Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8902524)

Pah! Boringly balanced view overflows word count.

Originally Posted by andy.hatton (Post 8902355)

Toronto, is it really (honestly) that bad:eek:

Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 8902527)

Sssssh.

Toronto, better than the best thing ever.

Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 8902509)

No. This is just a miserable, jaded lot of expats. ;) Toronto has some nasty, run down, depressing parts...just like any city. For the most part, it is busy, full of people, full of food and full of things to see and do. It's very "neighbourhood" orientated, so spend the time to go to the different areas and take it all in.

Chinatown - for the obvious
Kensington - for the hippy, market thing
The Beach - for well, the beach, and Queen St E. Lots of shops, places to eat and people watch.
St Lawrence Market - just fantastic
Cabbagetown - parks, beautiful old streets and laneways
Little Italy - for the obvious
Queen West - to watch and/or mock the trendy young things
Downtown Yonge St - a fine mixture of glitzy retail and old school sleaze

There's heaps more of course. I like the place, warts and all. A place without diversity and sleaze is, to me, a vanilla echo of real life, the burbs.

*No, I do not work for the Toronto Tourist Board.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8902533)

Not better than cider, pie, chocolate, horses.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 8902544)

Don't forget Greektown, also for the obvious.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8902555)

Nor Boystown,

Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 8902564)

Toronto, better than seven words can describe.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8902369)

It's nice enough, if you're from Birmingham.

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 8902895)

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 8902902)

I like the last line of that...

"Just remember, you're not in Kansas anymore".