A young Australian woman was devastated to realize that Sydney is a boring city with ‘nothing to do’ after her cousin asked for help creating an itinerary.
Mariah was over the moon when one of her cousins revealed she was visiting from Greece, but anxiety set in when she asked what was ‘fun’ in Sydney.
“I told her to come because we were going to have so much fun, but it actually took me so long to think about what there was to do in the city,” she explained in a video.
Mariah said most activities in Sydney are too expensive, people don’t dance in clubs, and the most fun she has is going to a friend’s house.
‘Who’s going to tell her there’s nothing to do? It sounds exaggerated, and Sydney is beautiful in so many other ways, but in terms of ‘fun’ there isn’t much to do.”
Mariah said it would be especially difficult when it came to her cousin because of her vibrant home life.
“Where we have fun here is hanging out with my friends in groups at people’s houses — that’s what it’s all about these days,” she said.
‘Everything you do here is also too expensive; people from other countries come here and are shocked that everything is so expensive.
“I go to a club with her and she goes looking around and barely sees people dancing, everyone just stands in line for 40 minutes for a drink, and then you get to the bar and they ask for $40 plus your entire life insurance policy and your leg .’
The young woman asked her followers: ‘So what would you recommend? I don’t know, maybe karting?’
Several Sydneysiders came up with interesting activities for Mariah and her cousin to do, including several cheap and free options.
‘Have a picnic with a nice view, Sydney Zoo, drive to Jervis Bay or Hunter Valley, visit St Mary’s Cathedral followed by Hyde Park, Blue Mountains, go hiking. There’s so much to do!’ said one.
‘We have the beaches, anywhere with an iconic view like icebergs or somewhere where you can see the Harbor Bridge or the Opera House. Ferry rides, Bondi to Bronte walk, running in the bay, fishing, the Grounds of Alexandria, brunch bills, another recommendation.
A young Australian woman was devastated when she realized that Sydney is a boring city
Many agreed with Mariah’s assessment of the city.
One man said: ‘I’ve been in Sydney for almost thirty years. It got boring because I just stay home most days. I don’t even have any friends because they all moved from Sydney.’
‘Sydney isn’t having any fun anymore! That’s why people travel to Europe,” one woman said.
‘100 percent agree! Nanny country. The country was made for people over 70,” said another.
Some called her “overdramatic” and “negative.”
‘Real? Can’t you really find anything to do? Maybe it’s you and not Sydney,” someone said.
“Places aren’t boring, people are,” another claimed.