Call me AL

I have just googled 'Perth is great' and got 657,000 hits.
I googled 'Adelaide is great' got 595,000.
I don't think it gets much more conclusive than that.


Close the thread Polly.

Wendy

He'll like that

aston man

al ,i googled bored shitless,and perth came up 16382 times...

Wendy

Mmmm, is Google broken then? The other 1 million hits mustn't have registered

starsun

Can someone explain to me why they think Perth is so boring? Are you people stuck out in the boondocks or something?

Seriously.

jollyswagman

I can see that i have unintentially upset some people with my post earlier in this thread, i would like to apologise for this, it is quite right that i have not been to Adelaide and the comment i made about it being like England was made from the fact a friend moved to Adelaide as they found it a plus that they had a lot of churches and it is green and they felt that would make it easier for them to settle as it felt familiar. I do appreciate that Adelaide has had scorching days (lucky you) we spent xmas time in the wet weather in Noosa!! I would much rather have been in Adelaide!
The reason i answered the post was because we had just had 2 provisional job offers one in Adelaide and one in Perth so we had been looking into house rentals and climate etc Basically i would just like to apologise if i caused offensive as it was not my intention!

Assegai

Unlike most of the replies on here I'm something of an expert as to where the best places are to live in Oz as I've lived in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne so you'd be a fool to ignore my advice.

I can tell you catagorically that Adelaide is far superior to Perth!

Perth is the most isolated city in the world and apart from Rottnest Island the local attractions like the Margaret River u need an overnight stay and the Pinnacles (another local attraction) is several hours away. To get to the nearest large Oz city (Adelaide) u need to fly. The city centre including Subiaco is pretty dull although the beaches are ok. Nearby Freemantle is a dump although the old prison is worth a visit.

Adelaide has a free local bus service that runs from N Adelaide to the city, also free internet in the libraries. Rundle Mall is a good shopping area and Hindley Street is less tacky and sleazy than Northbridge in Perth. Glenelg beach is better than Cottesloe or Scarborough (the best Perth has to offer) although there is a nudist beach in Perth! You can do Kangeroo Island on a day trip from Adelaide and likewise the River Murray. Trams run in Adelaide unlike Perth.

Adelaide wins hands down

Hope this helps

PS One factor in Perth's favour, the swim pool in Fitness First in Cannington (Perth) is better than the one in Payneham (Adelaide).

Wendy

There's one in Adelaide as well

purple rain

Have you been checking it out Wendy
jacqui

worzel

Because some people came here 25 years ago when it was just a large country town and assume it is still like that (even the last 3 years have seen major change).

Shops aren't open on Sunday because the populus didn't want it as they would rather be at the beach etc but the mass influx of poms recently would rather be in Target than doing something fun.

Or because some people live 40km from the city and won't travel more than 5 minutes.

pompeyblonde

"so you dont like it then.......mm"


Its ok, but it aint Las Vegas!!

Kristo

And that's a bad thing?

mr mover

If you compare it with " lost wages" then you have problems..........mm

Wendy

No, it was Julia

BristolBeary

Please tell me this is a wind up post! If this is an expert opinion please find another subject to be an "expert" in. Of course I'm biased because I live in Scarborough, Perth

No offensive is intended but when people knock Perth because its remote - "You have to fly if you want to visit another city ... blah blah blah" you simple need to wake up. The closet city to Adelaide is Melbourne which is the same journey time as London - Nuremberg by car. This remotetest city stuff is rubbish it doesn't matter what Oz city you live in - to visit another city is only realistically done by air.

If you think Subi is dull you must have been there at 6am in the morning And to call Perth beaches OK I almost find offensive You will not find another city in Australia or maybe the world with so many beaches accessable from the city. White sand, indian ocean, clean, and not built on - no high rise buildings for us thank you very much (well 1 actually).

Free bus's and free internet access in libraries ... tick ... and ... tick.

There is absolutely loads to do in Perth as there is in any other city maybe we just dont advertise it - to keep all you Perth bashers away Actually I think I may compile a list and post it on here

and yes I have been to Adelaide - and its great - just rather have the indian ocean instead of the Southern, and every Australian I talk to who I mention Adelaide to pull a funny face followed by ohhh to many guns there you know. Of course they may be sh**ing me the same as NSW people tell everyone Queenslanders are mad

Perth wins HANDS UP!!! (as they say in Adelaide)