2007-03-12 17:29:24 · 6 answers · asked by Sanjay 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Victoria (Melbourne)
G'day
Melbourne!!! Wellll... this is what you'll get here:
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au).
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
9. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.
10. There are quite a good sized Indian community in Melbourne. However, you can also easily blend into the community as well. My neighbors are immigrants and true blue Aussies and we are getting along very well.
Running out of ideas, but I hope that I can at least give you some more informations that have been provided by the answerers before me.
Good luck and welcome to Melbourne. I've been living in Melbourne for 16 years, visited some other capital cities in Australia and still giving Melbourne 10/10 for the best city.
2007-03-14 13:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by Batako 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No tax in Dubai, while you pay higher tax in Melbourne. Various lifestyle in Melbourne. If you love sports and event, we have the Grand Prix, International Motor Show, Fashion Show, Flower Show, AFL Football, NRL Rugby, Cricket, Melbourne Cup and a lot of sporting events every year.... Indian has a lot of opportunities in Melbourne, too. You will definitely get a job in call centre, phone sales (at least)
2007-03-13 05:57:51 · answer #2 · answered by lawrencelcm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck it is the best country around especially if you have kids and want better for them and Melbourne is a great city but dont forget Perth West Aus we are in a boom times at the moment lots of potential.
2007-03-13 02:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by molly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what sort of sales you're working in. Are you migrating to Melbourne to work or live?
2007-03-13 02:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by KK Oz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why move...dubai is such a great place!!!!I live in Australia ,worked in dubai for 2 years and really miss it...looking for a job there again
2007-03-14 02:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by crazy_queen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fo sho
2007-03-13 00:36:31 · answer #6 · answered by ad_the_king.killer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋