1. Everyone living in Sydney loves to complain about it.
2. Finding an affordable rental to suit ALL your needs is virtually impossible.
3. And remember any photos on real estate websites are designed to fool us.
4. There will definitely be times you're sharing your new home with some unwanted vermin.
5. And oh God, don't even get me started on the flying cockroaches.
Getting hit in the face by a flying cockroach on my way home from work is always lush, Cheers Sydney 👌🏼😩
6. Everything will seem super expensive at first.
7. But eventually you'll start justifying paying $18 for a salad.
8. Traffic is absolute hell.
9. And watch out for the parking fees, because they'll really sting ya.
10. Sure, Bondi is beautiful, but there are other beaches you can visit while having a higher chance of keeping your sanity intact.
11. If you have friends who live on the opposite side of the bridge to you, organising catchups is a nightmare.
12. In fact, just resign yourself to the fact you'll never see them again.
A fellow Inner West friend on me announcing i'm moving over the bridge. "We can still be friends on Facebook!" #sydney
13. And everyone's quite prone to sticking around ~ their ~ suburbs
14. If you're in for a wild night out, it's best to check the lockout laws first.
15. Never trust the bus timetables.
Buses too full to let people on and running consistently late.. Sydney transport at its finest...😡😡😡
16. And just get used to accepting that if your train is due at 8:20am, it can come any time between 8:17 to 8:37.
Left Hornsby 3 minutes late, arrived at Chatswood 1 minute early. Sydney trains ability to defy time constantly confuses me.
17. Oh, and if it starts raining? Public transport will be fucked for the rest of the day.
My favourite thing about Sydney is that the slightest smattering of rain throws off the public transport timetable by a standard 15-20 mins
18. Be careful walking out on the street when it's raining. People are bloody DANGEROUS with their umbrellas.
19. The city layout really doesn't make that much sense.
20. You will experience so much rage when walking in busy streets.
The worst kinds of people: - slow walkers in the qvb - ppl who dont get their opal card out before they need to tap on/off - people who stop in the middle of a walkway to text - slow walkers in the qvb - slow walkers in general - people who text while going down busy stairwells
Why do so many people just STOP directly in front of you?!
21. And expect roadworks galore on main drags like George Street.
22. At some stage a taxi driver will probably end up asking you for directions.
23. And be wary that a lot of drivers won't want to take you to nearby places if the fee isn't big enough.
