Melbourne has been voted the best city in the world based on liveability, food, nightlife and culture. In your experience, is Melbourne really that good?
lots of cool bars, pubs, cafes, restaurantsgood for live musicpretty neighbourhoodsI wasn't a big fan of the CBDextensive tram network but whoever designed it was a retard and made the trams run in the same lanes as the traffic instead of having their own separate lanes, meaning the trams are constantly stuck in traffic and it's faster to walk.... also the trams seem to break down a lot
It's just too big. It takes forever to get anywhere
the REAL melbourne I think youll find really is that good. totally walkable and the CBD is always on point
>>2833546I live there, inner suburbs are great if you are young, heaps to do and easy public transport via trams. Cost if living is fucked so expect to spend a lot on food and accommodation.
>>2833546Of course. The gayest and most covid tyrannical city on earth is the most livable. It's like these leftarded vaxcattle love living in dystopia.
It's a good city with tons of stuff to do, tons of events every weekend, sometimes even more than Sydney. Weather can be really gay though sometimes.
>>2833708>It's just too big.Then why do Australians keep saying "fuck off we're full"?
>>2834445We mean in our crowded areas, our jobs and housing.
>>2834445Because they're all crammed into a narrow slither of coast on the Pacific, as opposed to the fucking hellscape which constitutes most of their country.They need to get to work on terraforming that shit. Flood Lake Eyre, redivert some rivers, mass build desal plants, go to war with snakes and spiders, and create a green and pleasant land.
>>2834486>go to war with snakes and spiders,Pussy
>>2833546What the fuck? Really? melbourne is expensive as fuck. Good food and cool culture stuff sure, but liveability?
Im working the tram renewal on Victoria/Elizabeth street. Anyways im finished there now, no more shifts
>>2834748Based builder. Fancy coming over to the UK? Wouldn't mind some trams out here.
>>2834752We have the largest tram network in the world. Lots of different teams all do their part.Funnily you find most construction guys leave the UK and want to stay here because its a dystopian hell hole. Pains me because my grandparents are English
>>2833716This looks a lot like my small American town (minus the mountain backdrop)>>2834746COL correlates quite well with livability. Even Third World countries are surprisingly expensive if you are looking for First World livability.
>>2834927Fair enough. I've been there a handful of times. It certainly is a more beautiful city then Sydney. There are a lot of buildings that preserves Victorian England aesthetics. And one time came across a large procession of what appear to be an orthodox christian ceremony and their fancy headwear was honestly cool as fuck. Their public transport falls behind Sydney though
>>2834767>most construction guys leave the UK and want to stay hereit's because even entry level construction jobs in australia pay more than late career white collar jobs do in the uk
Kleptomaniac horrible weather sickly city that rarely sleeps. Rent food etc expensive but you’ll always have something to do…if you have the money for it. People look miserable and dress terribly attention seeking, it is a left leaning place but the most ‘bright’ suburbs are usually the most expensive, gentrified shitholes like Fitzroy. As far as Australian big cities go though it’s pretty high on the list, the nocturnal culture aided by its long days of sun (alien to northern Aus) paired with everything staying open until 10 o clock on any given day is appealing for sure coming from up north. More interesting than Sydney or Brisbane etc but you’re paying with the weather
>>2835219>long days of sunThis is something I found really weird about Australia. The summer sunset at like 5:30 pm in summer in Brisbane but the sunrise is at 4:30 am. In the US they adjusted things to have sunsets later, Jacksonville FL is roughly the same distance from the equator and the sunset in June is at 8:30 pm and the sunrise well after 6 am. I live in California the sunset is 8 pm in the middle of summer, and in Seattle it's almost 10 pm, a winter sunset is like 5 here. It made the country feel boring especially since most things closed much earlier than they do in the US.
Is it possible for an American to pay his own way across Australia by working illegal day labor jobs? Or are Australians too afraid of the nanny state to even consider such an offer.
>>2835329Watch Wake in Fright (1971) for some inspiration on how to handle Australia off the beaten track.
>>2835294Strange because I grew up in QLD and am used to the 6pm sunset. Then I visit anywhere else and realise its not normal>>2835329Yes cash in hand jobs are attainable, go onto gumtree Jobs and shoot messages you’ll land something. Or the fruit picking
>>2835329You Seppos are not in our good books right now so you might struggle a bit.
>>2835329It's possible for any person to pay their way through illegal jobs anywhere in the world, so why mention specifically Americans in Australia? Larping much?
>>2835332That Australia is long gone.
Yes. I wouldn't live anywhere else.For whatever reason the city is polarising. I think the fact so many people adore it pisses off some Australians who want to drag it down out of spite.
American in Australia. Australia is just an extension of the USA these days.>No culture of their own >Only thing to do at night is go to night clubs, drugs, sports, break into cars, and get tattoos >Population is globohomo mystery meat>Cities are dominated by the same USA conglomerates and megacorporations>US TV shows, movies, music dominates the local culture>Entire population under 40 has been raised on US internet and US culture>In many cases the youth use American English more than Australian English>Brisbane only has hotels, rooftop bars and drugs in the valley>Gold Coast homeless and number of people living below the poverty line>Sydney only has malls and the Opera House, Bridge and Sydney Harbour>Melbourne only has homeless everywhere in the CBD, the cocaine culture and St Kilda beach>Australian cities generally consist of a small center, referred to as the CBD (Central Business District), surrounded by an increasingly endless sprawl of suburbs>Regional towns only have ice and meth>Uni is full of Chinese and Indians >Car industry is gone>Makes nothing, imports everything. Doesn't even refine or otherwise add value to the commodities it exports because "that's too fkn complicated mate", instead imports the finished products>The inability to merge, give way, general courtesy on the road is disgusting>Aussies love gambling, Melbourne cup, Australian online pokies>paying 15-25 bucks for a pint of beer means it's too expensive to have a night out>a lot of restaurants in the CBD have jacked up their prices recently — some by as much as 30%. When I asked a few owners why, they all said the same thing: rent hikes>Brisbane and Gold Coast women are the most shallow superficial materialistic gold digging women>Most lads renting in share houses and doing drugs to cope with the housing crisis
>>2834927>mountain>FloridaTrust me, that is a cloud.>t. walked down this same street two weeks ago
cities are fucking stupidnature is where it's at
>>2838025This. All cities = globohomo. Nature = actual /trv/.
>>2833546>based on liveability, food, nightlife and culturefood and nightlife as categories lmao>>2833708It would be interesting to see honest comparisons of smaller student towns (60-120k inhabitants, at least 15k university students).>>2837688>Gold Coast womenAre women from the Gold Coast the best looking ones in Australia?And why would Aussie women be Gold Diggers when the Australia is so rich and has so many well paying jobs? It's one of the few easy mode countries and probably the best one if you consider the nature.
>>2834274>Weather can be really gaywat
>>2837688You already posted this about Europe, and were proven wrong. So now you're trying to claim the same thing about Australia. It's the USA that's part of the anglokike-controlled "West", not the other way around.>>2838025There's a balance to strike. The easiest and cheapest routes to travel are always those which run between cities. Heading off into the back of beyond can be fun, and the characters you meet are more interesting than your average NPC urbanite, but you have to deal with a dearth of lodging & dining options, and chances are the only way out is back the way you came.
>>2838023ayyyy lmao someone got it
>>2838645How often do you go? I just passed through today again. (I also saw the Goodyear blimp).
>>2838992lived there many years ago. havent been since before covid
>>2838564well its been 11 degrees C and raining all day in the final month of spring. but it always does this in spring. melbourne has less rain than sydney annually
>>2833546>best city in the world based on liveability, food, nightlife and cultureThat's just a measurements of how pozzed it is
>>2838553Australia doesn't have student towns, except for armidale
>>2836817t. hasn't lived in alice springs
Melbourne is full. Fuck off
>>2837688haha god you're reaching, have a (You) and hope that your shithole country is not going to fall apart
Heading to Melbourne for a few months for uni, any tips to make the most of it?
>>2839111I see. I am going to pick up a girl in St. Cloud and probably take her over. Any recs for Midtown and Downtown?I am open to anywhere but Lake Washington (it is a long story).
>>2840281Dinner, probably The Mansion in Downtown. Can then walk around Downtown after if thats your thing.I've heard good things about Intracoastal Brewing company up in the little downtown area on Eau Gallie next to the causewayThe beaches at night are pretty lit to go to with a girl. I had a good time at one of the beaches next to the spaceforce base in pic related. was totally empty besides us
>>2840281>>2840341(me)other secluded places, theres spots along A1A south of the 192 causeway that you can park yo car side of the road maybe near but not quite in front of houses and walk up to private beachesi enjoyed shagging on the beach while i was there if you couldnt tell
>>2840281hemingway's behind the mall is pretty fire for dinner too
>>2840281Also, >Lake Washingtongreen text lel?I love that we're ironically hijacking the aussie thread
>>2840543Shit, excuse me for disappearing...>be me, August 2023>naïve and looking for a job>go to some event and there is this girl who's a solid 8/10 there (would have been even prettier with a different hairstyle) >we get to talking >ffw a week>she is not willing to date me, but she said that she, her mother and grandmother need a hand and would be willing to have me when for them>I acceptmistake numero uno>what we had agreed to initially simple "I fed and watered the chickens and ducks, checked the yard for snakes and made sure that this duckling they had was alright for $25/hr plus a six dozen eggs".>not bad in the beginning, admittedly, it was a big yard both front and back, so it took about three hours start to finish with most of that walking around and turning over stones, logs, etc.>ffw about two months>they tell me that I now have to cut down branches and burn them>whatever>the pay went down to $100/week, despite it taking me about five hours to doa bad sign for things to come>this cycle repeats with more jobs being added and the pay dwindling to $25/week for working my weekends away>the mother is out of work and they are promising major backpay, so I stay>until about the time I was working for 11 months>told to pick up all of the wood splinters from an area>about three hours into the task>she comes out>asks why I haven't finished yet>say there is a lot>she pulls out a gun and points it at my head>says that I will get it if I do not finish by sundown >that night the mother sent me home early as they wanted to pray for Trump (this was the night that he was shot) >really think about quitting now>ask for a Sunday morning off two weeks in advance>she and her mother agree and I remind them the day before>ffw that day>chilling for once>decide to check my phone about 10:30>17 missed calls>shit>I call back >she is wailing into the microphone furiously wondering why I was not there>I mention what I had said[1/2]
>>2843364[2/2]>she says that plans change and that had I picked up the first time at 2:30, I would have known that I was supposed to be at a Cracker Barrel for 9:30, so I could start cleaning and removing the barnacles off of a boat>they also wanted me to check the outboard engines>say that I couldn't make it>quit next weekMoral of the story: bitches be crazy, yo.Joking aside, they live on Lake Washington Rd, so if you are approached by a girl named Alexandria around those parts. Don't. I have a few shorter stories about other weird things that happened (like the fact that they kept feral rats in cages), their belief that all reptiles and amphibians were agents of Satan, the time when she shouted at me for not wanting to drive them to and from Orlando with half of the drive being between 2 and 4 a.m, the time when I refused to move a beehive without a bee suit and the resulting temper tantrum, the list goes on. If you want, I can share more.
why would you want to travel to melbournefor that matter why would you want to travel to australiawhy would you want to be anywhere near australians
>>2845870I don't know about you, but one the items on my bucket list is to go to a chinese restaurant in brisbane, have a succulent meal, and get arrested for trying to dine-and-dash
