Originally Posted by Marco911 (Post 7583927)

(1) Vancouver is not a world-class city. Most Vancouver residents for the most part are not cultured to appreciate the Arts - museums, ballet, orchestras, galleries like you have in Paris, London, New York.

Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 7584254)

majority of the Vancouver youths/young adults are spoiled. This is partially due to the expensive real estate. I'm not saying to grow up you MUST move out but too many get comfortable from driving their parents car, getting their bills paid, working at some dead-end job while taking a class or two there while still trying to figure out what they wanna do for the rest of their life when they are well into their late 20's.

This is not limited to a particular race, but I see many Westernized Asians fall into this pattern.

Originally Posted by Fafine (Post 7584487)

Because after their parents die, they'll get the house(s) or its split between siblings.

So they don't really have to work hard in life and just become shitstains
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Originally Posted by StylinRed (Post 7584478)

the only thing i wish we had in vancouver is the victoria museum other than that vancouver is already too much of an artsy-hipster locale (and this from a guy who loves museums galleries)

if you want something with a rich historical collection of art.. well what do you expect? you're going to have to go to a city with a long history.
Vancouver hasn't been around for hundreds/thousands of years like some places...

but if you still insisted in comparing to a place like Paris/London/NY... look at the population differences... percentage wise i wouldn't be surprised if we exceeded what you could find in those cities...

Originally Posted by gars (Post 7584528)

As much as people complain about the prices here, I have to say that Vancouver has some of the most affordable and diverse food.

Originally Posted by gars (Post 7584528)

As much as people complain about the prices here, I have to say that Vancouver has some of the most affordable and diverse food. We don't have the Red Lobsters or Outback Steakhouses - but our food is honestly a lot better than the crap those restaurants serve.

Originally Posted by JD¹³ (Post 7584551)

Wow, you really need to travel because this statement is brutally false.

Originally Posted by Captain Picard (Post 7584554)

1.) Translink

Originally Posted by Culverin (Post 7584558)

^
Spot on.

I don't think it's just traveling. Gars, you just need to watch a little No Reservations.
Diverse, yes.
Decent, definitely. I'd even go to say we're pretty well above average here.
But it's definitely not cheap.
I hate to sound like a come-off-ish prick here, but a real foodie wouldn't even be talking about chain restaurants.

Originally Posted by Captain Picard (Post 7584554)

1.) Translink

2.) People bitching and complaining at me when i tell them I only speak Cantonese and English, and they tell me "you need to know mandarin if you live in vancouver"

Originally Posted by Jah Dean (Post 7584529)

2. Yaletown "crowd"

Originally Posted by gars (Post 7584603)

I've actually traveled quite a bit around - around most of Europe... - and compared to most places around North America and Europe - our food is actually quite cheap. Obviously, you can't compare it to countries in Asia, etc...

I'm only mentioning Chain Restaurants because there were guys on here that complained that we don't have them here.

Originally Posted by Qmx323 (Post 7584690)

Agree with number 2... but its the other way around cuz I speak Mandarin.

I get "You need to speak Canto if you live in Vancouver"

.... I'm trying to learn :concentrate::okay:

Originally Posted by Tapioca (Post 7584537)

Ever been to Portland, Oregon? Or the Lower East Side in NYC? Portland has the highest concentration of trust-fund, microbrewery loving, single-speed bike riding hipsters in North America. The folks on Main Street don't even come within a whiff of Portlanders.

I've visited NYC, Paris, and London and though they each have their sore points, they all are truly world-class cities. Marco speaks from a different perspective because he's from the top 5% of earners who have the ability to enjoy most of what each city has to offer. For the average resident of those cities, life is very much a struggle as it is to the average Vancouverite.



I was at a Red Lobster last month and it came nowhere close to the hype. If you look over-salted, over-buttered food, I suppose it's for you, but for me who's used to more creative cuisine, no thanks. Our local chains like Cactus and Joey even do a better job on their food than American chains.

I got failed for saying this a while ago, but based on the complaints here, it seems that a city like Hong Kong comes closest to utopia for the average RS user.
- Great public transit
- Low taxes
- Cheap and delicious food
- Nightlife options are good - Shenzhen and Macau are only an hour away
- Career opportunities if you work hard

The only thing that sucks about the place is the humidity.

Originally Posted by Matlock (Post 7584759)

Housing prices seem barely attainable even with a dual income.
Taxes are expensive. We get dinged when we earn money, then get dinged when we spend it again.
Gas is expensive.
Everything is expensive.
Homeless people. I just don't like them, no offense to you if you are homeless.
Traffic is stupid during rush hour.
Mayor McChicken is a joke with his riot, chicken coops, wheat fields, and bike lanes.
Construction on city streets takes forever. Am I the only one that thinks they are doing it backwards much of the time? Put it in, rip it out, put it in, rip it out, put it in again...
Miscellaneous wastes of taxpayer money.

Originally Posted by Sid Vicious (Post 7584755)

whats so great about hong kong

-WAY uglier girls