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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I actually didn't realize it was that big...that it was more than another US city (that's not a putdown on US cities...you just have to see that personal significance can diminish with geographic distance  ). |
Makes sense; I would like to think that's why I couldn't tell the difference between Perth and Melbourne if you paid me. On the other hand, if I visited each for a reasonable period of time, I'm sure there would be a distinct "feel" about each of them that of course cannot be described. U.S. cities are all over the place on that; NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Washington DC, Miami...in fact it just dawned on me now that it's also geographically related. That'd make it tough to draw any direct comparisons between cities in Oz and the States which is interesting because it appears to me from those I've met thus far that Aussies seem more like Americans in demeanor than people from any other country with whom I've spoken at length.