Comments on: Feeling flat? Blame Sydney!

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:02:00 +0000

‘I wasn’t referring to you; I was referring to the original post’

In that case I withdraw my response and apologise.

By: Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:55:23 +0000

A sage observation, Stilgherrian.
And a ripe opportunity for a footnote from our ancestral homeland:
Let’s talk about the Adelaide Malaise.

It’s neither a daily citywide moodswing nor a seasonal affective disorder, but a profound, perpetual fatigue in the collective consciousness that seems to prevent almost everyone from ever really moving forward in the world. To live and work in this social quicksand is literally like one of those flying dreams where you only just manage to become airborne, and no amount of effort or inspiration seems to propel you faster than walking pace. Thus, for most indigenous crow-eaters, to move forward usually means to move away from Adelaide. Just ask Rupert.

Sadly, The City of Churches & Black Magic keeps producing lots of very bright young men and women who very early on learn to expect — and worst of all accept — the dirty look for their fresh ideas.

That is, until they blow the joint and take to the skies.

By: Snarky Platypus

Snarky Platypus — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:51:31 +0000

I wasn’t referring to you; I was referring to the original post, but take it personally if you’d like.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:47:28 +0000

Or it could be gratuitously insulting comments from people who don’t know me.

By: Snarky Platypus

Snarky Platypus — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:39:20 +0000

… or it could be the people you hang around….

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:41:16 +0000

I’d suggest a ‘Melbourne effect’ also exists — living here is, to steal Bill Bryson’s memorable phrase, like living under Tupperware. Surely Melbourne is the Seasonal Affective Disorder capital of the Southern Hemisphere?

Then again, it could be down to aggressive cyclists, violent drunks, and the spruikers that obstruct every street corner…