Thursday 25 November 2010

Winning Friends and Influencing People, Among Australians


Ian: So Where in Australia are you from?

Client: Sydney

Ian: Oh great. Loved it there. I always feel a bit of empathy with Sydneysiders, as I come from a second city, too.

Client: We don't tend to think of Sydney as being the second city, really. Canberra is a bit of an artificial place, very small and full of politicians!

Ian: I didn't mean behind Canberra, I meant behind Melbourne.

The conversation ended at that point.......

2 comments:

  1. heh. Try it again in 10ish years; it's possible that population growth will mean by that point that Melbourne is in fact bigger than Sydney.

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  2. Surprised though I am to hear this, it's not only a question of size of course.

    Sydney has one of the best - perhaps the best - situations in the world. But for the "feel" of the place, for culture, for parkland, for environment, for transport, Melbourne leaves it standing.

    Of course, the Ws help....... ;-)

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