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.......
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.
ReplyDeleteSurprised though I am to hear this, it's not only a question of size of course.
ReplyDeleteSydney 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....... ;-)