Why Adelaide is viewed as a back-water

[GWW]

Not a motor sport fan, the Clipsal is bad enough with the road closures

[Strawb]

well it was a fair offer

[therisingblues]

I've often wondered the same thing myself. What makes Adelaide a back water?
1 million people dominated by small town thinking.
Is Perth thought of as a back water? Similar scenario, aprox 1 million people concentrated into the city with not much population outside. But Perth is not thought of as a back water.
My own theory is that Perth is too far from anywhere to get too influenced by anything larger than itself.
Adelaide on the other hand is within a few hours drive of the east coast and the huge poluation there. Like a little guy standing next to a group of giants. So we sort of get bossed about a bit and rather than being like the major center for miles around (as is Perth) we are sort of an outpost to where the big things are happening on the east coast.
Affects the thinking IMO, perhaps we subconciously begin to accept that second best is okay.

[smithy]

The Mrs has rellies who moved to Perth from SA who recently told us that WA stands for Wait Awhile.

[LaughingKookaburra]

I've often wondered the same thing myself. What makes Adelaide a back water?
1 million people dominated by small town thinking.
Is Perth thought of as a back water? Similar scenario, aprox 1 million people concentrated into the city with not much population outside. But Perth is not thought of as a back water.
My own theory is that Perth is too far from anywhere to get too influenced by anything larger than itself.
Adelaide on the other hand is within a few hours drive of the east coast and the huge poluation there. Like a little guy standing next to a group of giants. So we sort of get bossed about a bit and rather than being like the major center for miles around (as is Perth) we are sort of an outpost to where the big things are happening on the east coast.
Affects the thinking IMO, perhaps we subconciously begin to accept that second best is okay.

Perth has alot more than 1 million people. Probably closer to the 2 million mark.

[therisingblues]

It must have grown a lot since I left Australia.
I don't think it was that long ago that Perth and Adelaide were about the same size. Yet the two cities had very different reputations regarding "backwater".

[Booney]

People understanding why the lane was closed-1
Punky-0

[Punk Rooster]

People understanding why the lane was closed-1
Punky-0

Booney- there was no traffic using the closed lane when we went past, hence my fury.
Chances of Booney's house burning down yesterday- 33/1
Today- Evens

[Magpiespower]

Jeff and the Grand Prix how does that sound

Any takers for Morris Iemma and his corrupt, incompetent government?

Seriously, apart from Dashing Don's decade, Adelaide has always been a staunchly parochial and conservative city...

[smithy]

Very innovative !

[Booney]

Sick man Smithy,very sick man.

[GWW]

Very innovative !

Norwood supporter i believe??

[mick]

Jeff and the Grand Prix how does that sound

Any takers for Morris Iemma and his corrupt, incompetent government?

Seriously, apart from Dashing Don's decade, Adelaide has always been a staunchly parochial and conservative city...

Dunstan is the bloody reason we are a backwater, apart from very necessary social legislation the Dunstan decade sowed the seeds of today.
1. Shelved the MATS plan for an Adelaide wide freeway system
2. Sold most of the rail network to the commonwealth to balance the books due to his economic incompetance.
3. Do you realise in the Dunstan decade it was impossible to buy meat or petrol after 6pm, so beholden to the union movement he didn't dare make that social change.
4. Took the credit for the festival theatre when the previous liberal government initiated the project.
5. Proposed MONARTO as a satellite city - another debacle.

There is so much mythology about this bloke. Legalise homosexuality, introduce lotteries and extend hotel hours and you're a bloody hero. Unfortunately Mr Dunstan's successors are continuing in his magnificant legacy, Bannon nearly bankrupted the State, Mediocre Mike has put about 2kms of tram track in and plans to build a hospital on a contaminated site. When will people wake up!


I nearly forgot the genius Premier DD, wanted to build a huge SHALLOW dam at Chowilla near Renmark, this would have been the greatest envronmental disaster to ever happen in this state or country had it been built. He won an election on that issue.

[Brad]

I go to Melbourne most years for the footy and to look at the way that city goes ahead compared to Adelaide has to make you laugh....

[Strawb]

I go to Melbourne most years for the footy and to look at the way that city goes ahead compared to Adelaide has to make you laugh....

LMFAO we cannot get our rail network here extended to outer suburbs and then we still F*CK up, when we get the job done. You know why there isn't anymore Waverly Park ask the Victorian Governments and the MCC. There was supposed to be a rail line to Waverly and they never did it. We have an Airport with no Rail line Sydney is moving more ahead than Melbourne is. Labour in the 80's F*cked Victoria Jeff just helped them even more.

[redden whites]

Ever listened to 5AA after 9am ?????????there is your answer there. Mark Brindle( oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you) .... The sporting gurus(well say no more ;and the call of the games OMG (oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you))..... Alexander Downer and someone surely doing a ventriloquist act with him pretending to be his wife(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)...........Bob "lets bash the judge" Francis(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)..................

[Psyber]

....5. Proposed MONARTO as a satellite city - another debacle.

I didn't agree with him at the time, but looking at what has happened to Adelaide since, he was probably right!
I also think the people who argued with Tom Playford at the time that the development that is now Elizabeth should have been based on Gawler and a gap maintained between it and Adelaide were probably right.

When Don Dunstan was No. 1 ticket holder at Norwood his Minister for Health Don Banfield used to grumble that he had been a member of Norwood Football club long before DD, and therefore should have that ticket.

[woodwt]

Some people just cant handle the truth!

[stampy]

Ever listened to 5AA after 9am ?????????there is your answer there. Mark Brindle( oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you) .... The sporting gurus(well say no more ;and the call of the games OMG (oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you))..... Alexander Downer and someone surely doing a ventriloquist act with him pretending to be his wife(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)...........Bob "lets bash the judge" Francis(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)..................

mate dont knock big bob - he calls it as a vast majority of people see it

[am Bays]

Ever listened to 5AA after 9am ?????????there is your answer there. Mark Brindle( oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you) .... The sporting gurus(well say no more ;and the call of the games OMG (oh my god Adelaide what is wrong with you))..... Alexander Downer and someone surely doing a ventriloquist act with him pretending to be his wife(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)...........Bob "lets bash the judge" Francis(my god Adelaide what is wrong with you)..................

LMAO, you obviously do....