Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — Swooping birds

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (Alfred) — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 08:47:11 +0000

GB wrote:

I would consider any community largely dependent on an adjacent larger community to be a suburb.

So would I!

GB wrote:

I have no knowledge of Penrith, NSW, but maybe it is primarily a residential area, with little industry of its own, housing folk who commute to their employment in Sydney.

Indeed. A commuter town, it seems to me, is pretty much the very definition of a suburb.

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (GB) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:02:43 +0000

I would consider any community largely dependent on an adjacent larger community to be a suburb. I have no knowledge of Penrith, NSW, but maybe it is primarily a residential area, with little industry of its own, housing folk who commute to their employment in Sydney.

According to Chat AI:

Penrith is indeed considered a suburb of Sydney. It is located about 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region12. Despite being a distinct city with its own local government area, Penrith is often regarded as a suburb due to its integration into the larger Sydney metropolitan area12.

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (William) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:58:02 +0000

In England, villages have a Council. It is called a Parish Council. Notwithstanding the name 'Parish' a Parish Council is a civil body, not connected to the church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parish_council_(England)

William

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (Alfred) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:11:08 +0000

GB wrote:

Perhaps Australia, like USA, considers any community with an elected council to be a city.

Perhaps, Geoff, but the main thing I was questioning is the notion that one city can be a suburb of another city. Why would a mere suburb need its own elected council?

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (GB) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:07:09 +0000

Perhaps Australia, like USA, considers any community with an elected council to be a city. The nearby "city" of Gig Harbor, is, I'd guess, roughly the size of Thornton Heath (an area of Croydon, Greater London). Neither Croydon nor Greater London are cities of course.

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (Alfred) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:52:42 +0000

Looking for information about Penrith, I found it described as a suburb of Sydney. But I also found it described as a city located west of Sydney. How can it be both a suburb and a city in its own right?

Re: Swooping birds

null@example.com (Alfred) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 05:46:21 +0000

ericlnz wrote:

Not really a joke!

Moved from Your jokes.

Swooping birds

null@example.com (ericlnz) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:10:18 +0000

Not really a joke! but sent to me by a Sydney based daughter