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First trip to Melbourne
Well now. For many years now I've read all these posts from people in Melbourne going on about the place and saying how superior it is to Sydney. Well I'm just back from my first trip to the place and I have to say, Melbourne people - you've been talking out of your arses.
Now obviously I've got no idea what it's like to live in the joint, but then I suspect most of you have no idea what it's like to live in Sydney, so hey ho. But if you're honestly trying to tell me that the port location of the city is in any way better than the natural harbour of Sydney then you need your head checking. The CBD was nice enough, but there are numerous parts of Sydney that beat it into a cocked hat. St Kilda was big, 'meh' - load of run-down hotels, kebab shops and some iffy bars. I especially liked the way the city planners stuck a siding over that bridge to the airport so you don't have to look at those four rank awful tower blocks. Sorry if Melbourne is the apple of your eye, but my own very personal opinion is that Sydney is far and away the superior city by just about any metric you care to choose. All that anti-Sydney guff that emanated from Victoria has now been clearly revealed to me as little more than tall poppy syndrome. I suspect that the only reason your population is growing so fast is that it's marginally cheaper to buy property there. You can keep that four-seasons-in-a-day shit too. |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Don't beat about the bush, say what you really mean :rofl:
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by Wendy
(Post 8860390)
Don't beat about the bush, say what you really mean :rofl:
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
Personally, I wouldn't live in either place, nor any city come to that. Woop Woop is much better. :)
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by alistairboyle
(Post 8860458)
Personally, I wouldn't live in either place, nor any city come to that. Woop Woop is much better. :)
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by Centurion
(Post 8860477)
Until you actually need to get something or go somewhere :D
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
I have just booked to stay in Sydney for the first time in November so any tips on things to do? or maybe the main thing to see and do while there?
Hutch your post made me laugh as it was very to the point i cannot comment on Melbourne as never been but after that i think i will leave it a while longer to visit :rofl: |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8860365)
But if you're honestly trying to tell me that the port location of the city is in any way better than the natural harbour of Sydney then you need your head checking.
I'd happily live in either of them. Just don't send me back to Brisbane! |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8860365)
Well now. For many years now I've read all these posts from people in Melbourne going on about the place and saying how superior it is to Sydney. Well I'm just back from my first trip to the place and I have to say, Melbourne people - you've been talking out of your arses.
Now obviously I've got no idea what it's like to live in the joint, but then I suspect most of you have no idea what it's like to live in Sydney, so hey ho. But if you're honestly trying to tell me that the port location of the city is in any way better than the natural harbour of Sydney then you need your head checking. The CBD was nice enough, but there are numerous parts of Sydney that beat it into a cocked hat. St Kilda was big, 'meh' - load of run-down hotels, kebab shops and some iffy bars. I especially liked the way the city planners stuck a siding over that bridge to the airport so you don't have to look at those four rank awful tower blocks. Sorry if Melbourne is the apple of your eye, but my own very personal opinion is that Sydney is far and away the superior city by just about any metric you care to choose. All that anti-Sydney guff that emanated from Victoria has now been clearly revealed to me as little more than tall poppy syndrome. I suspect that the only reason your population is growing so fast is that it's marginally cheaper to buy property there. You can keep that four-seasons-in-a-day shit too. Sydney harbour is nice, but sorta doubt most migrants would afford to live there anyway. |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8860537)
I don't think it's something I've actually ever heard anyone claim...not even the most fervent Melbourne 'evangelists'! ;)
I'd happily live in either of them. Just don't send me back to Brisbane! I must admit I quite liked Melbourne city... but from what I had heard I was half expecting to see a statue of a large arse with the sun shining out of it. |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by Hutch
(Post 8860365)
Well now. For many years now I've read all these posts from people in Melbourne going on about the place and saying how superior it is to Sydney. Well I'm just back from my first trip to the place and I have to say, Melbourne people - you've been talking out of your arses.
Now obviously I've got no idea what it's like to live in the joint, but then I suspect most of you have no idea what it's like to live in Sydney, so hey ho. But if you're honestly trying to tell me that the port location of the city is in any way better than the natural harbour of Sydney then you need your head checking. The CBD was nice enough, but there are numerous parts of Sydney that beat it into a cocked hat. St Kilda was big, 'meh' - load of run-down hotels, kebab shops and some iffy bars. I especially liked the way the city planners stuck a siding over that bridge to the airport so you don't have to look at those four rank awful tower blocks. Sorry if Melbourne is the apple of your eye, but my own very personal opinion is that Sydney is far and away the superior city by just about any metric you care to choose. All that anti-Sydney guff that emanated from Victoria has now been clearly revealed to me as little more than tall poppy syndrome. I suspect that the only reason your population is growing so fast is that it's marginally cheaper to buy property there. You can keep that four-seasons-in-a-day shit too. St Kilda is a dump - I'm not sure why people go there. As for 4 seasons - it's the effing coldest winter and now spring I can remember which surely could not have helped! |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by jad n rich
(Post 8860546)
Was it raining? always think melb looks like a run down UK city in rain, but catch it on a nice day and it looks OK.
Sydney harbour is nice, but sorta doubt most migrants would afford to live there anyway. That's it - it's all relative... |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by BadgeIsBack
(Post 8860632)
I agree until I saw a UK city in the rain and realised it looks alot dingier than Melbourne. I caught Cardiff on the box the other day and there was a sharp intake of breath.. It's all relative - I sometimes feel Melbourne can be grey - say Collingwood but then realise that Europe is, infact, (ha!) greyer....I've never seen a UK city with a water front which looks like Melbourne from the Bolte Bridge - with stadia and entertainment complexes - and I don't just mean some little bit of midlands development to make the city's denizens feel good. I was thinking the other day - getting my kids to the new stadium for the Super xx rugby next year - (I forget the number of teams now) that you can walk amongst the Melbourne sporting arenas - rugby union, league, AFL, tennis etc and get to them walking from the city, and I'm not even including Ethiad. London has Wembley which is nowhere near the CBD - it's in Wembley for crying out loud and even that was a close run thing. I actually thought it would never get built for a bit (joke) and everyone would just pretend it never existed.
That's it - it's all relative... |
Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
(Post 8860653)
"Europe is greyer'.. what ALL of it? All 2000+ cities !!
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Re: First trip to Melbourne
Originally Posted by LINDZI
(Post 8860524)
I have just booked to stay in Sydney for the first time in November so any tips on things to do? or maybe the main thing to see and do while there?
Hutch your post made me laugh as it was very to the point i cannot comment on Melbourne as never been but after that i think i will leave it a while longer to visit :rofl: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=677230 Have fun! We go next month, can't wait :thumbsup: |
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