People in downtown sydney are always on move, rushing to make contacts, cutting deals, and gaining influence. In Malbourne, eating out is a pastime and the pace of life is slower and easier. Malbourne may not have the great surfing of Sydney, the beautiful Darling Harbon, or the Opera House; instead, its low key and savvy. You have to dig a little to get under its surface, but once there, you'll find a perfect example of a chic, ultra-modern city. Sydney looks internationally for inspiration, but Melboure tends to look regionally-to Japan, for example. In a word, if you were to compare them to American cities, Sydney would be sunny L.A., and Melbourne would be charming New York.