Life in Sydney

Alright so I've been in Sydney on and off for a little bit and I haven't said a thing about being in Sydney so let me say something now.

To start Sydney is such a metro place. It seems like it's such a big city from what others say like East Sydney, Paddington, Surry Hills, Darling Harbour and so on. Well let me tell you it is a big enough city that you can get lost in. You'll turn the corner and BAM!!!...you're like where the hell am I??? Yeah so as you can see I've done this a couple of times in the beginning, I know blonde moments right lol.

I swear everyone is like basically here in Sydney. If you want to see the Chinese, Japanese, Germans, Thais, Laotians, and so forth it's no problem. Walk down any street in Sydney and you'll see like 5 different nationalities within a 2 minute walk.

If you're ever in Sydney you'll have to walk down Oxford Ave., Elizabeth St. and Pitt St. Those are where the shopping is at. Elizabeth St. is more of the posh boutiques with all the higher end qualities. Pitt St. is a variety of different stores. You can find basically anything on Pitt St. Oh let me tell you about Oxford Ave...this has to be one of the most eccentric streeets yet. They have gay pride flags hanging everywhere and it's quite awesome. People here are more open to being out and about with their partners without being persecuted.

It's just as busy or maybe even busier than everyone thinks it is. When people think of Sydney what do they think of? Beaches right? Well there's much more to Sydney than the beaches. They have some clubs that are open 24 hrs a day...I haven't ventured out to see those quite yet but maybe one of these days I'll have to give it a go.

I think for us Americans we should have like a Aussie slang book. We Americans do not talk the way people on this side of the world talk at all. I find myself having to really pay attention and sometimes having to ask the person to repeat themselves. Can someone come up with an American to Aussie language book???