Shard

No, not necessarily a disadvantage. Is it more open than other Canadian cities; I've never found any to be particularly claustrophobic. It is one of the few major Canadian cities that I have not had the chance to visit.

Former Lancastrian

So we are now on page 21 of this discussion I wonder if the OP has anymore thoughts on this or have they made a decision?
Is this another one of those threads that BE members are asked for an opinion on or give advice on but never find out what the OP decided to do.
If that is the case then perhaps they should be banned for sending us on a roller coaster of emotions trying to get our views across and it turns out all for nothing as we never got an answer.

MarylandNed

LMFAO! You think Ottawa is comfortable and classy and Toronto is some type of dump? FFS! Anyway that was a good laugh, thanks!

The reason for the big laugh? I know many people who rank Ottawa as among the most boring cities they've ever been to. And that includes people who live there or used to live there!

bats

Maybe they just like dirty, messy chaos and have no need for culture? That would explain it.

Novocastrian

Don't they ever go to Barbarella's?

MarylandNed

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Ottawa. I've been there many times. It's a great place to raise a family. But it's hardly the most exciting of places and it certainly doesn't make Toronto look like a dump. Still laughing over that one.

bats

Glad to amuse

So tell me what wonders Toronto holds. Next time we have UK visitors what should I show them that will make them like the place? What delights does it hold?

Oakvillian

OK, so now you're entering the twilight world of hypocritical double-standards. You've spent your last God-knows-how-many posts on here getting at people for suggesting that there's not much of a choice between London and Toronto, and that Toronto has some redeeming features*, and so on. Now you're doing exactly what you accuse others of doing: making a comparison between Ottawa and Toronto that was not made by Bats. She simply said that she liked Ottawa. You simply said that you liked Toronto. Why is it that you can laugh at Bats for that but you take umbrage when we make light of your suggestion that Toronto is a sensible alternative to London?

*though your list of redeeming features lacks any, IMHO, that would make Toronto appeal over London. Nice-but-unaffordable neighbourhoods: Chelsea behind Cheyne Walk; Hampstead; Notting Hill if you must. Better than a stroll through the Beach or Cabbagetown. The Islands, High Park: I'll take Richmond Park and Hyde Park, thanks, for my picnic, and I won't have to line up in a cattle pen to get there. St Lawrence Market: where to start? Borough, perhaps? Spitalfields? "High culture" - sure, there's a half decent symphony, an opera company of sorts, there are a handful of off-broadway theatres and actually quite a good collection of less mainstream performing arts spaces; the museums and galleries are good but expensive, and none of the above has the quality or quantity that London offers. As to your comment about nightlife, I rather hope you're joking.

Novocastrian

This should be, and I rather hope turns out to be, the end of this ludicrous thread.

christmasoompa

Indeed. Thread closed as the OP hasn't been back for a long time anyway.