Sydney or Melbourne????

Melbourne is probably better educationally but Sydney is probably better socially. I personally don't like either city very much. I'd say Sydney has a larger American influence than Melbourne but both are more "American" than any other major Australian city I've been to. But don't expect to come here and be in a smaller version of the US.

If you have the cash, check out Perth while you're here. It's highly underrated.

The best beaches are in Western Australia.

WA Tourist Commission: http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/
The University of Western Australia: http://www.uwa.edu.au/
Some Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth%2C_Western_Australia

I don't know about New Zealand. I've never been there.

 

I'd have to agree Lana,

Western Australia is one of the most beautiful states in Australia but believe me - they are all beautiful. The tropical north is magic and the south australian deserts have a charm that can't be matched - and a lot of fascinating history.

Hey Trickster - I see what you mean about Melbourne at this time of year. I was recently there and enjoyed being there. Sure, it was cold. But it's always cold. Talking about cold, it was 3 degrees here in Tassie this morning. It's a sure change to the temperatures in Queensland. Not long ago I was sweating up there.

A friend of mine dragged me over here because he wanted a holiday. He actually moved to Melbourne a few years ago for study purposes. He's finished now. I remember reading about the top arts school increasing their fees by 25% or something ..... that's steep.

 

Adelaide! Its nice and sunny and laid back. But incredibly boring....go there if you like peace and quite and asthetics. And the chance of bumping into someone you know is a bit more likely. And there is the parklands, and the great beaches all the way down the Southern Coast.

But if you must choose between sydney and melbourne i'd go melbourne. Its like a cross between adelaide and sydney.

And i'm yet to go to perth. But i've only heard beautiful things about it.

I'll always love adelaide though...so cosy

 

MELBS!!!!! from a un-patriotic sydney-sider .

 

I'm a VIC living in Brissie and moving back in july. No-where is better than Melbourne, although the Sunny Coast is a close second. Sydney is bloody dull and boring and i hate the obvious social divide. It's like there's a clear line surrounding each area which depicts the western subs, eastern etc as in, the poorer and the rich bitch. At leats in Melbourne it feels more even.

 

Once, whilst very stoned, i stated to my friends that Melbourne is the equivalent of New York and Sydney is the equivalent of Los Angeles. Not that it's exactly true at all, but it's a nice thing to think of.

 

Melbourne dude. Sydney is pretty but with no substance and no culture.
Melbourne is grey, but vibrant, multicultural and actually HAS a vibe- good or bad dpending on opinion.
Sydney is all show. The food is fucking awful and overpriced.

 

Live in...snowtown.

Its a barrel of fun

 

lol

 

You're going to hell for that one mister

Did you watch that umpteenth running of those Star Wars movies? How many times can they do that. I hope they have a marathon at the flicks when the last one comes out. It'd be great to see the whol story together.

 

Melb for me not just cause i live that but prolly cause the parts of sydney i visit aren't nice at all cause my rellies are poor..
Just got back from Jimmy Cliff concert as part of Festival Melbourne '06 pretty awesome, i dont think you can get that kind of atmosphere anywhere else at the moment every corner i turned there was music playing, people dancin and having an awesome time. couldn't help smiling
peace

 

well, ive been to meldbourne a few times...and to be honest with you..no offence to melbourne...i think its a little too laid back and boring...not much going on over there..maybe i was at the wrong places at the wrong time...but there was rarely anyone there...pretty deserted....as in sydney....its very multicultured and friendly...i've lived in sydney for nearly over 20 yrs..and i hav never found a problem in making friends or findin help even when im on the streets...nice beaches and good food...ive been overseas and interstate..and sydney has all the best food...from western to asian food still good...u jus gotta know where to go ... and career wise....in australia...i do believe that sydney has got alot of potential...and has still got a lot of space for more improvements and opportunities....cant complain about sydney...but then again..thats from a sydney siders view....if u do end up studyin in sydney.... i can tell u the places to go to...and the good resturants....i go to UNSW but is soon transferrin to UTS becos my course is offered there....

 

^ what you said.

 

heya,

Come to Melbourne...It's not like Sydney lol

No seriously, Melbourne has a better live music scene than Sydney does not to mention some pretty good food. Best kebabs I have had have been in Melbourne (Fitzroy and Brunswick to be specific). Melbourne is more of a better inegrated city that Sydney is...people from the south will have something to do with people from the west or the other areas of the city unlike Sydney where there are communities in small pockets like Hunters Hill, Redfern, Bankstown, Parramatta...etc, who dont have much communication with eachother...this is how you get ghettoization and unfortunately incidents like what happened in Cronulla not so long ago where white Aussies punched on with the Lebanese Australians...

Melbourne does have a better academic scene as well, there is the great oxymoron which some people may have heard..."A Sydney intellectual"... and I'm sorry if this offends any Sydney people. HaHaHa!!! Come to Monash Uni if you want to study in Melbourne....

 

You've really managed to stir up Sydney vs. Melbourne rivalry. I think you will find that whatever people say about either city here is tainted by stereotypes. Anyway, here's my two cents:

SYDNEY: Largest city in Australia, warmer than Melbourne. Like Melbourne, Sydney is one of the more educated cities in Australia. Sydney has a large Asian population and influence. There's is a large gay community in Sydney, particularly in the Newtown area.

MELBOURNE: Colder than Sydney and multicultural. Melbourne is known nationally as having a vibrant cafe culture. Like Sydney, Melbourne is one of the most educated cities in the country.

CANBERRA: Cold and isolated - boring. A planned city, Canberra was built for a number of reasons. It is often joked that Canberra was built halfway between Melbourne and Sydney as a compromise solution to traditional Melbourne/Sydney rivalry. Canberra has lots of Universities and is the most educated population in Australia.

BRISBANE: Beaches and nearby theme parks, lots of tourists. Ethnically speaking, Brisbane has a very homogenous population when compared with Sydney and Melbourne. Brisbane is very good if you enjoy an active lifestyle but don't expect a varied cultural experience.

DARWIN: Good to visit but not really worth moving to for study reasons -has one university of substandard quality.

Of course there are plenty of other cities in Australia that might be worth studying in. I don't have strong opinions of them so I have left them out.

 

i know and have things to do with people from all those places you mentioned...ghettoization? right, you really sound educated dude. oh and im sure you've tasted every single kebab in both cities and thats how you got to that conclusion. gimme a break. go back to ur street performing and shit that's all melbourne is good for.

and our live music scene kicks your ass so stop talking so much shit.

 

I've probably already posted, but as an unbiased outsider I say go to sydney. Its slightly more interesting, and you have the snowy mountains, blue mountains and canberra at your fingertips and Queensland and Victoria pretty close by.

 

from what i've heard, melbourne would be your best choice.

 

melbourne is way better than sydney to confusing and the sydney harbour isnt that good cause of the polution port philip bay is better

 

in regard to your question, sydney is the more money orientated, suit wearing kinda place- which might be good when you consider creditability for your degree- more people in the US had heard of sydney rather than mebourne (i found anyhow). but melbourne is just like boston- a great city- nice and green like boston and sports orientated and events all the time- we have the tennis open, the grand prix, the biggest stadiums, more culturally diverse and just a better relaxed attitude. i like sydney and their beaches, but to live there would eb a struggle..
thats my 2 cents worth anyhow..