I've noticed that cities/countries that top these polls generally do not have a very diverse population. For the national polls, Scandinavian nations usually hold the top spots. In cities, I often see results like Shanghai or Sidney.

Obviously subby isn't bootstrappy enough.

Blaxabbath: I've noticed that cities/countries that top these polls generally do not have a very diverse population. For the national polls, Scandinavian nations usually hold the top spots. In cities, I often see results like Shanghai or Sidney.

Oh please, Shanghai has got to be FULL of minorities.

"Sydney voted the world's number one city", reads subby, as she sits in her $400 a week cockroach-infested hell-hole, listening to the ravings of the schizophrenic next door while observing the joyous play of his pet rats

Am I reading this wrong or does subby suffer from gender confusion?

RexTalionis: RexTalionis: Look on the bright side, subby. That cockroach-infested hell-hole would cost you $1200 dollars in Manhattan.

Wait, hang on, $400 a week? Never mind. Do you live in a hostel or something? I've never heard of apartments renting by the week.

That's the way rent is paid in Australia. Weekly. Just because you haven't heard of it, doesn't mean it isn't done.

chookbillion: That's the way rent is paid in Australia. Weekly. Just because you haven't heard of it, doesn't mean it isn't done.

Yeah, that's the way rent is usually advertised in the UK as well. That doesn't mean they collect every week though, it's just the reference usually used by agents, etc.

But $400 is high, even for central London. Don't tell me Sydney is more expensive than London now.

Bedstead Polisher: "Sydney voted the world's number one city", reads subby, as she sits in her $400 a week cockroach-infested hell-hole, listening to the ravings of the schizophrenic next door while observing the joyous play of his pet rats

Am I reading this wrong or does subby suffer from gender confusion?

the pet rats belong to the schizophrenic neighbor.

DamnYankees: theknuckler_33: Blaxabbath: I've noticed that cities/countries that top these polls generally do not have a very diverse population. For the national polls, Scandinavian nations usually hold the top spots. In cities, I often see results like Shanghai or Sidney.

Oh please, Shanghai has got to be FULL of minorities.

Well, for a Chinese city its diverse. But I don't think its very diverse when compared to major Western cities.

That's just my first hand experience though. I could be completely wrong.

Failed joke has failed. :(

DamnYankees: I lived in Sydney. It's a great city, but it has one huge drawback which prevents it from taking #1 - no subway system. Come on now! That's amateur hour.

That's why people in Sydney aren't as fat as the folks in NY or Chicago.

Seriously though, the trains that branch out from the Sydney CBD to the suburbs are a great way to get around.

Readers of a "luxury travel magazine" is the key phrase here. Places that make you want to flee if you live in them can still be nice to visit.

DamnYankees: I lived in Sydney. It's a great city, but it has one huge drawback which prevents it from taking #1 - no subway system. Come on now! That's amateur hour.

There's been a lot of changes in the last 80 or so years since you lived there I guess.

subby, anyplace big and interesting enough to be called a "city" is gonna have three things: rats, cockroaches, and schizophrenics.

since there seem to be some sydney residents on this thread- I'm going to be moving there from the US in June. What's the best way to go about finding a place to rent? Are there websites that advertise apartments, as in the US? I'll have a temporary place to crash while I look around, so I don't need to have anything locked down before I leave here.

DamnYankees: Uff_Da: DamnYankees: I lived in Sydney. It's a great city, but it has one huge drawback which prevents it from taking #1 - no subway system. Come on now! That's amateur hour.

There's been a lot of changes in the last 80 or so years since you lived there I guess.

I was lived there in 2008. If they've built an entire subway system in 3 years I'll be very impressed.

Wiki makes it sound as if they have been there awhile. (new window)

The worst part is that since it's Australia they're highly venemous cockroaches and they're plotting to kill you.

Is it already tomorrow in Sydney?

FTFP: Poll closed 14 Oct, 2011

Raturday?


My city, Milwaukee, will never be up for discussion for "best city in the world". However, I like it here which is all that matters.

cgraves67: Bedstead Polisher: "Sydney voted the world's number one city", reads subby, as she sits in her $400 a week cockroach-infested hell-hole, listening to the ravings of the schizophrenic next door while observing the joyous play of his pet rats

Am I reading this wrong or does subby suffer from gender confusion?

the pet rats belong to the schizophrenic neighbor.

Okay, wasn't sure if that's what was meant or if they were infering that it's also rat infested.

Sydney's pretty, but Melbourne feels more like a city...

Gobobo: Is it already tomorrow in Sydney?

FTFP: Poll closed 14 Oct, 2011

I'm not sure if I have to explain what "time zones" are, or if you were being sarcastic. I'm too tired to tell. But yes. Yes it is already tomorrow in Sydney.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=240

Sydney? Sydney? I was assured the prize would go to Socorro, New Mexico this year.

Life is good, subby.

Life is good.

Don't know about Sydney as a whole but I know the Opera House is waaaaaaay overrated and DOES not look and feel like what the ads or brouchure tells you. I guess to be fair so are most tourist attractions.

Spent a few weeks in the CBD in Sydney for work a few years ago. It's the one city more than any other I've ever been to that reminded me of Manhattan. It was a very expensive place to stay, if work wasn't paying for it I never could have afforded it.

number8: Gobobo: Is it already tomorrow in Sydney?

FTFP: Poll closed 14 Oct, 2011

I'm not sure if I have to explain what "time zones" are, or if you were being sarcastic. I'm too tired to tell. But yes. Yes it is already tomorrow in Sydney.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=240

Not sarcasm, more innocent laziness to look up the time.

/Oh alright then, sarcasm it is. This is what coordinating multiple interviews in four different time zones between three parties over the last few days has done to me.

juvandy: since there seem to be some sydney residents on this thread- I'm going to be moving there from the US in June. What's the best way to go about finding a place to rent? Are there websites that advertise apartments, as in the US? I'll have a temporary place to crash while I look around, so I don't need to have anything locked down before I leave here.

Subby will rent you an apartment for 500/week. I hear it's nice.

canyoneer: Sydney? Sydney? I was assured the prize would go to Socorro, New Mexico this year.

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No, it was supposed to go to San Antonio NM for the Owl Bar & Cafe (and it's orange alien spaceship).

Don't Hate The Playa, subby!

canyoneer Sydney? Sydney? I was assured the prize would go to Socorro, New Mexico this year.

"listening to the ravings of the schizophrenic next door"

You say that like it's a BAD thing. I think my neighbors should pay extra for the built-in entertainment. And then there's my loud off-key singing parody lyrics to all kinds of songs: gospel, metal, opera....

Oh I'm the type of troll who's got to masturbate
I'm ugly and I'm chubby so I cannot get a date

Now STOP complaining. You're IMAGINARY anyway!

Seth'n'Spectrum: $400 is high, even for central London.

Wait, you think £1000 PCM is a high rent in central London??

Mmm, luxury. (new window)

Lived there for five years, absolutely loved it. I don't really understand complaints about a lack of inner city subway, as the (subterranean) trains stop most places in the city, and most everything in the CBD (Central Business District, aka "Downtown" in the US) is close together. Public transportation for the suburbs of Sydney is certainly inefficient and outdated, compared to, say, Melbourne and most of Europe, but good enough, and probably not something tourists would notice.

A modest CBD 2 bedroom rents for upwards of $700 per week at the moment, and with the dollar as strong as it is, that's up there with Manhattan and London, and the only thing keeping me from becoming overly nostalgic.

david1963: "listening to the ravings of the schizophrenic next door"

You say that like it's a BAD thing. I think my neighbors should pay extra for the built-in entertainment. And then there's my loud off-key singing parody lyrics to all kinds of songs: gospel, metal, opera....

Oh I'm the type of troll who's got to masturbate
I'm ugly and I'm chubby so I cannot get a date

Now STOP complaining. You're IMAGINARY anyway!

Is that Pinball Wizard?

FarkinNortherner: Seth'n'Spectrum: $400 is high, even for central London.

Wait, you think £1000 PCM is a high rent in central London??

Mmm, luxury. (new window)

Wow. I just looked at a two bedroom, 900 square foot apartment that's going for $850 (something like 500 GBP) per month. That $850 includes all utilities. Granted it's not in London but damn.

FarkinNortherner: Wait, you think £1000 PCM is a high rent in central London??

Well, it's low if you want a whole flat. I was doing 150 pounds a week for a bedroom in a flat shared with one other person in central. It sure as hell wasn't a cockroach-infested hell-hole. And I knew of much cheaper. So yeah, 1000 pounds a month for a nice room is high.

FlyingJ

With green chili and cheese.