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Canada is especially pernicious. Right now I live in a sort of nothing town on Vancouver Island 3 hours from Victoria or Vancouver and rent is STILL unaffordabl
by dghlsakjg 5y ago
Canada is especially pernicious. Right now I live in a sort of nothing town on Vancouver Island 3 hours from Victoria or Vancouver and rent is STILL unaffordable if you can even find a place. As bad as it is in the states, I feel like it’s even worse up here.
The upside is that after having lived in both places, I’d still rather hit a rough patch in Canada. The healthcare, policing, and social services are all way more friendly in Canada.
- waterside81 5y agoHey you got Tacofino so there’s that. No but seriously it’s nuts how expensive the island is and I’m from Toronto
- dghlsakjg 5y agoI’m in Comox! I don’t even get Tacofino. The Canadian government’s, at all levels, unwillingness to do anything but talk about housing without action blows my mind. It’s like they never noticed what happened in the US.
- 271828182846 5y agoWhy would you call it a nothing town? Seems like a really nice place. I envy you for all the nature and the sea.
- dghlsakjg 5y agoIts a great town for livability! I called it a nothing town in reference to real estate. We are hours from major economic areas, have no industry to speak of, aren't constrained in land area, don't have anything unique, etc... Nevertheless a "cheap" 3 bedroom house is $650k.