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#1 prplminivandrvr
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What city should I move to? Sydney? Melbourne? Maybe a different area...

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#2 cole_793
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Have fun with the spiders over there
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#3 BaraChat
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I've got family in Melbourne.

GO TO MELBOURNE!

No seriously, just read a bit about cities over there, you'll see what you prefer.

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#4 montieman
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are you going to move to whatever city we tell you?

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#5 DigitalExile
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Living in Australia sucks, but I haven't lived anywhere else so I can't compare.

I'd avoid Sydney. Melbourne is probably best. but it depends on the kind of person you are, and what you do for a living.

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#6 yagr_zero
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Be careful! The water runs backwards down the sink! :o I think you should head to Melbourne in all seriousness :P.
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#7 MrLions
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Why? I heard it was hot and icky to live there. :P
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#8 xNJN
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don't forget to bring marshmallows.
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#10 bearbones
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If sport, music, art and unpredictable weather is your thing Melbourne is the place for you.
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#11 Zelda_89
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I live in Australia.. you should move to Melbourne or Tasmania :) but be prepared we are so damn hot right now.

And there arn't that many spiders here I'd worry more about the fires right now, we're burning:(

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#12 Theokhoth
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Watch out for fires.
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#13 ethanpaige
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Watch out for fires atm like the others said, and get ready to make friends with some Huntsmans.
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#14 soulless4now
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Watch out, the spiders over there have health bars.
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#15 Nifty_Shark
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don't feed the birds. It's a trap that the spiders use so they can get close to you and kill you.
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#16 trentman7
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Come to Brisbane :D. It really depends on what kind of person you are though, I would not leave Brisbane for Melbourne or Sydney but that's my personal preference. Research the cities and see what best suits your personality and if you're there for a career/job then look into that as well.
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#17 Vexx88
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Have fun being on fire. I hear the weathers nice :D
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From what I have heard in order to become a citizen of Australia you must defeat a Kangaroo in a boxing match or kill a spider so big it has a health bar.

Kangaroos can be quite vicious.

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#19 Zelda_89
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Have fun being on fire. I hear the weathers nice :DVexx88

It's not something to take lightly or joke about nearly 300 people burnt alive and around 1 million native animals are gone,

plus next to know houses are left standing and some of these fires were deliberately lit.

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#20 Sajedene
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Dont know where to send you to but have fun!
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#21 trentman7
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From what I have heard in order to become a citizen of Australia you must defeat a Kangaroo in a boxing match or kill a spider so big it has a health bar.

Kangaroos can be quite vicious.

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They are. I own one called Footsy, 34 wins and no losses :D. Oh btw once entering the airport you will be required to play a game of "Knifey spooney" and win.
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#22 Jaguar_Shade
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Go to Perth, avoid Sydney - Brisbane. Melb is ok, and Adelaide is alright.
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#23 DigitalExile
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Go to Perth, avoid Sydney - Brisbane. Melb is ok, and Adelaide is alright.Jaguar_Shade
If the water crisis isn't resolved Perth is set to be the world first ghost metropolis. That's a little fun fact for ya'. =)
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#24 Nifty_Shark
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[QUOTE="Jaguar_Shade"]Go to Perth, avoid Sydney - Brisbane. Melb is ok, and Adelaide is alright.DigitalExile
If the water crisis isn't resolved Perth is set to be the world first ghost metropolis. That's a little fun fact for ya'. =)

Tell me more. Doesn't it only have around 2000 people?

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#25 DigitalExile
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[QUOTE="DigitalExile"][QUOTE="Jaguar_Shade"]Go to Perth, avoid Sydney - Brisbane. Melb is ok, and Adelaide is alright.Nifty_Shark

If the water crisis isn't resolved Perth is set to be the world first ghost metropolis. That's a little fun fact for ya'. =)

Tell me more. Doesn't it only have around 2000 people?

With a population of 1,554,769 (2007), Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average. Perth Wiki

"The Australian of the year 2007, environmentalist Tim Flannery, predicted that unless it made drastic changes, Perth in Western Australia could become the world's first ghost metropolis, an abandoned city with no more water to sustain its population." Okay, so it wasn't official. But a bleak prediction none the less.
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#26 Nifty_Shark
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whoops. I found some Perth on the Tasmania island.
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#27 Jaguar_Shade
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[QUOTE="Nifty_Shark"]

[QUOTE="DigitalExile"]If the water crisis isn't resolved Perth is set to be the world first ghost metropolis. That's a little fun fact for ya'. =)DigitalExile

Tell me more. Doesn't it only have around 2000 people?

With a population of 1,554,769 (2007), Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average. Perth Wiki

"The Australian of the year 2007, environmentalist Tim Flannery, predicted that unless it made drastic changes, Perth in Western Australia could become the world's first ghost metropolis, an abandoned city with no more water to sustain its population." Okay, so it wasn't official. But a bleak prediction none the less.

It's less a case of current water supplies failing and being unable to support the city and more a case that the facilities needed aren't there. European nations survive on less water than we Aussies do, but we seem to have a negative stigma around recylcing water and usually don't opt for those facilites even though its exactly what we need. Been on a large boat? in a large european city? they're using or are partly using recycled water. We Aussies seem to think recycled water means your toilet water comes back out untreated :s

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#28 GTA_dude
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Have fun with the spiders over therecole_793
Better then Iraq spiders though....
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#29 Willo_10
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As soon as you pass the 'Citizenship Test' which id never be able to pass :D we will welcome you as one of us.
Id say Melbounre if you want one of the largest cities. I however, currently live in Brisbane.
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#30 imthemostwanted
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sydney. without a doubt.
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#31 sAndroid17
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we dont want you here! away with you!
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#32 freek666
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Go to Melbourne, by far the best city as I live in its northern suburbs >___>
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#33 freshgman
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id go to the biggest city
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#34 sAndroid17
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[QUOTE="cole_793"] Have fun with the spiders over thereGTA_dude
Better then Iraq spiders though....

pfft. any spider from Aus is worse than "camel spiders" look at this/ http://www.camelspiders.net/
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#35 KG86
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Melbourne is the place to be, even our licence plates say that.
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#36 freek666
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Melbourne is the place to be, even our licence plates say that.KG86
Theres your reason, right there

*hi5*?

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#37 htotheo
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i live in Melbourne, goin through some pretty hellish bushfires right now everythins clouded in smoke. but yeh these are the worst in our hstroy so its not like it will happen often. but yeh melbourne is the way to go. Why you movin anyways?
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#38 jasperrussell
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Funny how no one says Sydney.

I've lived in Sydney most of my life.

So I'm saying........ Melbourne! It's cheaper, better public transport, better arts, better shops, better food/cafes/restaurants, better fashion.

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#39 freshgman
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look HERE:http://www.australiantraveller.com/index.cfm?page_id=1197 for a comparison of sydney and melbourne. according to them sydney is a better place to be
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#40 DigitalExile
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Funny how no one says Sydney.

I've lived in Sydney most of my life.

So I'm saying........ Melbourne! It's cheaper, better public transport, better arts, better shops, better food/cafes/restaurants, better fashion.

jasperrussell

I've lived in Sydney my entire life and never been to Melbourne and I still said Melbourne. :P You visit Sydney, but you live elsewhere.

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#41 freek666
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look HERE:http://www.australiantraveller.com/index.cfm?page_id=1197 for a comparison of sydney and melbourne. according to them sydney is a better place to befreshgman
Lies >____>
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#42 jjr10
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I'm in Sydney. Melbourne think's its all creative and funny and clever but it's the same as everywhere else. :P Probably either Sydney or Melbourne.

EDIT: But apparently Melbourne is the most livable city in the world.. i don't have a link, but i think it's "true".

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#43 sAndroid17
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[QUOTE="jasperrussell"]

Funny how no one says Sydney.

I've lived in Sydney most of my life.

So I'm saying........ Melbourne! It's cheaper, better public transport, better arts, better shops, better food/cafes/restaurants, better fashion.

DigitalExile

I've lived in Sydney my entire life and never been to Melbourne and I still said Melbourne. :P You visit Sydney, but you live elsewhere.

haha i was born there, couldnt get out fast enough :P
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#44 wrlyy
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Melbourne is clearly the best city in Australia. Best sports, culture, music scene, nightlife, CBD, transport (though not perfect) and best people. Sydney has what? a bridge, opera house, nicer weather?
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#45 freek666
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[QUOTE="DigitalExile"][QUOTE="jasperrussell"]

Funny how no one says Sydney.

I've lived in Sydney most of my life.

So I'm saying........ Melbourne! It's cheaper, better public transport, better arts, better shops, better food/cafes/restaurants, better fashion.

sAndroid17

I've lived in Sydney my entire life and never been to Melbourne and I still said Melbourne. :P You visit Sydney, but you live elsewhere.

haha i was born there, couldnt get out fast enough :P

It's like I've always said, Sydney is a great place to stop for Maccas on your way to anywhere else in the country.
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[QUOTE="sAndroid17"][QUOTE="DigitalExile"]I've lived in Sydney my entire life and never been to Melbourne and I still said Melbourne. :P You visit Sydney, but you live elsewhere.

freek666
haha i was born there, couldnt get out fast enough :P

It's like I've always said, Sydney is a great place to stop for Maccas on your way to anywhere else in the country.

haha too tr00
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#47 CQCmasta
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Watch out for fires.Theokhoth

Only if you go into the bushy, lowly populated area of Victoria, the country side basically, then sure but if you live in the urban areas its all good 8)

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#48 elfimis
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Hey, i'll be visiting there in august, i cant wait. I heard Aussie women are pretty hot(no pun inteneded)
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I heard from a documentary on PBS the rare and elusive Australians will only respond to you if you present a Fosters and say "mate" at the end of every sentence.
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#50 Mike-uk
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What city should I move to? Sydney? Melbourne? Maybe a different area...

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