Society & Culture Know your Australian places - Guess the town/city in Australia

[cats_09]

Yeah, surprised. I thought California was biggest USA state but easy to forget Alaska.
Queensland is deceptive in how big it is. Drive up to Brisbane and takes about two days of driving. When you are up there if the thought to explore further up north in Queensland comes across mind, when you find out, you not even half way to Cairns, it is a bit of a mind fu**.

Alaskans have a good sense of humour - we often hear the idea that everything is bigger in Texas

Up in Alaska when you go out to eat, plenty of places will offer you 2 serving sizes - the standard/normal US serve, or you can order the Texas serve which is the half serve, due to Texas being significantly smaller than Alaska

 

[Shell]

Yeah, surprised. I thought California was biggest USA state but easy to forget Alaska.
Queensland is deceptive in how big it is. Drive up to Brisbane and takes about two days of driving. When you are up there if the thought to explore further up north in Queensland comes across mind, when you find out, you not even half way to Cairns, it is a bit of a mind fu**.

Cali would be one of the last states id think of as massive- to me its deceptively smaller. Alaska and Texas would be my goto "big" US states

 

[footyfan1978]

Alaskans have a good sense of humour - we often hear the idea that everything is bigger in Texas

Probably because they isolated from rest of America by Canada so I suspect Canada has more of impact on their manner and humour than mainland USA.

 

[Shell]

I wonder what the general consensus (from USs or our) Pov as to what are the best v shittest states. Chicago1 Syd what are the US States everyone looks down on/laughs at. Like us with South Australia

 

[Shell]

At a guess best: Cali, Connecticut, NY, Massachusetts, Illinois

Worst: no real idea Iowa, Jersey, Michigan??

 

[Gough]

At a guess best: Cali, Connecticut, NY, Massachusetts, Illinois

Worst: no real idea Iowa, Jersey, Michigan??

Outside of the french Quarter which is admittedly awesome there's not much to write home about New Orleans.

 

[Shell]

Outside of the french Quarter which is admittedly awesome there's not much to write home about New Orleans.

Thats not a state

 

[sosos]

Not sure about the US but Canadians bag Newfoundland mercilessly.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Outside of the french Quarter which is admittedly awesome there's not much to write home about New Orleans.

Even that was "Disneyfied" but still nice

Im sure there would be places the locals go to but it would be hard to find on your own

 

[Shell]

*apologies for going OT.

 

[footyfan1978]

Not been to enough of USA to really know geography well.
Most of what I known is via television or movies, sadly.
Only time I been to USA is on way to other nations.
Been to LAX airport. Have to wait for next flight for about 8 hours. I went on shuttle bus to look around LA but then half an hour later thought, it just better hanging out at airport so never really checked it out.
San Fransico just airport stop on way to Canada.
New York connecting flight to LA and back to Australia.
Stuck in New York subway for a few hours overnight on a Friday night in middle of winter, missing last train between JFK airport and Newark airport.
Man, they get cold there in winter. * that. Could not wait to get out in morning and get on plane to somewhere warmer.
But I not driven in USA at all. If ever did would probably check out California, Maine and Florida the most. Like a road trip in Australia I think it would be fun. Would be less daunting as road trip here because there a lot more populated places. Australia with west of Adelaide is long long distances of little population, go north of Mildura by 10 km's and feels the same too. It very daunting to want to road trip inland in Australia.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Just to bring it back on track
heres a photo of the Paris End of Collins St

 

[footyfan1978]

Just to bring it back on track
heres a photo of the Paris End of Collins St

I would love to go back in a time machine and walk around these places in 1880's and 1890's

 

[Hawk Dork]

I would love to go back in a time machine and walk around these places in 1880's and 1890's

Its a crime what we allowed to happen in Melbourne in the name of progress
Poverty saved Williamstown's buildings

 

[Shell]

Just to bring it back on track
heres a photo of the Paris End of Collins St

Love Collins st.

Stayed in a hotel opposite end tho near the Rialto. Like that end too.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Love Collins st.

Stayed in a hotel opposite end tho near the Rialto. Like that end too.

When I used to come to Melb
I had a friend who ran a place in Bourke Street
She used to put me in the Bob Hawke Suite

 

[Shell]

When I used to come to Melb
I had a friend who ran a place in Bourke Street
She used to put me in the Bob Hawke Suite

BYO Mistress and contained a s**t tonne of beer??

 

[Hawk Dork]

BYO Mistress and contained a sh*t tonne of beer??

It was a 2 bedroom....probably the bodyquard or the secretary ????

 

[Shane Sheridan]

Not been to enough of USA to really know geography well.
Most of what I known is via television or movies, sadly.
Only time I been to USA is on way to other nations.
Been to LAX airport. Have to wait for next flight for about 8 hours. I went on shuttle bus to look around LA but then half an hour later thought, it just better hanging out at airport so never really checked it out.
San Fransico just airport stop on way to Canada.
New York connecting flight to LA and back to Australia.
Stuck in New York subway for a few hours overnight on a Friday night in middle of winter, missing last train between JFK airport and Newark airport.
Man, they get cold there in winter. fu** that. Could not wait to get out in morning and get on plane to somewhere warmer.
But I not driven in USA at all. If ever did would probably check out California, Maine and Florida the most. Like a road trip in Australia I think it would be fun. Would be less daunting as road trip here because there a lot more populated places. Australia with west of Adelaide is long long distances of little population, go north of Mildura by 10 km's and feels the same too. It very daunting to want to road trip inland in Australia.

Shame you didn't stay on and have a look at LA
Sept 19, had similar length of time, bussed in to Union Station




Red line subway to City Hall and up to the Observation Deck





Red line to Hollywood for Shake Shack



Blue Expo line to USC and The Collessium.
Back on the Expo line to Santa Monica



Strolled from Santa Monica down to Venice





Uber to In'n'Oút Burger and sat in the park over the road and watched the birds come into land.



10 minute walk to the terminal and waited for my upgrade to come through. Still waiting.

 

[Shell]

Shame you didn't stay on and have a look at LA
Sept 19, had similar length of time, bussed in to Union Station
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Red line subway to City Hall and up to the Observation Deck

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Red line to Hollywood for Shake Shack

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Blue Expo line to USC and The Collessium.
Back on the Expo line to Santa Monica

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Strolled from Santa Monica down to Venice

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Uber to In'n'Oút Burger and sat in the park over the road and watched the birds come into land.

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10 minute walk to the terminal and waited for my upgrade to come through. Still waiting.

Yeah Santa Monica was the first place i ever went to in the states (had an 8 hour stopover at LAX) was lovely

 

[Hai_Newman]

 

[Hawk Dork]

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Mandurah ?

Lots of blue swimmers in SA to
Surprised theres a few in qld too....I thought they were cold water

 

[Chicago1]

I wonder what the general consensus (from USs or our) Pov as to what are the best v shittest states. Chicago1 Syd what are the US States everyone looks down on/laughs at. Like us with South Australia

Mississippi, Alabama
Since I come from Illinois : Wisconsin - cheeseheads
I personally hate Texas

 

[Hai_Newman]

Mandurah ?

Lots of blue swimmers in SA to
Surprised theres a few in qld too....I thought they were cold water

Correct my good man.

 

[Shell]

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