Canberra v. Dublin?

davo101 said :

I’m sorry. I can’t take a quality of living survey that puts Sydney at 11th and Canberra at 26th. I’ve lived in both and can tell you that’s BS.

This.

fromthecapital said :

Because… life is more livable in Canberra…

Because when TSHTF you are stuck where you already are, and you then just hope you can manage and that the services you need are nearby or at least vaguely accessible. That’s the real measure of a city. Day to day livability is far less important than emergency and occasional services that you never thought you’d ever need.

But even if the two cities were comparable, Dublin will always lose, as long as Knackers reside there.

I’ve lived in both and comparing them directly is just silly. They are just too different.

MrPC said :

KB1971 said :

Move to Sydney then……….

I didn’t choose to get a serious spinal condition, and I sure as heck don’t feel up to packing up my stuff, or giving up a very flexible APS job, and trying my luck as an unemployed disabled 30 year old in Sydney.

Because… life is more livable in Canberra…

MrPC said :

I have to drive to Sydney for the third time in a month next week for yet another doctors appointment, because specialist medical services in Canberra are rather nonexistent.

Agreed. So that’s 1 out of 39 categories.

MrPC said :

We also have no affordable housing, shitty public transport, no fast rail to the big smoke, no direct flights to anywhere you would want to go that isn’t within driving range, and our restaurants and entertainment options are rather lacking.

Housing is affordable in Sydney? Granted there are pockets of Sydney where housing is cheap, but it’s cheap for a reason–you wouldn’t want to live there.

Shitty public transport–I take it you’ve never lived in Sydney and had to use public transport then?

Fast rail–not one of the criteria.

Airport–fair enough, no international flights. That’s 2 out of 39.

Restaurants and entertainment options–have a look at the criteria they used. Canberra would have more restaurants, cinemas, and theatrical performances, per capita, than Sydney, and they’re much easier to use here as it takes far less travel time to get to them. As for sports, we cane Sydney in that category.

KB1971 said :

Move to Sydney then……….

I didn’t choose to get a serious spinal condition, and I sure as heck don’t feel up to packing up my stuff, or giving up a very flexible APS job, and trying my luck as an unemployed disabled 30 year old in Sydney.

MrPC said :

davo101 said :

I can’t see a category where Canberra would not be at least equal if not better than Sydney. Any guesses as to which ones we failed at?

I have to drive to Sydney for the third time in a month next week for yet another doctors appointment, because specialist medical services in Canberra are rather nonexistent.

We also have no affordable housing, shitty public transport, no fast rail to the big smoke, no direct flights to anywhere you would want to go that isn’t within driving range, and our restaurants and entertainment options are rather lacking.

Move to Sydney then……….

davo101 said :

I can’t see a category where Canberra would not be at least equal if not better than Sydney. Any guesses as to which ones we failed at?

I have to drive to Sydney for the third time in a month next week for yet another doctors appointment, because specialist medical services in Canberra are rather nonexistent.

We also have no affordable housing, shitty public transport, no fast rail to the big smoke, no direct flights to anywhere you would want to go that isn’t within driving range, and our restaurants and entertainment options are rather lacking.

I’m sorry. I can’t take a quality of living survey that puts Sydney at 11th and Canberra at 26th. I’ve lived in both and can tell you that’s BS. The index is supposed to be based on objective, neutral and unbiased criteria. Have a look at the list; I can’t see a category where Canberra would not be at least equal if not better than Sydney. Any guesses as to which ones we failed at?