What's wrong with Adelaide and Canberra? (live, architecture, cities)

[krudmonk]

Why people gotta hate?

[kettal]

I'd feel very isolated if I lived in Adelaide. It's sort of like being stuck on an island except there's grassland instead of water.

[krudmonk]

Isn't even city in Aus isolated? Perhaps Perth more than others, but it's a big continent with few major urban areas.

[wanneroo]

I don't mind either places and like them better than Sydney or Brisbane for instance.

[kettal]

At least Victoria has regional towns. There's really nothing comparable in SA, it's just Adelaide and then the outback.

Adelaide isn't a bad city, it just has an emptiness to it that I felt when I was there.

I biked from Adelaide to Melbourne. When I crossed the border I felt like I was entering the civilized world.

[minibrings]

Originally Posted by krudmonk

Why people gotta hate?

who said people hated adelaide and canberra and that there was even anything wrong with these cities?
have you been to either city?

[§AB]

Both are somewhat boring. Especially Canberra. Most people don't hate them, but tend to cop the sharp end of the stick. There is a bit of rivalry between Vic and SA in the footy, so some of it might stem from that.

[minibrings]

but i still want to know where the OP got their source of information that people hate both cities...
would be nice to know in order to kraft an appropriate response..

[ColdCanadian]

Winters are "too cold" in both cities?

[krudmonk]

Originally Posted by kettal

I biked from Adelaide to Melbourne. When I crossed the border I felt like I was entering the civilized world.

This is what I'm talking about. How is it more civilized just because you crossed the border?

Originally Posted by minibrings

who said people hated adelaide and canberra and that there was even anything wrong with these cities?
have you been to either city?

No, I haven't, but I am interested in seeing both. That's why I asked.

Originally Posted by §AB

There is a bit of rivalry between Vic and SA in the footy, so some of it might stem from that.

That would explain that part of it, since most of the bad things I read are at BigFooty and coming from Victorians.

Originally Posted by minibrings

but i still want to know where the OP got their source of information that people hate both cities...
would be nice to know in order to kraft an appropriate response..

It's from comments I read in passing on any Aussie forum, be it for sport or architecture. It's just the general feeling I got. I'm not implying anything myself.