He’s ours and he’s the World’s # 1
Despite what some people may think of him, I think he rocks - I believe he has managed to push Melbourne forward, he’s embraced his position wholeheartedly - and cleaned up the mess that was our City council.
One my early posts was about our Johnnie -
Make it So!
And today, the annoucement was made!
Yes! He’s the World’s #1 Mayor!!
He beat 676 other mayors from around the world - taking 16,000 votes…..2nd in place was Amsterdam’s Mayor Job Cohen with 11,000 votes.
Over 100,000 people from around the world voted for their fav Mayor - Johnnie’s popularity drove the Aussie share of votes up from 5% to 15% this year!
Bravo Johnnie!
Melbourne loves ya!
more after the jump
Here’s a couple of comments from his supporters -
Comment: John So is a magnet that brings all Melburnians together. He is a gentle and unassuming fellow who seems to genuinely have his fellow citizens at heart. A ready smile, a warm heart and a concern for all who live in Melbourne. We are greatly blessed to have such a Mayor. Long may he remain with us, as he crosses all political boundaries with his warmth and humanity.
Comment: I am a resident of Melbourne and have been all my life and Cr So has been an incredible ambassador for his city. He has even become so popular, it has prompted radio stations and bands over here to make songs about him.
Comment: John So was the first directly elected mayor in Melbourne. A success that demonstrates his confidence and ability to harmonize with the mainstream culture despite being a minority. Mr. So has done a lot to improve the welfare of the citizens and the environment of Melbourne City. He is also actively working on building a closer economic cooperation between Melbourne and other Asian Cities. I strongly recommend Mr. John So to you though Mr. John So and I do not know each other.
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‘His the world’s’?
Yep, he’s a cool guy.
In the words of Monty Python….
“I like chinese”, “I like chinese”
“They are always guaranteed to please”.
da, da, da ,da ,da,da
(they actually played this song at some do he was attending).
thanks for pointing out the typo aaron
Congrats to John So and Melbourne for electing such a great Mayor.
I reckon he should run for that other John’s job. Imagine that!
As a former Amsterdamer (go, Job!) who now lives in Melbourne (go, John!), I can only totally agree with the jury.
But hey, let’s not forget that they had it easy mayoring the two best cities in the world…
(Me? Chauvinist?)
errr…..I think you might mean biased there babe…