ohippy

I've been here a while now but keep seeing posters (who don't live in Perth) telling everyone that Perth is very isolated.

This has confused me, what exactly am I isolated from ? What are other cities close to that I'm not ? What exactly am I supposed to be missing out on ?

Bix

Zebras.


But so am I

Pollyana

They let people bring cheese in now, surely they'll relent and let you import a few zebras

ohippy

true - can't say I've seen any zebras here - do you get them in the other states then ?

Bix

Yes but they call them stripey horses.

ohippy

ok that's one thing I'm isolated from - zebras. I think I can live without those though - what else ?

ub40fan

Well, I can't seem to find pancakes to make my own peking duck pancakes! Can you get those in other states? Apart from that - I don't think there is anything lacking here.

Shirley x

Bix

Water ?

Wendy

and snow.

ohippy

plenty in my hose !

ohippy

yep, I'll give you that one too - I am isolated from snow. Not sure if all the other states get that though either so Perth is probably not unique in that.

ohippy

are they different to those small tortilla wraps ?

jayjd12

Sydney

Isolation is surely a personal feeling, you can be surrounded by millions and still 'feel' isolated. I am sure that the people who talk about Perth as isolated are just referring it to its position on the map. I know people there and they don't feel isolated, the only thing they say is that they have to spend a hell of a lot of money getting to other places


Cheers


Jay

Wendy

They get some over this end somewhere, I think it's NSW.


It's isolated there because you don't have English pubs or English Curries. Well that's what I keep reading on here anyway

ohippy

Accepted, although why, when people are asking for opinions of places, should their position on a map be relevant I don't know.

It would cost more for me to get to Sydney than if I lived in Adelaide but, then again, it costs me less to get to Bali etc than the other states so it's all relative.