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Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Hi all,
Question - in London, any night is a good night to go out to a bar/pub, drink, get tipsy, socialise, drunk, grab a bite, then get a reasonably priced ride home (usually Uber)...... I have now within the last month relocated to Vancouver... living in Surrey for the time being..... Just out of curiousity, how do you replicate that process here? I guess the good drinking spots are found Downtown right? Yaletown possibly? Is there a cab service here similar to Uber at all in terms of affordability? Do people here go out, and take the last train (sky train) home like they do in London? Just trying to figure this out! Thanks guys and gals! |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
curiosity*
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
No uber. You have to take a normal taxi, and downtown to Surrey can get pricey.
Staying overnight at a hotel is an option some do. Having a designated driver as well. Some will choose to just drive. If your not in any desire to stay til the bars close, take the last sky train or a night bus if there is night bus service. |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
And so the culture shock begins... :)
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
In the suburbs of North America adults usually drink at home watching the tv, teenagers and early twenty year olds, gather outside in a school, park or stripmall parking lot to drink or if you’re lucky a parents garage. So if want an active social life around pubs, clubs and bars, don’t move to the suburbs.
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Rainmaker
(Post 12444022)
I guess the good drinking spots are found Downtown right? Yaletown possibly? Plenty of places along Granville although it gets quite busy on weekends. Gastown is probably better though |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Vancouver is boring.
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by jerryhung
(Post 12444495)
Vancouver is boring.
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by beckiwoo
(Post 12444441)
Not really. Yaletown isn’t that great for places to drink.
Plenty of places along Granville although it gets quite busy on weekends. Gastown is probably better though |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 12444160)
And so the culture shock begins... :)
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12444120)
No uber. You have to take a normal taxi, and downtown to Surrey can get pricey.
Staying overnight at a hotel is an option some do. Having a designated driver as well. Some will choose to just drive. If your not in any desire to stay til the bars close, take the last sky train or a night bus if there is night bus service. |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12444409)
In the suburbs of North America adults usually drink at home watching the tv, teenagers and early twenty year olds, gather outside in a school, park or stripmall parking lot to drink or if you’re lucky a parents garage. So if want an active social life around pubs, clubs and bars, don’t move to the suburbs.
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Rainmaker
(Post 12444716)
I need to find a sober friend to be the designated driver! :fingerscrossed:
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Rainmaker
(Post 12444715)
Oh it has begun my friend... with no sign of ending neither! :s
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Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
There are local pubs in most areas .............. most are quite small, though some could also be called "destination", serving good meals, etc etc.
There are 3 small bars that I know of in our local area, 1 not popular, 1 serving "pub meals" and a little out of the way, and the 3rd right on the main street, and has tables for about 20 people! After 50 years here, I would say that the pub crawling culture of the UK is not found here except in the (17-) 19-25 age group, and immature males of any age. As others have said, most people entertain at home. Better start skiing, and going to apres-ski :lol: |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12445322)
There are local pubs in most areas .............. most are quite small, though some could also be called "destination", serving good meals, etc etc.
There are 3 small bars that I know of in our local area, 1 not popular, 1 serving "pub meals" and a little out of the way, and the 3rd right on the main street, and has tables for about 20 people! After 50 years here, I would say that the pub crawling culture of the UK is not found here except in the (17-) 19-25 age group, and immature males of any age. As others have said, most people entertain at home. Better start skiing, and going to apres-ski :lol: |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 12445328)
It's not necessarily "pub crawling" Scilly, there are plenty of animated cheerful London pubs which you can drop into after work for a few drinks and a good laugh. And these days there are as many women in the pubs as there are men.
Just resign yourself to the fact that there are places to drink in Vancouver that try to pass themselves off as a pub. Don't forget its a pint of Guinness eh. |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12445322)
There are local pubs in most areas .............. most are quite small, though some could also be called "destination", serving good meals, etc etc.
There are 3 small bars that I know of in our local area, 1 not popular, 1 serving "pub meals" and a little out of the way, and the 3rd right on the main street, and has tables for about 20 people! After 50 years here, I would say that the pub crawling culture of the UK is not found here except in the (17-) 19-25 age group, and immature males of any age. As others have said, most people entertain at home. Better start skiing, and going to apres-ski :lol: |
Re: Drinking/Nights Out/Uber/Vancouver....
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 12445333)
See there is the problem London pubs in Vancouver. Full of shandy drinkers thinking its a proper British style pub serving Bangers & Mash etc etc and not using proper Cumberland sausages. You won't see any whippets or greyhounds curled up by the fire either.
Just resign yourself to the fact that there are places to drink in Vancouver that try to pass themselves off as a pub. Don't forget its a pint of Guinness eh. |
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