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Whereas Vancouver is not? Vancouver is the most congested, racists, incestuous and overpriced market in Canada. Toronto might be more congested in parts, but i
by ChuckFrank 13y ago
Whereas Vancouver is not? Vancouver is the most congested, racists, incestuous and overpriced market in Canada.
Toronto might be more congested in parts, but it's much less racist and incestuous, and perhaps equally overpriced.
Halifax might be more incestuous.
Calgary might be more racists.
Montreal might be more elitists, but he didn't mention that.
Whereas, in defense of San Francisco, San Francisco has Oakland. It has Fremont. It has Berkeley. It has Richmond. So when you think about San Francisco, you don't have to think about the congested, racists, incestuous and certainly overpriced part. You can think of the whole. Which is far from that. Especially when compared to Vancouver. A rather depressing, squat, shabby and moist city.
My thoughts when I was in Vancouver were 1. If it wasn't for the border ending right here, there'd be no city here. The city here would be Seattle. 2. Vancouver stopped thinking in the 70s. Everything is just a short 70s convenience store building. 3. Yes, the natural beauty is amazing, which is why the city sucks so much. People would rather leave daily. 4. The natives really got it bad here. Never were they defeated like their eastern and southern counterparts, but still they were simply taken over. You can sense their deep frustration with their lack of autonomy and it's a feeling that I think is completely justified. and finally 5. No wonder Heroin is so popular here. I'd do heroin too if I lived here.
But I guess people love where they live. Even if that place is god awfully moist and moldy like Vancouver.
- tomkin 13y agoDownvoted for your blanket statements about an entire populace. Calgary might be more racist? Based on? Most major Canadian cities are close to the US border, for three very important reasons: geography, temperature & economy. Geography: because a good part of the country is covered in Canadian Shield, making it very expensive to excavate land. Temperature: because the nicest temperatures are near the border. Economy: Transit to exporting is cheaper if you're near the border. Why would Vancouver be around for Seattle? Wouldn't that be the other way around based on population? Also, if we're going to use US exceptionalism as the standard, then you should help explain Detroit vs. Windsor. Because Windsor isn't getting torn down neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
- yeukhon 13y ago> Calgary might be more racist? Based on? And CA is more racist: based on what?
- tomkin 13y agoIn my observation the blue states are less racist, so I agree with you. I guess shitting on SF is the trendy thing to do, so I expect that from a few. OP must have met a girl in Calgary that wouldn't go all the way with him.
- ChuckFrank 13y agoMight. Yes. Might. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/neo-nazis-are-attacking-anti-racist-activists-in-calgary http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/neo-nazis-are-attacking-anti-... http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/774251/calgary-man-couldnt-believe-dog-walkers-racist-comments/ http://metronews.ca/news/calgary/774251/calgary-man-couldnt-... 2. Still, being close to the border, while justification for locating a city there, may not actually make sense in terms of geography. Your point supports mine. 3. Without a border, I suggested that the location for Seattle would be the optimum location for a major metropolis 4. Detroit vs. Windsor has nothing to do with my suggestion. Neither does Toronto vs. Buffalo. Though perhaps without the border, Detroit and Windsor would have merged into one bigger city.