, and fewer overly-tanned people walking around in beachwear). But in recent tourism studies Australians voted Melbourne at the top of their list, and Sydney at the bottom – once you get past the stereotypes Melbourne ‘ticks the boxes’ in a way Sydney does not.
In short, I despise Sydney!!
Many of the people there (including my family) are pretentious ‘try-hards’ who believe Sydney is all there is to Australia. It is a brash, false city that quickly loses its beauty when you step away from the harbour. It is sprawling and polluted, and while some inner city suburbs like Balmain are gorgeous (and ridiculously expensive), the average Sydney suburb lacks character. And the weather is generally far colder, windier and rainier than the average Sydneysider would like you to believe.
It is also worth noting that Sydney’s affordable housing is largely in western areas where there are racially-driven gang disputes and plenty of other problems. Additionally, these suburbs are so far from the Sydney we all hear about that you might as well be living in another city.
A common complaint is that Sydney is not a very friendly place, and I would certainly have to agree.
A trip to Melbourne is always a delight for me. A trip to Sydney usually is not.
Jan 31st 2009, 4:41 pm
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Re: which is best sydney or melborne
The problem with Australia is, everyone reckons they live in the best place. It is quite comical!
personally I think melbourne is better than sydney.
personally I think melbourne is better than sydney.
Jan 31st 2009, 9:13 pm
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Re: which is best sydney or melborne
Of course everybody is going to have a different opinion.
I spend time in Sydney around twice a year most years (having actually born in Australia, I have been visiting for a long time), and have spent a number of weeks in Melbourne almost every year for many years. I also have family in both cities.
Melbourne has plenty of faults, but it is definitely my choice of the two. I have always had a soft spot for the place – even if they pronounce the letter E as A, and talk about AFL far too much!! Every section of the city has its own character, and there is less brashness and more culture. The city has a much more ‘homely’ feel, and it always seems like there is something new to discover. While Sydney is often called the Los Angeles of Australia, Melbourne is the New York.
Melbourne’s arts, sport, shopping and dining are far superior to Sydney’s, and the city is slightly more affordable. The thing is, the average British expat has a stereotypical image of Australia which is perhaps better fulfilled by Sydney than Melbourne (Melbourne has no Bondi, and fewer overly-tanned people walking around in beachwear). But in recent tourism studies Australians voted Melbourne at the top of their list, and Sydney at the bottom – once you get past the stereotypes Melbourne ‘ticks the boxes’ in a way Sydney does not.
In short, I despise Sydney!!
Many of the people there (including my family) are pretentious ‘try-hards’ who believe Sydney is all there is to Australia. It is a brash, false city that quickly loses its beauty when you step away from the harbour. It is sprawling and polluted, and while some inner city suburbs like Balmain are gorgeous (and ridiculously expensive), the average Sydney suburb lacks character. And the weather is generally far colder, windier and rainier than the average Sydneysider would like you to believe.
It is also worth noting that Sydney’s affordable housing is largely in western areas where there are racially-driven gang disputes and plenty of other problems. Additionally, these suburbs are so far from the Sydney we all hear about that you might as well be living in another city.
A common complaint is that Sydney is not a very friendly place, and I would certainly have to agree.
A trip to Melbourne is always a delight for me. A trip to Sydney usually is not.
I spend time in Sydney around twice a year most years (having actually born in Australia, I have been visiting for a long time), and have spent a number of weeks in Melbourne almost every year for many years. I also have family in both cities.
Melbourne has plenty of faults, but it is definitely my choice of the two. I have always had a soft spot for the place – even if they pronounce the letter E as A, and talk about AFL far too much!! Every section of the city has its own character, and there is less brashness and more culture. The city has a much more ‘homely’ feel, and it always seems like there is something new to discover. While Sydney is often called the Los Angeles of Australia, Melbourne is the New York.
Melbourne’s arts, sport, shopping and dining are far superior to Sydney’s, and the city is slightly more affordable. The thing is, the average British expat has a stereotypical image of Australia which is perhaps better fulfilled by Sydney than Melbourne (Melbourne has no Bondi, and fewer overly-tanned people walking around in beachwear). But in recent tourism studies Australians voted Melbourne at the top of their list, and Sydney at the bottom – once you get past the stereotypes Melbourne ‘ticks the boxes’ in a way Sydney does not.
In short, I despise Sydney!!
Many of the people there (including my family) are pretentious ‘try-hards’ who believe Sydney is all there is to Australia. It is a brash, false city that quickly loses its beauty when you step away from the harbour. It is sprawling and polluted, and while some inner city suburbs like Balmain are gorgeous (and ridiculously expensive), the average Sydney suburb lacks character. And the weather is generally far colder, windier and rainier than the average Sydneysider would like you to believe.
It is also worth noting that Sydney’s affordable housing is largely in western areas where there are racially-driven gang disputes and plenty of other problems. Additionally, these suburbs are so far from the Sydney we all hear about that you might as well be living in another city.
A common complaint is that Sydney is not a very friendly place, and I would certainly have to agree.
A trip to Melbourne is always a delight for me. A trip to Sydney usually is not.
..... and there was me thinking that the UK counties were run badly!.......... on the other hand, Victoria has had its own issues - don't mention the Police union or the Crown Casino (which, incidentally, has been quoted as taking in one seventh of the annual Victorian state taxes annually - so they are not going to be closing that down any time soon!)
This, of course, is an immigrant nation - with all the benefits and disadvantages that brings. The mix is colourful, to say the least, and that is what gives it the vibrancy that some countries may lack. You don't get too many dull moments in Sydney or Melbourne. Melbourne has a huge Greek population, and to a lesser extent Italian, influence whereas Sydney's input appears to be more SE Asian. Many of these tend to live in the more affordable housing in western Sydney and I agree that those areas appear to be a million miles from the popular view of the "harbour city". We can all dream of the large house on the waterfront but, in reality, it "ain't gonna happen" but for many migrants here from parts of south east Asia any housing is far better than what they have come from.
Sydney's basic infrastructure has not kept pace with the population increase and now its far too expensive to do anything other than "patch it up" - hence there will be more and more rundown areas in the not too distant future. I suspect that Melbourne has its own housing issues in some of its suburbs.
OK - thats my two cents worth.
Jim
