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[showdownhero]

I don't think manwithnoname is planning on living in Perth, you'd think the airport wouldn't be shut that long

The point was made Messenger that

Perth >> daylight >> Adelaide.

Hire a car, go down the coast and chill out.

I simply assumed this translated to all facets of the city. Which as I replied is bull shit.

Any additional excitment gleamed by living in Perth over Adelaide is more than cancelled out by the additional expense, traffic, isloation and wind.

 

[YOTC]

Any additional excitment gleamed by living in Perth over Adelaide is more than cancelled out by the additional expense, traffic, isloation and wind.

wind?

I hate boring perth weather, but wind? wtf.

 

[showdownhero]

Perth is also the 3rd windiest City in the World with Chicago at number one and Auckland number 2.

http://www.immigrate-to-a-new-life-in-perth.com/weather-perth.html

 

[raikkonen]

You base quality of living on a little bit more sunshine (and a shit load more wind) and a slight disparity in the attractiveness of the opposite sex?

I said "just two."

You want more? Perth is easier to get around. More employment oppportunities. Great beaches. Need I keep going?

However, Adelaide wins out in daylight savings and having the Crows/Centrals play here . Oh, and Farmers Union.

Ive been to Perth numerous times to visit family, and have always said if I was to ever live interstate, it would be in Perth.

 

[showdownhero]

I said "just two."

You want more? Perth is easier to get around. More employment oppportunities. Great beaches. Need I keep going?

However, Adelaide wins out in daylight savings and having the Crows/Centrals play here . Oh, and Farmers Union.

Ive been to Perth numerous times to visit family, and have always said if I was to ever live interstate, it would be in Perth.

Not sure what city you were visiting but Perth has notoriously bad traffic.

Far worse than any other city I've lived in (Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane)

 

[Simple Jack]

Never lived outside of the eastern states (whilst living in Australia) but I imagine one of the things that would be irritating is having the times of things set up for Syd/Mel. Like sport on tv etc.

 

[Damon_3388]

Never lived outside of the eastern states (whilst living in Australia) but I imagine one of the things that would be irritating is having the times of things set up for Syd/Mel. Like sport on tv etc.

When you overhear or read a time for a show on Foxtel (outside of the on-screen programming guide, which is set to your local time), you've always got to remember to dock 30 minutes from the start time, as it's all done on EST. Pisses my Mum off no end, because she always forgets and then ends up missing shows because of it.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Visit Margaret River

 

[Bombers_Forever]

There are far worse places to be stuck than Perth thats for sure

 

[Upgrayedd]

Not sure what city you were visiting but Perth has notoriously bad traffic.

...Wut?

 

[showdownhero]

...Wut?

Yeah we're talking about Perth, right?

• the ridiculous one way streets in the city
• the car parks also known as the mitchell and kwinana freeways
• the insane bottleneck at the top of mounts bay road (which I might add is going to be made a shitload worse should this river front development get off the ground)
• the fact they've had st george's tce and wellington pde at one lane with limited public transport services for more than a year

Would you like me to continue?

 

[Scotland]

Perth's lame, but the traffic really isn't that bad.

 

[ManWithNoName]

So I got home. Changed my flight from a Perth-Melbourne to a Perth-Sydney-Melbourne. Turned out to be a masterstroke since we had to completely go around SA my flight landed and hour and a half late (only just made my connection) and the Perth-Mebourne that was scheduled to land in Melb at 23.40 now isn't landing until 5am.

So apart from the fact that my bag is still in Sydney and will be until tomorrow, quite a good weekend.

 

[BORK]

Was on Virgin Blue Flight DJ417 from Adelaide to Sydney today (for state of origin) had the hilarious scene of live Sky News on the plane about fifteen minutes after take off about Qantas and Jetstar cancelling flights from Adelaide because of safety risks... getting beamed live to people in midair having just departed Adelaide. Was actually laughing. Very turbelent flight and took 2hr35mins instead of the estimated 1hr45mins.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Yeah we're talking about Perth, right?

• the ridiculous one way streets in the city

and that has anything to do with bad traffic? sounds like you are blaming your navigation problems on traffic.

• the car parks also known as the mitchell and kwinana freeways

Much more Free Flowing then Highways in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, i really do not know what you are getting at, unless you were exclusively driving on them between 8.30-9 and 4.30-5, the only times where i've managed to clock under 50 k's on the mitchell highway

• the insane bottleneck at the top of mounts bay road (which I might add is going to be made a shitload worse should this river

Now you are just sounding like things like merging traffic frightens you, are you sure your not a perth driver

• the fact they've had st george's tce and wellington pde at one lane with limited public transport services for more than a year

This pisses me off as well, so what if they are re-developing the whole streets, They should of magicly been able to finish it all within 3 days, or im allowed to drive on the sidewalk.

 

[Borry]

This is total unadulterated bull shit

Went to Adelaide a few weeks ago, lived in Perth all my life, and I'd say that is crap too. They're both on the same level, with different positives and negatives. At least Adelaide doesn't have as many lads/alpha male wannabe w***ers and has suprisingly good food & wine & pubs. Perth has better looking women and beaches, but thats not the be all or end all of a city.

 

[Gaffanator]

Don't forget the churches

 

[Brad Goodman]

Being the only car on West Terrace on the middle of a Saturday afternoon is an eerie feeling.

 

[showdownhero]

and that has anything to do with bad traffic? sounds like you are blaming your navigation problems on traffic.

Much more Free Flowing then Highways in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, i really do not know what you are getting at, unless you were exclusively driving on them between 8.30-9 and 4.30-5, the only times where i've managed to clock under 50 k's on the mitchell highway

Now you are just sounding like things like merging traffic frightens you, are you sure your not a perth driver

This pisses me off as well, so what if they are re-developing the whole streets, They should of magicly been able to finish it all within 3 days, or im allowed to drive on the sidewalk.

All I'm saying is Perth is the most frustrating place to drive of the 4 capital cities I've lived in.

Went to Adelaide a few weeks ago, lived in Perth all my life, and I'd say that is crap too. They're both on the same level, with different positives and negatives. At least Adelaide doesn't have as many lads/alpha male wannabe w***ers and has suprisingly good food & wine & pubs. Perth has better looking women and beaches, but thats not the be all or end all of a city.

This

 

[Plugger35]

Perth drivers are terrible which doesn't help, most of them don't know how to merge for shit.

Around where I live it seems like every second person drives a bloody four wheel drive too (mainly mums who use them to drive to the shops and pick the kids up from school). Most of them are clueless and drive like they own the road, not to mention they are difficult to see past in traffic.

Should be a law brought in that only people that actually use 4WDs for proper off road driving are allowed to buy them rather than yuppies who just buy them as status symbols.

 

[showdownhero]

Perth, making it difficult to get around since 1829

 

[kfc1]

Perth is only frustrating to drive around because Main Roads clearly don't know how to coordinate traffic signals properly. They use SCATS but are clearly doing it wrong as Sydney has much much better traffic signal coordination.

 

[showdownhero]

Couldn't agree more

 

[Bombers_Forever]

Sydney has much much better traffic signal coordination.

I dispute that...........Sydney traffic signals never let the traffic flow.