[rmc]

Melbourne seemed a bit more cosmopolitan

I was recently in Sydney and Melbourne, and you're probably about right. I don't know how to say it, but Sydney seems very, ahem white and very English.

[ra]

Sydney is a very multicultural city, a far cry from 'white and English'.

People generally agree that, as a city, Melbourne has better 'city things'; meaning bars, restaurants, theaters etc.

Sydney is regarded as having better geography - eg: dozens of stunning beaches, extensive waterways and very close proximity to national parks.

[brc]

You must have been visiting a different Sydney to the one I know. Or maybe you were just at Bondi Beach, which is overrun with english and nz expats.

Sydney is very ethnically diverse. Incredibly so.

[jacques_chester]

It depends where in Sydney you are. According to the statistics Sydney is very diverse, though in practice people from different countries, or with different professions/politics, tend to wind up in different districts.

This map gives a humorous account of Sydney's layout: http://i.imgur.com/gOxZP.jpg

[boomzilla]

oh, tharunka, the life saver in those boring lectures :)

I really miss Sydney (specifically UNSW and the eastern suburbs), but there is just no start up in Sydney. If you are a top CS grad from UNSW or USyd, there are only two options: Google or Macquarie bank (maybe three, but I heard that Canon research is not doing so well these days).

[bhoung]

Why is rmc downvoted for having an opinion? Maybe that's just how he saw it.