Why can't Atlanta be more like Sydney?

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so i just got back from sydney, and i ask, "Why can't Atlanta be more like Sydney?"

1. Fantastic weather
by the ocean. Bondi beach, Manly beach, sydney harbour, ok atl is landlocked, so no fault.

2. Public Transportation & Infrastructure
- first thing i noticed, everyone takes the bus or train. rich/poor, white, yellow, black.
Why can't ATL be like this? I should also mention, that nearly every public building or park is well-kept
and well-designed. From libraries to architecturally designed parks by the ocean, facilities are kept clean.
In ATL, you'd have defacement everywhere including pissing on MARTA.

3. Public Events
So ATL has stuff in decatur and stuff in the park, but there's always tons of police, and eventually a crime does
occur. Sydney is a well-organized city with super-duper public events. More importantly, I asked several people,
"Is it safe to walk out at night in downtown / harbour area?" The first response I always received was a
dumbfounded look, then by, "Aw mate, no worries! People are friendly here!"
My automatic reply was always, "Haha. Thanks. I'm from Atlanta. We have guns, carjacks, and drugs."
(well, not the last part).

4. How about schools for your kids?
Kids are dressed in uniforms, and everyone, from white folks to immigrants, seems very focused on their education.
Even at 8am, i saw University students heading off to the library to study. Here in ATL, all they care about is
youtube, iphone, etc.

5. How about public health?
i think 90% of all the people i saw were not fat, unlike here in ATL. The women were skinny and athletic: saw a
rather pretty lady carrying a ~40 lb bag with ease. The men were all >~6 ft and quite buff-looking.
In ATL, I see too many women too fat or too skinny, and the men don't act like men. (not being homophobic, but
there's a difference between a "man" and a "wuss.")

so my question is why is ATL like this? Why does our public transportation suck? Why does ATL have guns, glocks,
and gangs, while Sydney has surfing, super weather, and sexy bodies?
Lastly, I should also mention the food -- while probably 30% more expensive than ATL -- ROCKS.
Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Australian Lamb, Indian -- all very very very authentic.
ATL -- everything is Americanized -- too much salt, too much oil, too much fat.

gawd, I'm here right now looking at a beautiful sunrise, and it makes me depressed to even think about ATL.
i mean, even ATL's movies suck. "Drumline?!" "ATL!?" about folks in the "hood" trying to "make it big"
while avoiding getting shot?? that's such an AWFUL plot line and REALLY bad for
tourism. In Sydney, you'd have movies about...
'building the sydney opera house' or 'korean love story by the sydney bridge' or 'surfing the big one'
not getting shot or driving a hummer from the drug money!!! =( =(

*also, NO ONE visits Atlanta. Ppl from ALL 'ROUND HTE WORLD will visit NYC, LA, San Diego, Sydney.
Russians, Japanese, Chinese, Canadians, etc.
the only people who visit ATL are those that have to (business/work) or those that don't have the money to visit
elsewhere.
LA comes close with the beaches and weather
NYC comes close with the transportation
Portland and Seattle comes close with the politeness.

Atlanta is just so far off in everything: no beach, crime, bad government services, sh*tty food, fat people,

Answer
Hehe.. Great thoughts and articulated it well.. I can really feel you frustration on moving from Sydney to Atlanta.

There are no alternate for Heaven.. Some times even in heaven too we might think of not able to see any dark..

We can know and enjoy the glory of a place only if we misses it.. Your words reminded me of the blessing that I have in Sydney!!

I'm going surfing in Syd, so I will need this language, which one?

Q. Bathers or togs?

Ex--- Bring ur bathers and a sandwich! surfing can get u to work up an appetite!

Ex---- Everyone is wearing green togs! Must be St. Patricks day!

I give u thanks :D

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If you're in Sydney then use the word bathers or maybe swimmers or boardies.
I think togs has only ever been used to refer to a swimsuit in Queensland not the other states.
We always called them togs when I was a kid in Queensland. In Queensland we call a school bag a school port and school morning recess is little lunch.

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