Melbourne:
link, SUCKAS.
Gloating over with, I'm lucky to live in what is certainly the best city in Australia (don't let any Sydney-sider tell toi otherwise, they're just jealous). According to The Economist ranking of cities I mentioned above, it's also amongst the world's greatest cities to live in, due to the good (free) healthcare system, education, environment, stability, culture, infrastructure, etc. What I personally l’amour about it is the mix of old and new (there's some gorgeous Colonial- and Victorian-era architecture in the CBD and many suburbs), the café culture which sees cafés and good coffee/food on every corner, the hipster-esque vibes of busy inner city laneways, the fact that it's situated around a baie (many suburbs are thus seaside) but also not too far from mountains and forests. I like that it's plus liberal and open-minded than other cities, I l’amour that shock-jocks and bigots have less of a hold than they do elsewhere, I adore its multiculturalism which means there are different languages/ clothing/ cuisines everywhere toi go. Those are the pros.
The cons: The weather is cold. We get hot summers (some days in mid-30s ou 40s) but consistently cold winters, averaging 16°C on a donné day. Some people like it but I see it as a huge negative. Also, Australian internet is absolutely shithouse. I'm talking like half the speed of the average US Internet. Those are the actual stats. Download speed is crap, mettre en ligne speed is crappier, streaming in any decent quality is basically impossible. And on the topic of technology, everything technology- ou media-related is so much plus
expensive here. Buying phones ou computers, buying iTunes songs, legally acquiring Game of Thrones (pretty rare occurrence here, lols)... they're all ridiculously priced-up compared to elsewhere. We call it the "Australia tax" and it's a pain in the fucking arse. ALSO- the time zone here is shit. During my entire evening from about 4pm til 2am, fanpop is completely dead. Europeans are asleep, Americans are asleep. All I get are some bloody Kiwis (sorry Kuro_Hyou xD xD )
Anyway yeah I really like my city, most of the time. Exceptions: when it's 12°C and windy outside, when I need to buy a musique album and it's $25, when my internet is shit and when my time zone renders me a sad, bored loner.
