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My friend is a pharmacist in Toronto Canada and she says that very often, elderly people with no family or support system would come to her and talk at length o
by remote_phone 7y ago
My friend is a pharmacist in Toronto Canada and she says that very often, elderly people with no family or support system would come to her and talk at length or ask her to explain what their mail was that they received. Sometimes it would be elderly people who don’t speak English (she works close to Chinatown) so she would get one of her pharmacists who speaks Chinese to help out the person. It’s a very sad situation to be in.
- glouwbug 7y agoToronto being the sprawling megalopolis it is, I can see why. Having lived in Vancouver all my life I was pretty shocked the people here in Toronto wouldn't even make eye contact as they passed by on the streets. I can't imagine being elderly. This is a cold city if you don't have an immediate social group to join in on.
- jeromegv 7y agoJust google the loneliness epidemic, nothing to do with toronto being cold or unfriendly. I can tell you there’s plenty of lonely old people in Vancouver.
- hurrdurr2 7y agoYeah there's a lot of lonely people everywhere... and not just the elderly. I'm sure they problem gets worse as lonely folks get older.