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Old May 12th 2011 | 5:19 am
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There we go, it's out there. Couldn't keep it in any longer.

What an awful place! Busy, expensive with rude natives. All of the touted attractions were a let down, aside from the ferry back to Billy Bishop, that was great, as I was delighted to be getting out of that hell-hole after two weeks touring the city with work.

Would rather move back to the UK and go and live in Birmingham or Bradistan.

Rant over!
 
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Originally Posted by jameswales
There we go, it's out there. Couldn't keep it in any longer.

What an awful place! Busy, expensive with rude natives. All of the touted attractions were a let down, aside from the ferry back to Billy Bishop, that was great, as I was delighted to be getting out of that hell-hole after two weeks touring the city with work.

Would rather move back to the UK and go and live in Birmingham or Bradistan.

Rant over!
funny you should say that. I was watchin the jays last night and thought 'wouldn't it be great to live in TO, so much more to do...and the weather's better'


..there you go, I said it :-)
 
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I went there with the best intentions....and decided to go in with an open mind, but looked like all I needed was an open wallet.

One good thing though - it was nice to be somewhere where people didn't look at me with wide eyes for having an 'accent'.
 
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There we go, it's out there. Couldn't keep it in any longer.

What an awful place! Busy, expensive with rude natives. All of the touted attractions were a let down, aside from the ferry back to Billy Bishop, that was great, as I was delighted to be getting out of that hell-hole after two weeks touring the city with work.

Would rather move back to the UK and go and live in Birmingham or Bradistan.

Rant over!
Did you go to Filmore's?
 
Old May 12th 2011 | 5:29 am
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No, I'm too classy for that.
 
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No, I'm too classy for that.
The Olympic cheese stand at the St. Lawrence Market?
 
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Was that the one on Jarvis? If so I did pop in.

I imagine it was a nice city years ago before all of us Immigrants moved in....we probably only have ourselves to blame.
 
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Was that the one on Jarvis? If so I did pop in.
Foot of Jarvis, yes. How about the BBQ Hut in Little India?
 
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There we go, it's out there. Couldn't keep it in any longer.

What an awful place! Busy, expensive with rude natives. All of the touted attractions were a let down, aside from the ferry back to Billy Bishop, that was great, as I was delighted to be getting out of that hell-hole after two weeks touring the city with work.

Would rather move back to the UK and go and live in Birmingham or Bradistan.

Rant over!
I'm afraid most north American cities are more or less as you sufficiently described.
 
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Toronto was particularly bad though. Anyone who lives there - get out!
 
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You don't seem to have made the most of it, how about the cactus house in Allan Gardens or the Riverdale Zoo?
 
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Toronto was particularly bad though. Anyone who lives there - get out!
They are all moving to my neck of the woods it seems. Thanking numerous gods for the constant stream of incoming immigrants that buy their overpriced houses and allow them to move out here to live like Kings...
 
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Um I fail to understand how 2 weeks can determine it is a hell hole to live in.

As said dont think you made the best of it.
 
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Um I fail to understand how 2 weeks can determine it is a hell hole to live in.

As said dont think you made the best of it.
I came to that conclusion in about 2 days... just too many people for me. Nice to visit occasionally. Nicer to get back to my backwater afterwards. YMMV.
 
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I work there occasionally and hate that too, although I could see a brighter side being out on the lash for a few nights.
 


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