Not another which City is nest ;-)
Sep 29th 2009, 5:14 am
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Not another which City is best ;-)
So I am interested to know which city out of Melbourne and Sydney has the best of the following? By the way these are only things that I am interested in (not in any paticular order)
Beaches
Crime
Cost of living
Pubs
Clubs
Scenery
Places to Visit
Things to do
Shopping
Weather (warm and dry please)
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities
Most brit expats in the city
Ease of integration for a brit
Beaches
Crime
Cost of living
Pubs
Clubs
Scenery
Places to Visit
Things to do
Shopping
Weather (warm and dry please)
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities
Most brit expats in the city
Ease of integration for a brit
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Sep 29th 2009, 5:20 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
Here's a good one:
Sep 29th 2009, 5:38 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
Each person views things differently.
Here is MY opinion on it.
Beaches - Sydney
Crime – Both as good and as bad as each other
Cost of living – Both pretty much the same
Pubs – Sydney (Melbourne more “Cafe”)
Clubs – Sydney, Personally I love the clubs in Sydney and you have them concentrated for different types of clubs in several areas, George Street, CBD, Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Darlinghurst, Oxford Street, Newtown etc.
Scenery – Sydney, I Think the City with the Harbour, the Beaches and the Blue mountains make it really nice, the suburbs are more hilly, it’s also greener, Melbourne I find is more just flat.
Places to Visit - Sydney
Things to do - Sydney
Shopping – Same, People argue for both, but really every Australian city is the same for shopping, exact same stores in every city.
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney, from my experience Sydney get's better weather, both get mild winters with rain, I find Melbourne closer to the UK weather than Sydney is.
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities – Both pretty much the same
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities – Both pretty much the same
Most brit expats in the city – Not sure.. I think that’s really Perth?
Ease of integration for a brit – Same, both friendly and welcoming.
Again, this is MY personal opinion before anyone jumps on me. I’ve lived in Sydney for several years and Melbourne for a few months. (Canberra now though, lol)
Each person is different.
Here is MY opinion on it.
Beaches - Sydney
Crime – Both as good and as bad as each other
Cost of living – Both pretty much the same
Pubs – Sydney (Melbourne more “Cafe”)
Clubs – Sydney, Personally I love the clubs in Sydney and you have them concentrated for different types of clubs in several areas, George Street, CBD, Darling Harbour, The Rocks, Darlinghurst, Oxford Street, Newtown etc.
Scenery – Sydney, I Think the City with the Harbour, the Beaches and the Blue mountains make it really nice, the suburbs are more hilly, it’s also greener, Melbourne I find is more just flat.
Places to Visit - Sydney
Things to do - Sydney
Shopping – Same, People argue for both, but really every Australian city is the same for shopping, exact same stores in every city.
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney, from my experience Sydney get's better weather, both get mild winters with rain, I find Melbourne closer to the UK weather than Sydney is.
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities – Both pretty much the same
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities – Both pretty much the same
Most brit expats in the city – Not sure.. I think that’s really Perth?
Ease of integration for a brit – Same, both friendly and welcoming.
Again, this is MY personal opinion before anyone jumps on me. I’ve lived in Sydney for several years and Melbourne for a few months. (Canberra now though, lol)
Each person is different.
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Sep 29th 2009, 6:17 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
. . . we all want to nest somewhere . . .
Sep 29th 2009, 6:27 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
Beaches - Sydney
Crime - Either
Cost of living - Melbourne
Pubs - Melbourne
Clubs - Either
Scenery - In the city, Sydney
Places to Visit - Either
Things to do - Either
Shopping - Melbourne
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney is warmer, Melbourne is considerably drier
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - Either
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Either
Most brit expats in the city - Not a noticeable feature in either
Ease of integration for a brit - No problems in either
Crime - Either
Cost of living - Melbourne
Pubs - Melbourne
Clubs - Either
Scenery - In the city, Sydney
Places to Visit - Either
Things to do - Either
Shopping - Melbourne
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney is warmer, Melbourne is considerably drier
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - Either
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Either
Most brit expats in the city - Not a noticeable feature in either
Ease of integration for a brit - No problems in either
Sep 29th 2009, 7:16 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
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Sep 29th 2009, 8:32 am
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Re: Not another which City is nest ;-)
Both are big cities and can offer everything you are wanting although I would say Beaches for Sydney, Pubs and Clubs, Shopping ,Cost of Living....for Melbourne.
Weather wise Sydney gets milder winters, Melbourne gets more hotter days over 30 in a year and less rain
Weather wise Sydney gets milder winters, Melbourne gets more hotter days over 30 in a year and less rain
Sep 29th 2009, 10:03 am
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Re: Not another which City is best ;-)
Beaches - Sydney
Crime - Either
Cost of living - Melbourne slightly cheaper
Pubs - Melbourne
Clubs - Melbourne
Scenery - Either
Places to Visit - Melbourne
Things to do - Melbourne
Shopping - Melbourne
Weather (warm and dry please) - Melbourne (Sydney too wet and humid)
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - Either
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Either
Most brit expats in the city - They are best avoided really
Ease of integration for a brit - Either
Crime - Either
Cost of living - Melbourne slightly cheaper
Pubs - Melbourne
Clubs - Melbourne
Scenery - Either
Places to Visit - Melbourne
Things to do - Melbourne
Shopping - Melbourne
Weather (warm and dry please) - Melbourne (Sydney too wet and humid)
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - Either
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Either
Most brit expats in the city - They are best avoided really
Ease of integration for a brit - Either
Sep 29th 2009, 3:55 pm
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Re: Not another which City is best ;-)
Beaches - Sydney no doubt.
Crime - Melbourne is supposedly safer.
Cost of living - Melbourne is cheaper.
Pubs - Melbourne.
Clubs - Sydney.
Scenery - Sydney.
Places to Visit - either.
Things to do - either.
Shopping - either.
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney.
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - either.
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Sydney just in front.
Most brit expats in the city - Perth.
Crime - Melbourne is supposedly safer.
Cost of living - Melbourne is cheaper.
Pubs - Melbourne.
Clubs - Sydney.
Scenery - Sydney.
Places to Visit - either.
Things to do - either.
Shopping - either.
Weather (warm and dry please) - Sydney.
Ease/ cost of travel to other australian cities - either.
Ease/ cost of travel to international cities - Sydney just in front.
Most brit expats in the city - Perth.
