Are you a true Melbournian?
My Vivid Melbourne
Melbourne is home to one of the most culturally diverse communities. Melbourne culture is made out of people from all over the world, where this city represents over 140 cultures. Immigrants from Asia, Europe, and Africa adding cultural glamour. What have you inherited from Melbourne since your arrival to this beautiful city?
- You love coffee than never before
You now cannot pass a day without coffee, coffee dates are as common as grabbing a beer with friends. Also, you are never out off coffee flavours, new methods, techniques that revolves around coffee every day!
- You’ve owned more than one Myki card
Your best travel partner in Victoria, from trains to trams and buses. This plastic card is such a Melbournian thing!
- You don’t mind the weather anymore
Sun, showers, wind, chills are no longer seasonal. Well, the infamous 4 seasons in a day, and you are now fine by it. No complaints, and you have even adjusted your wardrobe accordingly.
- The Aussie accents
Australian accent is famous for its vowel sounds. Like pronunciation of “I” sounds more like “I” in “oil” and you rise your tone a bit at the end of the sentence.
5. You are more chilled-out person
You take things more laid back and easier, while appreciating small things. Like street art, buskers and developed a more liking towards music and entertainment
- You got friends from all around
From hipsters to bartenders to buskers in the city, everyone is your friend. And you out to know them by name.
- Fitness- centric
Staying fit and aligning your life around it is no longer an extra effort, you are now hitting the gym more often that you ever imagined.
- “How you doing mate?” The default greeting
You don’t say hi anymore and pretty much everyone is your friend.
- Hot Jam donuts from Queen Vic market
Are even from Melbourne if you haven’t had the hot jam donuts being in a long queue to get hold of them from Doughnut Van at the Queen Vic market?
- A convenient nickname to everyone
Too lazy to call by their birth name, so you need a nickname generally made by ending with an “a”, “o”. “y” or “z”
Eg: Teressa : Tezza
- You’re a fashion-diva
You will own a piece of clothing from a thrift shop and its still fashion. The city vibe fashion check is mostly with chequered shirts, chino shorts, loafers and Ray-bans.
- A foodie!
With the number of cafes and restaurants in and around the city and every corner, alley, it is merely impossible to be foodie and a connoisseur, on where to eat and what to eat. And the amount of food and wine festivals all year around.
- You’ve ended your night at Crown Casino
Whether you couldn’t get into a bar, club, feeling unlucky, lucky, happy or unhappy, Crown casino would have been your epitome of the night.
- AFL is a religion
The most popular game, as it brings everyone together from diverse cultural backgrounds. It is so much more than just a sport, the AFL sports culture flows through the generations.
- “No dramas, mate!” – the Australian slang
Meaning: don't worry about it, everything is fine”
How has your life been around these? Share away!