Hi all, i’m in Australia right now. Having been here a week i have noticed that people keep to themselves. You get no polite gestures and no women smile back when you pass them in the street.
I was puzzled by this and whilst i was trying to find an explanation i came across a travel book which said that people in Melbourne are very introverted and place more of an emphasis on community and similar things.
Was wearing no pheromones at the time and now i am wondering which ones i should try and what possible effects they might have on a group of people who do not want to open up to outsiders.
My arsenal contains, Ammo, IS 2x, Turn up the heat 2x, Instant shine 2x, instant openness and instant honesty.
Hi there Reaper,
As an inexperienced user of Pheromones, I don’t offer any pheromone advice, however, as an Aussie, I can offer some advice when dealing with our peculiar race.
We’re not all Introverts; who ever said the lack of interaction or general friendliness in Melbourne is correct which could be considered introverted, however, the rest of Australia is rather friendly. You’ll find Australians in Melbourne to be polite, but not friendly, by this I mean that over the counter you’ll always recieve a smile and a “Thank you” or any other socially determined place where being polite is considered the norm, however, when it comes to friendly interactions, like you listed with the smile on the street or trying to spark up general conversation, yeah, you’ll have alot of trouble.
My honest suggestion to you is to not hope for the friendly social interactions you’d find pretty much anywhere else, and save your pheros for when you hit a place where social interaction is what people are there for; Pubs, nightclubs and parties for example.
And don’t trust most Melbournians anyway, they like AFL, there’s gotta be something wrong up there to start with Taps side of head 
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Yes i have heard that Sydney is more cosmopolitan. I’m glad that i got an answer which reinforces what i have heard. I was beginning to think that it was just me.
Go with the nols. Instant Openness really does get introverts chatting. 3 sprays Instant Openness, maybe 1 spray Instant Shine or Instant Honesty.
Never been to Melbourne.
It’s my 5th month in Adelaide and I find people here polite AND friendly. I get smiles on a daily basis, from women and men. Or, are they laughing at the spots on my face?! 
(I had chickenpox 3 months ago, so I look like an oversized Jack Russell Terrier :o ).
Not been to Melbourne. But have been to other parts of Australia twice, and have worked retail in the airport with alot of customers from all over the world.
And I tell you that Australians are the warmest and friendliest people I’ve have the pleasures of knowing.
I’ve never been to Australia (I wish!!) but the Aussies I’ve met here in the States have been a delight. The women are VERY strongminded and take no bull from anybody, the men a bit blunt but much better humoured and more extroverted than most American guys, and all are so friendly and funny and just the kind you’d want on your team (any team!). The one guy I met from Melbourne was an attorney but even he was quite amusing. Maybe the keep-to-themselves types never come up here?
Anyway I agree with Kitten - nols! Instant Openness, Instant Honesty, and I’ll add the Instant Sunshine series. I’m partial to MX138 and MX140 myself. I’ve never used it, but from what I hear Spaceland might be fun to try, too.
Australia is a big country and they surely have regional cultural differences just like the USA. I’m always amazed traveling from Hawaii to New York and in between how much the customs, attitude and English dialects vary. When I first moved to Honolulu I had a difficult time understanding the pidgin and/or pidgin accent. The social customs seemed provincial and even body language was strange. But deep down inside everyone’s basically the same. Breaking through the layers of social conditioning is the main challenge.
I worked as an entertainer for years in Waikiki and met many Aussies on vacation. I must not have met anyone from Melbourne as most Aussies were extroverted! Great friendly folk for the most part, love to drink but they don’t tip.
No sir! Tipping is not cultivated in Australia.
Likewise, tipping is absolutely optional in the UK and not part of the culture in the way it is in the US.
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Or France!
off topic much?