- Mum Sonya Drivas claims everyone in Sydney is 'on edge'
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A mum has branded Sydney a 'nightmare' filled with people who are 'rude, stressed out and don't know how to socialise'.
Sonya Drivas claimed she feels like 'everyone is on edge' and that there's 'no kindness' around anymore.
The fed-up mum made the shared her observations in a TikTok video after noticing the behaviour of others while at work and in public.
'I was talking to my sister yesterday and we both agreed on something - Sydney is so f***ed,' she said.
'I thought it was just me noticing everyone is tired, everyone is stressed, everyone is angry, everyone is just over it.'
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Sonya Drivas claimed she feels like everyone in Sydney is 'on edge' and that there's 'no kindness' around anymore
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'I was talking to my sister yesterday and we both agreed on something - Sydney is so f***ed,' she said. 'I thought it was just me noticing everyone is tired, everyone is stressed, everyone is angry, everyone is just over it'
'It just feels like everybody is on edge - whether it be on the road, at shopping centres, at the workplace with customers - everybody is just edgy, snappy, irritable and rude,' Sonya continued.
'It's almost like there is no kindness anymore.'
Sonya said it now feels like a rarity when someone acts nice.
'Are we that far gone as a society where being kind is now rare?' she asked.
'I will literally be sitting on the bus or train and everyone's just looking down at their phones. Everyone's just weird, anti-social, angry, tired and stressed. I remember growing up when it was normal to talk [and] socialise, even if it was a stranger.
'That's just gone. That Aussie culture is gone. You no longer get on a bus and go 'How's your day mate?' It's just f***ing weird.'
Sonya recounted a recent experience she had on a bus when she complimented another woman by saying she liked her shoes.
However, the woman just stared up blankly and quickly said 'thanks' before looking at her phone again.
'I just said "I love your shoes",' Sonya recounted, adding: 'She looked up at me like I had just said something absolutely crazy.'
The response left her to question if others know how to talk anymore.
'Everyone is on their phones that they actually don't know how to talk in real life anymore. It's like I'm supposed to be a f****** robot,' she said.
'To me, society is just weird but Sydney is a f****** nightmare. Everyone is just angry, moody, irritable, stressed out and I don't think anyone knows how to socialise.'
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No doubt her observation is likely the result of the rising cost of living and the housing crisis (stock image)
Her observation is likely the result of the rising cost of living and the housing crisis.
The video has since been viewed more than 99,000 times and others agreed with her.
'Australia is turning into America,' one wrote.
'People don't even do the little wave anymore when you give way to them on the roads,' another said.
'It's become socially unacceptable to socialise,' a third added.
'Everyone is in survival mode due to the cost of living and the events of the last four years,' someone else wrote.
Another said: 'That's just Sydney culture unfortunately. It's not like that everywhere.'
One woman added: 'That's why I live in the Blue Mountains. I will never go back to urban Sydney.'
But some pointed out this might be because Sydney is a big, expensive city to live in compared to others around the country.
'It's just big city living babes. Been this way for eons. When I go home to Brissie I notice the kindness in customer service immediately,' one said.