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Aside from having sprawling metros I actually don't see much similarities between the two cities. Maybe Americans whose only experience of Oz is Sydney say that, but structurally LA is probably more like Melbourne, more flat. Sydney has a strong core, LA has a very weak core/multiple cores. Sydney compares more with San Fran.
I've been to Melbourne, Sydney & LA..
Yeah LA is very flat, but it has big mountains and a longer coastline then Sydney & Melbourne.
Yeah also LA has many 'cores'.. downtown LA isn't even a major destination like how downtown NYC is.. But LA is very sprawled out, so it has naturally developed multiple cities within the basin..
Similar to Sydney, you have CBD a the 'downtown' Sydney and you also have major areas such as Chatswood, Parramatta which are significant cores..
Melbourne only has 1 major core, the City part.. Kinda like San Francisco..
I would say Melbourne is compares more with SF than LA and Sydney more with LA than SF.
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I've been to Melbourne, Sydney & LA..
Yeah LA is very flat, but it has big mountains and a longer coastline then Sydney & Melbourne.
Yeah also LA has many 'cores'.. downtown LA isn't even a major destination like how downtown NYC is.. But LA is very sprawled out, so it has naturally developed multiple cities within the basin..
Similar to Sydney, you have CBD a the 'downtown' Sydney and you also have major areas such as Chatswood, Parramatta which are significant cores..
Melbourne only has 1 major core, the City part.. Kinda like San Francisco..
I would say Melbourne is compares more with SF than LA and Sydney more with LA than SF.
Sydney and LA both have a strong beach culture, but I think Sydney feels more like a 'real city.' It also does have other major centres like Parramatta, Penrith, Liverpool, Gosford, Wollongong.etc.
Geelong is kind of becoming part of the greater Melbourne area although it maintains it's own identity. It's kind of like what Wollongong is to Sydney.
Sydney traffic is horrible. Structurally LA is probably more like Melbourne, more flat. Sydney has a strong core, LA has a very weak core/multiple cores. Sydney compares more with San Fran.
Also both Melbourne and LA lie on the sea, but their respective downtowns lie miles inland.
Having been to Sydney, it is nothing like any American city I can think of. It is far more like a British or European city than it is like an American one.
Having been to Sydney, it is nothing like any American city I can think of. It is far more like a British or European city than it is like an American one.
Wrong..
Sydney has plenty of high-rise buildings like USA..
And the outer areas are suburban with houses (McMansions) like USA.. And everyone owns SUVs and has swimming pools in their houses.. Europe doesn't have that.
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Also both Melbourne and LA lie on the sea, but their respective downtowns lie miles inland.
Its interesting that while you think as Melbourne as the least 'beachy' capital it has a longer coastline than any other city. It's downtown is also closer to the ocean, well bay, than any other capital.
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Having been to Sydney, it is nothing like any American city I can think of. It is far more like a British or European city than it is like an American one.
I was there as a tourist but I also have family in Sydney and spent a decent amount of time with them. So I saw Sydney from a couple of different angles ... the downtown but also the northern suburbs. There are lots of things that make it feel more British than American. They drive on the left, school uniforms, no tipping, no added tax on purchases, the architecture, etc..
That does not mean that there are no similarities with the USA. After all, we live in an increasingly global world. So it is a question of degree.
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