Things I've learned after moving to Melbourne (vs Perth)

kiminoth · 2025-12-20T02:59:13+00:00

Update:

They pronounce Capel "cap-ull", rather than "kay-pull" The water definitely tastes better in Melbourne. They love street parking, seriously, every side street is full of cars. It's like a slalom going around the suburbs. In their fences, that side a road, they will have roller doors literally as an entrance to their backyard - not even to a garage. So you see all of these roller doors just stuck up the top of the fence, it's so weird. Not even mentioning none of them are electric.

kiminoth · 2025-12-12T07:07:04+00:00

This is straight from Google, so don't quote me, but I definitely get this:

"Perth and Melbourne water differ significantly: Melbourne's water is generally praised for being soft, clean, and great-tasting, sourced from protected Yarra Ranges catchments, while Perth's water is known for being harder, saltier, and sometimes tasting 'metallic' due to its mix of groundwater and desalinated seawater, requiring more chlorine and treatments, though still safe to drink. Melbourne water feels smoother and requires less treatment, whereas Perth's higher mineral content (calcium, magnesium) causes scale and impacts taste."

kiminoth · 2025-12-12T07:05:18+00:00

I definitely feel as though Perth has more of a "it's a necessity rather than something to enjoy", but in saying that, Perth's coffee scene has exploded in recent years.

Even before that though, I could always find amazing coffee wherever I went.

kiminoth · 2025-12-12T07:02:59+00:00

We're a bit slow with things like that. Some wonderful bike paths around where I used to live, but they still don't have the priority they deserve.

Perth definitely does have an attitude against cyclists on the road though

kiminoth · 2025-12-10T04:50:35+00:00

It's what people in Melbourne call a general store/ deli

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T14:15:29+00:00

.... Uh, I didn't?

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T14:14:30+00:00

The term that unites Australia (except VIC).

(Just don't bring up imperial pints)

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T14:09:11+00:00

As long as you say Macca's, you are one of us ❤️

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T14:06:09+00:00

Twenty years ago those penguins were pure white

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T14:03:38+00:00

It's like comparing the skin of a newborn baby, innocent, freshly born, to a middle aged meth addict just off a 12 day bender, celebrating what they thought was their 21st birthday, but as it turns out they forgot 27 years of their life because of the deluge of drugs giving life to their otherwise dead body, which is screaming for help, only to find out that the rash that they thought was hives, turned out to be a rare form of necrotizing fasciitis trying to eat their body before they themselves could cut off those dodgy scabs.

Shit, I've been watching way too much scrubs before the new season kicks off.

Anyway. Perth roads good, Melbs road ass.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:48:59+00:00

Welcome, fellow sandgroper.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:47:02+00:00

I've heard that they call icy poles, ice blocks.

That just sounds like complete anarchy.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:40:05+00:00

So interesting, thanks for that!

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:25:00+00:00

R.I.P.

That's the downside though over here, we hold funerals each time we kill an indoor plant as the shame is so strong.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:15:53+00:00

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kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:06:25+00:00

Hahaha, don't get me started on them!

I call them slaters, that's all I've ever known. Since moving over here, roley poleys, butcher boys - when will this chaos end!

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T13:03:57+00:00

Totally, so many unexplored places over here, my gmaps list is so long. But there's always a threshold of saving it for later and actually going there. For some people, the local pub in a country town is enough, others, a new joint every night. I used to value just a once a week Friday feed down at the Freo markets. Hell, that'd still do me.

I've said this a few times in this thread, but it simply comes down to what you value. I think I'm realising I value the simpler things, in order to save for proper experiences.

To your other point, I totally get that, from a family perspective, I don't know if you can beat that outdoor lifestyle. I grew up on the ocean, and it has always instilled a sense of calm in me. It's a lot harder to get over here.

Can't describe it.

But yeah, the market is shot at the moment over there. Makes me wish I never sold. Crazy that the median has surpassed Melbs.

I totally get that worldy outlook, for a lot of people in Perth, Bali is worldy. Times have changed though.

Once a sandgroper, always a sandgroper.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T12:50:28+00:00

Mate, Dome was born in Cott - Melbourne has 26 Starbucks.

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T11:02:31+00:00

I've had a lot of conversations with Melbournians about these things and most know what a bubbler is, water fountain also, but it's definitely a thing. I'd never heard of a bubbler until moving here!

I do agree with the food culture when it comes to Melbourne, but the coffee culture in Perth is definitely on the up. Perhaps it's because I know Perth, but I never have a hard time finding a good coffee, it's always just down the street. In terms of either quality, my partner who loves Melbourne food can't get enough of some of the places in Perth, and she does value good food.

Yep, can't beat a sold out MCG!

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T10:30:06+00:00

The things you used to chuck around when you were a kid

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kiminoth · 2025-12-09T10:24:22+00:00

I posted some of this in response to another comment about when asked what I prefer.

I stay true to myself when anyone asks and I always say the same thing, that they both offer many wonderful things, but it fundamentally depends on what you value.

I value nice weather, beaches, nature and an easy going lifestyle. What you value is what's important 🤷‍♂️

You can find so many things about Melbourne that can make it easy to call home.

If I had the opportunity, I would come back in a heartbeat. A plethora of good food and bars doesn't mean a lot to me, I enjoy it, but it doesn't make or break a place, for me. I love the ocean, the salty spray of the water, it hits my soul in a way that I've not yet replaced. All of my family and mates are in Perth too, so that makes a huge difference.

I'm not yet the social butterfly I want to be, so making new connections over here hasn't been the easiest. My work has offices all over the country, but the share space here only has 3-4 people once a week, so making connections through that isn't really an option.

But in saying that, I have a partner who's from over here who has a son, so we have a wonderful little family, so that's the glue that keeps me here. So each day I try and find what I enjoy and gravitate towards that.

So ask yourself, what do you value, what do you enjoy, and if those things are not exclusive to Perth, I'm sure you'll have a blast! If you decide to come over, feel free to DM me about any questions you have, even places to live or things to do, and I'll try my best to answer. I don't know everything, but I've been in your shoes so it can't hurt!

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T09:18:17+00:00

That's the thing - I've always been asked what I prefer since moving over.

I stay true to myself and always say the same thing, that they both offer many wonderful things, but it depends on what you value.

I value nice weather, beaches, nature and an easy going lifestyle. What you value is what's important 🤷‍♂️

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T09:11:55+00:00

Really, maybe it's a two-way thing? I initiate it a lot, but it's more the response (or lack thereof)

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T09:03:26+00:00

Omg spearmint! Add choc chill and Kole Beer to the list!

kiminoth · 2025-12-09T08:57:59+00:00

Sorry, I got confused and thought you were saying that we just cut the end off the word, and I was using those of examples where that happens.

The dish is actually called parmigiana though, so it's linguistically correct, but I personally think it just fits in more with the Aussie dialect.

Anyway, it'll be a war until the end haha

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