I’ll add Texas, UK, and the Netherlands to that list as places I’ve lived that Sydney far surpasses.

But I’ll add to the downside that housing prices are actually laughable here. How anyone affords to buy a house here is beyond me.

100% true regarding the housing costs, but renting is actually fairly affordable in Sydney. I had a penthouse on the beach for $3900 USD/mo. Here's the view from it: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/comments/f6llsc/im_n...

Despite the buying costs of Sydney being equivalent to something like SF, 4k/mo goes much further in Sydney for renting.

Not sure if this is a joke or not, but this is much like saying “don’t all Americans carry guns?” Almost none do, it’s more common in rural areas, you will see it in an urban area once or twice in your life. Same for super deadly animals in Australia. But no one in Australia has died from a spider bite since anti venom was invented.

LA and SF in no way encapsulate the whole of global cities. No snow, easily navigable grid systems, wide American lanes, English road signs, best google maps coverage, etc. Once they are operating in Rome, Lahore, Seoul, etc. then I’d be more convinced.

Can't wait for them to move up to Seattle. We're basically San Francisco with slightly easier hills and more rain/occasional ice, so seems like a good candidate.

Yes on Seattle. We also have much more expensive Ubers/Lyfts than SF.