Our beautiful city welcomes about 20 million travellers every year and we love sharing our award-winning restaurants and Instagrammable sites with each and every one of them. But out-of-towners sure do have some pretty predictable habits. Here are the things that make them stand out.
1. Choosing to spend Saturday nights in Darling Harbour.
2. Pronouncing Coogee as "Coooogee".
3. Taking arty photos of a bin chicken because you think it's a rare bird.
4. Dining at City Extra.
5. Forgoing sunscreen.
6. Stocking up on opals and Ugg boots.
7. Choosing the outdoor seats on the Manly ferry.
8. Expecting change from a $50 when you’ve bought a round of drinks.
9. Watching street performers in Pitt Street Mall.
10. Not tapping off on the light rail/train/bus.
11. Trying to park in the CBD.
12. Assuming you won’t get a parking fine.
13. Expecting to get coffee after 3pm.
14. Paying to get to the top of Sydney Tower Eye. (Psst... If you buy a drink, the view is free.)
15. Taking a dip in the city fountains.
16. Looking for koalas in Hyde Park.
17. Expecting to take a heap of selfies on the Sydney BridgeClimb. No phones allowed, we're afraid.
18. Assuming it never rains in Sydney.
19. Expecting the bus to show up on time/at all.
20. Missing the last ferry to or from Manly and thinking, “Oh, an Uber can’t cost that much”.
21. Trying to get into the Ivy without ID.
22. Thinking the train goes all the way to Bondi Beach. LOL. They want to make it harder for you to get there.
23. Failing to check out any of Sydney's more than 100 beaches other than Bondi.