I’ve decided it is time to really go into this subject

I previously wrote

I really hate Melbourne. I used to love it, but now I hate it. After working two jobs in the city, I have realised that the people of Melbourne are oppurtunists. For example:

Trams and Trains: It doesnt matter if you get on a packed train at the first stop, and by halfway through the ride, it is emptied due to people changing to go to another line, and as you move to sit down, someone who just gone on, pushes you out of the way so they can sit down on the seat you were heading for.

Shopping: Many times Ive stood inline to buy whatever I wanted at the time, to have snotty girls dressed like they should be working at hooters to push in infront of me and to take longer to pay due to their phone coversation. Typically this consists of “ohhhhhh my godddddd” and other shit that I couldnt really give two hoots about.

There are many other examples, to me it makes me question Is Melbourne really the most liveable city?

I think not.

Look at our drivers for example, road rage galore. Our teenagers not only have no hope of ever owning their own home, or even going to university to study law or medicine due to Uni fees and interest rates, but they have no hope due to the way they are, they abuse people, they fight, they smoke and drink on trains, they show no respect to the elderly, who are the ones who went to war so these prissy little stuck up pricks could smoke and drink on trains. They live with a silver spoon in their mouth, a computer and playstation/xbox for every birthday and christmas and they expect the world to give them everything as we owe them something?

My new update and thought on this however is

I know that I have touched on this subject before, However I beleive that my previous rant about Melbourne was written hastely, and if I were to rewrite it like I am now, I could cover a lot more areas and dive more deeply into the basis of my dislike towards the city that I reside in.

I was born in Melbourne in the 80′s. Due to my fathers work, we were offered the chance to live in Perth when I was 6. There was also an offer to move to Canada. Both options would have changed my life dramatically. Our standard of living would have risen. However, we stayed put. The only place I have lived is Melbourne. I’ve lived through the times of the Melbourne Underworld, which was made famous from the “Underbelly” tv series which focused on the underword from the late 80′s to 2008.

I lived in the north suburbs for most of my life, I did live in the outer east for a while once I was an adult. I was born in Reservoir, and did not leave until I was 18. I then moved to Mill Park and while there split my time between there and Croydon. However, I am not sheltered by any means when it comes to surburbs in Melbourne.

I have experienced luxury living within the city, scummy drug affected areas like Richmond, and witnessed first account of what does happen in those big ugly brown units. I’ve also worked in various locations around Melbourne, in and out of the city. I’ve also experienced our so call shopping centres. Northlands, The Glen, Whitehorse.

The whole point of going deeper into this, is to try and establish as to why it sucks and how the current situation may have come about. Drugs, Crime, dirtiness and Alcohol problems.

Melbourne was established in 1835. 47 years after the first European settlement of australia. Our history, is that we derive from convicts. That is only the beginning however, After those first ships sailed into botany bay, and many aboriginals were murdered and driven off cliff’s, we gained population from migration. Italy, Greece, England, America, Asia, the middle east.

We are a “Multicultural” city. We depend on tourism, and overseas workers, Although this brings its own problems. Melbourne is not united. It does not matter how many “harmony” walks you have through the city, there will still be a great big wall dividing us.

We have Chinatown in little Bourke street, Little Greece, somewhere in the city, which is being taken over slowly by Chinatown, and then we have little Italy.

The problem in melbourne is that a lot of indian students are being bashed. It is not a case of white vs indian. The pricks who are bashing people, are also indian, they are asian, they are european, However, sometimes the population of migrants who have no manners shit me that much that I tell if they were not so rude and pushy they wouldnt get bashed all the time. I know, its politically wrong of me. But when I am in a shop waiting to pay for something and there is a long line behind me and a rude prick pushes in to pay $3.21 on a fucking credit card, then I get real shitty.

There is no assimilation with migrants, they are not above the rest of the population, just like the rest of the population is not above them. I will not have a muslim for example, speak to me like I am a piece of shit, and when this has happened, the arsehole has copped a barrage of abuse from me.

But the problem of melbourne, isnt just the rude pricks who visit here or live here. Our courts are being paid for god knows what. You can murder someone and get 5 years for it. But if you break a “civil law” then you are more fucked up. You can bash someone, and get a good behaviour bond, If you are a footballer, or sportsman, you can rape someone or assault them, and get off on the charge. And this is partly why, there is a life of crime, our “rolemodels” break the law and get away with it, so people think they can do the same and get away with it, and most of them do.

Melbourne needs tougher punishment, we need judges who will punish criminals instead of letting them walk free. And if international students or tourists break the law, deport them asap and ban them from re-entering Australia forever.

As with everywhere, we have Italians, Greeks, Spaniards, Croates, Serbs and so on walking around like they are top shit, the little pissy gangs who think they own “turf” hey, you think you own lalor station? Great, if so, clean it the fuck up, it needs a new coat of paint and the tiles need to be mopped. Same with those who think they own certain shopping centers. If I “owned” Northlands, or Chadstone, I wouldnt be sitting around getting high on spray paint or drinking in the gutter with my fully sik mates. I would be off spending all the money I would have from the profits. Oh wait, you dont have profits, boo hoo you dont really own it. Get the drift?

Melbourne itself has tourist attractions. Apparently. Melbourne aquarium, the MCG, Flinders station, Crown Casino, Bourke St Mall, Docklands, Melbourne Zoo. And so on.

Have you ever been to the Aquarium? I went a few times, my nephew and I managed to walk through it in 28 minutes. He was bored. Its not exciting, a lot of it is empty space with nothing to see. Wow there are a few different types of jelly fish in little tanks and then some ocean fish and snakes in a big round tank. Then you have more fish, and sharks downstairs, yes, because a tank of the same species of sharks as well as 500 of the same god damn fish swimming around in circles is so entertaining to see. And now there are penguins, the price rises because they have built another room, but you know what? The penguins are not that exciting.

The MCG?? Yes its so much fun to go there, but only if you like cricket or football. If you dont like those sports, dont bother going there. Flinders station you ask?? There is a new game, spot the one sitting on the steps wearing color. Unless you are gothic or emo, this isnt really an attraction that is worth seeing. Oh, yeah and I hope you dont mind looking at all the clocks with broken windows underneath them. You know how they got like that? Indians protesting against the violence, decided to vandalise them. Because breaking a law while protesting against someone else breaking laws is like so cool! And will surely make you get noticed.

Crown Casino? Yes, go waste your money. Its such a great entertainment venue, so great infact that the majority of people who go there are tourists.

Bourke Street mall has cleaned up, I admit that, Its a lot brighter at night time, and it is so much cleaner then it used to be, but in the same sense if you dont like Myers or David Jones there isnt anything else for you to do there.

The docklands are great, they are new, and rather refreshing, but there isnt too much there, apart from a failed wheel. The shopping is okay for now, even though you go once, you go twice, but its different shops as the previous ones have closed down. And as for melbourne zoo, everytime I have been there, masses of animals are never on show.

Melbourne has an issue with graffiti. It is everywhere, murals are not so bad, but “tags” are just disgusting and are all over the place. How can we be the most livable city when we look like a pile of dog turd that has been smothered all over the footpath?

Things need to be done in order to clean this place up. More police on the street? Tighter liquor licensing laws? Who knows. Maybe education needs to be in place in high schools and universities as well as tafes, about the effects of illegal and legal drugs as well as what may happen when people are under the influence. Maybe curfews needs to be in place for certain areas of the city, which I know would move the trouble elsewhere, and business would be lost. But something needs to be done, to punish those who repeatively go out and drink and then cause problems.

I saw a male being apprehended by the police on the corner of flinders and swanston street one night, about 8pm. He was very drunk and abusive, spat in the face of police and then told them “You cant touch me, im a visitor” Which makes me think, the problem isnt just in our backyard, it is also an international problem which unfortunately is pounding the wax out of our ears. But the question is, why are so many people suddenly acting out like this once they have a few drinks? Why here and not anywhere else? Is it because we allow it by not having a stronger justice system? Do we need to pull back on everything recreational and put more police out on the street to fight against this crap? Which would then lead to less police in other areas so crime or law breaking would rise in other areas.

New York had this problem once, Now its safer then it has ever been. They put police out on the streets. Maybe it will work here, but another problem I think we have is that our pathetic city council is rather happy to spend $240,000 on a silly logo that someone who just learnt how to make graphics in the ‘omgz its the internet” era of 1996-1999. Why not allow the people of Melbourne to design a logo or image that they think defines Melbourne? Why give it to an american company whose Australian headquarters are in Sydney?

The point is though is that the council spends so much money on crap, that they could be funneling that money to fixing the CBD. Would it hurt them to fix up the look of the streets? Cracked footpaths, or ones which have been lifted up because of roots growing from the trees? I know we have streetsweepers, for the road and the footpath, and they have no problem in running people over. But Melbourne deserves better then this. Sure we are a sporting mecca, but with the mix of sporting and alcohol, Melbourne isnt much else. Oh there is food too, Great isnt it, go watch some sport, have a drink or 50 and then eat a kabab. Melbourne needs a definition. Something that we can all work towards and achieve. Something that is realisitc.

Melbourne – the drunk town

Melbourne – violence is just around the corner.
Great sayings for now isnt it? Because really, it is our current definition. Why cant we work towards something more happy?

Melbourne – Where all our worlds come together.

Multiculturalism at its finest, bringing together the worlds of many types of people in any shape or form. That does not currently describe Melbourne. Funny hey?

So in conclusion, Melbourne was a great place to live maybe 5 years ago, but now, it’s just another city on a map that has major problems. Its a blur amongst the terrain, it only stands out now because of its problems.