The 30 unique and quirky ways that makes Victoria rule
Victoria is a unique state with a style and lifestyle the envy of others. Where baristas are on par with barristers, gangsters roam the streets and the most exclusive membership is to a sporting ground.
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It’s the only city where dating a barrister and dating a barista carry the same social prestige.
The Paris end of Collins St is so good people are starting to call Paris the Collins St end of Europe.
Who needs a train to the airport when you can’t fly anywhere?
We have the friendliest hospitality staff in the world. Just ask the hotel guards.
It’s the only city where a horse race can stop a nation that’s already been stopped for six months.
Everyone wishes they had gangland wars like ours.
Even with a curfew Melbourne’s night life was still better than Sydney’s.
We’re number one in the world at telling everyone our coffee is number one in the world.
We’re the Education State. Because in 2020 the education of our children is in a real state.
Our football code has rules so easy to follow, it’s hardly played anywhere else.
You never need to say ‘one million people’ when you can say ‘ten MCG crowds’.
We have the best thrillseeker attractions, including the Luna Park rollercoaster and the Parliament Station escalators.
Our dumpling houses will fill your stomach for what seems like a gold coin donation.
In October, a standard Melbourne wardrobe provides the perfect tonal base for Halloween costumes.
The MCC is so popular, if you put your child’s name on the list when they’re born, they might get in when they’re 16. Same goes for childcare.
We removed the worst level crossings just in time to work from home for the rest of our lives.
Whenever we find an animal we really respect, we stuff it and put it in the Museum.
Opinion is divided on Dan Andrews but we can all agree we love Dan Murphy.
We chased Sizzler out decades ago.
We’re the Garden State. Because our garden is about as far as we’re allowed to go.
Sydney might have the bridge and opera house, but we have the Belt and Road.
Even if you can’t go 5km from your house, you’ll still have access to about 3000 takeaway coffee places.
The quality of food from a Melbourne food van is better than any 5-star restaurant interstate.
Life-preserving face masks were invented by our Kelly Gang.
Lawyer X was so good, she might get all her clients out of jail.
If you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, wait ten minutes. Realistically, we’ll have to wait until 2021 until we’re allowed outside to see it.
In other cities, cyclists have to lobby for bike lanes. In Melbourne, motorists have to lobby for car lanes.
Graffiti is considered a trade.
Whenever the next water restrictions come we’ll be totally ready, if the desal plant starts up on the first go.
Our streets were designed as a neat grid so we can get stuck in traffic in an organised way.
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