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    19 Things You'll Only Get If You Grew Up On Sydney's North Shore

    Sometimes we're made to feel like outcasts.

    1. Your eastern suburbs friends joke they need a passport to visit you.

    2. No one has heard of the suburbs you live in, so you reference everything as "Close to North Sydney" or "near Hornsby".

    3. You've owned a pair of boat shoes or sported a Country Road bag at some point.

    4. You've had debates whether you're classed as "Upper North Shore" or "Lower North Shore".

    5. As a kid you waited impatiently for the North Shore Times to publish your Under 13s cricket or netball results.

    6. You've been late to an event because you forgot there was goddamn trackwork on the North Shore Line.

    7. The northern beaches are the only ones in Sydney you swim at.

    8. Military Road and Mona Vale Road are the fucking worst.

    9. You class Ryde as the western suburbs.

    10. You can never get a park at Balmoral Beach...

    11. ... so you end up blowing ALL your money parking in the paid area.

    12. Pre-drinks before a night out in the city are NEVER at your place.

    13. You had a sense of pride when you received your Greenwood Hotel membership.

    14. Messy nights usually end at The Crowie...

    15. ...before detouring to Cremorne Macca's.

    16. You've spent Christmas Eves at either the Greengate in Killara or The Oaks in Neutral Bay.

    17. It was devastating the day Cabana Bar closed down.

    18. At least one Aussie celebrity has attended the high school you went to.

    19. And you've never had a reason to visit the Shire, because what even is it?