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08-28-2009, 10:50 AM
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#101 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by goo3  Depends on how you look at it, too.
There's pretty much as many Chinese in Vancouver as there are ppl in Richmond. That might surprise some. And then consider that Vancouver has the two sides - east and west, which are pretty different.
Anyway, I think that site's pretty cool. It has real numbers to look at instead of having ppl make wild guesses. You can look up other cities in the country too. | Agreed, Vancouver is a much more developed city than Richmond is. But the way I look at it is percentage-wise.
And to think, all of lower mainland did not have this big of a chinese population until '97, when honger people freaked out that HK is being handed back to China.
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08-28-2009, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Roach What does Surrey have? Fraser Downs, Softball City, Serpentine Fen, Crescent Beach, Softball City, Cloverdale Rodeo, Rainforest Reptile Refuge, Northview Golf and Country Club (a PGA tour stop by the way), Blackie Spit, Newton Wave Pool, Little India (which trumps Main St. any day).
You're fighting an uphill battle on a subject you know nothing about.
Kev | So in summary Surrey has:
Indians
Reptiles
Wave pool
Lots of softball diamonds
Beaches not as good as Vancouver
Some country club I'll never use
Still not worth the drive. Keep trying.
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08-28-2009, 12:52 PM
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#103 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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^ LMAO! I only know about the Indians and the softball diamonds.
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08-28-2009, 01:21 PM
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#104 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by taylor192 So in summary Surrey has:
Indians
Reptiles
Wave pool
Lots of softball diamonds
Beaches not as good as Vancouver
Some country club I'll never use
Still not worth the drive. Keep trying. | Well, nothing could beat the high life you're living Quote:
Originally Posted by taylor192 Its not just Richmond.
within 6 blocks there are 4 sushi and several restaurants, 2 pubs, a liquor store, a movie store, 2 grocery stores, London Drugs, Fitness World, Tim Hortons and other coffee shops, a huge park, bowling, ...
within 13 blocks there are 2 movie theatres, beach, pool, shopping, ...
| Gasp! You have stores there, a beach, and movie theatres! How fucking unique. I heard Chilliwack has all the same shit. But you wouldn't know, because you haven't left your 13 block radius since moving here from the giant shit hole that is Ontario. Did you grow up on a farm in Thunder Bay or something? You act like a London Drugs is some luxury.
It's too bad because your clapped out C-Class hatchback would look at home among all the Escalades and Corsicas in Surrey.
Keep digging dumb fuck.
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08-28-2009, 01:25 PM
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08-28-2009, 03:07 PM
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#106 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by unit any non chinese people in this thread think Richmond the Mecca of the GVRD?
just curious. | not the mecca, but I think it's pretty good.
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08-28-2009, 04:50 PM
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#107 | | SFICC-03*
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^i liked van better, but richmond is alright
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08-28-2009, 06:15 PM
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#108 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Richmond is the shit, bro.
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08-28-2009, 06:23 PM
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#109 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by shenmecar Agreed, Vancouver is a much more developed city than Richmond is. But the way I look at it is percentage-wise.
And to think, all of lower mainland did not have this big of a chinese population until '97, when honger people freaked out that HK is being handed back to China. | Actually it was the early 90's, when Li invested billions into Vancouver
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08-28-2009, 09:54 PM
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#110 | | Female Driven
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anywhere in coquitlam, surrey, burnaby, vancouver, dt is fine with me, and of course definitely if its a super good deal :P
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08-28-2009, 11:42 PM
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#111 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by 1990TSI So My opinion is scewed here for a few reasons.
1. Live in Squamish
2. White
now I'll agree that richmond has a bubble, but it keeps more people out than in.
If I need something I'll leave squam for it no problem, driving over an hour isn't a huge deal, but dealing with places like burnaby or north van, or even langley, surrey and the tri-cities shit makes some sort of sense. Streets are labelled and as long as you have a general idea of where you're going, you'll find it, and safely.
then we have richmond. fuck. I can get to the airport no problem, there's enough signs even the americans can figure it out if they need to get back from whistler. anything else. fuck it. I don't know how anyone can drive in richmond and not get lost every 4kms. Nothing makes sense down there! throw in a bridge and it gets even worse. You also have to worry about the c-lais, which is never a nice feeling.
I mapquested the RS meet and still got lost. I got to the bridge without incident, but then got slighly confused and drove under the speed limit to my destination after 4 wrong turns. I've been there 3 times before and still managed to get lost.
I think the main point people are missing here, is that once richmond people leave richmond, they have a 4% chance of finding home again, so they don't risk it. | dude are u serious? how hard is 1 road, 2 road, 3 road, 4 road, 5 road? with a road or two in between each? It's like a smaller vancouver...or any city for that matter..
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08-29-2009, 05:44 AM
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#112 | | They let me be a moderator. LOL
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I get lost more in Richmond than I do in Downtown.
Also, did you notice that when you go Downtown, you'll always spot out the Non-Lower Mainlanders in an instant?
Girls from the Tri Cities or Richmond dress extra nice or extra slutty. Girls from Vancouver dress normally as if it was another night out. I'm talking tiny purses, skimpy dresses and heels so tiny it looks like it's gonna snap at any moment.
Guys: Loud as fuck, scrubbed right out, or in an random suit. And they look more Metro than the gay guys on Davie.
It's at the point where it looks like these people have never left Surrey, Coquitlam, or Richmond. They look at Vancouver like it's all fancy and see everything in a new light.
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08-29-2009, 07:46 AM
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#113 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by 1990TSI So My opinion is scewed here for a few reasons.
1. Live in Squamish
2. White
now I'll agree that richmond has a bubble, but it keeps more people out than in.
If I need something I'll leave squam for it no problem, driving over an hour isn't a huge deal, but dealing with places like burnaby or north van, or even langley, surrey and the tri-cities shit makes some sort of sense. Streets are labelled and as long as you have a general idea of where you're going, you'll find it, and safely.
then we have richmond. fuck. I can get to the airport no problem, there's enough signs even the americans can figure it out if they need to get back from whistler. anything else. fuck it. I don't know how anyone can drive in richmond and not get lost every 4kms. Nothing makes sense down there! throw in a bridge and it gets even worse. You also have to worry about the c-lais, which is never a nice feeling.
I mapquested the RS meet and still got lost. I got to the bridge without incident, but then got slighly confused and drove under the speed limit to my destination after 4 wrong turns. I've been there 3 times before and still managed to get lost.
I think the main point people are missing here, is that once richmond people leave richmond, they have a 4% chance of finding home again, so they don't risk it. | You have to be joking.
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08-29-2009, 07:50 AM
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#114 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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Originally Posted by Roach This phenomena doesn't just apply to Richmond-ites. It applies to people from a variety of places that just don't get out a lot.
I commute from Surrey to Richmond everyday and many of my close friends live all around the lower mainland. My car, bought brand new in March 2007 has 108,000kms already. So perhaps I am coming from the opposite extreme.
However, the mentality that one can't leave their little city, limits how much awesome stuff they are missing out on in the lower mainland. A nice walk and some fish & chips on white rock beach, ice cream at steveston, butter chicken on main st, hookers on kingsway etc etc.
To me, the lower mainland is one big city. Shit like tolls on every bridge scare me because I'm going to go fucking broke. But that won't change how I much I enjoy where I live and limit me to what's around the corner.
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holy crap, that is a lot of clicks. Any issues arise with the MS3?
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08-29-2009, 08:42 AM
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#115 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by drunkrussian dude are u serious? how hard is 1 road, 2 road, 3 road, 4 road, 5 road? with a road or two in between each? It's like a smaller vancouver...or any city for that matter.. | main roads are easy, but i can see how he could get confused on small streets
hollybrook way
hollybrook crescent
hollybrook ave
hollybrook st
hollybrook rd
(i dunno if any of those actually exist lol)
so many streets that have the same name, but different type.
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08-29-2009, 01:50 PM
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#116 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by carisear main roads are easy, but i can see how he could get confused on small streets
hollybrook way
hollybrook crescent
hollybrook ave
hollybrook st
hollybrook rd
(i dunno if any of those actually exist lol)
so many streets that have the same name, but different type. | ok but that's a common thing in bc residential-ass areas. I'm talking the suburbiest of the suburbs. I find that coq and burnaby at least are much the same...
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08-29-2009, 01:52 PM
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#117 | | Lomac owned my ass at least once
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bubble theory extends to all cities, not just Richmond.
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08-30-2009, 09:47 AM
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#118 | | SFICC-03*
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^nah, when i lived in surrey/coquitlam i was regularly driving out
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08-30-2009, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rsx bubble theory extends to all cities, not just Richmond. | I live In vancouver I regularly drive to Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam, North vancouver. Oh and if you find richmond confusing then I don't know. There's technically a couple roads you have to remember; Alderbridge, Westminster, No. 3 Road and Hazelbridge. That's really it...lol
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08-30-2009, 10:56 AM
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#120 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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I dislike richmond. There, I couldn't say it any nicer!
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08-30-2009, 12:13 PM
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#121 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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^Agreed
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08-31-2009, 11:55 AM
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08-31-2009, 01:06 PM
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#123 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by Roach Well, nothing could beat the high life you're living | Kits beach was really nice this weekend with the return of many scantily clad UBC girls.
Does Surrey have such a beach I can visit? Didn't think so. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roach Gasp! You have stores there, a beach, and movie theatres! How fucking unique. I heard Chilliwack has all the same shit. But you wouldn't know, because you haven't left your 13 block radius since moving here from the giant shit hole that is Ontario. | I'll remind you, this thread is about why people live in a bubble. Surrey probably has everything I listed too, yet I'd have to walk more than 13 blocks to get to it, thus why should I leave my bubble when its so nice? I did manage to climb Grouse this weekend, that's more than 13 blocks away. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roach It's too bad because your clapped out C-Class hatchback would look at home among all the Escalades and Corsicas in Surrey. | Nah, it seems enough high-end vehicle owners in Kits like it. I get stopped regularly by guys with cars worth far more than mine to inquire about the McLaren Mercedes F1 paint scheme. Quote:
Originally Posted by Roach Keep digging dumb fuck.
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08-31-2009, 01:31 PM
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#124 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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The only phenomenon I have is Anti-downtown.
I absolutely dispise that place.
It's only good for work. I go there during the day time, I make money, I come home.
Too crowded, driving there sucks, parking is expensive, etc
I live in vancouver, I travel everywhere, wherever it's convienent based on distance.
But I go to Richmond a lot just because it's flat and there's long stretches of road (easy on the gas) and parking is free.
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