haha, u get a nice view of the rockies, if the new condo development in front of ur tower isnt blocking the view.
we get lots of hills, but if the city actually finally fixes all those pot holes and uneven road surfaces from other contractors like telus, rogers, housing, from digging up a new paved surface then 1/2 ass patch it back up, it make roads easier to drive on.
the crisp clean air is slowly but surely being polluted from all the construction and development. the trees we had were blown down by the heavy wind we had past years..
I can see vancouver slowly turning into something like LA. the only thing we got going for us is the natural resources, however its just a matter of time =/
That being said, vancouver IS a great place to live, its just that the cost to live here is way too high for what u get. When they first designed vancouver, they did not expect these high numbers of population, thus why we dont have the infrastructure to support it. There is only so much skytrain can do, buses use the same routes as cars. we dont have the freeways to move the mass of cars from point to point like other cities.
Condo prices will go down even further, housing prices will go down, but not at the same rate.
According to the studies, they said if u lived in vancouver, it would take u roughly 8 years to save up enough to look towards purchasing a place of ur own. other cities like toronto, around 3-4 years. This factors in the cost of living.
It becomes a big surprise when u go to other cities and compare the cost of living there. EG, a can of coke in HK is roughly 40-50% cheaper compared to its price in vancouver.
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Originally Posted by BNR32_Coupe
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There's nothing to complain about. Look to the north and we got a nice view of the rockies. We got lots of hills, too, so look to the south and you see richmonds city scape glimmering at night. Look south east and notice the kickass sunset. We got lots of trees around, the air is crisp and fresh, everythings green and nice (when its sunny).
Go to a different city, like LA, and you'll see a lot of the "ghetto". Go to Toronto and it's way too packed, no scenic view. Go to Tokyo and all you'll see is concrete or glass. We put "Beautiful British Columbia" on our license plates, jack up housing costs, and boast the #2 - 3 best city in the world to live in for a reason.
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