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You might be surprised, but many places have similar murder rates to Iceland. For example, Vancouver, Canada had 9 murders in 2019 [1], not far off of the ~2/y

by cbowal 6y ago

You might be surprised, but many places have similar murder rates to Iceland. For example, Vancouver, Canada had 9 murders in 2019 [1], not far off of the ~2/year that Iceland has [2]. [1] https://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-on-pace-to-surpass-last-year-s-homicide-rate-1.24056517 https://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-on-pace-to-surpass... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/12/the-murder-that-shook-iceland https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/12/the-murder-that...

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mrslave 6y ago
Anticipating pilot episode for NCIS: Vancouver ;-)
- cblconfederate 6y ago
  "Let's bake cupcakes instead"
anon9001 6y ago
I am surprised about Canada. I always thought being nice and saying sorry were just Canadian stereotypes, but maybe it's because of a culture that doesn't promote violence?
- kgc 6y ago
  Vancouver BC, Canada has a high percentage of Chinese people. They might even be the majority.
  - ficklepickle 6y ago
    I do not know what that has to do with the comment you replied to. The second part is false. As the only Vancouverite on duty here on HN at this hour, I suppose it is my duty to correct you. When people say Vancouver, they are often referring to the metro region. 49.3% are of European ethnic origin[0], with the remainder a broad mix. There certainly is a large Chinese population. We have the second-largest Chinatown in N. America, after SF. We have a lot of Cantonese speakers here. There was a Chinese-focused ride hailing service that flew under the radar back when Uber/Lyft weren't permitted. It feels like a separate world sometimes. I'd like to learn Cantonese and/or Mandarin, just so I could peek into it. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Vancouver https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Vancou...
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  It's not all rainbows and sunshine here. Having such a trainwreck of a neighbour to the south really shifts the window.

by cbowal 6y ago

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mrslave 6y ago

Anticipating pilot episode for NCIS: Vancouver ;-)

cblconfederate 6y ago
"Let's bake cupcakes instead"

anon9001 6y ago

I am surprised about Canada. I always thought being nice and saying sorry were just Canadian stereotypes, but maybe it's because of a culture that doesn't promote violence?

kgc 6y ago
Vancouver BC, Canada has a high percentage of Chinese people. They might even be the majority.
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  I do not know what that has to do with the comment you replied to. The second part is false. As the only Vancouverite on duty here on HN at this hour, I suppose it is my duty to correct you. When people say Vancouver, they are often referring to the metro region. 49.3% are of European ethnic origin[0], with the remainder a broad mix. There certainly is a large Chinese population. We have the second-largest Chinatown in N. America, after SF. We have a lot of Cantonese speakers here. There was a Chinese-focused ride hailing service that flew under the radar back when Uber/Lyft weren't permitted. It feels like a separate world sometimes. I'd like to learn Cantonese and/or Mandarin, just so I could peek into it. [0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Vancouver https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Metro_Vancou...
ficklepickle 6y ago
It's not all rainbows and sunshine here. Having such a trainwreck of a neighbour to the south really shifts the window.