...pretty sure this is not in Kansas
quick trip to Australia, got back this morning. The first thing was going through immigration and passport control. I hadn't traveled internationally since 2018 probably. Right away in the maze waiting for a passport officer, it's slow. They are under staffed, overwhelmed, and manning about 50% of the positions in front of me. Maybe if Brandon could see his way clear to make it easier for US citizens to reenter the country it might be helpful.
Sydney, a large metropolitan city, with much better climate than San Fransisco....they're identical.
except that one is super clean, people aren't pooping on the sidewalks, the locals are super friendly, there's hardly any cops, but then again theres hardly any crime. city buses trains, trolleys, all seem in great condition, theres no graffiti on them. At least I didn't see any. Homeless people are there, maybe 1 for every 10+ Blocks in any direction. They are generally off to the side and not camping on the sidewalks. Hell they're not camping anywhere I could see. It's almost like they decided that is was something to take care of.
Taxes are high, but when I asked further, no higher than in California. People are helpful. Tipping for meals is at the highest 10% and thats only in more established restaurants. I didn't really see a gap in service other than one place where we had to ask if they had waiters. That was immediately addressed, very politely and food and drinks came right away.
Drinking is the national pastime there as far as I can tell. Bars next to bars, but no one was shit faced. Well, almost no one. I saw this Kawasaki Green ZX12 and figured it belonged to Packa...5th of Jim Beam was the giveaway.
Over all one of the top 5 cities I've ever been to...none of which are US cities now days.
quick trip to Australia, got back this morning. The first thing was going through immigration and passport control. I hadn't traveled internationally since 2018 probably. Right away in the maze waiting for a passport officer, it's slow. They are under staffed, overwhelmed, and manning about 50% of the positions in front of me. Maybe if Brandon could see his way clear to make it easier for US citizens to reenter the country it might be helpful.
Sydney, a large metropolitan city, with much better climate than San Fransisco....they're identical.
except that one is super clean, people aren't pooping on the sidewalks, the locals are super friendly, there's hardly any cops, but then again theres hardly any crime. city buses trains, trolleys, all seem in great condition, theres no graffiti on them. At least I didn't see any. Homeless people are there, maybe 1 for every 10+ Blocks in any direction. They are generally off to the side and not camping on the sidewalks. Hell they're not camping anywhere I could see. It's almost like they decided that is was something to take care of.
Taxes are high, but when I asked further, no higher than in California. People are helpful. Tipping for meals is at the highest 10% and thats only in more established restaurants. I didn't really see a gap in service other than one place where we had to ask if they had waiters. That was immediately addressed, very politely and food and drinks came right away.
Drinking is the national pastime there as far as I can tell. Bars next to bars, but no one was shit faced. Well, almost no one. I saw this Kawasaki Green ZX12 and figured it belonged to Packa...5th of Jim Beam was the giveaway.
Over all one of the top 5 cities I've ever been to...none of which are US cities now days.
