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As an American who's spent two years in Sydney and having met VC types here, it's like they toe the line of not wanting to boast but really speak down on a lot
by yawnxyz 3y ago
As an American who's spent two years in Sydney and having met VC types here, it's like they toe the line of not wanting to boast but really speak down on a lot of people. There's some sort of hidden aristocracy here, and you can feel like they think they're way better than you.
You get some of that in the US too but there are also way more down-to-earth people there who actually want to help, and advice is actually helpful, rather than regurgitations of PG essays and Lean Startup.
- about3fitty 3y agoThis was my experience as a dual citizen. Sydneysiders are sometimes wannabe Londoners with an odd superiority complex and frequent use of passive aggression.
- manmal 3y agoHaving returned from London an hour ago, I think Londoners are mostly decent and friendly people.
- about3fitty 3y agoThat is the weird thing. I think Londoners have little to prove and are thus more relaxed and confident.
- RoyalHenOil 3y agoI have never been to Sydney, but I do know that Sydney (at least its wealthier population) is perceived as elitist and shallow by other parts of Australia. It has a reputation a lot like L.A. has in the US. Melbourne, on the other hand, is seen as Australia's Portland.