![]() ![]() Melbourne: A combination of New York and San Francisco (very cosmopolitan/multicultural), however also very liberal politically/culturally/socially)Īdelaide: Salt Lake City (very conservative, but urban to a degree at the same time, fairly OK public transport, semi-arid climate, not much going on outside of the city centre) Both cities are state capitals, both have very well planned CBDs (downtowns), both have high tec industries/investment and both have strong arty scenes.Sydeny: A combination of New York and Los Angeles (extremely cosmopolitan/multicultural), hard work ethic, extremely spread out, strong beach culture, center of Australian hustle and bustle, and Oceania arguably) Both are small to medium-sized metro cities (Adelaide at 1.3 million vs Austin’s 2 million). I think there are some parallels between Adelaide and Austin, Texas. However, they are both metro cities with huge sprawling metro areas along the coast, nice Mediterranean dry summers, moderate winters, heaps of sun and great beaches.Īdelaide is another great and relatively important city in Australia that didn’t get a mention. Their difference in size is significant (2.1 million in Perth vs 13+ million in LA). Perth reminds me of a smaller, less polluted and less crazy version of LA. Perth wasn’t mentioned in this review, which was a shame as it’s one of the most important cities in Australia and also one of the nicest. Admittedly Dallas’ economy is larger but they both strike me as boom cities that have really taken off in the last few decades. ![]() Brisbane is also considered a New World City in terms of becoming one of the major midsize metro cities in the world that punch above their weight in terms of economy and global influence. ![]() I think Brisbane and Queensland in general shares the political conservatism of Dallas and Texas. Though I haven’t been to Dallas, I wonder if Dallas is more Brisbane’s match (albeit the population difference – Brisbane 2.3 million vs Dallas 6 million in their respective metro areas). Chicago and Melbourne also share the same passion for sport, which I don’t believe is as big in San Francisco. I’d actually say that Melbourne is possibly more similar to Chicago than San Francisco – I think maybe culturally it’s closer to San Francisco in terms of arts and being a bit more left-leaning politically, however Melbourne has a larger skyline than San Francisco which is beginning more and more to look like that of Chicago (albeit being about 200m shorter still – though that may change in the next 20 years too). I’ve been to all the major cities in Australia and traveled through LA, San Francisco, Chicago, NY, and Boston.
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