blobby1000 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Does anyone else find Melbourne to be a depressing, graffiti ridden, litter strewn smelly hellhole and its suburbs to be largely soulless endless depressing and unfriendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Smile and the whole world changes. Melbourne is wonderful just need new eyes and a different approach to life. Everywhere is wonderful if you look with a happy heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Does anyone else find Melbourne to be a depressing, graffiti ridden, litter strewn smelly hellhole and its suburbs to be largely soulless endless depressing and unfriendly? We moved out from the Uk in November with our two kids and cannot wait to move on to a nicer part of Australia. In a word - No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trigby Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 No ! it a fab place.. guessing your in a dark place after emigrating thats making everthying seem ****!.. We have all been there at some point after emigrating up and down after a few months.. were are you living maybe you need a suburb change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCoyles Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 NO! :laugh: Try a different area. There are dodgy places in every city and some suburbs can be lifeless. Find the right area and things will be different. Also you don’t see many people out the front of their houses; i blame the motorised garage door, press the remote, drive in and close the door behind you! Never see your neighbours. Luckily we do see ours and live in a nice suburb where there is "life" and we have a nice little community. Melbourne was voted the 2nd most liveable city in the world again this year so can’t be all bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 where's Bobj? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Please can I ask where abouts in Melbourne you are staying? Yes in certain areas there are graffiti but that's the only thing I can agree on. There are bad areas but they are in the minority. One thing I like about Melbourne is that there is a suburb out there for everyone, if you want a beach suburb there are lots to choose from, if you want to be near the city again lots of lovely places and if you want the countryside, well wow, what a choice you have. What does get me is people who come to Melbourne settle in a suburb and then judge all of Melbourne on that suburb. We left Melbourne, but it wasn't because of the area, in fact it is the longest I have ever stayed in one place without getting the itchy feet to move on. Australia is huge and there are lots of choices for everyone so I hope you find somewhere that is your perfect place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracy123 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Souless?? You yourself must be souless, what, you need a few old buildings, an art gallery, tree lined streets to feel alive? Bloody hell you have 2 kids....... get out and enjoy the sun take the kids to the park with a ball, take some snags and make a day of it. Some people :wacko::realmad::arghh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I've just seen from your previous posts that you are in Greensborough. However, also in previous posts I saw coments from you that said how beautiful Berwick was, Harkaway, Dandenong Ranges and also a post where you put "the city itself is good and there is just so much going on its amazing" Now please tell me which is it, you posted that last one 10 days ago, has something happened in Melbourne in those 10 days :chatterbox: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCoyles Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I've just seen from your previous posts that you are in Greensborough.However, also in previous posts I saw coments from you that said how beautiful Berwick was, Harkaway, Dandenong Ranges and also a post where you put "the city itself is good and there is just so much going on its amazing" Now please tell me which is it, you posted that last one 10 days ago, has something happened in Melbourne in those 10 days :chatterbox: Maybe just a bad day. But with 2 kids to take along to places and enjoy the parks and beaches etc, what more can you ask for. Seeing my Son running around parks most weekends is good enough for me. As great as the city is I enjoy the other parts of Melbourne more. Just get in the car and drive and find somewhere nice, have lunch, let the kids play in the park and enjoy. Look at the great sunny weekend we just had, how could you not enjoy that! Not going to get defensive as we have been in the same boat in the past. You said in one post dont live in cranbourne, if you are currently living there take the kids to casey fields new park, massive park, loads of free BBQ shelters, a nice walk around the lake and you can even go fishing! Life is what you make it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Best thing about Melbourne is the road heading North. :wink: Seriously though it's OK as far as cities go, I wouldn't live there but I wouldn't live in most cities. We were there a couple of months ago and it did nothing to change our opinion of it, just don't move West, go East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Best thing about Melbourne is the road heading North. :wink:Seriously though it's OK as far as cities go, I wouldn't live there but I wouldn't live in most cities. We were there a couple of months ago and it did nothing to change our opinion of it, just don't move West, go East. Oi! bloody snob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 :laugh: I was thinking more of the area between the CBD and Geelong :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 :laugh:I was thinking more of the area between the CBD and Geelong :biggrin: what, Werribee, Tarneit, Point Cook, Hoppers Crossing sort of area?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yeah, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 oh, that's Ok then. they are a bit pants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 what about footscray? too many immigrants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Footscray isn't somewhere I would choose myself. I have no problem with immigrants, in fact I am one :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36762 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Footscray isn't somewhere I would choose myself. I have no problem with immigrants, in fact I am one :laugh: :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 where's Bobj? He's staying far away from Smellbum, mate!:wink: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 what about footscray? too many immigrants? I love Footscray :biggrin:http://footscrayfoodblog.blogspot.com/ Footscary? Please - that is so old. How about Footsavvy, or better still, Footscrummy? I love Melbourne's maligned western suburbs and want to reveal them as the treasure trove they really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Can you add weight to my argument Mr J? I only call the city by that name, to rile olly...:laugh: And Harpy:wink: Actually, there are some magnificent places; look at the Mornington Peninsular and The Dandenongs...Well, they were good when I lived in Smellbum...nearly 50 years ago.:wink: Essendon, where I lived, was an outer suburb then.:yes: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Footscray is not all bad, I know a lot of intellectual people call it home due to is proximity to the city and institutions where they work. Melbourne city has changed and it can be a bit yuck due to the amount of clubs and pubs spilling people out all day and night, however that is big city life wherever we live. Some people thrive on it others hate it. Me I like a bit of everything, I do believe the more drab looking inner suburbs are the most vibrant places to live and there is a lot going on. Even now I am older I feel the buzz when I go into the city and the surrounds to visit family and friends. Have friends who owned a large farm and retired and where have the bought and moved to East Melbourne and they love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juliemtaylor Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 mate, you should see the beaches down here in Mornington peninsula, all lovely! Julie x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobby1000 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Yeah we have been down there, much nicer than the city beaches and that one on the ocean side beginning with G was amazing, we liked Finders too. Its the endless suburbs and the actual city we dont really like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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