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In my job I spend a lot of time talking to people from interstate, often chat about the suburb/city they live.

A typical conversation, if they ask me where I live in Adelaide would be:

Me "Have you ever been to Adelaide?"

Them "yes, visited there once about 10 years ago" (everyone has been here once...)

Me" Did you visit Glenelg" or "Do you know where Glenelg is?"

Them, 98% yes to either of those

Me"ok, i live about 20 minutes South down the coast from there"

Gets them every time.

Talking to a few other Adelaide people, many of them do the same thing as well


"I live 5 minutes from Glenelg, South east" etc.

Is every Suburb in Adelaide rated in its distance from the Bay?

Rushby Hinds wrote:Is every Suburb in Adelaide rated in its distance from the Bay?

That would give Glenelg itself a zero rating

It only works for people like you who live in the south-western suburbs, Rushby. There is more to Adelaide than just your neck of the woods.

Personally, I relate everything to the city. Living 10 minutes away helps with that.

I give directions to people based on locations of pubs - if they don't know where the Hampstead Hotel is, they aren't the type of person I want in my home.

I talk to people and when they ask where have i lived i say in Adelaide and then I get asked where in Adelaide and when I say Richmond or Cowandilla I am always asked is that near Glenelg.

Living at Lockleys, I tell em near the Airport which is 10 minutes from the city or 5 minutes from Glenelg.

Strawb07 wrote:I talk to people and when they ask where have i lived i say in Adelaide and then I get asked where in Adelaide and when I say Richmond or Cowandilla I am always asked is that near Glenelg.

See Ecky?


I rest my case.

Rushby Hinds wrote:I rest my case.

Was it getting heavy? Good idea, it'll hurt your back to carry it all day.

Rushby Hinds wrote:

Strawb07 wrote:I talk to people and when they ask where have i lived i say in Adelaide and then I get asked where in Adelaide and when I say Richmond or Cowandilla I am always asked is that near Glenelg.

See Ecky?


I rest my case.

Nah - they probably just make a Richmond-Tigers-Glenelg connection and that is why they ask if Richmond is near Glenelg!

Ecky wrote:

Rushby Hinds wrote:

Strawb07 wrote:I talk to people and when they ask where have i lived i say in Adelaide and then I get asked where in Adelaide and when I say Richmond or Cowandilla I am always asked is that near Glenelg.

See Ecky?


I rest my case.

Nah - they probably just make a Richmond-Tigers-Glenelg connection and that is why they ask if Richmond is near Glenelg!

Or perhaps they heard that all the good talent at Richmond ends up at Glenelg

smac wrote:Personally, I relate everything to the city. Living 10 minutes away helps with that.

I give directions to people based on locations of pubs - if they don't know where the Hampstead Hotel is, they aren't the type of person I want in my home.

And if they drink there they've probably already been to your home...and all your shit is gone.

regards,

REB

Rik E Boy wrote:

smac wrote:Personally, I relate everything to the city. Living 10 minutes away helps with that.

I give directions to people based on locations of pubs - if they don't know where the Hampstead Hotel is, they aren't the type of person I want in my home.

And if they drink there they've probably already been to your home...and all your s***t is gone.

regards,

REB

That's OK, I didn't bother replacing most of what the ex-wife didn't take.

So using this theory I live 16203 kms north west (ish) of Glenelg

Regards
JAS

Rik E Boy wrote:

smac wrote:Personally, I relate everything to the city. Living 10 minutes away helps with that.

I give directions to people based on locations of pubs - if they don't know where the Hampstead Hotel is, they aren't the type of person I want in my home.

And if they drink there they've probably already been to your home...and all your s***t is gone.

regards,

REB

Haven't been to the Hampstead in a while i see REB

SJABC wrote:Living at Lockleys, I tell em near the Airport which is 10 minutes from the city or 5 minutes from Glenelg.

I live in Brooklyn Park and tell them 1/2 way between city and the beach, too often the reply is somthing like, oh near Glenelg then

I live in Mile End and if anyone asks me where abouts that is, I just say 9.44km from Glenelg.

agree Rushby, I live 7 km's from the Bay, but can see it out my back door....ahh the serenity

It must be that Glenelg was the place the sellers arrived in the Buffalo or is it everyone knows Lennies.

25min quiet walk from the Bay or 2.1km.

Dutchy wrote:agree Rushby, I live 7 km's from the Bay, but can see it out my back door....ahh the serenity

Do Do Do Looking out my back door.....

TroyGFC wrote:It must be that Glenelg was the place the sellers arrived in the Buffalo or is it everyone knows Lennies.

25min quiet walk from the Bay or 2.1km.

How long to walk from town Troy......