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Just been pondering the last few days, what makes cities so great?

Having frequented melbourne a few times already this year, i honestly cant stand being in the city for more than 2 days.

What makes it so liveable?

Being out in the country, i'm in short distance to the snowfields, some great lakes and a number of national parks, whilst only taking me 10 minutes to get to work every morning.

Would love to hear some other peoples thoughts on this subject.
 
Gravyman said:
Just been pondering the last few days, what makes cities so great?

Having frequented melbourne a few times already this year, i honestly cant stand being in the city for more than 2 days.

What makes it so liveable?

Being out in the country, i'm in short distance to the snowfields, some great lakes and a number of national parks, whilst only taking me 10 minutes to get to work every morning.

Would love to hear some other peoples thoughts on this subject.
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I am originally from a small country town about 500km from Melbourne. I have been living in Melbourne for 8 years and wouldn't consider moving back to country. Melbourne is just a much more convenient place to live. I remember having to travel 120km to the nearest KFC as a kid ... now I have one 5 minutes away.

Where exactly are you from?
 

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I think it depends how far you are away from the city. I live in Adelaide at the moment (insert country town joke here) and it suits me fine. But I also think that living in a country town that's fairly close to a city can have it's advantages. I used to live in Maidenhead which was an hour west of London, it had all the advantages of country living such as open spaces and a slower pace of life, but it was easy to get to London to enjoy everything that it had to offer. Maidenhead didn't have a KFC though which is obviously a major issue for some.
 
I grew up on a farm in between Beechworth and Wangaratta and moved to the city when i was 5.

To be honest, both have their advantages, but my whole life is here (friends, uni etc) so i prefer Melbourne.
 
Ruck Machine said:
I am originally from a small country town about 500km from Melbourne. I have been living in Melbourne for 8 years and wouldn't consider moving back to country. Melbourne is just a much more convenient place to live. I remember having to travel 120km to the nearest KFC as a kid ... now I have one 5 minutes away.

Where exactly are you from?
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I'm From Albury-Wodonga, maybe we do have a bit of luck being well off quite geographically but i do believe it's a much more relaxed lifestyle.

I mean melbourne is convenient but hey my KFC is about 2k down the road also.

I guess one big positive for some city folk would be the large amount of events on offer, us country people tend to make it (eg:bdo-future) a big event that we will take a few days off work just to have the best possible time but you guys have events like these much more often and conveniently than what we do.
 
Gravyman said:
I'm From Albury-Wodonga, maybe we do have a bit of luck being well off quite geographically but i do believe it's a much more relaxed lifestyle.

I mean melbourne is convenient but hey my KFC is about 2k down the road also.

I guess one big positive for some city folk would be the large amount of events on offer, us country people tend to make it (eg:bdo-future) a big event that we will take a few days off work just to have the best possible time but you guys have events like these much more often and conveniently than what we do.
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105,000 people in Albury-Wodonga ... not exactly country living IMO.
 
Gough said:
Does it have a KFC? Clearly the defining the feature of a metropolis for Ruck Machine.
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Albury-Wodonga has 5 KFCs I think (2 Albury, 2 Wodonga, 1 Lavington).

It does play a major part in defining a metropolis for me. So does having a Cinema, a Maccas and shops that are open after 5:30pm.
 

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As long as a place has a quality bookshop, a decent art gallery and somewhere that can make a decent cup of Earl Grey, I'm pretty happy. If anything somewhere that doesn't have those godawful American muck peddlers it's a bonus, but sadly that is a bit of a pipe dream.
 
Gough said:
As long as a place has a quality bookshop, a decent art gallery and somewhere that can make a decent cup of Earl Grey, I'm pretty happy. If anything somewhere that doesn't have those godawful American muck peddlers it's a bonus, but sadly that is a bit of a pipe dream.
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I dare say RM's criteria is closer to the norm than yours in that case.
 
Gravyman said:
I guess one big positive for some city folk would be the large amount of events on offer, us country people tend to make it (eg:bdo-future) a big event that we will take a few days off work just to have the best possible time but you guys have events like these much more often and conveniently than what we do.
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this is the big thing for me. just the range of things to do is far greater in the city.

i lived in bathurst (30,000 - 250km direct west of sydney) for about 6 months at the start of 2009 before moving to melbourne.

it was a good town and i had lots of fun there (helped by the fact there's about 5k uni students at Charles Sturt), but you're definately limited by the amount of things you can do there.

i've never been a big fan of the hustle and bustle of cbd's however which is why i try to avoid them, but when events are on it's no bother heading in.

i'll definately find myself living countryside again at some point in the future (maybe in australia, maybe o/s), even if it was just for three to six months. it is a good change up. one of the big negatives is lack of gigs (in saying that i've been terrible in getting to any over the last three months anyway but that will change)
 
The difference is variety. Only lived in Melbourne, spent a year in Sydney with a work transfer. The "speed" of living in Sydney is a lot more fast paced, so that would be the same for a country person being unable to cope with the hustle & bustle of Melbourne.

Can literally walk to the MCG, takes 5 mins to get to Brunswick Street, the City or St. Kilda. Even in those short distances, the variety is noticable. Never lived in an outer suburb, but again, the differences b/w suburbs & residents is huge.

Country living is more community based & is focused on 1 major thing. No variety.
 

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Fire Storm said:
The country is SO much better then the city. Country people are more in tune with reality.

City people are kinda....well......gay.
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I was looking for some insight but you provided none. I feel dumber for having read your post. If this was your intention, then congratulations on achieving your goal.
 
Fire Storm said:
The country is SO much better then the city. Country people are more in tune with reality.

City people are kinda....well......gay.
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More in tune with reality? How so?

The city has much more entertainment value to offer than the country for a young person not mention better career prospects depending on your vocation. I will concede i would rather live in the country compared to the outer suburbs, do not want to live in a crowded ugly as **** cesspool such as keilor or some shit.
 
La Di Da said:
More in tune with reality? How so?

The city has much more entertainment value to offer than the country for a young person not mention better career prospects depending on your vocation. I will concede i would rather live in the country compared to the outer suburbs, do not want to live in a crowded ugly as **** cesspool such as keilor or some shit.
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yeah big time LDD... i don't know what the outer suburbs in melbourne are like, but assuming they're similar to sydney. if i wasn't eastern or inner west (in sydney), i'd rather just move up to the blue mountains, go back out to bathurst, or head north to newcastle or terrigal....
 
La Di Da said:
More in tune with reality? How so?
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Country people are aware of social issues that effect both country and city people.

City people are very narrow minded and rarely even think about about issues facing those in country towns.

So you could say that a country person has a a larger view of reality.

Also think of it would be easier for a country person to live in the city than the other way.
 
Ruck Machine said:
Country people are aware of social issues that effect both country and city people.

City people are very narrow minded and rarely even think about about issues facing those in country towns.

So you could say that a country person has a a larger view of reality.

Also think of it would be easier for a country person to live in the city than the other way.
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How are they made aware of social issues facing city people? Through substandard media outlets such as the herald sun who sensationalise everything to give a warped view on relevant issues. You can't really get a grasp on the issues unless you live through them.

What about world and social issues? Using your logic (which i think is flawed) I would argue a city person would have a better grasp on reality in the wider world.

I will agree with you that it is easier for a country person would find it easier to adapt in the city mainly because its hard to give up conveniences that were once readily available to you.
 

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