Melbourne 'World's Top City' Suck it Sydney, Suck it Hard!

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-02-06 11:00am

Melbourne rated as world's top city

Finally we are vindicated! For all of those that mock our cold and wet weather, we have been proven right!

Some choice quotes;

Often derided as Bleak City by Sydneysiders, Melbourne topped a survey of 130 cities, narrowly beating out the other four Australian capitals surveyed - because its weather rated the best.

"Melbourne pretty much top scored in everything," said survey co-editor Jon Copestake.

"But the difference between all the Australian cities is minimal. One thing Sydney had different to the other cities was a higher crime rate, and it's climate. It's level of humidity was worse than Melbourne's."

Melbourne received the perfect one in each category, including its unpredictable weather, to give it an overall score of one.

Well I think that puts the final nail in the coffin about why we Melbournites are so well adjusted ... vindicated righteousness!

You Sydneysiders may begin your furious hand waving now.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-02-06 11:12am

I thought Melbourne's status as Champion of the Universe would be as obvious as it is undeniable. Obviously, it's our tourism industry working overtime. They do good work:

Melbourne. We're "liveable."

Canberra. ZZZZzzzz.

Sydney. Fine, if you hate people.

Brisbane. Nice place to visit, hate to live there.

Adelaid. As a friend once said, "It's full of PRICKS!"

Perth. Where's that?

Hobart. See above.

(yeah, I'm joking. It's probably worthwhile to mention that.

)

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-02-06 11:18am

Stofsk wrote: Perth. Where's that?

Its in scotland right?

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-02-06 11:26am

Stofsk wrote:I thought Melbourne's status as Champion of the Universe would be as obvious as it is undeniable. Obviously, it's our tourism industry working overtime. They do good work:

Perth. Where's that?

It's that place next to Freemantle.

Didn't they also do some thing with their lights when John Glenn flew by while orbiting the Earth?

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-02-06 12:18pm

Tsyroc wrote:It's that place next to Freemantle.

Didn't they also do some thing with their lights when John Glenn flew by while orbiting the Earth?

Probably. I'm reminded of that Simpsons episode where the people of Australia joined hands and held candles to celebrate Monty Burns's birthday, and he didn't even turn his head to watch.

(do you know how hard it would be to get the people of Australia to do ANYTHING?)

Oh, I take back what I wrote of Brisbane. Silly me, I mistook it for parts of Queensland I've actually visited. Give me Cairns! (I bought my first SW book in Port Douglas - too bad it was book 1 of the BFC, and not something truly memorable)

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-02-06 12:25pm

Tsyroc wrote:
Stofsk wrote:I thought Melbourne's status as Champion of the Universe would be as obvious as it is undeniable. Obviously, it's our tourism industry working overtime. They do good work:

Perth. Where's that?
It's that place next to Freemantle.

Didn't they also do some thing with their lights when John Glenn flew by while orbiting the Earth?

Its also very windy... apparently.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-02-06 01:09pm

The only thing that makes me want to go to Melbourne is Manifest (Melbourne Anime Festival)

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2004-02-06 02:00pm

Stofsk wrote:Adelaide. As a friend once said, "It's full of PRICKS!"

I resent that!

OK so it is true but I still resent it.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-02-06 03:26pm

Bah! Newcastle kicks all their asses!

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-02-06 03:44pm

In other news, Philadelphia doesn't care, largely due to the fact that it cannot read.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-02-06 06:19pm

2000AD wrote:Bah! Newcastle kicks all their asses!

The only good thing about Newcastle is the train station, and only as they let me sleep in a waiting room after I missed my connection on the way back from an anime convention (Got there at 00:00, next train wasn't till 6:30 >_<).

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2004-02-06 08:09pm

When it comes to Brisbane, the Southside is the best side! Rox0rize! We have Lots of sun, river, 30 mins to the gold coast, hour to the sunshine coast - it doesn't get much better than that.

BTW, does melbourne have trams still?

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-02-06 10:03pm

Hethrir wrote:When it comes to Brisbane, the Southside is the best side! Rox0rize! We have Lots of sun, river, 30 mins to the gold coast, hour to the sunshine coast - it doesn't get much better than that.

BTW, does melbourne have trams still?

Of course we still have trams, everytime my cousins from Sydney visist I scare the crap out of them by doing Hook Turns!

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-02-07 04:54am

Nothing but filthy Melbourneite propaganda. Melbourne sucks. Everything you have is inferior. Your appeal to popularity is transparent.

harbringer · Post by **harbringer** » 2004-02-07 08:41am

Melbourne - popularity???????

No they got confused after all most people don't even know where Melbourne is really....and the dust storms suck hard, and where is bondi huh with all the cute brit girls

At least it was better than Wellington getting it

>ouch< dammnit Maoris have no sense of humour...

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2004-02-07 11:01am

Vympel wrote:Nothing but filthy Melbourneite propaganda. Melbourne sucks. Everything you have is inferior. Your appeal to popularity is transparent.

Agreed. 'SDnet best city' award offically lists Melbourne as irc.loosercity.net #finishlast

jenat-lai · Post by **jenat-lai** » 2004-02-07 03:56pm

Crown wrote:
Hethrir wrote:When it comes to Brisbane, the Southside is the best side! Rox0rize! We have Lots of sun, river, 30 mins to the gold coast, hour to the sunshine coast - it doesn't get much better than that.

BTW, does melbourne have trams still?
Of course we still have trams, everytime my cousins from Sydney visist I scare the crap out of them by doing Hook Turns!

I hate your airport's inability to exist within 30km of your city. I also hate your Blue Signed expressways. If you want to make people pay to use a road, at least be honest and give them a way to throw coins into a bucket.

Finally, Trams are all well and good, but what about when I want to go into zone 2?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-02-08 12:51am

Having spent much time in each city, I hereby proclaim that Sydney is the better town.

Sydney has trams too, don't we?

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2004-02-11 05:41am

jenat-lai wrote:I hate your airport's inability to exist within 30km of your city. I also hate your Blue Signed expressways.

first motion granted, and we call the latter the South-East freeway

If you want to make people pay to use a road, at least be honest and give them a way to throw coins into a bucket.

uh...I thought the Gateway toll bridge had that....

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-02-11 08:28am

stuttgart is butt ugly. on the other hand we´ve got... er... umm... never mind.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-02-11 08:55am

Melbourne. The better city?

*crawls weakly back to computer after rolling around on the floor laughing absurdly hard*

Sorry. Melbourne = shoddy reflection of Sydney in every way. You have been and forever shall be second place.

Oh and for anyone not from Auz wondernig whats going on, Melbourn and Sydney have a long standing rivelry. Its like Springfield and Shelbyvile

We put on the best Olympics ever, they put on the Commonwealth Games. They built a big stadium, we built the biggest in the Country e.t.c.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-02-11 08:59am

Melbourne? better than Montreal? London? New York? MIAMI? BAH! I think not, silly Aussies.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-02-11 09:08am

Hey shut up people, Melbourne rocks. Fools.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-02-11 09:23am

To add to Chris's litany of why Sydeny is better, we have Darling Harbor, they have ... a river. Whatever it's called.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-02-11 09:47am

Vympel wrote:To add to Chris's litany of why Sydeny is better, we have Darling Harbor, they have ... a river. Whatever it's called.

SYDNEY harbour of which Darling is only a small part.

This is Darling Harbour.

And a long shot of the Harbour and City.

And the best counter Melbourne has to offer?

Behold! The Crapness that is the Yarra River!

http://www.student.unimelb.edu.au/~abhay/YarraRiver.jpg