wy do Australians talk about central busness districts?

[WarrenPeace]

as if they are living in some mad geography GCSE courswork world

with a bit of lateral moraine and a roche moutonee

Maybe so they can go sailing on an ox bow lake

( but only if low median precipitation)

I have no idea, but the long-shore drift is really buggering up the beaches, mate.

I love it when a plan comes together.

I am curious but also somewhat slow so will come back later to see if I can figure this out.

This may well be the pyramidal peak of your MN career.

lol
not the U shaped valley

if we keep up a policy of attrition one of them might migrate and answer

I asked some Australian colleague donkey's years ago where she came from (wasn't really interested but you know how it is).

She said ACT.

I just looked at her and asked where --the- fuck is that her to explain.

She just blinked slowly at me and said 'Canberra, it means Australian Capital Territoty' as if I was supposed to bloody well know.

Haven't thought much of Australians since there, including Kylie. Sorry and all that.

god they are freaks.

New Zealanders use CBD too. Now I know where they caught it from.

I don't get why Americans say downtown either.

I was in Tampa and someone said that where we needed to go was 'downtown'. I looked on the map, it was at the top. Up, not down.

Bloody colonials

lol
its to show they heard the song you see

I think it's because, it's like, the central district of the city, where business is done.

Durr

Everyone calls em CBDs as well here in Thailand. No idea why!

South Africans call them CBD's too.

It's a way of referring to the "city" as opposed to the "burbs".

Poor old Canberra, forever destined to inferiority.

Not many people could point to Canberra on a map - outside of Australia that is ;-).

I live in Australia, so I HAVE to know where it is.

I live in Canberra

Nope, couldn't pick Canberra out on a map, sorry!

AllThreeWays - I live in Brisbane - so I know how you feel (we really are the poor rellies in the great family of Australian cities [grinl).

Padmehum and allthreeways.

I take your Canberra and Brisbane, and give you ADELAIDE as poor relation city.

In a recent newspaper poll even its own residents called it a backwater.

Mind you, even we look with slight horror at Canberra.

DH and I went there and just spent the time going "so where is it? Where is the town? We seem to be on a main street but where are the people?"

There are some lovely things about Canberra!!

I'm sure I'll think of them soon...........

It's near the Snowey Mountains.

Ummm

It's got that big lake with an unexpected fountain.

It does have the best University as I understand it.

Snowy