Working/Living in Australia

[Magisastar]

Sydney has a bridge, and an opera house.

Have you been to Melbourne? If you think the food is better in Sydney, then you must be kidding.

Nightlife??? Please.

Im not sure what largest population has to do with anything.

Are you even Australian?

[Michaelson]

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Nothing ever happens in Sydney? You must be kidding. Melbourne is a barren plain compared to Sydney. Sydney has the largest population, all the land marks, the best night life, the best restaurants, and property is certainly more expensive.

Not close to what? If you mean Brisbane, its a little over an hours flight away, which would be considered close to me.

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You are dead set kidding yourself if you think the nightlife and food scene in Sydney compare to Melbourne's. Sydney has a lot going for it, but not a great restaurant or bar scene. Obviously Sydney's big enough that there are exceptions, but in my experience most places are overpriced and lacking in character. Melbourne on the other hand is just scattered with nice and affordable (or super classy, if that's your thing) bars and restaurants.

Also, my impression is that multiculturalism has worked a lot better in Melbourne than in Sydney. There seems to be more of a melting pot thing happening, whereas Sydeny seems much more segmented. Maybe that will change with time, but at the moment I think Melbourne has a better feel about it largely for that reason.

Melbourne also leaves Sydney for dead in the architecture stakes (with the notable exception of the Federation Square monstrosity).

And lets not forget the Crown Poker Room which [censored] all over any other poker room in the country.

I do love Sydney. I grew up in the Blue Mountains, so it's the city I'm more familiar with, but every trip I make down to Melbourne I like it more and more.

[adsman]

Please, I beg you, don't start an arguement between Sydney and Melbourne. It's been going on for over a hundred years and you're not going to add anything to it.

To the OP,

I am from Perth. I have lived in Brisbane. They are both about the same except for one small detail. Perth has a lot, and I mean a lot more hot chicks.

Hope that helps.

[Merovingian]

Melbournes night life is extremely boring compared to Sydney's. How can you go past King's Cross, the inner city and the rocks, you will find celebrities and the likes at the clubs, which are noted and sometimes famous throughout the world, unlike melbourne where I can't think of one clubs name.

Sydney's nightlife competes on a world stage and is known throughout the world, Melbourne's is not.

Sydney's restaurants are with out a doubt better than Melbournes, Sydney is famous for having notebly the *best* restaurant in the world according to many culinary experts, the famous Tetsuya's. On a world stage, Sydney is by far the leader over Melbourne, any unbias critic would agree.

Leaves Sydney for dead architecturally you say? Hmmm, do the words 'Sydney Opera House' mean anything to you? It's considered the 8th wonder of the world and possibly the greatest architectural acheivement anywhere in the world. Then you have the Sydney Harbour bridge, what does that mean to you? These are architectural land marks that are famous throughout the world, Melbourne doesn't even have *one* that can even begin to compete with these. Even I, as an Australian, am hard pressed to even name *any* worthy land marks Melbourne.

Also, with world famous architects like Harry Seidler focussing all of his work on Sydney, Melbourne is just like a smaller brother or low-key version compared to Sydney architecturally and in general.

I do agree that the Crown casino in Melbourne is better than Sydney's Star City, there you go, there's one point. But it means little, as Atlantic City has better casinos than New York and LA, it doesn't mean anything in regards to the city's overall quality.

I often go to Melbourne, and although it's nice, it just doesn't compete with Sydney. The two can hardly be compared, it's like comparing New York to Seattle, or Paris to Toronto it's just not in the same league.

Again, Sydney competes on a world stage, Melbourne is just a lesser known and toned down version that is completely un-competitive on a world stage.

When people from over seas/tv mention Australia, things that are inevitably mention are, Sydney harbour, Sydney harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Kangaroos/Koala's, the 'barbi', beer and didgeridoos. There are *NO* land marks in Melbourne what so ever, it is completely unrecognised by the rest of the world.

How about Sydney's NYE fireworks? once again, world famous. Does Melbourne even have a NYE friewroks show?

How about Sydney's beaches? Bondi beach is world famous.

[Magisastar]

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Melbournes night life is extremely boring compared to Sydney's. How can you go past King's Cross, the inner city and the rocks, you will find celebrities and the likes at the clubs, which are noted and sometimes famous throughout the world, unlike melbourne where I can't think of one clubs name.

Sydney's nightlife competes on a world stage and is known throughout the world, Melbourne's is not.

Sydney's restaurants are with out a doubt better than Melbournes, Sydney is famous for having notebly the *best* restaurant in the world according to many culinary experts, the famous Tetsuya's. On a world stage, Sydney is by far the leader over Melbourne, any unbias critic would agree.

Leaves Sydney for dead architecturally you say? Hmmm, do the words 'Sydney Opera House' mean anything to you? It's considered the 8th wonder of the world and possibly the greatest architectural acheivement anywhere in the world. Then you have the Sydney Harbour bridge, what does that mean to you? These are architectural land marks that are famous throughout the world, Melbourne doesn't even have *one* that can even begin to compete with these. Even I, as an Australian, am hard pressed to even name *any* worthy land marks Melbourne.

Also, with world famous architects like Harry Seidler focussing all of his work on Sydney, Melbourne is just like a smaller brother or low-key version compared to Sydney architecturally and in general.

I do agree that the Crown casino in Melbourne is better than Sydney's Star City, there you go, there's one point. But it means little, as Atlantic City has better casinos than New York and LA, it doesn't mean anything in regards to the city's overall quality.

I often go to Melbourne, and although it's nice, it just doesn't compete with Sydney. The two can hardly be compared, it's like comparing New York to Seattle, or Paris to Toronto it's just not in the same league.

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Seeing as though your a big arcitecture fan, I'm thinking my idea of great nightlife differs from yours. If you want to fnd celebrities in Melbourne, thats not hard. But Im not that much of a tosser.

Chapel St has it all over the Cross. St Kilda beats anything, and The city has any kind of bar that you'd like to visit. Next time your in Melbourne, come to Prince, if thats your scene, then PM me your opinion.

Knowing the name of a club doesnt make it a good club.


Im not sure about the landmarks thing. Thats OK for Japanese tourists, but how many times do you need to see the Opera house.

Lets talk events.
Grand Prix
Comm games.
Spring Racing
Australian Open

I could go on all day.

Sydney- ??? Mardigra (SP??)

Oh the Olympics were good, but then we had those 50 years ago [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Melbourne is the best city in Australia if you are 20-25 and want to go out Sydney might be better for other ages, Brisbane and Perth are just chilled good places, where [censored] is lot cheaper than the other two. Adelaide has strange water, but good beer.