Is there anyone out there who really does not like sydney?

Question

I was curious. I left because of the overcrowdedness, unfriendliness, crime, pollution. Moved to Nelson, nz much much happier! Why did you leave or why do you hate it?

Answer 1

i was actually moved out of sydney when i was 13 up to qld....i was devestated...i absolutely love sydney...and next august im moving straight back there....its my favourite place in the world to live.

Answer 2

I've grown up in Sydney, and have never really travelled anywhere else outside of Australia yet. But I agree about the unfriendliness and overcrowdedness here. Those are the two main things that make me want to go elsewhere just to see what other places are like and compare. The only place I really enjoy in Sydney, is about an hour or two from Sydney's cbd-The Blue Mountains. The air is so fresh compared to the city and the atmosphere is totally different. But that's about it.

Answer 3

Sydney or the bush? Gimme the bush. Yeah, the Harbour is great but who can afford to keep a boat on it. The Bridge is great but I've seen it, walked it driven it, ridden it. Old news. The Opera House - well it's a wonder but I told it's flamin useless for opera. I've had a good look at it too, taken the tour. The museum at Darling Harbour has a lot of good stuff, I'm told, but it's so bl00dy dark inside you can't see it. I've been there too.

I've lived in Canberra since 1990 and when heading north I go out of my way to avoid Sydney. Been there three times since driving through on the way here. What Sydney really needs is a good highway bypass.

As for the rest, well read "Leviathan" by John Birmingham. Worst of all, little lyin' Johnnie is a Sydneysider through and through. If the whole place slipped quietly under the Pacific nobody would really miss it after a few years.

Answer 4

From todays sydney morning herald
I LOVE Sydney. It is one of the most vibrant, exciting and egalitarian cities in the world. And it really gets on my goat that knockers can poke their head out of Central Station, take a quick look around, and declare the city unliveable, no better than pathetic.

Sure it is expensive to live in Sydney. Show me a city that is not expensive and I will show you a country town. If you eat out every day, live within a glimpse of the harbour and catch all the latest shows then it will cost you an arm and a leg, probably a nose and two ears as well.

There is, however, another side to this city. There is a stack of free stuff to do. The Art Gallery of NSW and the Royal Botanic Gardens are both free whenever you want, the city is chock-full of fascinating little parks such as Archaeology Park in Millers Point, and there are always free exhibitions around the place like Earth from Above, now in Tumbalong Park. The city is surrounded on three sides by national parks; you could spend a lifetime in them without seeing half of what is on offer.

The other side, of course, is the ocean, and in all my years of travel I cannot think of any coastline in the world that is comparable.

If any city in the world embodies the notion of a fair go, it has to be Sydney. Take a stroll down Oxford Street, wander up Dixon Street in Chinatown, meander through the cashed-up area around Macquarie Street, check out the housing commission areas of Millers Point and you will see that, no matter what your race, creed or colour, we all live side-by-side in generally peaceful harmony. Fear and terrorism is something we read about in the paper, we don't live it.

Sydney is not a city without problems. It has plenty, but no more or less than any other city in the world. It is not easy to satisfy millions of people confined to a relatively small area. Where one person is adamant that a freeway is the answer to a conundrum, another will argue that a bike path is the solution. But in the city of free speech, there are a thousand ways to express your opinion, and all ideas on the welfare of our city are fiercely debated. There is also no shortage of examples of people making an effort to find a better way.

Think there are too many cars on the road? Establish a bike bus scheme. Unhappy with the dominance of supermarkets? Create an organic market. Sydney is so open to innovative ideas.
So if you are going to knock Sydney, don't knock it for being a city. It is really no worse, and maybe just a little bit better, than most other cities in the world. And at least take the time to have a good look at it before you voice your opinion.

Answer 5

I have not found Sydney to be overcrowded or unfriendly. The crime rate is low, it just gets beaten up by shock jocks and the Opposition. I lived there for years. I live in the country now but I enjoy visiting Sydney three or four times a year and always have a good time. Most people who complain about Sydney are Melbournians but they always do. Sydney people just ignore them (and Melbourne too).

Answer 6

Sydney is only good for a weekend visit or to say you have been there. I have lived there and spending 1 hour commuting to work each day or spending money on the toll roads is painfull. I have better things to do with my time. So happy in country Australia now without the stress, crime, pollution and other horrible things associated with the city.

Answer 7

Used to live around the Punchbowl/ Bankstown area but got out of there 16 years ago because I could see all the violence starting to build up between the different nationalities and I sure as sh*t didnt want to still be there when it happened,as it turned out it was just as well I did do the bolt when I did.
Sydney itself was getting dirtier nastier grubbier and more violent and you cant even say g'day to someone walking down the street,,,they look at you like your jack the ripper,,, give me country Qld any time,,,,and no sh*tty neighbours !

Answer 8

I liked Sydney but I was a tourist from an American city. I wish I'd visited at New Years and gotten to see Sydney's Harbor Party for New Years. :-)

Answer 9

You love it or you hate it. I hated it. But I was a country boy. I found it rough, noisy, violent, arrogant. You queue for everything. You have to put up with the majority of sydney siders who think the world ends at Penrith (and if you suggest there is a wider world they snap at you), you sit in traffic for an hour to go to the shops, sit on a train with some smelly git who coughs all over you. Nelson, did you say ... that sounds nice!

Answer 10

have friends up there and visit enough to know i wouldn't want to live their,the people think they are gods gift to Australia,unfriendly,over crowded,expensive and the lay out is all over the shot,give me Melbourne any day.and don't worry Sydney people ***** just as much about Melbourne.