How widely do you define Brisbane when you're talking to people who live outside the SEQ region? (kbin.social)

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Do you strictly interpret 'Brisbane' as the BCC area, or will you tell people you live 'in Brisbane' when you're just shy shy of Caloundra, Ipswich, or Toowoomba? I will always call Redcliffe, 'Brisbane', even though it was established long before Brisbane, but exclude Ipswich, but I don't have any good reason for either.

Journos use 'near Brisbane' for up to 200km from King George Square, and 'events in Brisbane' frequently have listings for the Gold Coast.

Is Brisbane just a state of mind? :)

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[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 points 2 years ago

I use the same 5 LGAs that our politicians seemed to be using when talking about COVID rules. BCC, MBRC, Logan, Ipswich, and Redlands.

[-] GloomyBagel@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

anything north of Deception Bay, west of The Gap, south of the Logan River isn’t Brisbane to me.

[-] GloomyBagel@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago

also it depends, if someone asks “where are you from?” and you’re from Narangba or Caboolture, it’s easiest to just say Brisbane.

[-] cccc@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

BCC, Moreton Bay, Pine Rivers, Ipswich and most of Logan fit my definition.

Definitely not the coasts.

[-] 24Vindustrialdildo@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

BCC area, but within that I live in FNB

[-] anathema_device@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

@24Vindustrialdildo Far North Brisbane? Is that, like, Caboolture? :)

[-] billstickers@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

@24Vindustrialdildo @ anathema_device If he only counts BCC I fear he thinks Aspley is FNB

[-] macrocephalic@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

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