Back from Toronto
Sep 17th 2008 | 1:15 am
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Re: Back from Toronto
Well we've got back from a holiday in Toronto and well... loved it there! I was really suprised after reading posts on here about it that weren't always the most complimentary! We only went there as a holiday really as we got really cheap flights on Air Transat (who I cannot big up enough) but thought we'd also check it out in case the Vancouver thing didn't work out as we're hoping it will with jobs.
Whilst there we even managed to make it on to CBC as we got collared in the street to do a snippet to camera about the upcoming election so now have a claim to fame before moving out there! (do you think it will help my application?!
) OH found it on the website too so has had family/friends laughing at the randomness of it!
The only thing now is, I liked it so much that side I'm starting to wonder whether Van is the right place to go! Oh well as long as it's Canada I'm not too fussed!
Whilst there we even managed to make it on to CBC as we got collared in the street to do a snippet to camera about the upcoming election so now have a claim to fame before moving out there! (do you think it will help my application?!
) OH found it on the website too so has had family/friends laughing at the randomness of it!The only thing now is, I liked it so much that side I'm starting to wonder whether Van is the right place to go! Oh well as long as it's Canada I'm not too fussed!
Sep 17th 2008 | 1:17 am
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Re: Back from Toronto
haha, well I'm straight too, but the village is just so much fun, and so accepting. 
Sep 17th 2008 | 1:22 am
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I first visited Church St in 2002 and went to Wilde Oscars (no longer there) and had a great time. I hadn't visit again until we moved here. I dunno didn't really like it - back in 2002 it seemed to be something to me but now it's as bad as Soho in London - full of ego's 'lookin at me lookin at you'... maybe I got all p***** off by the bad service... we accidently went into a lesbian tapas bar... what I wanted Tapas!! (should have figured by the very booch korean lady on security id all the straight girls)... oh well hehehehe. I shall try once more but really I am comfortable being with my partner in any bar so don't really feel we have to go to church just to relax.
Queen St West is not to far from Roncesvalles - been through it a few times on the Streetcar heading into downtown but will stop off next time for a beer.
Queen St West is not to far from Roncesvalles - been through it a few times on the Streetcar heading into downtown but will stop off next time for a beer.
Sep 17th 2008 | 1:32 am
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Re: Back from Toronto
There's always been an element of hostility in the neighbourhood, I saw someone shot in what's now Zippers in, I guess, the late eighties. I think it's become less diverse since the gardens closed, the people on the street now either live around here (many of them on the street) or come specifically for the scene, whereas before there was much more of mixture; and many more people. I may be alone in regretting the passing of the cruising and dealing coffee shop patios, passing those enlivened my trudge to the bank.
Sep 17th 2008 | 2:05 am
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Do they wave a magic gaydar beam over the girls to see if they are friends of Dorothy?
Sep 17th 2008 | 2:44 am
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Re: Back from Toronto
So much for the gay community wanting acceptance from the straight community...here we have an example (unless I'm reading this wrong) of a security person checking to see if the females are straight or gay....wtf is that all about.
Do they wave a magic gaydar beam over the girls to see if they are friends of Dorothy?
Do they wave a magic gaydar beam over the girls to see if they are friends of Dorothy?
Sep 17th 2008 | 3:34 am
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females are straight or gay....wtf is that all about.
... no checking their legal age! I figured they only went there cos they were in with a chance of getting their Id's overlooked. Flirt with the nice lesbian or summit!
... no checking their legal age! I figured they only went there cos they were in with a chance of getting their Id's overlooked. Flirt with the nice lesbian or summit!
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Sep 17th 2008 | 4:02 am
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Caught a great CBC 1 hour doc called Lets All Hate Toronto last night - very funny We're in the process of starting to move to Toronto from Vancouver - so if any of you lot are up for a drink (or 2) in January let me know. I know that my better half would love to connect with some other brits!
We're in the process of starting to move to Toronto from Vancouver - so if any of you lot are up for a drink (or 2) in January let me know. I know that my better half would love to connect with some other brits!
Sep 17th 2008 | 4:20 am
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Re: Back from Toronto
What they've done with Toronto is to promote heavily the ethnic sections. That works in Canada because most of the country is so bland. A London council might try similarly promoting the Turkish Delights of Dalston, the grand mosque of Finsbury park and the gefilter fish bars of Golders Green but it'd just seem lame. Those things have always been there. In an old city diversity is usual, not a saleable novelty.
