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On June 15 2009 06:35 radar14 wrote:
Ok, so I'm burning out a bit from studying 10 hrs/day for the past 5 weeks (with 1.5 weeks to go). So I'd like to look forward in time a little bit and solicit advice for "best city to live in as a young professional."
Provide some good AND less good aspects of any city you have lived in or somehow just know a lot about (preferably in the US, but hey I'm curious to hear from places around the world as well). Some things that I would like, but do not require, of a city are (and yes, I realize having all of these things in one city is probably impossible):
1. Warm/sunny weather for a majority of the year.
2. A nice variety of things to do for fun, e.g. outdoors stuff, parks, theaters, cafes, nearness to usable bodies of water, etc.
3. A good diverse foodie culture. This is something I really plan on exploring a lot more after 8 years of cafeteria/dining hall/fast food.
4. A decent local sports scene to follow.
5. Asian supermarkets and restaurants in the vicinity would be nice.
6. Not having to look/pay for parking all the time.
7. Low crime rate always a plus.
So what do you guys think?
Ok, so I'm burning out a bit from studying 10 hrs/day for the past 5 weeks (with 1.5 weeks to go). So I'd like to look forward in time a little bit and solicit advice for "best city to live in as a young professional."
Provide some good AND less good aspects of any city you have lived in or somehow just know a lot about (preferably in the US, but hey I'm curious to hear from places around the world as well). Some things that I would like, but do not require, of a city are (and yes, I realize having all of these things in one city is probably impossible):
1. Warm/sunny weather for a majority of the year.
2. A nice variety of things to do for fun, e.g. outdoors stuff, parks, theaters, cafes, nearness to usable bodies of water, etc.
3. A good diverse foodie culture. This is something I really plan on exploring a lot more after 8 years of cafeteria/dining hall/fast food.
4. A decent local sports scene to follow.
5. Asian supermarkets and restaurants in the vicinity would be nice.
6. Not having to look/pay for parking all the time.
7. Low crime rate always a plus.
So what do you guys think?
Keep in mind that I have lived here my entire life, and only visited a couple of other cities (so far, soon changing!)
1) Sydney is 30-40 centigrade across summer, autumn and spring are usually warm, though recently they have been colder than normal, winter is usually 10-20. (I'm entirely basing this off recollection rather than hard stats, you could probably look this up). Has heaps and heaps of beaches.
2) As I mentioned, beaches, has a decent night life, cafes everywhere, parks etc, luna park too. There is a lot to do in Sydney. I realise I recently posted a blog about how I'm getting bored of it all, but I think in my defense I've been here for 21 years now! haha
3) There is pretty much access to every cuisine here, just need to find the right 'area' of the city for the good stuff. Some suburbs are known for korean, etc.
4) If you live in Australia you have the choice of Rugby League, Rugby Union, AFL and cricket. Soccer, basketball etc still exist, but they're not as public.
5) This really depends where you live. Sydney is a sprawling city, iirc it's somewhere close to the top of 'largest' cities (space wise, not people, we only have a few million). If you want to have access to the most possible stuff, go for an apartment in or near the city.
6) Parking is .. well you get used to it. I don't know how it compares to other cities, but you usually have to pay, there are heaps of parking garages though that charge between 10 and 30~ for a day's parking. There are 'known' and unkown free spots though, where the observant driver can find free parking. If you know about them all you're pretty set. THis is only in the CBD though. Outside the CBD parking is pretty easy and cheap/free.
7) I have no idea about this.
Most people I know who have moved here say they love it and never want to leave. Personally I really want to try living in some areas of Europe and America before I make that decision, I'm just waiting till I finish this last year of uni.
