thoughts on Melbourne

[adamkungl]

Yeah, none in Melbourne though. The only place to swim in the metro area is a stagnant piss pond which you'd think twice about letting your dog into.

They have a bizarre obsession with chicken parmagiana as if it was gifted from the gods. It's crumbed chicken, ham, cheese and, wait for it, tomato sauce. :| They need to move on.

The unions are all quite strong and fairly militant also which was something else I noticed.

Their constant need for recognition and self-congratulation is a bit sad. The Annual "Most Liveable City in the World" is due to be trotted out any day now. Always good for a chuckle. It's kind of like saying the fat chick has a good personality.

Woah woah woah.... no need to badmouth chicken parmy.

 

[Bulldog Force]

3 words... Hook f**king Turns! Even to this day no Melbourne cabbie has been able to properly tell me how those f**king things work!

 

[Sans Souci Sainter]

Woah woah woah.... no need to badmouth chicken parmy.

Yeah, Parmas are fine. But the way some clowns go on about them, you'd think they're about roll one up and have their way with it.

 

[adamkungl]

Pretty much the quintessential pub feed tbh

 

[Dutchy]

Nah.

 

[dogslife]

No shortage of people in Sydney with a superiority complex, or people bad mouthing the AFL.

It just depends what kind of people you meet.

Ps the chicken parmy is a gift from God, I won't have you speak ill of it

 

[Dutchy]

Ill, exactly what it does.

 

[dogslife]

You have to cook the chicken first

 

[Mr Angry]

Been there. More than I ever wanted to.

Might have occasion to go again.

Food goes well, enjoyed Torquay, and the Great Ocean Rd.

Prefer Kiwis to Victorians in most cases, not all.

 

[Willow]

Woah woah woah.... no need to badmouth chicken parmy.

Agreed. Eating chook is a national pastime.

 

[madunit]

3 words... Hook f**king Turns! Even to this day no Melbourne cabbie has been able to properly tell me how those f**king things work!

Bullshit.

In the CBD, you stay in the left lane if you want to turn right. In most cases you even get a light.

 

[madunit]

I've been living here for 5 years, i find that the different cultures have melded together better with Australian culture, plenty of great places to visit that don't require a week off work to get to, the city is less crowded, easier to get around & the people friendlier than in Sydney.

Don't mention footy & you're set.

 

[Twizzle]

Food goes well, enjoyed Torquay, and the Great Ocean Rd.

thats where I lived, not too shabby but far too cold for my liking

Don't mention footy & you're set.

or the parmy army

 

[cleary89]

Never been, don't want to either.

 

[Joker's Wild]

They have virtually a different dialect, particularly the words pastie and castle and a few others.

We say carstle, they say castle. We say parstie they say pastie.

Bit off topic but I have noticed something similar with Qlders too. Ive noticed that they pronounce "off" as "orff"

does my head in

 

[Pete Cash]

Sydney and Melbourne are identical in all the ways that matter now. Thanks to the city of Sydney the cities bar scene has improved a million percent. There are some areas that Melbourne has an advantage Sydney sprawls like a mother f**ker.

But Sydney has rugby league and beaches

 

[madunit]

There are words missing from your post.

It's as difficult to read as one of cerberus' posts.

 

[El Diablo]

Never been, don't want to either.

ek999 doesn't appreciate comments like this

must be an expat Victorian

 

[Pete Cash]

There are words missing from your post.

It's as difficult to read as one of cerberus' posts.

Sydney and Melbourne compare where it matters (amenities etc). Sydney is a significantly larger city in physical area which means it has quite ott urban sprawl and thus has a disadvantage in things like public transport.

However Sydney has beaches and rugby league and is therefore better even with urban sprawl. Plus people in Sydney pronounce words correctly..

Melbourne used to have a pretty large advantage in nightlife but over the last ten years the city of Sydney has improved in that area.

 

[dogslife]

I wonder how many people who crap on about Sydney's beaches regularly go to the beach