Adelaide has been rated Australia’s friendliest city, according to travel website Big 7, with another city not exactly known globally for its friendliness coming in as the only other Aussie city in the top 50.
Adelaide was the 16th friendliest city on the world.
“The friendliest city in Australia awards goes to Adelaide, where both city centre and ’burbs residents are friendly to just about everyone. The city has excellent walkability, so you can just wander around at your own leisure. Expect to bond with welcoming locals over a drink or two,” says Big 7.
Big 7 surveyed its social media audience of more than 1.5 million people to find what they think are the friendliest places on the planet.
And while Sydney may not often get props for being a friendly place, it seems there’s enough Aussie ‘spirit’ there for foreigners to rate the NSW capital at number 41.
“Sydney might not have a reputation for being friendly on a global scale, but our readers ranked it highly in terms of helpfulness from strangers. Look lost? Chances are a good-natured Aussie will help you out,” says Big 7.
Vancouver was voted the friendliest city in the world.
“Vancouver takes the top spot thanks to its extraordinarily friendly residents,” said Big 7.
“The city has an amazing multicultural community who band together to make visitors feel welcome and safe at all times. Locals are quick to offer assistance to tourists and the community vibe makes socialising in Vancouver simple.”
Top 20 friendliest cities in the world, according to Big 7 Travel:
- Vancouver, Canada
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Bruges, Belgium
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Hamburg, Germany
- Dublin, Ireland
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Chang Mai, Thailand
- Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Athens, Greece
- Adelaide, Australia
- Cork, Ireland
- Muscat, Oman
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Singapore, Singapore
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Lilongwe, Malawi
- Bogota, Colombia
- Tokyo, Japan
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Budapest, Hungary
- Manchester, England
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Montreal, Canada
- Jaipur, India
- Moscow, Russia
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Guangzhou, China
- Geneva, Switzerland
- London, England
- Sydney, Australia
- Madrid, Spain
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Kiev, Ukraine
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- New York City, New York, USA
- Berlin, Germany
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Rome, Italy
Have you been to any of these cities? Which do you feel is friendliest? What’s the friendliest city you’ve visited?
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