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Does Australia Suck? (pg. 117)
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| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Melbourne is not inordinately terrible aside from the bi-polar weather behaviour, its just that its not got anything distinctively "great" either in terms of global presence. |
WTF does 'global presence' have to do with anything?
Do you watch international news programs and scan them for mentions of the city you live in to make yourself feel better?
Are you a tourist in your own city? Do you visit the Sydney Opera House regularly? Climb the Harbour Bridge every couple of weeks?
You should definitely stay in Sydney. |
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| Lilith |
Because like it or not, you're part of the rest of the world and they do have an impact on the quality of a city in regards to things like tourism, architecture, investment and its culture. Out of all of Australia's capital cities its one of the few that actually attracts that much overseas attention.
Everyone likes to think they're an island, but they aren't.
Having been to over 40 countries, either for holidays, work or lived in them I tend to view things from a big picture perspective when it comes to comparisons. Here is where I make my home, my income and at a level I don't think I could achieve anywhere else in Australia with a few exceptions which only exist in little pockets in the other cities.
The difference between a tourist and myself, is that I actually own a few chunks of where I live. 70% of my investments are wrapped up in Sydney, 10% in other Australian cities and 20% overseas. There's a reason for that and its simply that the place delivers and its actually quite decent to live here. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| :stongue: i love how lil can turn any conversation into a discussion about her bourgeoisie empire. |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
:stongue: i love how lil can turn any conversation into a discussion about her bourgeoisie empire. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
:stongue: i love how lil can turn any conversation into a discussion about her bourgeoisie empire. |
No - I halfway expect a powerpoint presentation and numerous business-major hand gestures every time she starts squawking about that time she sold makeup. |
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| bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
yeah, Bas knows how to make a thread that LASTS. |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Let this stand as a testimony to just how wrong Bas can be. |
I dunno, lots of people seem to agree with me :o |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Everyone likes to think they're an island, but they aren't.
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technically speaking all continents are surrounded by water and thus are islands. Scientist have been recently debating whether Australia should be re-classified as an island. After all its the Pluto of continents. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ash Parajuli
Melbourne is the party city, Brisbane is for the relaxing lifestyle. Sydney is just crazy, period.
Just depends what you want. But I'm guessing you've already made your mind up. |
why don't any of you kiwis ever talk about Perth? there IS a western australia you know :o |
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| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Because like it or not, you're part of the rest of the world and they do have an impact on the quality of a city in regards to things like tourism, architecture, investment and its culture. Out of all of Australia's capital cities its one of the few that actually attracts that much overseas attention. |
What a wank.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith Everyone likes to think they're an island, but they aren't.
Having been to over 40 countries, either for holidays, work or lived in them I tend to view things from a big picture perspective when it comes to comparisons. Here is where I make my home, my income and at a level I don't think I could achieve anywhere else in Australia with a few exceptions which only exist in little pockets in the other cities. |
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| quote: | | Originally posted by Lilith The difference between a tourist and myself, is that I actually own a few chunks of where I live. 70% of my investments are wrapped up in Sydney, 10% in other Australian cities and 20% overseas. There's a reason for that and its simply that the place delivers and its actually quite decent to live here. |
Not seeing anything relevant here... |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by igottaknow
technically speaking all continents are surrounded by water and thus are islands. Scientist have been recently debating whether Australia should be re-classified as an island. After all its the Pluto of continents. |
but she was talking about cities :wtf: |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by EgosXII
but she was talking about cities :wtf: |
Well that's just silly the only city that remotely resembles an island is Venice and thats not even located in Australia. But if I could be serious for a second all of the cities of Australia share a separation from the western world, thus being an island both physically and metaphorically. |
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