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I just moved to melbourne 2 weeks ago from sydney and today a woman (junkie) on the street threatened to steal my bag after i wouldn't give my money to her and called me a *****, which is ironic since she is the one threatening me because i would not give her my hard earned money but me the innocent person trying to get home from the city is a ***** makes so much sense....not anyway my point is this never happened to me Sydney and i lived there for 16 years. I feel very unsafe in Melbourne especially on trains and when people actually come up to you and demand money which has never happened to me anywhere else except Melbourne i mean in Syndey they might ask you for money but when you say no they walk away not threaten to steal your bag, and i don't understand why they think they are entitled to my money more than i am the person that has actually worked for it stupid junkies are a waste of space on earth and there's alot of them in Melbourne. I feel alot safer in Sydney i could walk there in the middle of the night and feel safe so if your planning on moving to one of these cities i recommend Sydney.
Then what is it about Melbourne that people are so fascinated? So many people naming it the best city in Australia, I think I disagree with this. There are soooo many ugly suburbs in Melbourne, including richmond, caulfield, etc.
What do others think, comparing Melb vs. Syd?
I used to live in what everybody and his dog claims to be the best city in the world - Vancouver. I was spat on by some clearly deranged individual on the street one day. Panhandlers in Vancouver were aggressive since about 1990 and I even had one grab my arm and demand $5 for "something to eat". I had another nutter unzip his fly in the middle of the street as we were crossing in opposite directions, and yell "Hooooo Baby!!!!" at the top of his lungs. I was housesitting a girlfriend's condo in a newly, but not quite, gentrified area of Vancouver for a week and every morning had to step over either homeless sleeping in the doorway, or their vomit or worse.
Then what is it about Melbourne that people are so fascinated? So many people naming it the best city in Australia, I think I disagree with this. There are soooo many ugly suburbs in Melbourne, including richmond, caulfield, etc.
What do others think, comparing Melb vs. Syd?
Richmond = inner city suburb. tram lines. lots of resturants.
Caufield Park is alright. I like Caulfield, close to Elwood etc. Shopping is average. but it's an older area still. Resturants are an intresting mix. I have frequented the Hungarian resturants a few times there--
Melbourne is full of charming and/or beautiful suburbs.. (all of the Dandenong Ranges towns, Hawthorn and surrounding suburbs, Elwood and other bay suburbs, Eltham..). There are plenty of charming and beautiful suburbs which also have a grungy edge which is find if you like a little arty gritty life (St. Kilda, Fitzroy..). There are tons and tons of boring but not too ugly suburbs in the middle. There are tons of boring and VERY ugly suburbs as well.
There is a lot to do and see in the CBD (central city area), the buildings are full of fascinating details. Look up, there are gargoyles and odd carvings on many of them. It's a beautiful city to wander around in and reminds me a bit of Amsterdam.
Bad luck, as in the aggressive junkie, can happen anywhere in the world. A highly populated area just increases the chances. Maybe if I just got to a city and had that experience it would put me off, but the fact is my experiences like the one described are embedded in years and years of great experiences.
btw I don't think Richmond is ugly, though it is gritty. It's a vibrant place.
I just register in here and found that all the discussions has been very good use to me for my research on the Chinese suburbs in Melbourne. I hope there are more in other states in Queensland and New South Wales. Can anyone help me with this.
Hi I will be moving to Melbourne next November.
Is Melbourne a safe place to live?
Is there any suburbs that are not recommended to live in?
Is it easy to find a job at this time of year or is it hard because it will be Christmas time? I am an electrician .
And what about schools?
Melbourne is a relatively safe city but like in any other big city there are certain areas that should be avoided.
I just register in here and found that all the discussions has been very good use to me for my research on the Chinese suburbs in Melbourne. I hope there are more in other states in Queensland and New South Wales. Can anyone help me with this.
The centre of asian culture in Brisbane is Sunnybank, its possibly the only area in the city with a majority asian population (cant tell you exactly what portion of them are mainland chinese)
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