I used to think the north v south rivalry was silly. But I reckon there’s a winner

When I first moved to Melbourne, for about a year and a half, I lived ...

in the south. I admit it, OK, South Yarra. I’ve discovered during my time here that when you live in the north, you must repudiate any associations with whatever lies across the Yarra.

Northsiders believe that if you live in the south, you are a yuppie, and basic. Being from Adelaide, I’ve never really understood this bitter rivalry between two sides of the same city, but I took part in it because if there is one thing I hate, it is not being part of an inside joke. After calling Fitzroy my home in 2022, I made a vow not to move back south until I was older, and “ Succession -rich.

” It is not that I hated the south, it just felt like I had been there and done that. Perhaps I had too readily swallowed the stereotype. In any case, when you go through a break-up in a specific suburb, it’s nice to put some distance between you and your old stomping ground.

As such, I was single when I moved to Fitzroy, which is a significantly more lively than South Yarra. We have Smith Street and Brunswick Street. We have Yah-Yahs, a hundred kebab spots, and a tram that takes you directly into the city without having to swap over.

We have the IMAX just down the road! The north v south debate is ever a matter of contention in Melbourne. Being young and single in an area like Fitzroy was remarkable. I had never experienced so many petite restaurants and cosy bars with lovely music and ambience.

In the south they we.