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[Kirby]

Standing up against a racist can’t be considered to be “taking a side” .

Who’s on the other side?

 

[JB1975]

Standing up against a racist can’t be considered to be “taking a side” .

Who’s on the other side?

The important thing is to be respectful to the racist. Each perspective is special and should be treated accordingly.

 

[JoinDate]

I'm voting yes.

 

[Vicky Park]

This sums up what I’ll miss the most about Danny boy

I’ve been so enjoying this special week, with magic in the air, and love for my fellow Pies…and then I’m reminded that Peta Credlin exists.

Wouldn’t normally bother to fact check her, but only a few weeks ago Melbourne was identified as the eighth safest city in the world. Although Dan could have brought us down in the few weeks since this article was published.

10 Safest Cities in the World in 2024: Living Without Worries - Southwest Journal

Considering a move? Explore the Safe Cities Index to discover the world's safest urban havens. From Copenhagen's top-ranking safety to the vibrant multiculturalism of Toronto, find insights into the safest cities in 2024.

www.southwestjournal.com

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I’ve been so enjoying this special week, with magic in the air, and love for my fellow Pies…and then I’m reminded that Peta Credlin exists.

Wouldn’t normally bother to fact check her, but only a few weeks ago Melbourne was identified as the eighth safest city in the world. Although Dan could have brought us down in the few weeks since this article was published.

10 Safest Cities in the World in 2024: Living Without Worries - Southwest Journal

Considering a move? Explore the Safe Cities Index to discover the world's safest urban havens. From Copenhagen's top-ranking safety to the vibrant multiculturalism of Toronto, find insights into the safest cities in 2024.

www.southwestjournal.com

An award for which I personally could generate only the most lukewarm enthusiasm is safest city in the world. The only surprisingly discoveries from reading the list is that Sydney is 3 spots ahead and the top 10 comprises a few interesting cities in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

 

[gouki88]

An award for which I personally could generate only the most lukewarm enthusiasm is safest city in the world. The only surprisingly discoveries from reading the list is that Sydney is 3 spots ahead and the top 10 comprises a few interesting cities in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Lukewarm enthusiasm is a generous term for your disdain of feeling safe

 

[Vicky Park]

An award for which I personally could generate only the most lukewarm enthusiasm is safest city in the world. The only surprisingly discoveries from reading the list is that Sydney is 3 spots ahead and the top 10 comprises a few interesting cities in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

I’d prefer a safe city to the one described by Cretin as pertaining to Melbourne, which is patently nonsense.

I also appreciate that many think we live in a nanny state, but some of us don’t mind rules.

 

[sr36]

An award for which I personally could generate only the most lukewarm enthusiasm is safest city in the world. The only surprisingly discoveries from reading the list is that Sydney is 3 spots ahead and the top 10 comprises a few interesting cities in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

We need more knifings.

 

[gouki88]

We need more knifings.

Knifings and robbery drive innovation I hear

 

[Vicky Park]

We need more knifings.

Read recently that the thing women most fear is violence - maybe that’s why I value safety. I’ve also traveled to unsafe cities, and can’t say I enjoyed the experience.

 

[sr36]

Knifings and robbery drive innovation I hear

THey make you feel alive - unless you die.

 

[gouki88]

THey make you feel alive - unless you die.

It's a price some have to pay. In order for some to feel a bit more alive, others must feel a lot more dead

 

[jathanas]

Peta Credlin is little more than a shock-jock and what she wrote about "DA's Melbourne" is plain silly. It's not like there is a lack of perfectly valid criticisms to throw at him.

I like living in a safe and clean city. Whilst it's important I would like to see more than "safe" on any city's tourist voucher before I fork out the resources to visit. I think that's what TGG meant (but you cheeky buggers knew that).

 

[Vicky Park]

Peta Credlin is little more than a shock-jock and what she wrote about "DA's Melbourne" is plain silly. It's not like there is a lack of perfectly valid criticisms to throw at him.

I like living in a safe and clean city. Whilst it's important I would like to see more than "safe" on any city's tourist voucher before I fork out the resources to visit. I think that's what TGG meant.

All true, but safe cities can still be vibrant and diverse. I think we manage to achieve that here.

Plus what other city has Grand Final week, with the world’s best footy club playing off for the flag?

 

[gouki88]

All true, but safe cities can still be vibrant and diverse. I think we manage to achieve that here.

Plus what other city has Grand Final week, with the world’s best footy club playing off for the flag?

I think Melbourne ticks a lot of boxes. Safety is one of them.

Great food and drink options from a wide variety of cuisines, great art and culture, live entertainment everywhere, one of the better sporting cities in the world, interesting nearby places to visit.

Downsides are the inconsistent weather, traffic, and all the construction disruptions (off the top of my head). It's not bad!

 

[sr36]

It's a price some have to pay. In order for some to feel a bit more alive, others must feel a lot more dead

We were tossing up whether to move to Adelaide or Melbourne. The barrels of acid won out. You can't get that in Melbourne.

 

[gouki88]

We were tossing up whether to move to Adelaide or Melbourne. The barrels of acid won out. You can't get that in Melbourne.

What Melbourne is missing is the mystery of a Somerton Man

 

[jathanas]

All true, but safe cities can still be vibrant and diverse. I think we manage to achieve that here.

Plus what other city has Grand Final week, with the world’s best footy club playing off for the flag?

On a spring day like today Melbourne is divine; it fills the heart.

Friday: contentment. Saturday: excitement. Sunday: joy.

This is my schedule, and I'm sticking to it.

 

[sr36]

What Melbourne is missing is the mystery of a Somerton Man

They think it was a bloke from South Yarra.

He was taking a much needed break from safety.

 

[gouki88]

They think it was a bloke from South Yarra.

He was taking a much needed break from safety.

Adelaide, where all adrenaline enthusiast Melbournians go to prematurely die

 

[sr36]

Adelaide, where all adrenaline enthusiast Melbournians go to prematurely die

The rest of Australia have their kitchy fluffy koalas on keychains, but you can get some decent souvenirs in Snowtown. Tourism is going to go off.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Lukewarm enthusiasm is a generous term for your disdain of feeling safe

A spot of safety never goes amiss in a big and vibrant city. The measure of a city's safety is whether you feel secure alone on city streets late at or over night. Actually, I probably feel less safe in areas of Melbourne at night than I ever would in an Asian city other than Phnom Penh.

Australia's idea of achieving safety is to fine the bejeesus out of everyone for everything, sprinkle drug and alcohol buses over the entire city and suburbs, jack up the price of cigarettes till you may as well snort cocaine instead and then force e-smokers to waste money and time in medical clinics to obtain prescriptions. It's these special touches that make Melbourne the real safety capital of the world.

 

[Vicky Park]

What Melbourne is missing is the mystery of a Somerton Man

Not a mystery anymore - it’s been solved.

 

[JuniorB]

An award for which I personally could generate only the most lukewarm enthusiasm is safest city in the world. The only surprisingly discoveries from reading the list is that Sydney is 3 spots ahead and the top 10 comprises a few interesting cities in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

If you have ever been to Tokyo, and Japan in general, it is about as safe a tourist destination as there is.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

On a spring day like today Melbourne is divine; it fills the heart.

Friday: contentment. Saturday: excitement. Sunday: joy.

This is my schedule, and I'm sticking to it.

They’ve even made Sunday a 23-hour day, so it’s less time before you can gloat at work on Monday!