Melbourne vs Sydney

[Dan Tanne]

After seeing the "tongue in cheeck" arguments comparing Sydney and Melbourne, I thought I would tell all on this site the reasons that Melbourne is way better than Sydney.

(Please take this as it is meant. This is just some light hearted humour, and is not intended to try start a furious debate.)

Melbourne is better than Sydney. That about sums it up.

- Better and cheaper food

- Nicer people. Sydney people can be rude!

- Has an arts and entertainment culture (Sydney doesn't!!!)

- We host the International Melbourne Comedy Festival, Grand Prix, Moomba and various other festivals

- Our CBD is easier to navigate

- We have trams and not lightrail

- We have Australia's SECOND best university - the University of Melbourne, ranked 22 in the world! (NOW BEFORE ANYONE DISPUTES THIS, PLEASE REFER TO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Melbourne where the ranking of University of Melbourne was given by Times Higher Education Supplement)

- People come down to Melbourne to shop

- We hosted the World Swimming Championships

- AFL comes from Melbourne - much better than that NRL crap

- Our Lord Mayor is John So. Everyone knows that he rocks!

- Sydney is the most polluted capital city in Australia! (Source: "What's good for you")

- Own experience with people with anger management problems coming from Sydney

- Melbourne has better drivers - Sydney drivers have anger management issues (generally, Sydney people are just angry, see above - people who SLAM audit files in rooms and books on desks in an office environment, isn't that right?)

- Traffic is better in Melbourne

- Melbourne has more markets for getting fresh fruit, produce and other cool stuff. There's Queen Victoria, Preston, Prahran, South Melbourne and many more!

- Melbourne is grid layout, north east south west. Sydney is a nauseating rollercoaster.

- Fashionable, friendly. funky, fun, vibe, bars, parks, basically how ugly is George St? How beautiful is Collins St?Adds to our AWESOME nightlife

- We don't have ugly beach riots like Cronulla!

- We also have the national champion football (Melbourne Victory) club... and the countries greatest high school, aptly named, Melbourne High School (also not forgetting MacRob for the girls)

- Better architecture rather than relying on the Harbour and Opera House for everything!

- We have the biggest shopping complex in the southern hemisphere - Chaddy!

- Crown Casino kicks Star City's ass!

- Cheaper booze

- FASHION!

- We have the Eureka Tower - tallest residential building in the world!

- Oscar winner Cate Blanchett comes from Melbourne! (and MLC)

- Public transport is so much damn cheaper!

- We have the Aus Open and Kooyong Classic, which kicks Adidas international tournament's ass

- Worst coffee ever in Sydney

- Melbourne doesn't have a stupid monorail!

- More expensive accomodation in Sydney and property in general

- Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival time, not to mention the Melbourne Cup!

- MCG is a much better stadium than SCG

- Well endowed men - note I am ONLY putting up your suggestions so feel free to argue this one with me

- Really great bars

- Monopoly Board which features Melbourne

- Melbourne also has the tallest office building in australia - depending on who you believe - either 120 Collins, Rialto or 101 Collins - they are all taller than any buildings in Sydney

- 7 out of the top 10 Aussie companies have their HQ in Melbourne....BHP, Telstra, ANZ Coles Myer, NAB, FOSTERS

- Melbourne had the first ever cricket test match

- Bigger agricultural show

- The Melbourne Cup and really awesome Spring Carnival

- Bigger Fashion Festivals (Melbourne International)

- Melbourne hosted the first sitting of parliament, before Canberra was established

- Melbourne also has the best fire-twirlers in Aust

melbourne is the sporting capital, all the best sporting people from around the world come to our city

- We were the capital city of Australia before Canberra... They've never been and never will be!

- We hosted the Olympic Games first... They can never take that away from us hahaha

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- People go to Sydney to visit, but to Melbourne to Live

- Sydney was designed by criminals, Melbourne by Engineers and Architects

- Melbourne, along with Vancouver, the world's most livable city.

- We have distinctive seasons in Melbourne and get to wear layers.

- Melbourne didn't produce Lara Bingle - so where the bloody hell is she now?

- Tollgates on freeways

[Springbok]

I thought I would tell all on this site the reasons that Melbourne is way better than Sydney.

hmmmm, that's a bit rich coming from someone "still in S.A."... anyway, whatever floats your boat, mate. Sydney is better for some people just like Melbourne is better for others. We are all different and perceive the world from different perspectives. Both cities have their pluses and minuses and some people would not like either of the two! Like my dad always says, "imagine if all men liked the same woman"...

[Dan Tanne]

Relax springbok mate,

Just having a little fun. Like I said in my post, please all take the post in the way it was intended......Just for a little light hearted banter!

PS. I have spent alot of time in both Sydney and Melbourne as I have close family in both cities. I have not however lived in either city. This was taken from a fun facebook group.

[Springbok]

Relax springbok mate,

Just having a little fun. Like I said in my post, please all take the post in the way it was intended......Just for a little light hearted banter!

PS. I have spent alot of time in both Sydney and Melbourne as I have close family in both cities. I have not however lived in either city. This was taken from a fun facebook group.

oh I'm super relaxed, just having a little fun too after a glass of VICTORIA Shiraz... we Sydneysiders have no reason to feel insecure about our magnificent city... Cheers!