jen85 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Welcome to Oz! You'll find most states are like that and definitely don't go to Perth then cause it is way worse than Sydney for rude people, I know I have lived in both places! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docboat Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Have to disagree. I love Perth, love it immensely. I love the people, the city, the beaches, the amenities. Perhaps because I grew up in Perth, but I have travelled extensively. You need to have an open mind an accept that each place is different. I would agree with an earlier poster or two - I expect that your problems are not with the city itself, but within the mind. Hence, if you move, the problems will follow you. I would repeat the advice of others - travel a bit, take a holiday in a different city/state, chill a bit and see where you are "at". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1987 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Perth. Nice weather. Nice beaches. Bit behind in culture and diversity. Sydney. Chaos! Melbourne. Good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1987 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Although I stayed in parramatta for a week on holiday and was great! Sydneys sister city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Sydney would be ok if it wasn't full of brash ignorant Sydneysiders. All they think of is money money money. No culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1987 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I agree. Went to bondi shopping complex on holiday. People very rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen85 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I agree. Went to bondi shopping complex on holiday. People very rude. I think pretentious is a commonly used term for Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesarah Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I tend to find city dwellers a bit less friendly than those that live outside the hustle and bustle. I also find that wherever I go, most folk seem friendly enough - perhaps that's because I try to keep an open mind and assume the best. A smile and "how are you?" usually seem to be enough to get something positive out of most people, I find. I don't generalise about any city, and the phrase 'no culture' just makes me wonder how the person using it defines 'culture' anyway?! In the case of Sydney, there are galleries, museums, concert venues, theatres and all of those things that are often considered as 'cultural activities'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesarah Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I agree. Went to bondi shopping complex on holiday. People very rude. Bondi being a complete representation of an entire city and its inhabitants/visitors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Butt Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 How does Adelaide stack up in comparison to Melbourne and Perth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 How does Adelaide stack up in comparison to Melbourne and Perth? Very quiet cosmopolitan town feeling completely different in so many ways to Mel or Perth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I think pretentious is a commonly used term for Sydney How can a city be pretentious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Adelaide is nice. Some say it is a bit dull but not having actually lived there myself I haven't seen this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 How can a city be pretentious? Do you not think the op may mean the people that live there as opposed to the actual city? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Do you not think the op may mean the people that live there as opposed to the actual city? :unsure: This does not make a lot more sense. In fact it is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Welcome to Oz! You'll find most states are like that and definitely don't go to Perth then cause it is way worse than Sydney for rude people, I know I have lived in both places! And i live in Perth and disagree entirely! Each to their own eh? Sometimes it's a state of mind and not the people? :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 And i live in Perth and disagree entirely! Each to their own eh? Sometimes it's a state of mind and not the people? :biggrin: Agreed, I've found Perth folk to be much more open than those in Sydney for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Welcome to Oz! You'll find most states are like that and definitely don't go to Perth then cause it is way worse than Sydney for rude people, I know I have lived in both places! What a massive sweeping generalisation quite laughable really :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1987 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Melbourne is the place to be guys. Victoria is a beautiful place, so much to see and do. Wouldnt live anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I think pretentious is a commonly used term for Sydney For the whole of Sydney or pockets? I'd class parts of London as pretentious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 And i live in Perth and disagree entirely! Each to their own eh? Sometimes it's a state of mind and not the people? :biggrin: Like you, I haven't found masses of rude people, and those that are haven't always been Australian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 This does not make a lot more sense. In fact it is absurd. Why is saying that the people of Sydney may be pretentious ( not my view ) as opposed to the city absurd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Like you, I haven't found masses of rude people, and those that are haven't always been Australian. I agree and I genuinely believe you get back what you give. If your a nice affable person then it's likely that's exactly what comes back at you. If your rude and unfriendly then ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1987 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 You are pretentious RUPERT ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenhope Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Is it 'luck of the draw' some seem to settle in one state where others don't - who knows. We are heading for Perth after an unsettling couple of years in Brisbane - beautiful place but the people aaaah!! I believe we will find where we are meant to be just don't stop looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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