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By: philperth2005
14/03/2007
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| Melbourne is a rat infested hole, the Yarra is a mud slide and the place is filthy. Sure you can shop and party all hours of the day and night but that is just so you don't stop and take a closer look at the joint |
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By: m_cc06
14/03/2007
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kepswa,
Why dont you do what the rest of us who hated Perth did, Up and leave! I'd never look back, going on 4 years now. |
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By: laurelle_72
14/03/2007
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| mcc - ur still lurking about? is there nothing to do in sydney? funny u say "id never look back" - i think u must have a sore neck from all the over the shoulder gazes u throw us. |
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By: m_cc06
15/03/2007
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laurelle_72, there’s lots to do. Look it’s 1:30 am and I’ve just come back for a meal out.
You see, I can be on here anytime I want, as I’m not restricted as when I can and cannot go somewhere, a lot of Perth people for example cant be here on say, a Thursday night plus a Saturday morning as that’s your only chance to get the shopping in.
My neck isn’t sore, but my ear is, from hearing all the crazy excuses for DLS and hearing people say they think Perth has “life”.
We all know, Perth has potential, what it doesn’t have is life or a soul; it’s the most boring City I have ever been in. There is nothing exciting to do, and as for this myth of Perth having a “Relaxed Lifestyle” HA! My lifestyle is so much more relaxed here, Perth you cant relax as all day your trying to think of something to do and you are always left with 2 options. Beach or a Walk in the Park, oh YAY. |
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By: laurelle_72
15/03/2007
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mcc - its 1141pm here and i am still at work! wow! perth doesnt close down at 5pm. fancy that.
we just had a referedum on shopping - we voted not to change anything. there seemed to be no compelling reason to do so. which may confuse you eastern staters - but thats ok - you are far enough away that you dont really matter. i think that u, and mr kennett, should get back in ur boxes, and stop worrying so much about perths lack of life, soul and its wasted potential. we are doing great thanks |
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By: peaceleo69
15/03/2007
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as to a previous post:it might help you appreciate Perth a litle more ,if you learnt some of the history.
Convicts were NOT sent here-Perth was a free settlement.
It was the Easstrn states that were partly colonised with convicts.
Was listening to that arrogant Kennet talking today:like someone said; Premiers always think they are better in hindsite.
The same one; who destoyed so many small business -threw people out of work and onto the scrapheap and caused many suicides from desperatio and depression.
Then got handed a job; supposedly to look after the same kind of people he himself had destroyed ,because he was a litle depressed because his wife left him .So he somehow magically understood the real depression ,people were suffering.
Now, he wants to destroy the beauty that is Perth;that makes it special and unique, among the cloned cities of the world.
People come here to experience the beauty and laid back lifestyle of Perth.
The cloned aspect people can find in any other city in the world.
Kennet said 'a good dictator for a few years could put perth to rights';yeah-that about sums him and his arrogance up.!
Someone, want to tell him ;we actually live in a democracy here and hes not in power anymore; cos his own voters threw him out because it is a democracy not a dictatorship.
Perth beleongs to the people of WA and it is up to them to decide what they want it to look like-not some fly by night ;who gets paid mega bucks ,to use his mouth and fly out again.
One point I did have to agree with ;was the ugly iron catterpiller on Perths forshore-an eyesore if there ever was one and an expensive unused eyesore at that!
Looks disgusting from Kings Park and any aerial views-a real blot on Perth's foreshore . |
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By: m_cc06
15/03/2007
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laurelle_72,
“its 1141pm here and I am still at work!”
Yea the cost of living in Perth is now ridiculous, your food and petrol is more expensive than over here, no wonder people have to work so late. It must be hard if you wanted to get a Train home too, don’t they stop soon? Midnight or 1am? So you’re forced to drive home, costing more on petrol.
“we just had a referendum on shopping - we voted not to change anything. there seemed to be no compelling reason to do so.”
Maybe because some people who work during the week would like to be able to go to a shopping centre at a time that suits them, instead people are forced to go shopping on a Thursday night or Saturday and put up with crowds of people and long queue’s – oh yea that’s the “Relaxed” Perth lifestyle aint it.
See in Sydney you have options, Perth you are forced to do things – Think of WA just as a big North Korea, 60 Years behind the rest of the world, people are puppets of their government and you don’t get a choice to do things, such as shop on a Sunday, or go for a meal at 1:30am on a weeknight.
Why don’t you ask the Majority if they think Perth is a Dullsville – you know the Majority don’t you, remember, you have over 1 million friends in WA and know all of their opinions don’t you?
I feel for you. |
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By: m_cc06
15/03/2007
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peaceleo69,
Yea agree that Aircraft hanger that they built on the foreshore is ugly, I know the foreshore was plane and ugly before it, but this just made it look stupid.
“the beauty that is Perth;that makes it special and unique, among the cloned cities of the world.”
I’ll agree that Perth certainly is “unique” when it comes to world Towns, but it isn’t a good “unique”. Haven’t been to any of the “Cloned Cities” yet as every city I have been to in the world has something unique and different to offer. Except Perth, that doesn’t really offer much, oh except for the Beach and Walks in the Park.
Look at this I stumbled across, what they say is freaky, because it’s just so true about Perth.
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Perth
Well good night everyone; have to be up for early, no rush though as I don’t have to face a grid locked Mitchell or Kwinana. |
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By: peaceleo69
15/03/2007
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Yea the cost of living in Perth is now ridiculous, your food and petrol is more expensive than over here, no wonder people have to work so late. It must be hard if you wanted to get a Train home too, don’t they stop soon? Midnight or 1am? So you’re forced to drive home, costing more on petrol.
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mcc-the reason the companies have taken advantage and put the cost of fuel, food ,housing etc up-is because the so called boom ;is supposed to have brought prosperity to people in our state.In reality ;it is the minority that have benefited and others are having to pay in exhorbitant rises in prices of goods and services.When, only a couple of years ago-we had the lowest cost of living in WA and the most affordable housing.
This has been destroyed also by land specualorstors and investors from other states and overseas ,buying into what used to be family homes. |
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By: ausgal951753
15/03/2007
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| The referendum held a couple of years ago on 7 day trading was a fix and a work between the Greenies and the business now allowed to trade 7 days a week such as the Dewsons and other IGA stores. The question was rigged to confuse the elderly etc. |
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By: kepswa
15/03/2007
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peaceleo69
Just to get this one straight. Convicts WERE sent to Perth to try and boost the failing colony. Evidence of their presence is still existing: The Roundhouse, Fremantle Prison, Perth Town Hall (built by convicts), and the stumps in Canning River among other things.
Richard Court should become a convict for that awful hayshed near Mounts Bay. |
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By: forcegolf
15/03/2007
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At the end of the day, Perth is just an average city, with no real redeeming features, it's quality of life is nothing to write home about.
The following are some of the things that impact the quality of life, outside the family system, beside each item I have given my own ratings as they compare to other city's.
Restaurants 1-10
Entertainment 2-10
Shopping 1-10
Service 1-10
Public Safety 4-10
Public Transportation 3-10
Cleanliness 4-10
Cost of living Index 3-10
Sure there are others, for my part is clearly shows that the only way one can have a decent lifestyle in Perth is if one lives in a family cell, has enough disposable income and provides their own entertainment. |
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By: sm36459
15/03/2007
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I am sick and tired of eastern staters and other people complaining about Perth. YOU DON'T LIVE HERE!!!! If you don't like it don't move here.
The fact that Perth doesn't want extended trading hours may have something to do with the fact that we may value family time a bit more than others. If you want to throw your money away shopping 24 hours a day, do it on the internet.
Just because we don't do everything the east does, does not make us backward. The eastern states people remind me of a child that has to have someone to entertain them 24 hours a day or they're miserable.
Perth people are the independent. They know how to have fun without paying someone to entertain them.
Don't fix something that's not broken PERTH ROCKS the way it is! |
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By: jaykaye_09
15/03/2007
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'Don't fix something that's not broken PERTH ROCKS the way it is!'
-sm36459
Sigh. How come every time somebody suggests change, the best argument one can muster is, 'Perth is cool. If you don't like it leave'.
A real response would be nice. |
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By: sm36459
15/03/2007
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Tell me what's broken and then I might be able to give you a 'real' response jaykaye_09.
The problem in places like Sydney is that people don't get home until midnight (because they're overpopulated and have a lousy transport system), so yes they probably do need shops, entertainment etc to be open. But see that's the point. It doesn't take me hours to get home and I can therefore do what I want when I want.
Why should we change Perth...So we can be like Sydney? No thanks |
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By: jaykaye_09
15/03/2007
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'Tell me what's broken and then I might be able to give you a 'real' response jaykaye_09'
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Cost of living.
Lack of safety.
City void of character.
Abundance of 'red tape' slowing prospective projects.
Lack of night life.
Lack of culture.
Lack of facilities to accompany our natural beauty (eg. foreshore).
Lack of sporting/entertainment facilities.
Too much emphasis on 'suburbia'. |
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By: sm36459
15/03/2007
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Do you know what? I love living in Perth. I'm happy. Cost of living is going up, but we do have the ability to ask for a pay rise. as to the lack of safety, I've been lucky and have never been in fear of my life. Character is an interpretation of ones imagination. Appropriate planning will hopefully decrease our chances of ruining our infrastructure and ensuring that decisions made will be beneficial to the community of Perth, therefore, providing the red tape has a job to do. Again, I don't need someone to entertain me, so I don't need the "night life". Open your eyes and explore a little more. There is plenty of places you can experience culture. Head either north and south of perth, and you'll learn a lot. Perth itself has plenty of museums etc to learn about culture. Sports isn't my thing but hey, good news for you, they are working on it. And unfortunately I don't understand your point of too much emphasis on suburbia. I live in the suburbs, half an hour from pretty much anywhere. My neighbors are great too.
I guess it is just one persons outlook on life as to whether or not they can appreciate something for what it is. I love Perth, you don't. thats ok. I really don't like Sydney but there are plenty of people that do. That's life and if we all agreed, it'd be boring. :) |
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By: jaykaye_09
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| That's ok. I don't want to go to Syndey either. |
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| Haven't really addressed my points though. You just pointed out they aren't things you have experienced, while many others clearly have, hence the growing discontent. |
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By: forcegolf
15/03/2007
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By: sm36459
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Re:Perth is not Dullsville (PREVIEW)
I am sick and tired of eastern staters and other people complaining about Perth. YOU DON'T LIVE HERE!!!! If you don't like it don't move here.
The fact that Perth doesn't want extended trading hours may have something to do with the fact that we may value family time a bit more than others. If you want to throw your money away shopping 24 hours a day, do it on the internet.
Just because we don't do everything the east does, does not make us backward. The eastern states people remind me of a child that has to have someone to entertain them 24 hours a day or they're miserable.
Perth people are the independent. They know how to have fun without paying someone to entertain them.
Don't fix something that's not broken PERTH ROCKS the way it is!
Now that is not quite true. First I do live in Perth, in fact I am from here. Your comment to support Perth's stand on many issues is that it's "people are independent" Sorry but this statement is so far from the truth, that it is ridiculous. Perth people are the least independent people I have ever met. As for "Perth Rocks" not sure what standard you are using, maybe you are comparing Perth to downtown Baghdad, if so, then you could be right. If however you are comparing Perth to most western cities, then you are wrong. |
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By: forcegolf
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| sm36459, having read your last few posts,if you are like a lot of people, it is clear to see why Perth is boring. Your idea of culture is to go Nth or Sth of the river (and see what) Your concept regarding entertainment , is that you make your own and you have no need to have the shops open. Your perception is that "Perth Rocks", yet in every post, you have declared that you are responsible for your entertainment, you have no need of real culture. Last but not least, your mindset is "Don't fix something that's not broken". My question to you, is how would you know if something is broken or not, when your standard is so low? |
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By: trevorsteamboat
15/03/2007
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"ill go one step further trevorsteamboat on the Southern Railway project and say that its about 100 years overdue"
kepswa
yes, because Im sure the train to mandurah would have got used alot back in 1907. Overdue maybe. 100 years overdue, probaly a slight exageration
"Perth=Dullsville And thats final"
Wow, I guess now that youve had your say this topic is well and truly over. No need for anyone to have any sort of discussion on this topic now........ |
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By: trevorsteamboat
15/03/2007
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"think of WA just as a big North Korea, 60 years behind the rest of the world, people are puppets of their government and you dont get a choice to do things......" m cc06
I can handle being a member of a "rogue state". Besides, North Korea just bullied the US and the UN into a $hitload of oil and food concessions to reduce there nuclear weapons program. Thats right, bullied the US! Not many countries can say they did that. Maybe North Korea and WA can start there own "non conformist club". Ill bring the bean dip.... |
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By: forcegolf
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Likening Perth to Nth Korea, is just absurd, almost as absurd as saying that Perth could be part of a "non conformist club"
To be non conforming requires thought, an agenda and determination to stand alone, it can also be progressive. If one is honest and objective, Perth is like a deer stuck in the oncoming headlights of a fast approaching truck. Perth's biggest problem is that it resists change to such an extent that is is frozen, this results in actually going backwards. If I had asked a people (from overseas) 20 years ago their thoughts on Perth, their responses in general would have in general been very positive. Perth has a lot going for it, lots of opportunity, a place where one can make a mark. 20 years on and the perception which is close to reality, is that Perth is isolated not only geographically but also in living style and mindset. The response from Perthites is, if they don't like it, leave or don't come here. Problem is, the masses are coming and will continue and in time the patients will control the farm, then all that Perth could have been will be lost forever.
Perth has been so busy growing, that it has forgotten to grow up, we are like spoiled children and our so called leaders are responding to us like greedy teenagers instead on making real changes. The reason that Perth is boring, is that it is dying, we are so consumed about our own needs, our own agenda, that our city is like a ship without a pilot, just waiting to run aground.
While you silly people are resisting, the things that bring growth, your city is being stolen from under your collective noses. 20 years from now, the majority of people will either be muslims, or atheist. Our kids will be forced to grow up in a culture that is the opposite of ours, some would even say opposed. Perth is in a desperate situation and the "old boys club" are losing their grip. The simple truth is that because we do not care enough about Perth and it's future, the city will change hands. |
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By: trevorsteamboat
15/03/2007
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"20 years from now people will either be muslims or atheist"
And Im being absurd? |
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Perth is not Dullsville |
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