Vancouver, don't get it.
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
I agree that Vancouver isn't that racially diverse really, parts of the downtown area do remind me of Hong Kong. Lot of Han Chinese, lot of Indians, lot of Caucasians, lot of Filipinos, but not much else. It's the same in most major cities in Canada except Vancouver leans more to the Chinese than anywhere else, although there are a lot in Toronto as well. "Diverse" I assume would mean it is much different from the rest of Canada, which it's not.
The traffic situation in Vancouver isn't as bad as Toronto but when I was in Victoria I thought the road layout coming out of downtown on Hwy 17 was simply mad, two major bottlenecks for no reason that couldn't easily be solved with a couple of flyovers.
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
Well, maybe it's because you visited Vancouver in May. Check out Montreal or Ottawa in January, then see what you think of Van!
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
I don't like the traffic in either one, which is one of the reasons I live here. Not a big fan of trees either, I feel hemmed in and claustrophobic in parts of BC because you can't see further than the treeline.
I agree that Vancouver isn't that racially diverse really, parts of the downtown area do remind me of Hong Kong. Lot of Han Chinese, lot of Indians, lot of Caucasians, lot of Filipinos, but not much else. It's the same in most major cities in Canada except Vancouver leans more to the Chinese than anywhere else, although there are a lot in Toronto as well. "Diverse" I assume would mean it is much different from the rest of Canada, which it's not.
The traffic situation in Vancouver isn't as bad as Toronto but when I was in Victoria I thought the road layout coming out of downtown on Hwy 17 was simply mad, two major bottlenecks for no reason that couldn't easily be solved with a couple of flyovers.
I agree that Vancouver isn't that racially diverse really, parts of the downtown area do remind me of Hong Kong. Lot of Han Chinese, lot of Indians, lot of Caucasians, lot of Filipinos, but not much else. It's the same in most major cities in Canada except Vancouver leans more to the Chinese than anywhere else, although there are a lot in Toronto as well. "Diverse" I assume would mean it is much different from the rest of Canada, which it's not.
The traffic situation in Vancouver isn't as bad as Toronto but when I was in Victoria I thought the road layout coming out of downtown on Hwy 17 was simply mad, two major bottlenecks for no reason that couldn't easily be solved with a couple of flyovers.
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
Montreal, well, that's more difficult, the weather's problematic but it's an exciting city and a city with an attractive built environment, there's beautiful scenery just to the north, NYC isn't far to the south and there are lots of cheap, relatively short, flights to Europe from Montreal. And, in Montreal, housing is cheap. Kayaking and sailing at your doorstep, skiing within the hour, I don't know about spandex sports but I expect those are there as well. I know there's lots of weed in Montreal, I suppose granola's available. Montreal has a really diverse population, if you can live with that, then I suggest it offers rather more urban delights than Vancouver at the sacrifice of very few rural ones.
I suppose the snag might be that they get a bit fixated with iced hockey in Montreal, for someone who's not interested in that game Vancouver might be better.
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
Montreal, well, that's more difficult, the weather's problematic but it's an exciting city and a city with an attractive built environment, there's beautiful scenery just to the north, NYC isn't far to the south and there are lots of cheap, relatively short, flights to Europe from Montreal. And, in Montreal, housing is cheap. Kayaking and sailing at your doorstep, skiing within the hour, I don't know about spandex sports but I expect those are there as well. I know there's lots of weed in Montreal, I suppose granola's available. Montreal has a really diverse population, if you can live with that, then I suggest it offers rather more urban delights than Vancouver at the sacrifice of very few rural ones.
The Canucks are a pretty big deal in Vancouver. Regardless, hardly a reason to choose a city. It's a bit like saying don't live in New York if you're not into Broadway. Or don't live in London if you don't like the Royal Family. Or don't live in Paris if you don't like fashion. Or don't live in Munich if you don't like beer and sausages. There's much more to Montreal than ice hockey.
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Re: Vancouver, don't get it.
The Canucks are a pretty big deal in Vancouver. Regardless, hardly a reason to choose a city. It's a bit like saying don't live in New York if you're not into Broadway. Or don't live in London if you don't like the Royal Family. Or don't live in Paris if you don't like fashion. Or don't live in Munich if you don't like beer and sausages. There's much more to Montreal than ice hockey.
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