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17 Signs You've Been Living In Sydney Way, Way Too Long

NYE no thank you.

1. You don't bother showing up on time for trains.

2. The Harbour Bridge means nothing to you. It's just a way to get across the water.

3. The Opera House also means nothing to you.

4. You don't bother with Bondi Beach anymore.

5. In fact, you don't even bother with the beach all that much, and you probably don't know how to get there.

6. The ferry is just an expensive sea-bus.

7. You're done trying to "get into" AFL.

8. Even though there are loads of cool bars you just go to the local pub.

9. And you don't even try to get a seat on public transport anymore.

10. You have a huge stash of umbrellas that you have bought after leaving the house without one, forgetting Sydney's weather has the temperament of a toddler.

11. You've given up on saving, and have crumbled to the fact that half your pay will go towards your rent.

12. Your pallet for coffee has degraded to "stuff that can wake me up" and "stuff that can't".

13. You've heard about a lot of great cafés all over Sydney, but you don't particularly care.

The greatest café is the one that comes to your couch.

14. Outsiders see Sydney as a shopping metropolis, but you haven't ventured past your local Coles in years.

15. There is NO WAY you're heading to the harbour for NYE.

16. And a lot of the time, you don't even watch the fireworks on TV.

17. And you don't even look at the price of food anymore, you just know it'll be expensive.