michaelh106

I’ve been in Toowoomba for about 5 years now having lived in a number of other states/cities and I’m still surprised by how busy it is.

Traffic is intense in daylight hours, everyone seems in a rush and there’s so much hostility on the road. I’m not sure where everyone is racing to…shopping centres? Since there isn’t much here besides roads & shops.

It’s certainly gotten busier since I’ve been here. It used to be that the weekends were more chilled out on the road, but I’ve noticed that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

This is certainly not the relaxed Queensland vibe you may have heard about in years gone by. This is not the country. Hostile suburbia is the term that springs to my mind.

I know that many locals like the expansion of Grand Central shopping centre, but I think it’s really killed the vibe of the town. Walk a street back from Grandie and everything is dead, empty shops, closed down cafes.

Making connections in this town is almost impossible. People aren’t very friendly and don’t really talk to each other (maybe a sign of the times in general).

I just don’t get any sense of community in this town whatsoever. Just a bunch of individuals in cars hurrying to some sort of shopping centre or fast food restaurant.

I don’t hate Toowoomba, I’m happy to live somewhere outside the major cities, but am puzzled why it isn’t a little more friendly and chilled out. There’s a lot of bogans here, alot of old people, and a lot of tradies, all of them in a rush and not very friendly. ‘Get out of my way’ is the vibe.

If you’re moving here with your own family unit, this place may suit you since there are lots of supermarkets, schools, medical facilities and rent is cheaper than the capital cities.

However, if you are hoping to make connections, find something beyond a mundane suburban existence, or live somewhere chilled out, this is definitely not the place for you!