Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1
year ago from Brisbane.



1. Melbourne is very snobby and stuck up compared to other Australian
cities/towns.



2. Melbourne girls are the shallowest, pickiest girls i have ever seen
in my life. being single in this town is not fun!



3. People are way too hung up on fashion and appearances.



4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have
lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!



5. The speed cameras are outrageous, the labour govt loves to
tax/revenue raise and spend!



6. Housing/rentals cost a fortune.



7. The weather is awful. too cold and rainy for me. maybe you Poms
will like it.



thats all i can think of. one good thing is the food and coffee ( I live
in Carlton, an inner city suburb known for both) and it is very
multicultural. I dont want to change anyones mind, just thought Id throw
in my 2 cents worth. Good luck!


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Originally posted by MichaelGsxr
Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1 year ago from Brisbane.

1. Melbourne is very snobby and stuck up compared to other Australian cities/towns.

2. Melbourne girls are the shallowest, pickiest girls i have ever seen in my life. being single in this town is not fun!

3. People are way too hung up on fashion and appearances.

4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!

5. The speed cameras are outrageous, the labour govt loves to tax/revenue raise and spend!

6. Housing/rentals cost a fortune.

7. The weather is awful. too cold and rainy for me. maybe you Poms will like it.

thats all i can think of. one good thing is the food and coffee ( I live in Carlton, an inner city suburb known for both) and it is very multicultural. I dont want to change anyones mind, just thought Id throw in my 2 cents worth. Good luck!



Are you sure you're living in Melbourne, and not the UK? ;)


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MichaelGsxr <member3813@british_expats.com> wrote in
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Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1 year ago from Brisbane.

[...snip...]

Several items on your list, albeit with a different spin are exactly what
attracts us: Melbourne is the unchallenged culture-capital of Australia.
Even Sydneysiders I've spoken to will grudgingly admit that.

The scene, the food, the drink reminds us a lot of a mix of London and San
Francisco.

Housing? Sydney is worse - and Brisbane is on track to become the worst,
according to a recent article in The Age.

Picky girls? Can't comment on that. Have you checked in with the Queer Eyes
guys for a make-over? ;)

Mike

This sounds very much like Portsmouth to me!!!!!


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sj oldfield <member17898@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<1118839.1071514000@britishexpats.com>... This sounds very much like Portsmouth to me!!!!!


Not quite SJ, I live in Portsmouth and the people here are definately
not snobby and stuck up.
There's probably a lot of truth in the rest though.

"MichaelGsxr" <member3813@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1117718.1071463785@britishexpats.com... Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1 year ago from Brisbane. 1. Melbourne is very snobby and stuck up compared to other Australian cities/towns.
2. Melbourne girls are the shallowest, pickiest girls i have ever seen in my life. being single in this town is not fun!
3. People are way too hung up on fashion and appearances.

Sounds like Europe........
4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!

Obviously not enough then! And you obviously have never been to Sydney.
5. The speed cameras are outrageous, the labour govt loves to tax/revenue raise and spend! 6. Housing/rentals cost a fortune.

Sydney is worse still!
7. The weather is awful. too cold and rainy for me. maybe you Poms will like it.

Yeah, actually, it's typical pommie weather, grey and dreary. But not as
cold.
thats all i can think of. one good thing is the food and coffee ( I live in Carlton, an inner city suburb known for both) and it is very multicultural. I dont want to change anyones mind, just thought Id throw in my 2 cents worth. Good luck!

The food and the cafes are great!

4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have
lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!



have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get round
melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good.


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Portsmouth - where houses occasionally built to separate the pubs ?


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don't know about Portsmouth but much sounds like Sofia to me.
except for the girls and weather of course :-)

actually, weather is awful in kind of a different way...

--kosio

sj oldfield wrote: This sounds very much like Portsmouth to me!!!!!

"Fuzzyness" <member18260@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1124685.1071759071@britishexpats.com... 4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have lived in 3 countries and lots of cities! have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get round melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good.

I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. But I do
know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants.

Originally posted by Axel Vk
"Fuzzyness" <member18260@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1124685.1071759071@britishexpats.com"]news:1124685.1071759- 071@britishexpats.com[/url]...
4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have
lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!
have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get round
melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good.

I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. But I do
know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants.



I see you are not holding back again Axel. Lucky for you there
are enough "peasants" on public transport to keep the roads
unclogged for you.


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Axel VK wrote: know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants.

that's the typical 19th century thinking...

--kosio

"Axel VK" <sparqs@pigpond.com> wrote in
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I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. But I do know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants.

I hope you continue to think that every single living moment you are stuck
in a traffic jam.

And may there be many for you to enjoy.

A major factor for us to escape the US is its mindless focus on car
transport, with cities built only to suit cars, with nary public transport
in sight.

I'm with the peasants!

Mike

bondipom <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in
news:1126239.1071818346@britishexpats.com:
I see you are not holding back again Axel. Lucky for you there are enough "peasants" on public transport to keep the roads unclogged for you.

I think it'd be better if Axel chose to move to LA or Denver or Dallas.
He'd have so much of a better chance to avoid the peasants and share the
hours in traffic with others of his elite class.

Mike

Originally posted by MichaelGsxr
Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1 year ago from Brisbane.

1. Melbourne is very snobby and stuck up compared to other Australian cities/towns.

2. Melbourne girls are the shallowest, pickiest girls i have ever seen in my life. being single in this town is not fun!

3. People are way too hung up on fashion and appearances.

4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!

5. The speed cameras are outrageous, the labour govt loves to tax/revenue raise and spend!

6. Housing/rentals cost a fortune.

7. The weather is awful. too cold and rainy for me. maybe you Poms will like it.

thats all i can think of. one good thing is the food and coffee ( I live in Carlton, an inner city suburb known for both) and it is very multicultural. I dont want to change anyones mind, just thought Id throw in my 2 cents worth. Good luck!



Are you sure that you aren't actually in Vancouver?


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"MichaelGsxr" <member3813@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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|
| Just an opinion on why I dont like living in Melbourne. I moved here 1
| year ago from Brisbane.
|
If you dont like it move back
|
|
| 1. Melbourne is very snobby and stuck up compared to other Australian
| cities/towns.
|
You struck out, queenslanders are known for good taste?
|
|
| 2. Melbourne girls are the shallowest, pickiest girls i have ever seen
| in my life. being single in this town is not fun!
|
You strike out again
|
|
| 3. People are way too hung up on fashion and appearances.
|
shower dress neatly, or you strike out
|
|
| 4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have
| lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!
|
learn to drive
|
|
| 5. The speed cameras are outrageous, the labour govt loves to
| tax/revenue raise and spend!
|
Dont speed
|
|
| 6. Housing/rentals cost a fortune.
|
You say below you live in $Carlton$
|
|
| 7. The weather is awful. too cold and rainy for me. maybe you Poms
| will like it.
|
Try Canada its minus 10
|
|
| thats all i can think of. one good thing is the food and coffee ( I live
| in Carlton, an inner city suburb known for both) and it is very
| multicultural. I dont want to change anyones mind, just thought Id throw
| in my 2 cents worth. Good luck!
|
Ya get 1.5c change from 2c stop *****ing get a life, get a shower, wear clean
clothes, dont speed, move out of $Carlton, generally take some responibiliyt
for yaself
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"Michael Hoffman" <michaelh@SPAMBEGONEbarahir.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94565E404FA93michaelhSPAMBEGONEba@66.151.1 60.13... bondipom <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in news:1126239.1071818346@britishexpats.com: I see you are not holding back again Axel. Lucky for you there are enough "peasants" on public transport to keep the roads unclogged for you. I think it'd be better if Axel chose to move to LA or Denver or Dallas. He'd have so much of a better chance to avoid the peasants and share the hours in traffic with others of his elite class.

Actually, I DID live and work in LA for a couple of months three years ago.
Not too bad actually.
I've been to Denver when I used to work for Lucent but only for a couple of
weeks.

"Michael Hoffman" <michaelh@SPAMBEGONEbarahir.com> wrote in message
news:Xns94565E0C7D2F3michaelhSPAMBEGONEba@66.151.1 60.13... "Axel VK" <sparqs@pigpond.com> wrote in news:3fe2a1b3$0$1742$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.a u: I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. But I do know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants. I hope you continue to think that every single living moment you are stuck in a traffic jam. And may there be many for you to enjoy. A major factor for us to escape the US is its mindless focus on car transport, with cities built only to suit cars, with nary public transport in sight.

I'd rather be stuck in traffic in my own car, listening to MY CD's, having a
cigarette when I want to, stopping for a cup of coffee when I want to, go
shopping on the way home if I want to, taking a different way home to stop
of somewhere if I want to.
I'd rather do that anyday than having to stand up on smelly trains and buses
that are running late, sharing with other smelly passengers who cough and
sneeze and spit.
And when it rains, how about walking to the bus stop in pouring rain?

No thanks! You wont catch me on public transport anytime soon!

"bondipom" <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1126239.1071818346@britishexpats.com... Originally posted by Axel Vk "Fuzzyness" <member18260@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:1124685.1071759071@britishexpats.com"]news:1124685.1071759- 071@britishexpats.com[/url]... 4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere and I have lived in 3 countries and lots of cities! have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get round melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good. I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. But I do know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants. I see you are not holding back again Axel.

Why should I? Why should anyone? If only people would say exactly what they
think. Don't be afraid to offend people, you can't please everyone so please
yourself. Political correctness is dead.

Originally posted by Axel Vk

I'd rather be stuck in traffic in my own car, listening to MY CD's, having a
cigarette when I want to, stopping for a cup of coffee when I want to, go
shopping on the way home if I want to, taking a different way home to stop
of somewhere if I want to.
I'd rather do that anyday than having to stand up on smelly trains and buses
that are running late, sharing with other smelly passengers who cough and
sneeze and spit.
And when it rains, how about walking to the bus stop in pouring rain?

No thanks! You wont catch me on public transport anytime soon!



Then why don't you move back to LA? Sounds like you'll fit in quite
well there.


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Originally posted by Axel Vk
"bondipom" <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1126239.1071818346@britishexpats.com"]news:1126239.1071818- 346@britishexpats.com[/url]...
Originally posted by Axel Vk
"Fuzzyness" <member18260@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> 4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere
and I have
> lived in 3 countries and lots of cities!
> have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get
round
> melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good.

I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either.
But I do
know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants.

I see you are not holding back again Axel.

Why should I? Why should anyone? If only people would say exactly what they
think. Don't be afraid to offend people, you can't please everyone so please
yourself. Political correctness is dead.



Axel I am not asking you to hold back. At least your posts are not
boring. I disagree with most of them but keep going. Do you ever use
public transport?



Political Correctness is just a catch phrase used by people who are
scared of the way society is moving forward. If PC has ever existed it
has been so minor and infrequently applied that the column inches and
media coverage have been an overbown load of wind.


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"bondipom" <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1128919.1071957169@britishexpats.com... Originally posted by Axel Vk "bondipom" <member13756@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:1126239.1071818346@britishexpats.com"]news:1126239.1071818- 346@britishexpats.com[/url]... Originally posted by Axel Vk > "Fuzzyness" <member18260@british_expats.com> wrote in message >85.1071759071@britishexpats.com[/url]"]news:1124685.1071759- news:1124685.1071759- > 071@britishexpats.com[/url]... > > 4. The traffic is some of the worst I have ever seen anywhere > and I have > > lived in 3 countries and lots of cities! > > have you ever lived in london? i found it amazingly easy to get > round > > melbourne. and who needs a car when the trams are so good. > > I've nver been to the UK in my life and I don't want to either. > But I do > know that car is the way to travel, public transport is for peasants. > I see you are not holding back again Axel. Why should I? Why should anyone? If only people would say exactly what they think. Don't be afraid to offend people, you can't please everyone so please yourself. Political correctness is dead. Axel I am not asking you to hold back. At least your posts are not boring. I disagree with most of them but keep going. Do you ever use public transport?

Depends on what you mean by public transport. For instance, if I fly
anywhere using an airline, thats public transport and I do that once a
fortnight.
But if we say that public transport is buses and trains, I think the last
time was 1990 when my mother was here and we decided to go in to the
Centrepoint and for some reason we decided to catch the train.

"SentApril2002" <member12792@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:1128603.1071930942@britishexpats.com... Originally posted by Axel Vk I'd rather be stuck in traffic in my own car, listening to MY CD's, having a cigarette when I want to, stopping for a cup of coffee when I want to, go shopping on the way home if I want to, taking a different way home to stop of somewhere if I want to. I'd rather do that anyday than having to stand up on smelly trains and buses that are running late, sharing with other smelly passengers who cough and sneeze and spit. And when it rains, how about walking to the bus stop in pouring rain? No thanks! You wont catch me on public transport anytime soon! Then why don't you move back to LA? Sounds like you'll fit in quite well there.

I can do all those things in Sydney and I don't have to tip in restaurants.
Really, there's not much diff between LA and Sydney from a lifestyle point
of view.