Comments on: Why is Sydney better than Melbourne or Brisbane?

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:11:02 +0000

pcd2k, It’s a different etiquette. A pedestrian might see thousands of faces in a day in the CBD and it would be nuts if people kept trying to talk to you. I need my peace and Sydneysiders respect that! Melbourne lacks city etiquette, and people act more like they’re in a big country town.

By: Clint

Clint — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:23:44 +0000

Sydneys environment shapes the city, it’s beautiful harbour, the beaches, the mountains – it has everything.
Melbourne is a great city, but that’s all it is, a small city. If your advising a tourist to see Australia, what exactly would you tell them to see in Melbourne – the MCG??!!

By: hlnrr

hlnrr — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:02:24 +0000

Maybe Sydney is better and brighter in appearance, but in Melbourne, restaurants serve discounted meals to seniors, and travel is free on Sundays.

By: pcd2k

pcd2k — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:31:36 +0000

Having only had brief stays in Melbourne and never any in Brisbane, the main distinguishing difference I’ve experienced between Sydney and Melbourne is that casual street/social engagement is really not as free flowing in Sydney. Hopping on a tram just about anywhere in Melbourne and a conversation seems to spontaneously erupt. But it’s difficult too see anywhere else, a more beautiful environ then Sydney Harbour.

By: Michael J

Michael J — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:17:25 +0000

Sydneys beaches and Harbour over Melbourne
Sydney’s everything over Brisbane…except the traffic

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:52:08 +0000

Because the Harbour Bridge and Opera House are in Sydney!!!!!

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:04:53 +0000

beaches boy is right. Vibrancy. Sydney feels bigger and busier than any other Australian city. It has double the population of Brisbane, and much higher density than Melbourne. It also offers just as much as Melbourne and Brisbane in terms of culture, shopping, fashion. But the icing on top of that, is Sydney’s unparalleled beauty.

By: Narelle

Narelle — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:46:06 +0000

It just is

By: beaches boy

beaches boy — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:12:33 +0000

In a word – vibrancy

By: Michael Littlewhite

Michael Littlewhite — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:52:53 +0000

Sydney doesn’t have a chip on it’s shoulder like Melbourne. Sydney doesn’t think twice about which city is better, we just get on with life.
Brisbane, well not too sure, although one feels for any city that is the capital of a state which is the equivalent of the USA’s deep South.