This. I'll take NYC winters over Melbourne any day. And yes, so many Aussie tradies are flat-out incompetent, don't give a shit and are quite often thieves (hav

This. I'll take NYC winters over Melbourne any day. And yes, so many Aussie tradies are flat-out incompetent, don't give a shit and are quite often thieves (have a lot of stories about contractors coming back to the site after completion to steal water heaters and such).