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-   -   Help Understanding Vancouver Communities Please (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/help-understanding-vancouver-communities-please-649672/)

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 3:50 am
Re: Help Understanding Vancouver Communities Please
 
Okay, I have to ask cos I don't get it.

Why the concern about crime?

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 3:52 am
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Originally Posted by sparkling_gal (Post 8261823)
I re-read it and it sounds like the worst of the problems were about six years ago, which is why it probably doesn't ring any bells. Here's the link to the article:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/new...652/story.html
y'know, I know people who went to John Oliver working in my company with good jobs so it's clearly not all bad. But anyway, if you're going to live in Burnaby, your children will not be going there because it's an East Van school. So don't worry! :p

Alan2005 Jan 19th 2010 4:02 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8262992)
Okay, I have to ask cos I don't get it.

Why the concern about crime?
It's a valid concern. Somebody offered me some shards the other week (which I can only assume is drug lingo for meth). I don't know what I was more horrified by, the blatant criminality or the fact that some random dealer thought I looked like a meth-head.

Oink Jan 19th 2010 4:10 am
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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8263031)
It's a valid concern. Somebody offered me some shards the other week (which I can only assume is drug lingo for meth). I don't know what I was more horrified by, the blatant criminality or the fact that some random dealer thought I looked like a meth-head.
How was it?

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 4:19 am
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:rofl:

Is it? I generally assume when I move to another western country there'll be a bit of crime, and none of them have let me down yet. It's just interesting to me that it's one of the first things Brits want to know about. You guys seem very concerned about it I have noticed. So I'm curious...why? is it so bad in the UK?

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8263031)
It's a valid concern. Somebody offered me some shards the other week (which I can only assume is drug lingo for meth). I don't know what I was more horrified by, the blatant criminality or the fact that some random dealer thought I looked like a meth-head.
no one ever offers me shards. not fair. :(

SirTainly Jan 19th 2010 4:26 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8263075)
:rofl:

So I'm curious...why? is it so bad in the UK?
Yes, the UK is now like a scene from Mad Max, haven't you been keeping up with the Daily Wail's stories? ;)

Alan2005 Jan 19th 2010 4:52 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8263054)
How was it?
Too expensive.

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 5:20 am
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Originally Posted by SirTainly (Post 8263103)
Yes, the UK is now like a scene from Mad Max, haven't you been keeping up with the Daily Wail's stories? ;)
so it's full of hot men running around in the desert, muscles rippling? Do you promise? ;)

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 5:22 am
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we don't need another heeeeroooooo...

SirTainly Jan 19th 2010 5:28 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8263230)
so it's full of hot men running around in the desert, muscles rippling? Do you promise? ;)
Bit short of desert to be honest

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by SirTainly (Post 8263252)
Bit short of desert to be honest
:D

sparkling_gal Jan 19th 2010 8:19 am
Re: Help Understanding Vancouver Communities Please
 
Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8262992)
Okay, I have to ask cos I don't get it.

Why the concern about crime?
For me, it's a personal thing I guess. I was badly assaulted by a gang who seemed to be on alot of drugs/alcohol when I was in my twenties and I was ill for a long time. That was in a small town with a bad drug problem. So, I'm keen to avoid living in areas with lots of drug users and pissheads.

I don't know about other folk from the UK though. I guess people get sick of living in crime ridden areas, where nothing is done about it. Where I live it seems that people get too many slaps on the wrist and go on to do worse and worse things before they even wind up in court.

ExKiwilass Jan 19th 2010 9:52 am
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i'm sorry that happened to you. sending you karma. :(

sparkling_gal Jan 19th 2010 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by Kiwilass (Post 8263990)
i'm sorry that happened to you. sending you karma. :(
Thanks. It was a long time ago and I'm more careful now. ;)


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