It is legal to get drunk in pubs. You do not need to be a licensed electrician to change a light globe. The Australian national food used to be the meat pie unofficially
Endless traffic jams, overloaded public transport, terrible government and getting worse, overloaded health system, increasingly expensive health care due to underfunding of the national health system, environmental degradation, ugly new highrises, pretentious people obsessed with real estate, obsession with sport over intellectual pursuits, expensive housing, costs more to hire a trades person than to see a lawyer, freezing in winter, baking in summer and terrible Wifi. Most people do not live near the harbour. They live in endless suburbs that go on for miles. The coffee is still the best in the world. But even that is going downhill.
@@australianpatriot Takes 2 hours to walk around the harbour. Then what else - go to a generic shop in a generic shopping center, that could be anywhere in the world, have a takeaway lunch in a crowded food court before heading home in the traffic to a dog box, sorry, apartment in the suburbs that cost a fortune to rent. Special.
The WORST thing about Sydney are the tolls. Internet speed is pretty bad compared to other developed countries but it's good enough that it doesn't need to buffer when watching YT or streaming a movie. No local Australian food but I'd happily take a plethora of multicultural food anyday of the week. Agreed that Sydney nightlife is shit but I don't mind. I'm too old to go out clubbing now anyway. lol
Melbourne has late night cafes and restaurants which is why it is considered the European capital. Sydney used to have an amazing party scene and late night life in the 90s and 00's but the high cost of real estate, the lock out laws and finally Covid have completely killed it.
We experienced a lot of rain during spring . We normally get a lot of sunshine in Sydney and during the recent summer , the weather was good . So do not judge because we were getting some bad weather . I always find that my relatives from overseas , always complain about things when they come here. Yet we take them everywhere and they have no appreciation for anything that we have done from them . When I was overseas , my relatives hardly took us anywhere and most didn’t want to associate with us . Europeans are very hard to please , in my opinion . Our internet can be slow at times because the government took short cuts to save money and it caused problems to our internet but it isn’t as bad as you think . In fact we developed optic fibres and wifi . It is the government that is the problem , not Australia . There is sone truth with what you are saying but you are making it sound worse than what it is . Look at the positives and not the negatives and Allow your self to adjust to a different life style . Covid crisis did crush our night life but it is getting better . Anyway best of luck with what ever you do and when you go back to Europe , just remember the good times you had instead of dwelling on the negatives .
Please don’t believe all of this video I’ve lived here for a long time while no city is perfect ..he really paints a negative picture here It’s not the case
If you believe everything this guy says, don’t come. Otherwise, watch other videos. Sydney is spectacular. So much to do, so much to see. It is generally a very dry climate.
Please do more research, 35 years of being in Sydney I know he is missing information and fairly inaccurate. We have a lot of rules though. Sydney is an outdoor city which is why things close early. People are outside all day and finish about 10pm unless they’re clubbing.
The only problem with Sydney is that if you want to live in an area with good amenities and access to beaches and the city you need about 5 million bucks . If you’ve got that you can have a good life. If you get packed in the the rest of the gronks (like I was) it’s a shithole.
There are some great places outside of the beaches if you can tear yourself away from the hot sand up your bum and burning sun and potential skin cancer life ahead..
Bring your Tent if you are coming to Australia so you have somewhere to live in what is going to be a very long and expensive Rental Accommodation Crisis. Fuel/Petrol/Gas is about $2.00 a litre so if you dream of driving around a very large country bring some deep pockets. We have Shortages of food at the supermarkets and everything is super expensive.....just do your own research....the good news is there is lots of work around and the 2 year rain event in Sydney will hopefully be gone by the end of the year.
Mate. Australian food are meat & 3 vegetables, meat pies & tomato sauce, fish & chips and chiko rolls. You’re lucky if you haven’t been able to find it. It’s English stodge.
What century are you living in? No Chiko rolls around here. Mostly the same old shit though. Nothing exiting just things they think the Brit’s and tourists might like such as tasteless brunch platters with tomato, toast, eggs and advocardo on toast. Pizza, McDonalds and KFC. Pub grub is usually burgers and steak and chips. That’s because a lot of places just don’t make money anymore serving food. It costs too much to run a business and people don’t go out anymore due to bad public transport, alcohol laws and no or expensive parking. Too much gentrification and bad urban design. Too many arseholes in Govt.
An article came out today mentioning Sydney was one of the lowest in the world to make new friends too lol which is very true! Sydney and Australia as a whole is basically good for people who want to come study and work! Healthcare is good here and you will feel like it is a safe country to live in. The best thing for tourists is its nature! It has amazing beaches and wildlife. And that's about it for the good points. For most people especially those who come from a poor country or war torn country the above is all that will matter to them! But there are plenty of people who also want more out of a country... The weather in Sydney is horrible!! Yes it used to be good USED TO BE! NOW? It's 4 seasons in a day! It rains so freaking much! Winter is bad here, obviously not as cold as Russia or some other countries in Europe but it's not what the internet tells you about winter in Sydney. It gets cold and the kind of cold that gets into your bones cold! There has been flash flooding here continuously for the past few years! And when it is finally summer it's either so humid that you can't even breathe and bushfires can be smelled from everywhere or it's yet again raining and storming! Sometimes you see more sun even though it's still cold but you see more sun in the winter than summer lol so no the weather isn't one of the best in the world like some blogs tell you! Night-life here is shocking! Like the video tells you, if you want a night-life that's vibrant and full of people you will not find it here! There are a few festivals scattered around the year, some clubs and bars but it's nothing and still very dead compared to places in U.S or Europe or even Middle East or Asia! It's just a heavily day orientated country. Everything you would want to do as a night owl besides drinking alcohol won't happen here! Shops close at 5pm! Except on Thursday where they stay open till 9pm lmao! So if you work 9am-5pm mon-fri you and want to go do your hair and nails etc you either have to rush right after work on Thur or do it on Saturday BEFORE 5PM! Only shops open past 5 are for grocery shopping and convenience stores lol the whole country is very much a 9am-5pm routine based country! Although Australia claims to be a multicultural society and in many ways it is. It has immigrants here from all over the world! BUT.. the majority of them all stick to their own kind here! So it's not really multicultural because most of them are really segregated. Asians stick with Asians. Arabs stick with Arabs. Aussies stick with Aussies. Wogs stick with wogs. There are small amount of people who do have friends from different nationalities but for the most part everyone else you will see stick with their own race! It's not as diverse as you may think! And in some ways it can also feel racist. The only good thing that is diverse is the food options here. Because there are so many different nationalities and they all have their own communities you will get to eat authentic Thai food or authentic Indian food for example. But as far as the people themselves mixing with one another... no majority do not! Definitely agree with over regulation! It is nicknamed the "nanny state" for a reason! And I don't completely blame the government. Australians themselves love to be told what to do and how to do it! They don't like to think outside the box unfortunately! Perfect example of it was the lockout laws for clubs or the border laws during pandemic. The mentality here is if there is a danger to one person there is a danger to everyone. One of the reasons for example that most high rise hotels in the city don't have balconies is because in the past there were some suicides. So instead of thinking well there are a small minority of people that might possibly do that we shouldn't punish all others for it.. no they just put a regulation in to not have balconies. There's always some complaints with their regulations but the majority just accept it and don't do anything about it. Fines is something the Government has gotten away with for so long in this country and they keep raising the fines too and no one seems to even question why a parking fine that used to be $65 is now over $200. It's just accepted because it's the government and no one knows their people more than this government! They know they can just keep raising prices and their people will just accept it! Social life is pretty bad here! It's the whole way of life here that wears you down and doesn't make your social life a priority here. Nothing motivates you to go out and be social. Things close early, streets are dead and so quiet, most people are too tired from work all day and the energy and vibe in the streets are just so quiet and suburban, you don't see alot of people walking everywhere in the streets like you see in other countries. It almost has a lonely, cold feel to it. Most people want to catch up on the weekends! The weekends are the biggest 2 days of Aussies lives. They cram everything in on the weekends. Rest of the week they go from work to home and maybe to a pub. And it's the whole system and design of the country that promotes that kind of lifestyle! Art, culture, music is nothing like other countries! It's almost non existent compared to other countries! Finally, most Sydney people are not friendly and welcoming! They are closed minded and very robotic at times. To conclude, if you care about working and studying or need Medicare then Sydney and Australia is the place for you! If you want more out of your life than to work work work then stay far far away! Ofcourse this is all rich peoples problems compared to some countries out there so of course Australia is not the worst out there but definitely way too far and isolated in not just location in the world, you will also feel isolated within the country itself if you are used to a country with alot more life in the streets! I always used to believe Australia has the potential to be one of the best in the world but unfortunately I've given up hope and think it keeps going backwards.
Mostly true. Australians generally have the mentality after work (during the week) of going home and plugging into the computer of T.V. In summer they may head to the beach but this is the minority. Europeans are MUCH more likely to catch up at the end of the day. Yes, Sydney gets cold out in the suburbs away from the coast where most people live. Close to 0c in many suburbs at night in winter is common.
Best advice is to forget Sydney. It's too crowded, it's too expensive, it's too regulated, it shuts up shop too early, there is no night life, the beaches are too crowded and too polluted and it rains too much.
@@Aliya-tc5un My favourite from just visiting are Brisbane Perth and somewhere a bit quieter but made up for with so much nature and stunning scenery Hobart. Or if in Sydney just go 40 minutes south down the freeway to the natural wonders, endless sandy surf beaches and mountain rainforest along the escarpment at Wollongong, tree top walking above the untouched rainforest at Jambaroo, Fitzroy falls and other cascading natural waterfalls. Skydiving over the ocean and beaches of Wollongong and Jambaroo adventure park, the largest water theme park in NSW. Also beyond down the south coast with endless deserted unspoiled beaches and coastal scenery through seaside villages and towns. Well worth sparing at least a weekend or more exploring.. Sydney and to a lesser extent Melbourne are extremely expensive for food entertainment and general everyday costs and it's easy to get caught in the price gouging tourist traps. Adelaide, yehnah. Not much there.
You can change a light globe but not touch the wiring. The early closing hours were in a restricted area because too many uncontrolled idiots drank and partied too much causing far too many accidents and hospital or ambulance visits.
I've never lived outside of Australia but have lived an hour north of Sydney my whole life until recently, now I live in Perth. If you think all this about Sydney, come live in Perth
@@deltube. - A lot of doucheyness and superficialness. A fair amount of crime, alcohol and drug abuse. Has small town syndrome, despite being super sprawling. Hotter, drier summers than most other cities (less green). Almost nowhere you can live without a car. Sydney and Melbourne have options for this.
In the old days post office and banks were open Saturday mornings, but some shops closed midday on Wednesdays. High wages in Australia mean shops close early or in 5 day week working times as it's to expensive to pay all the overtime pay/penalty rates etc etc required for workers after hours.
Perth has the weather Sydney boasts about. Sydney can be cold in Winter AND it rains all year round. In Perth, it rains in Winter. THAT is what WINTER MEANS!
I’m Belgian and I’m thinking of moving ether to Canada or Australia. I thought Australia’s social life might be better than in Canada…since when are you there ?
The social life in Australia and Canada can vary depending on personal preferences and experiences. Both countries have diverse cultures, friendly people, and a variety of social activities to offer. In Australia, the social life tends to revolve around the beach, outdoor activities, and sports, while in Canada, it may revolve around winter sports, festivals, and cultural events. However, it's important to note that social life can also vary depending on the city or region within each country. Ultimately, the social life in either country can be enjoyable and fulfilling, but it's up to the individual to explore and find the experiences that best suit their interests and lifestyle.@@traductionscultureen-arver2307
The places he talks about in southern Europe that open late are shut most of the day though. Italian towns are dead from midday until 4 except for tourist places
@@starwyn7 lol so it's like a precautionary rule, but if you know wat you're doing, you can fix it yourself. It's anyways good to call experts at their job if risky
- You do not need an electrician to change a light glob or florescent tube. To instal a new light fitting you do, but I’m not going to be fiddling around with any wires. I’ll leave that to the professionals. - Re pubs, staff are prohibited by law from serving someone who is clearly intoxicated. This would be where they are unsteady, loud, aggressive, bothering other customers, etc. But if someone is just enjoying a night out and not making a nuisance of themselves, no worries. Drink driving laws are strict, more-so than the UK or most US States but comparable to most of Europe. - It is very difficult to get a restaurant meal after 8:30-9:00 PM in Sydney unless it’s McDonalds or other takeaway, impossible in places where most people live. Maybe Kings Cross or touristy areas. - And yes, you’ve disclosed something we don’t tell the tourists - it rains a lot in Sydney, more so in recent years. Summer is cloudy, humid and wet much of the time. One thing, the year 2022, when this video was made, was Sydney’s wettest year ever. Sydney’s sunniest weather is normally late Winter / early Spring. It’s why we held the “Summer” Olympics in September. As for Cricket, I think it’s just a matter of time before the idea of a Sydney Test Match in January is abandoned.
U should had seen what Sydney was like in 1983 lol Only thing open - pubs and take away shops Take away shops closed at 4 pm Pubs closed at 12 midnight And that was all you had to do . Only a handful of nightclubs Streets were deserted and no one spoke with anyone It was crazy It still pretty much the same everyone keeps to themselfs Funny how they complained about isolation after covid because it was the normal thing compared to other countries
Yes, Sydney transport is not as good as some European cities but is much better than most people realise. Sydney has invested much in public transportation over the last 10 to 15 years. The new Metro line that opened in 2019 is excellent. The new Light Rail through the CBD, also opened in 2020, has transformed the CBD. Over the next two years, a new Metro line and a Light Rail line will be operational. By 2030, two more Metro lines will be added, another Light Rail line and almost all buses will be electric. Over the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the bus network. Sydney is in the top 5 ferry networks in the world. On many parts of the transport network, there is only a 5-minute wait for the next service during peak times. The Sydney transport system bets almost all North American cities if you come from North America. New York is the only USA with a more significant share of people using public transport. Parramatta, Sydney’s second CBD, is undergoing a significant transformation. Sydney is more and more getting to the point where there are distributed employment centres across the city, making the 30-minute journey to work possible.
While the rail system is OK, the light snail is just a very slow tourist ride, bus routes have been cancelled all over Sydney and your "transformation" of Parramatta (the name derived from the Aboriginal word meaning place where the eels lie down - no eels left now!) is the destruction of Australian's oldest city, to suit developers.
You must live in the North? Somewhere nice with good transport? There hasn’t been a train to Bankstown Station on weekends since 2019 due to this disastrous Metro project that just doesn’t seem to get finished ever. That is because they don’t give a shit about ordinary people. They want their new airport line and that is that. You catch a train somewhere these days and you never know if you will get home. Those nightmare bus rail replacements take hours to get somewhere and are over crowded and like a Luna park ride without the screams. You defiantly don’t live in one of those Govt areas.
not sure what you mean about not being able to change a light bulb without an electrician? Melbourne Born and I have never heard that before? Always change my own light bulbs?
what are you talking about? ive never had a rich tradie tell me that I need an electrician to change a lightbulb as I live in australia? I already knew that i was trying to help this person Marc Carva as their information is wrong@@edmurks236
What suburb doesn't have at least a bus? There are also services like Keoride (at call minibuses). All on Opal Card except Keoride. You have trains, trams, metros, buses, min-buses, ferries, water taxis, bicycles, electric bikes and scooters. That it takes an hour (or more) to get into the city from an outer suburb is because of the distance.
I lived in Sydney for 5 years and i can differently agree with all these points particularly it been a high regulated country which drives you crazy! Speeding fines are massive!!. Sydney is a great city but you need to be earning 100k + per year to enjoy it i feel.
I don't want to be the picky Italian but I want to say that chicken parmigiana is an American thing and not Italian at all, we do have parmigiana but it comes with no chicken at all.
for me living here since i was born for 34 years now some of the reasons are. 1) its turning more and more into a big brother state cameras everywhere except where you actually need them. 2) rules & regulations are becoming worse and worse. its going to get to a point where you cant hold hands, you cant kiss in public etc. 3) the parking and basic stuff are becoming ridiculous. i use to park at warwick farm station before catching a train. free parking. now its blocked of with paid for parking only. and the rules are ridiculous. signs say 18 hours monday-sunday free as long as you use an opal card as a commuter i used an opal card it still charged me $30 as a non commuter. 4) that theres hardly any shops open past 9-11pm. when i went to new york a few years ago. and other parts of america. everything was basically 24-7 or open until about 3am. 5) i wouldnt harm or try to offend anyone, but i am a bit of a nudist. and theres no clothing optional venus. the only venues are gay beaches, except for cobblers thats a bit to far for regular visits. & a 2 resorts which are impossible for singles to get into. some places around europe like czech republic. i seen on websites. theres heaps of areas that allow nudity (as long as your not harming anyone or sexual acts). i’ve seen girls & guys there go for naked hikes with no clothes. jumping on trains walking into restauarant. everyone just smiles and doesnt really care.. some even walk past policeman and they seem to not care either
Kings Cross used to be the 24 hour place with cafes and restaurants open 24 hours...it was such an amazing place to live before the year 2000 ... but the Berejiklian govt wanted everyone tucked up in bed early and no fun allowed so they sold Kings Cross to developers and thats what you have now, no life.
I lived in the cross from 2013 to 2019, I thought it was great when I first moved there (didn't know how it was earlier) but it really went down hill till 2019, they changed the laws in relation to bars,clubs,pubs opening hours etc which effectively meant after midnight it was as dead as a dodo, where before it was really busy untill 3-4am , I think because of problems with violence, drunks fighting etc , a couple of people died and so they changed the rules to reduce the violence which pretty much killed the place.....
All Adelaide, Melbourne & QLD just watch Sydney Suffering but all Sydney people have to do is leave this State and go somewhere else to properly Live better and let all the Rich Live in Sydney
Hi there, I would just like you to fact check your advice on Western suburbs rents. $540 sounds like a fortnightly minimum or maybe you intended to say $1,540 average a month and not $540 a month., which is maybe just for a room in a shared unit or home. keep up the news.
The light bulb issue only comes into play for large commercial businesses. Commercial buildings will certainly contract electricians to change fluro lights etc. due to insurance policies, but yes, for private applications no one calls an electrician for a bulb lol. And god only knows what that batman thing was about.
@@bunniewoodmeanwhile the usa healthcare is the best in the world for treatment, equipment, and quality of nurses, doctors, and surgeons and 15th overall when included with price
I grew up in Sydney but now live in California. This is a completely fair and realistic overview of life in Sydney. Nightlife? What’s that? Rain? Love it. Slow internet? That’s a hard one but I’ll try to overlook that. Lack of public ransit? Sydney is still way better than California. As a retiree I think it’s a great place for retirement if your income is sufficiently high to accommodate the high cost of living.
that list is rubbish, keep to the speed limit. and you wont have a problem. outskirts in any city have less options. 1st world city is expensive ... no surprise there .try new york.
Australian is not isolated. It is far closer to the Valeriepieris circle (a figure drawn on the Earth's surface such that the majority of the human population lives within its interior - which is south East Asia) than Europe, the Americas or Africa.
1. i agree. when i got here in 2002, i could only find one internet cafe around my place (neutral bay). i had to walk up there for about 40 minutes from where i lived to keep in touch with my friend. also internet connection was based on phone modem. i used to hear those connecting noise whenever accessing an internet. even these days, the internet goes off quite often at work. 2. food wise, i would say this can be depending on perspective. i dont really care. but food price is very expensive. any crappy food starts from 20 bucks in 2024. 3. very much agree. i assume it's related to the climate change. very dramatic. 4. bad traffic. very very true. especially if you use public transport crossing the damn harbour bridge, the train sometimes stop for 10 minutes to 1 hour. the transport officers walk around and check your opal card. also they often do trackwork which you eventually either have to drive or find a taxi to commute to the workplace. back in 2019 new years day, when andrew constace was the former nsw transport minister made a big chaos on train schedule. everyone had to stay in townhall station for several hours to get home. 5. the worst thing of all is housing.. unless you earn more than 130k or more, you probably have to look for a place in a little bit unsafe area or a defective apartment to live. sydney is definitely not a city for beginers. sydney is for rich people. perhaps overseas investors buy off homes and take your hard-earned salary with high rent.
The problem is that we tend to compare Australia with Europe. In European cities the transport is very very good and night life amazing with a lot of things going on
Compare it to even cities indeveloping countries there is literally n nothing to do in sydney and tolls being so expensive just deters people even travelling toCBD which is prolly the only lace where anything happens.
@@stuartdparnell so you picked a winter day as your example for "Europe has shitty weather"? Not so smart there bud, I thought aussies were smarter than that
1. Too boring but can be fun if I know better about it 2. A little bit obnoxious people 3. Rely too much on technology 4. Is considered the same as LA 5. Doesn't really like high buildings because of the airport 6. Is safe only if you think it is
I was so shocked to see your comments about the weather. I’m guessing you’ve arrived after March 2020. We had a cycle that comes ~ once every 15 years and last s for a few years. This cycle finished early 2023. We are sub-tropical which means we always get more rain but in very short periods of time. Compared to Melbourne which gets little bits of rain for most of the year and is very very unpredictable. The boat rule has a lot to do with the busiest ferry network in the world. You will die if you fall into a ferry path. I can see your other comments.
You write about the "slow" internet speed. It may be slower than many other places, but the speed seems ok to me. I'm more concerned about the many children who have no access at all to the net because their parents cannot afford to buy even a cheap laptop.
I would agree with most of this, as I lived in Sydney for six years until 2001. Traffic was really bad back then; now it is absolutely hideous! (We visited a friend there on the weekend.) Add hot AND humid summers (when aircon is ESSENTIAL), plus *ridiculous* housing prices (either buying or renting), and I would NEVER move back - even IF I could afford to do so. I sold my TINY terrace house in Newtown for $320K; it is now 'worth' $1.8 million, for just 87 square metres! Possibly because you can walk to the local train station (if it isn't pouring rain) where most of the trains don't stop. The few which do are inevitably packed already. I moved to Canberra and have been MUCH happier ever since. If we want to see a show, we fly to Melbourne. If we fly overseas, we transfer through Melbourne - just a short stroll between terminals. The few things Sydney has going for it, simply aren't worth the major hassles and expenses of going there or living there. (EG: $45 for parking at the Opera House, and $113 for drinks and a snack at the Opera Bar after; let alone the tickets for the show.)
Just got back to the US after visiting Australia from the US and this video pretty much nailed it. The only thing we didn’t notice was the unpredictable weather, but then again we weren’t there long enough to really notice that. The big brother thing is real and seems very ridiculous and pointless at times. There’s also seems to be growing racial tensions in Australia and not having the freedom of speech protections that we have in the US actually seems to make the situation worse. People seem to hide their true feelings on racial topics so they never really get talked about or resolved. I think Australia needs more open and honest conversations on race before it can make real progress. On the whole Australia is a beautiful and wonderful place. I can’t imagine a nicer city to live in than Sydney…if you can afford it.
No gun culture, mass shootings, high crime (only among the criminal class) no black lives matter riots of killings, no endless cities of homeless people, .Its safe maybe quiet but I would not even want to visit the US let alone live there.
the amount of damage the 'lockout' laws did to the Sydney nightlife should be deemed criminal... I was fortunate to have been young during the late 80's and through the 90's and early 2000's and man Sydney was a PARTY town... I was going out Wed, Thurs, Friday and Saturday nights back then when rent was cheap and the club scene and warehouse doof scene was abundant..... I do feel like this generation got screwed as did the venue owners who got shut down by lockouts
I lived in Sydney, western suburbs way cheaper? Slightly cheaper would be more accurate.Yes goind out it is expansive same as clothes etc....Yes it depends ob your profession
I live in sydney my whole life and to be honest it is sometimes true that there is bad internet one time i raged bc i kept getting disconnected when trying to play roblox lol 😂
the thing i hated the most about living in Sydney for 10 years was the weather. Humidity ( bugs love that humidity ) makes even mild days seem uncomfortably plus it pisses down all day
Australia is NOT Sydney. Perth. Adelaide. Brisbane. Melbourne are all worthwhile checking out. And they are only a few CAPITAL CITIES. Sydney (& Melbourne) are both VERY expensive !
SPOT ON! These are all the facts about living in Sydney, I've lived here my whole life. It's a Nanna state! Also you forgot to mention all the pretentious, try hard people.
Sydney is the biggest rip-off and the least friendly city I have ever had the misfortune of residing in. Its young women, while in general being physically attractive, are vain, shallow and snobbish, even compared to, say, those living just a few hours away in smaller towns. Everyone sticks to their own racial and social cliques. If you're an outsider, you're going to stay that way unless you can obviously benefit someone in some way. The public transport is garbage and the traffic is terrible, as are it's roads, and it has more toll roads than any other city on earth. Everything except for the booze-barns shuts early, and the service everywhere is really bad or, in the case of department stores, non-existent. And you're not going to believe the price of alcohol here. It is a spiritual and cultural desert. It's 80% about money & 20% about pro-sports, and that's it. It is also possibly the most corrupt city in the Western world. You may consider this a plus, and fit right in. On the other hand, the overpriced coffee is usually pretty good (though not as good as in Melbourne).
Why are you here? Probably because you like the beach and the harbour? I don't have any issues with your 'problems' but i hate how you are looked down upon if you don't like the beach or the harbour or the outdoors(melanoma). I can't wait to move to Melbourne one day
The hardest thing i find about living in Sydney, is you sre easliy judged and given a funny look depending on skin colour. So many times ive been looked at funny for how i dress is very sad
Internet companies are allowed to extort consumers in Australia as big business once retired flee the country for European filthy rich spots (which includes our politicians).
Lightbulbs really? Local sparkies must be loving it, "hi I can't change my lightbulb a law says so, how much will it cost for you to come out and do the 30 second job?" "$200 and a 6 pack".
“Australia is too far away.” It’s actually not bad nowadays to be far away from the wars and drama that’s happening in other countries.
It is legal to get drunk in pubs. You do not need to be a licensed electrician to change a light globe. The Australian national food used to be the meat pie unofficially
Endless traffic jams, overloaded public transport, terrible government and getting worse, overloaded health system, increasingly expensive health care due to underfunding of the national health system, environmental degradation, ugly new highrises, pretentious people obsessed with real estate, obsession with sport over intellectual pursuits, expensive housing, costs more to hire a trades person than to see a lawyer, freezing in winter, baking in summer and terrible Wifi. Most people do not live near the harbour. They live in endless suburbs that go on for miles. The coffee is still the best in the world. But even that is going downhill.
sounds like nearly every modern city in the world pal
@@australianpatriot That's my point. Sydney is nothing special anymore.
@@Prtyh eh, still pretty special with the weather, harbour, beaches, major AU financial centre, growing infrastructure, etc
@@australianpatriot Takes 2 hours to walk around the harbour. Then what else - go to a generic shop in a generic shopping center, that could be anywhere in the world, have a takeaway lunch in a crowded food court before heading home in the traffic to a dog box, sorry, apartment in the suburbs that cost a fortune to rent. Special.
@@Prtyh the city and east/northern beaches are special, i agree most of the suburbs and the west are complete shit
The WORST thing about Sydney are the tolls.
Internet speed is pretty bad compared to other developed countries but it's good enough that it doesn't need to buffer when watching YT or streaming a movie.
No local Australian food but I'd happily take a plethora of multicultural food anyday of the week.
Agreed that Sydney nightlife is shit but I don't mind.
I'm too old to go out clubbing now anyway. lol
It is really not a problem at all, I rely on it for work all the time
Melbourne has late night cafes and restaurants which is why it is considered the European capital. Sydney used to have an amazing party scene and late night life in the 90s and 00's but the high cost of real estate, the lock out laws and finally Covid have completely killed it.
Which city would you recommend that everything inconvenient for living. I'm planning to move in few months time in Australia
@@Aliya-tc5un Where did you go in the end ?
We experienced a lot of rain during spring . We normally get a lot of sunshine in Sydney and during the recent summer , the weather was good . So do not judge because we were getting some bad weather . I always find that my relatives from overseas , always complain about things when they come here. Yet we take them everywhere and they have no appreciation for anything that we have done from them . When I was overseas , my relatives hardly took us anywhere and most didn’t want to associate with us . Europeans are very hard to please , in my opinion . Our internet can be slow at times because the government took short cuts to save money and it caused problems to our internet but it isn’t as bad as you think . In fact we developed optic fibres and wifi . It is the government that is the problem , not Australia . There is sone truth with what you are saying but you are making it sound worse than what it is . Look at the positives and not the negatives and Allow your self to adjust to a different life style . Covid crisis did crush our night life but it is getting better . Anyway best of luck with what ever you do and when you go back to Europe , just remember the good times you had instead of dwelling on the negatives .
Nice One... I don't care about the rain as long as the Winter is not too Cold, as I can't deal with Cold Weather
Thanks for sharing your experience and perspective. I've evaluating whether to move to Sydney for work and this is super helpful!
Please don’t believe all of this video
I’ve lived here for a long time while no city is perfect ..he really paints a negative picture here
It’s not the case
He is talking crap in his video. I have lived here for 15 years and 90% of things he talked about are untrue.
If you believe everything this guy says, don’t come.
Otherwise, watch other videos.
Sydney is spectacular. So much to do, so much to see.
It is generally a very dry climate.
Are you sure that you are not English? 😂
Whinge much?
Please do more research, 35 years of being in Sydney I know he is missing information and fairly inaccurate. We have a lot of rules though. Sydney is an outdoor city which is why things close early. People are outside all day and finish about 10pm unless they’re clubbing.
The only problem with Sydney is that if you want to live in an area with good amenities and access to beaches and the city you need about 5 million bucks . If you’ve got that you can have a good life. If you get packed in the the rest of the gronks (like I was) it’s a shithole.
There are some great places outside of the beaches if you can tear yourself away from the hot sand up your bum and burning sun and potential skin cancer life ahead..
Bring your Tent if you are coming to Australia so you have somewhere to live in what is going to be a very long and expensive Rental Accommodation Crisis. Fuel/Petrol/Gas is about $2.00 a litre so if you dream of driving around a very large country bring some deep pockets. We have Shortages of food at the supermarkets and everything is super expensive.....just do your own research....the good news is there is lots of work around and the 2 year rain event in Sydney will hopefully be gone by the end of the year.
Hahahaha your so mean
Mate. Australian food are meat & 3 vegetables, meat pies & tomato sauce, fish & chips and chiko rolls. You’re lucky if you haven’t been able to find it. It’s English stodge.
I agree this bloke got no clue !
it is english, not australian, u said it urself, australian food is a witchity grub
What century are you living in? No Chiko rolls around here. Mostly the same old shit though. Nothing exiting just things they think the Brit’s and tourists might like such as tasteless brunch platters with tomato, toast, eggs and advocardo on toast. Pizza, McDonalds and KFC. Pub grub is usually burgers and steak and chips. That’s because a lot of places just don’t make money anymore serving food. It costs too much to run a business and people don’t go out anymore due to bad public transport, alcohol laws and no or expensive parking. Too much gentrification and bad urban design. Too many arseholes in Govt.
@@australianpatriot and kangaroo tails, snake, lizard/gonna, lilly pilly, fruit.
You make me hungry
An article came out today mentioning Sydney was one of the lowest in the world to make new friends too lol which is very true!
Sydney and Australia as a whole is basically good for people who want to come study and work! Healthcare is good here and you will feel like it is a safe country to live in. The best thing for tourists is its nature! It has amazing beaches and wildlife. And that's about it for the good points. For most people especially those who come from a poor country or war torn country the above is all that will matter to them! But there are plenty of people who also want more out of a country...
The weather in Sydney is horrible!! Yes it used to be good USED TO BE! NOW? It's 4 seasons in a day! It rains so freaking much! Winter is bad here, obviously not as cold as Russia or some other countries in Europe but it's not what the internet tells you about winter in Sydney. It gets cold and the kind of cold that gets into your bones cold! There has been flash flooding here continuously for the past few years! And when it is finally summer it's either so humid that you can't even breathe and bushfires can be smelled from everywhere or it's yet again raining and storming! Sometimes you see more sun even though it's still cold but you see more sun in the winter than summer lol so no the weather isn't one of the best in the world like some blogs tell you!
Night-life here is shocking! Like the video tells you, if you want a night-life that's vibrant and full of people you will not find it here! There are a few festivals scattered around the year, some clubs and bars but it's nothing and still very dead compared to places in U.S or Europe or even Middle East or Asia! It's just a heavily day orientated country. Everything you would want to do as a night owl besides drinking alcohol won't happen here! Shops close at 5pm! Except on Thursday where they stay open till 9pm lmao! So if you work 9am-5pm mon-fri you and want to go do your hair and nails etc you either have to rush right after work on Thur or do it on Saturday BEFORE 5PM! Only shops open past 5 are for grocery shopping and convenience stores lol the whole country is very much a 9am-5pm routine based country!
Although Australia claims to be a multicultural society and in many ways it is. It has immigrants here from all over the world! BUT.. the majority of them all stick to their own kind here! So it's not really multicultural because most of them are really segregated. Asians stick with Asians. Arabs stick with Arabs. Aussies stick with Aussies. Wogs stick with wogs. There are small amount of people who do have friends from different nationalities but for the most part everyone else you will see stick with their own race! It's not as diverse as you may think! And in some ways it can also feel racist. The only good thing that is diverse is the food options here. Because there are so many different nationalities and they all have their own communities you will get to eat authentic Thai food or authentic Indian food for example. But as far as the people themselves mixing with one another... no majority do not!
Definitely agree with over regulation! It is nicknamed the "nanny state" for a reason! And I don't completely blame the government. Australians themselves love to be told what to do and how to do it! They don't like to think outside the box unfortunately! Perfect example of it was the lockout laws for clubs or the border laws during pandemic. The mentality here is if there is a danger to one person there is a danger to everyone. One of the reasons for example that most high rise hotels in the city don't have balconies is because in the past there were some suicides. So instead of thinking well there are a small minority of people that might possibly do that we shouldn't punish all others for it.. no they just put a regulation in to not have balconies. There's always some complaints with their regulations but the majority just accept it and don't do anything about it. Fines is something the Government has gotten away with for so long in this country and they keep raising the fines too and no one seems to even question why a parking fine that used to be $65 is now over $200. It's just accepted because it's the government and no one knows their people more than this government! They know they can just keep raising prices and their people will just accept it!
Social life is pretty bad here! It's the whole way of life here that wears you down and doesn't make your social life a priority here. Nothing motivates you to go out and be social. Things close early, streets are dead and so quiet, most people are too tired from work all day and the energy and vibe in the streets are just so quiet and suburban, you don't see alot of people walking everywhere in the streets like you see in other countries. It almost has a lonely, cold feel to it. Most people want to catch up on the weekends! The weekends are the biggest 2 days of Aussies lives. They cram everything in on the weekends. Rest of the week they go from work to home and maybe to a pub. And it's the whole system and design of the country that promotes that kind of lifestyle!
Art, culture, music is nothing like other countries! It's almost non existent compared to other countries!
Finally, most Sydney people are not friendly and welcoming! They are closed minded and very robotic at times.
To conclude, if you care about working and studying or need Medicare then Sydney and Australia is the place for you! If you want more out of your life than to work work work then stay far far away! Ofcourse this is all rich peoples problems compared to some countries out there so of course Australia is not the worst out there but definitely way too far and isolated in not just location in the world, you will also feel isolated within the country itself if you are used to a country with alot more life in the streets!
I always used to believe Australia has the potential to be one of the best in the world but unfortunately I've given up hope and think it keeps going backwards.
Mostly true. Australians generally have the mentality after work (during the week) of going home and plugging into the computer of T.V. In summer they may head to the beach but this is the minority. Europeans are MUCH more likely to catch up at the end of the day. Yes, Sydney gets cold out in the suburbs away from the coast where most people live. Close to 0c in many suburbs at night in winter is common.
Well said.
@@club1fan552 Australians like computers
"It has a lonely, cold feel to it..."
Yep, that's Sydney in a nutshell.
Thx. I was thinking of moving there , you saved me a massive hassle . I owe you
Best advice is to forget Sydney. It's too crowded, it's too expensive, it's too regulated, it shuts up shop too early, there is no night life, the beaches are too crowded and too polluted and it rains too much.
So which city would you recommend?
@@Aliya-tc5un My favourite from just visiting are Brisbane Perth and somewhere a bit quieter but made up for with so much nature and stunning scenery Hobart. Or if in Sydney just go 40 minutes south down the freeway to the natural wonders, endless sandy surf beaches and mountain rainforest along the escarpment at Wollongong, tree top walking above the untouched rainforest at Jambaroo, Fitzroy falls and other cascading natural waterfalls. Skydiving over the ocean and beaches of Wollongong and Jambaroo adventure park, the largest water theme park in NSW. Also beyond down the south coast with endless deserted unspoiled beaches and coastal scenery through seaside villages and towns. Well worth sparing at least a weekend or more exploring.. Sydney and to a lesser extent Melbourne are extremely expensive for food entertainment and general everyday costs and it's easy to get caught in the price gouging tourist traps. Adelaide, yehnah. Not much there.
Beached are crowded, not all of them just the popular once.
You can change a light globe but not touch the wiring.
The early closing hours were in a restricted area because too many uncontrolled idiots drank and partied too much causing far too many accidents and hospital or ambulance visits.
Yeah. He's being horribly misleading about light bulb changing.
I've never lived outside of Australia but have lived an hour north of Sydney my whole life until recently, now I live in Perth. If you think all this about Sydney, come live in Perth
What’s wrong with Perth?
@@deltube. - A lot of doucheyness and superficialness. A fair amount of crime, alcohol and drug abuse. Has small town syndrome, despite being super sprawling. Hotter, drier summers than most other cities (less green). Almost nowhere you can live without a car. Sydney and Melbourne have options for this.
I heard Perth is the murder capital in Australia?
Shops and post office close too. Employed person has to take a holiday day to go to the post office or a bank .
In the old days post office and banks were open Saturday mornings, but some shops closed midday on Wednesdays. High wages in Australia mean shops close early or in 5 day week working times as it's to expensive to pay all the overtime pay/penalty rates etc etc required for workers after hours.
@@edmurks236 Many things are behind the civilisation, nit just that
Perth has the weather Sydney boasts about. Sydney can be cold in Winter AND it rains all year round. In Perth, it rains in Winter. THAT is what WINTER MEANS!
Its all relative. Winter in NZ, UK, even Italy is far worse than in Sydney
How on earth can you connect parttes and licensed premises?
It really does seem like life stops after business hours. It's super hard to accept this sometimes when you are used to living in europe
On a different perspective, I appreciate their sense of "Work life balance".
I’m Belgian and I’m thinking of moving ether to Canada or Australia. I thought Australia’s social life might be better than in Canada…since when are you there ?
A lot of Europe is also pretty bad in that sense, except for places like Madrid. Everything is closed in Germany on the weekends.
What is your reason for living in Australia?
The social life in Australia and Canada can vary depending on personal preferences and experiences. Both countries have diverse cultures, friendly people, and a variety of social activities to offer. In Australia, the social life tends to revolve around the beach, outdoor activities, and sports, while in Canada, it may revolve around winter sports, festivals, and cultural events. However, it's important to note that social life can also vary depending on the city or region within each country. Ultimately, the social life in either country can be enjoyable and fulfilling, but it's up to the individual to explore and find the experiences that best suit their interests and lifestyle.@@traductionscultureen-arver2307
As a Sydneysider myself, I find all of these observations to be fair! We could really learn a lot from other countries!
The places he talks about in southern Europe that open late are shut most of the day though. Italian towns are dead from midday until 4 except for tourist places
i feel like uur lying
You can change a lightbulb, just not the ones directly connected to the wiring
What happens if you do? How do they know and fine you? I'm from India and we can do everything by ourselves
@@SwampyPanda3 I guess they’d only know if you get electrocuted 😂
@@starwyn7 lol so it's like a precautionary rule, but if you know wat you're doing, you can fix it yourself. It's anyways good to call experts at their job if risky
@@SwampyPanda3 you can receive a fine for it because it can be dangerous of course. But I’m sure no one would know if you’re successful 🤷♀️
Since when has fish and chips been Australian. It's British food.
What happened to meat pies? and potato pies?
@@edmurks236 I wrote my message 9 months ago. Meat pies are British too.
Australia was a British colony but now it is still very connected with Britain
Aussie Fish and Chips, meat pies, sausage rolls, burgers, even the sushi rolls, are different from their O.S. versions.
- You do not need an electrician to change a light glob or florescent tube. To instal a new light fitting you do, but I’m not going to be fiddling around with any wires. I’ll leave that to the professionals.
- Re pubs, staff are prohibited by law from serving someone who is clearly intoxicated. This would be where they are unsteady, loud, aggressive, bothering other customers, etc. But if someone is just enjoying a night out and not making a nuisance of themselves, no worries. Drink driving laws are strict, more-so than the UK or most US States but comparable to most of Europe.
- It is very difficult to get a restaurant meal after 8:30-9:00 PM in Sydney unless it’s McDonalds or other takeaway, impossible in places where most people live. Maybe Kings Cross or touristy areas.
- And yes, you’ve disclosed something we don’t tell the tourists - it rains a lot in Sydney, more so in recent years. Summer is cloudy, humid and wet much of the time. One thing, the year 2022, when this video was made, was Sydney’s wettest year ever. Sydney’s sunniest weather is normally late Winter / early Spring. It’s why we held the “Summer” Olympics in September. As for Cricket, I think it’s just a matter of time before the idea of a Sydney Test Match in January is abandoned.
U should had seen what Sydney was like in 1983 lol
Only thing open - pubs and take away shops
Take away shops closed at 4 pm
Pubs closed at 12 midnight
And that was all you had to do .
Only a handful of nightclubs
Streets were deserted and no one spoke with anyone
It was crazy
It still pretty much the same everyone keeps to themselfs
Funny how they complained about isolation after covid because it was the normal thing compared to other countries
Uk pubs close ar 11pm so not sure where he's comparing it with
Yes, Sydney transport is not as good as some European cities but is much better than most people realise. Sydney has invested much in public transportation over the last 10 to 15 years. The new Metro line that opened in 2019 is excellent. The new Light Rail through the CBD, also opened in 2020, has transformed the CBD. Over the next two years, a new Metro line and a Light Rail line will be operational. By 2030, two more Metro lines will be added, another Light Rail line and almost all buses will be electric. Over the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the bus network. Sydney is in the top 5 ferry networks in the world. On many parts of the transport network, there is only a 5-minute wait for the next service during peak times.
The Sydney transport system bets almost all North American cities if you come from North America. New York is the only USA with a more significant share of people using public transport.
Parramatta, Sydney’s second CBD, is undergoing a significant transformation. Sydney is more and more getting to the point where there are distributed employment centres across the city, making the 30-minute journey to work possible.
While the rail system is OK, the light snail is just a very slow tourist ride, bus routes have been cancelled all over Sydney and your "transformation" of Parramatta (the name derived from the Aboriginal word meaning place where the eels lie down - no eels left now!) is the destruction of Australian's oldest city, to suit developers.
You must live in the North? Somewhere nice with good transport? There hasn’t been a train to Bankstown Station on weekends since 2019 due to this disastrous Metro project that just doesn’t seem to get finished ever. That is because they don’t give a shit about ordinary people. They want their new airport line and that is that. You catch a train somewhere these days and you never know if you will get home. Those nightmare bus rail replacements take hours to get somewhere and are over crowded and like a Luna park ride without the screams. You defiantly don’t live in one of those Govt areas.
not sure what you mean about not being able to change a light bulb without an electrician? Melbourne Born and I have never heard that before? Always change my own light bulbs?
You dont need and electrician to change alight bulb some rich tradie was probably trying to con you.
what are you talking about? ive never had a rich tradie tell me that I need an electrician to change a lightbulb as I live in australia? I already knew that i was trying to help this person Marc Carva as their information is wrong@@edmurks236
What suburb doesn't have at least a bus? There are also services like Keoride (at call minibuses). All on Opal Card except Keoride.
You have trains, trams, metros, buses, min-buses, ferries, water taxis, bicycles, electric bikes and scooters.
That it takes an hour (or more) to get into the city from an outer suburb is because of the distance.
The rainy weather is honestly because of the change in weather patterns. We have entered our third La Nina in a row!
I lived in Sydney for 5 years and i can differently agree with all these points particularly it been a high regulated country which drives you crazy! Speeding fines are massive!!. Sydney is a great city but you need to be earning 100k + per year to enjoy it i feel.
Don't speed then *eyeroll*
I don't want to be the picky Italian but I want to say that chicken parmigiana is an American thing and not Italian at all, we do have parmigiana but it comes with no chicken at all.
for me living here since i was born for 34 years now some of the reasons are.
1) its turning more and more into a big brother state cameras everywhere except where you actually need them.
2) rules & regulations are becoming worse and worse. its going to get to a point where you cant hold hands, you cant kiss in public etc.
3) the parking and basic stuff are becoming ridiculous. i use to park at warwick farm station before catching a train. free parking. now its blocked of with paid for parking only. and the rules are ridiculous. signs say 18 hours monday-sunday free as long as you use an opal card as a commuter i used an opal card it still charged me $30 as a non commuter.
4) that theres hardly any shops open past 9-11pm. when i went to new york a few years ago. and other parts of america. everything was basically 24-7 or open until about 3am.
5) i wouldnt harm or try to offend anyone, but i am a bit of a nudist. and theres no clothing optional venus. the only venues are gay beaches, except for cobblers thats a bit to far for regular visits. & a 2 resorts which are impossible for singles to get into. some places around europe like czech republic. i seen on websites. theres heaps of areas that allow nudity (as long as your not harming anyone or sexual acts). i’ve seen girls & guys there go for naked hikes with no clothes. jumping on trains walking into restauarant. everyone just smiles and doesnt really care.. some even walk past policeman and they seem to not care either
I'm planning to move in Australia in few months time hopefully everything will be okay. You are a big help
Kings Cross used to be the 24 hour place with cafes and restaurants open 24 hours...it was such an amazing place to live before the year 2000 ... but the Berejiklian govt wanted everyone tucked up in bed early and no fun allowed so they sold Kings Cross to developers and thats what you have now, no life.
Used to be full of prostitution and drugs and drunks starting fights … what was so great about that?
Yeah as someone who lived in Sydney from 1995-2000 it breaks my heart that the nightlclub scene has been killed.
I lived in the cross from 2013 to 2019, I thought it was great when I first moved there (didn't know how it was earlier) but it really went down hill till 2019, they changed the laws in relation to bars,clubs,pubs opening hours etc which effectively meant after midnight it was as dead as a dodo, where before it was really busy untill 3-4am , I think because of problems with violence, drunks fighting etc , a couple of people died and so they changed the rules to reduce the violence which pretty much killed the place.....
@@nix123ism The Cross in the 60s 70's was a slum sleaze hole.
You’ll find some nice hang outs and restaurants in the Rocks area or Kings Cross… at more off hours..
All Adelaide, Melbourne & QLD just watch Sydney Suffering but all Sydney people have to do is leave this State and go somewhere else to properly Live better and let all the Rich Live in Sydney
Hi there, I would just like you to fact check your advice on Western suburbs rents. $540 sounds like a fortnightly minimum or maybe you intended to say $1,540 average a month and not $540 a month., which is maybe just for a room in a shared unit or home. keep up the news.
By far the worst of Sydney is the rent
LOL, someone is having a lend of you with some of these mate! Go ahead and change your own lightbulbs in your Batman costume without fear.
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I agree, never heard about the light bulb and Batman law 😅
Lol. Yep, point 11 - Australians like taking the piss out of clowns. 🤡
The light bulb issue only comes into play for large commercial businesses. Commercial buildings will certainly contract electricians to change fluro lights etc. due to insurance policies, but yes, for private applications no one calls an electrician for a bulb lol. And god only knows what that batman thing was about.
What about health insurance??? Does Australia have good public health, like Spain e.g.? Or need to pay like 1.000USD monthly like USA???
Good health insurance. Not like the US…no one is as bad as them
@@bunniewoodmeanwhile the usa healthcare is the best in the world for treatment, equipment, and quality of nurses, doctors, and surgeons and 15th overall when included with price
I grew up in Sydney but now live in California. This is a completely fair and realistic overview of life in Sydney. Nightlife? What’s that? Rain? Love it. Slow internet? That’s a hard one but I’ll try to overlook that. Lack of public ransit? Sydney is still way better than California.
As a retiree I think it’s a great place for retirement if your income is sufficiently high to accommodate the high cost of living.
what are you talking about? there are so many raves in Sydney til like 6am.. checkout eventbrite, resident advisor. There are soo many raves.
that list is rubbish, keep to the speed limit. and you wont have a problem. outskirts in any city have less options. 1st world city is expensive ... no surprise there .try new york.
Australian is not isolated. It is far closer to the Valeriepieris circle (a figure drawn on the Earth's surface such that the majority of the human population lives within its interior - which is south East Asia) than Europe, the Americas or Africa.
1. i agree. when i got here in 2002, i could only find one internet cafe around my place (neutral bay). i had to walk up there for about 40 minutes from where i lived to keep in touch with my friend. also internet connection was based on phone modem. i used to hear those connecting noise whenever accessing an internet. even these days, the internet goes off quite often at work.
2. food wise, i would say this can be depending on perspective. i dont really care. but food price is very expensive. any crappy food starts from 20 bucks in 2024.
3. very much agree. i assume it's related to the climate change. very dramatic.
4. bad traffic. very very true. especially if you use public transport crossing the damn harbour bridge, the train sometimes stop for 10 minutes to 1 hour. the transport officers walk around and check your opal card. also they often do trackwork which you eventually either have to drive or find a taxi to commute to the workplace. back in 2019 new years day, when andrew constace was the former nsw transport minister made a big chaos on train schedule. everyone had to stay in townhall station for several hours to get home.
5. the worst thing of all is housing.. unless you earn more than 130k or more, you probably have to look for a place in a little bit unsafe area or a defective apartment to live. sydney is definitely not a city for beginers. sydney is for rich people. perhaps overseas investors buy off homes and take your hard-earned salary with high rent.
From one Oceania youtuber to another. Goodluck with your channel :)
The problem is that we tend to compare Australia with Europe. In European cities the transport is very very good and night life amazing with a lot of things going on
Compare it to even cities indeveloping countries there is literally n nothing to do in sydney and tolls being so expensive just deters people even travelling toCBD which is prolly the only lace where anything happens.
I'm envious of Europe doing a fab nightlife. I can understand given how shitty their weather is compared to here.
@@stuartdparnell weather is not shitty in most of Europe. Have you been to Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal?
@@choonblaze Yes I've been to Spain in the winter and it's basically about as cold as Tasmania given the equatorial zones.
@@stuartdparnell so you picked a winter day as your example for "Europe has shitty weather"? Not so smart there bud, I thought aussies were smarter than that
I hope you're wrong about the Sydney nightlife. I'm going there to DJ in September.
How's the DJing gigs so far?
@@lorenzlorenzo1975 That was last year. It went well. But I have quit DJing since then. Haven't touched a set since I left Australia.
@@forcesensitive6371 That's a shame. I was gonna ask where you were playing and what your dj name was. Love techno.
light bulb law is incorrect
Internet may be a problem in a forest but in Sydney it is brilliant, but expensive.
it seems the only serious issues are, its far, its expensive.
way way too expensive.
Far? Far from where?
the rest of the world@@lorenzlorenzo1975
I just got home from Australia and visited my sisters and my mom there… It is so beautiful
Hawaii is only 9 hours from Sydney! And super cheap to get to via jet star.
4:10 Wut? I'm sorry, but that's bullsh-t. Where did you get THAT from?
The person that lives in Sydney watching this
I love the diversity of different types of food available in Sydney
What Asian and Lebanese? That’s all you have
@@Unknown-nf1se you must live under a rock. The variety and especially quality is something that few if any countries have
It sounded like you have not traveled outside Australia.
@@Unknown-nf1sereally lol
seems stupid that restaurants close mid day, are they not motivated by money?
Costs too much to pay the staff.
He means cafes. But most restaurants that dont cater for business lunches don't earn enough at lunch time.
1. Too boring but can be fun if I know better about it
2. A little bit obnoxious people
3. Rely too much on technology
4. Is considered the same as LA
5. Doesn't really like high buildings because of the airport
6. Is safe only if you think it is
😅 who told you that only an electrician can change a light bulb? Not true!
I was so shocked to see your comments about the weather. I’m guessing you’ve arrived after March 2020. We had a cycle that comes ~ once every 15 years and last s for a few years. This cycle finished early 2023. We are sub-tropical which means we always get more rain but in very short periods of time. Compared to Melbourne which gets little bits of rain for most of the year and is very very unpredictable. The boat rule has a lot to do with the busiest ferry network in the world. You will die if you fall into a ferry path. I can see your other comments.
You write about the "slow" internet speed. It may be slower than many other places, but the speed seems ok to me. I'm more concerned about the many children who have no access at all to the net because their parents cannot afford to buy even a cheap laptop.
Imagine how people will react if the was. O internet
We andour ancestors lived for many years without it....... @@MitchellBPYao
Thursday is the only day for Mall until 9pm.
Sydney is no Tokyo for public transport but it's certainly better than anything in NZ.
Did you live in NZ before?
@@Aliya-tc5un He's one of the millions of Kiwis living in Oz. He knows what he's talking about.
Wow living in Shanghai I hated the rain and always thought Sydney was paradise on Earth, but I guess there are ups and downs for every city.
Only this last year. It is the worst weather in 30 years, before that its been too dry for many many years.
its because of el nina or some shit
Rain is amazing stop whining
@@australianpatriot el nina caused by humans btw it isn’t normal
@@tamplushboy8452 alright buddy I am sure you know that
I would agree with most of this, as I lived in Sydney for six years until 2001. Traffic was really bad back then; now it is absolutely hideous! (We visited a friend there on the weekend.) Add hot AND humid summers (when aircon is ESSENTIAL), plus *ridiculous* housing prices (either buying or renting), and I would NEVER move back - even IF I could afford to do so. I sold my TINY terrace house in Newtown for $320K; it is now 'worth' $1.8 million, for just 87 square metres! Possibly because you can walk to the local train station (if it isn't pouring rain) where most of the trains don't stop. The few which do are inevitably packed already.
I moved to Canberra and have been MUCH happier ever since. If we want to see a show, we fly to Melbourne. If we fly overseas, we transfer through Melbourne - just a short stroll between terminals. The few things Sydney has going for it, simply aren't worth the major hassles and expenses of going there or living there. (EG: $45 for parking at the Opera House, and $113 for drinks and a snack at the Opera Bar after; let alone the tickets for the show.)
You have to live in Brisbane, sunny days 300 days a year on average :)
Almost all of the things you mentioned are actually pros for me. SO ig it varies person to person.
Yes over regulation is such a good pro ..
I can tell you all about it but from my a POV as long as it doesn't bother other people here
Just got back to the US after visiting Australia from the US and this video pretty much nailed it. The only thing we didn’t notice was the unpredictable weather, but then again we weren’t there long enough to really notice that. The big brother thing is real and seems very ridiculous and pointless at times. There’s also seems to be growing racial tensions in Australia and not having the freedom of speech protections that we have in the US actually seems to make the situation worse. People seem to hide their true feelings on racial topics so they never really get talked about or resolved. I think Australia needs more open and honest conversations on race before it can make real progress. On the whole Australia is a beautiful and wonderful place. I can’t imagine a nicer city to live in than Sydney…if you can afford it.
No gun culture, mass shootings, high crime (only among the criminal class) no black lives matter riots of killings, no endless cities of homeless people, .Its safe maybe quiet but I would not even want to visit the US let alone live there.
Religion and politics are pretty much taboo topics in polite conversation, as they should be.
I live in Europe,born in Sydney and love it.I think you got it just about right.Well done,
Not illegal to dress at batman n Robyn, not illegal to get drunk, just won't get served n may be removed if acting up.
the amount of damage the 'lockout' laws did to the Sydney nightlife should be deemed criminal... I was fortunate to have been young during the late 80's and through the 90's and early 2000's and man Sydney was a PARTY town... I was going out Wed, Thurs, Friday and Saturday nights back then when rent was cheap and the club scene and warehouse doof scene was abundant..... I do feel like this generation got screwed as did the venue owners who got shut down by lockouts
I lived in Sydney, western suburbs way cheaper? Slightly cheaper would be more accurate.Yes goind out it is expansive same as clothes etc....Yes it depends ob your profession
The western suburbs are the among the cheapest
I live in sydney my whole life and to be honest it is sometimes true that there is bad internet one time i raged bc i kept getting disconnected when trying to play roblox lol 😂
Lol. Mate. Which major city apart from Berlin can you find raves???? Get a grip. You are in a city and not Ibiza or Bali !!!
nothing wrong with strict policing.
the thing i hated the most about living in Sydney for 10 years was the weather. Humidity ( bugs love that humidity ) makes even mild days seem uncomfortably plus it pisses down all day
Australia is NOT Sydney. Perth. Adelaide. Brisbane. Melbourne are all worthwhile checking out. And they are only a few CAPITAL CITIES. Sydney (& Melbourne) are both VERY expensive !
Sydney is a place where I feel very lonely… people are superficial and if you were not born rich or with property wealth you have no future…..
Is more expensive than London?
No.
Rain rain
Well 46 % is tropical
Sydney is subtropical so it rains in the summer
SPOT ON! These are all the facts about living in Sydney, I've lived here my whole life. It's a Nanna state! Also you forgot to mention all the pretentious, try hard people.
We all see different
This nana state is the reason why a lot of people from overseas want to stay. It is one of the safest cities in the world.
Seems like Perth people are more sociable and its close to most Asian countries.
Not enough Aussie Rules Football in Sydney.
No problem here in Sydney suburbs with internet 🤔
I would give my all to exchange places with someone from Sydney.
Seriously?
I’d swap with you unless you are from India or America
Please stop saying chicken parmigiana is Italian😩
As a Sydney resident I can confirm that the night life is shit.
Sydney is the biggest rip-off and the least friendly city I have ever had the misfortune of residing in. Its young women, while in general being physically attractive, are vain, shallow and snobbish, even compared to, say, those living just a few hours away in smaller towns. Everyone sticks to their own racial and social cliques. If you're an outsider, you're going to stay that way unless you can obviously benefit someone in some way. The public transport is garbage and the traffic is terrible, as are it's roads, and it has more toll roads than any other city on earth. Everything except for the booze-barns shuts early, and the service everywhere is really bad or, in the case of department stores, non-existent. And you're not going to believe the price of alcohol here. It is a spiritual and cultural desert. It's 80% about money & 20% about pro-sports, and that's it.
It is also possibly the most corrupt city in the Western world. You may consider this a plus, and fit right in.
On the other hand, the overpriced coffee is usually pretty good (though not as good as in Melbourne).
Perth people are sociable
Great review, thanks!
Things close early so that workers can also enjoy nature. I like it.
I live in Perth and OH MY GOD the internet is so bad!!! During the pandemic I used to drop out of Teams calls all the time.
No worse than Italy or UK outside London...
Rents are way higher now and so are groceries and since this video the population has increased
the internet in sydney is fine realiable
Never ever had a internet problem in Sydney ! Where are u getting this nonsense??
Agreed. Want a fast connection, just pay for a fast connection. Also Australia rates as some of the fastest wireless speeds globally.
Same with the weather, its just the last year. It is the worst weather in 30 years, before that its been too dry for many many years.
Why are you here? Probably because you like the beach and the harbour? I don't have any issues with your 'problems' but i hate how you are looked down upon if you don't like the beach or the harbour or the outdoors(melanoma). I can't wait to move to Melbourne one day
The hardest thing i find about living in Sydney, is you sre easliy judged and given a funny look depending on skin colour. So many times ive been looked at funny for how i dress is very sad
Yes and they would laugh at you in a mocking manner too, it is rude!
Yeah their eyes
Everything you mentioned even worse in Auckland (NZ)
did someone say sydney!?
I've never heard someone pronounce Europe like that before :) You're saying Eerope and not Yourope lol
Internet companies are allowed to extort consumers in Australia as big business once retired flee the country for European filthy rich spots (which includes our politicians).
Lightbulbs really? Local sparkies must be loving it, "hi I can't change my lightbulb a law says so, how much will it cost for you to come out and do the 30 second job?"
"$200 and a 6 pack".
Horrible place to live ,everything is expensive.. please no come to Australia
quiet, dummy.
Nah
visiting or vacation is fine but living there is a no.
1:32 no Australia has no gastronomic identity