In China studies, for instance, Sydney is strong in classical literature, Canberra in history and Melbourne in contemporary literature. In a similar type of comparison, Melbourne students are fond of asking visitors, "Don't you feel that Melbourne is rather artsy?"
比方在漢學的研究上，雪梨大學以古典文學取勝，坎培拉以歷史見長，墨大則專研現代文學。在類似的比較中，有一項是墨大學生最愛對外人提起的：「你有沒有覺得墨爾本的藝術氣息比較濃厚？」