[sonick]

Anybody other Richmonders have this?

It's when you live in Richmond, and think it's a major pain in the ass to go anywhere that requires you to take a bridge, yet you'd gladly take the same amount of time to drive from East Richmond to Steveston.

For instance, you see a car on Craigslist you wanna check out but you find out it's in Burnaby and you kinda balk at contacting them. But then you find a similar car located at the opposite side of Richmond and would take 20 minutes to drive to, and happily shoot them off an email.

Just curious...

[SkinnyPupp]

My Mom (in law) is like this.. She never leaves Richmond, except on few occasions :)

[nsmb]

no

[bengy]

It doesn't take 20 minutes to get to Burnaby from Richmond. It takes that long or longer just to cross Knight St bridge.

[jnesss]

anywhere is ok for me, except surrey..

[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.

Kev

[alex.w *//]

so is my uncles and aunts that live in richmond.

they never leave there unless its a absolute must

[SpuGen]

All of my friends are in Richmond. Except for like 2.
One never goes out, and the other one disappears halfway through the night and nobody knows where he goes.

But I commute to Burnaby, Richmond, and Downtown everyday. It doesn't really matter to me. The only problem for me is when I have to drive to No 2 and Steveson to chill at my friends house. It's facing the water, so it takes a good 45 minutes to get there from East Van (Spirited driving)

[drunkrussian]

depends

if it's food that i can't get here, or clubbing or something, i don't mind gtfo...if it's an errand, a mall, a movie theatre or OP's mother, i prefer staying in richmond

[ZhangFei]

that "must" is probably some sort of natural disaster eh? (knock on wood)

[shenmecar]

ha, my aunt is the other way around.

She lives in vancouver and never goes to richmond unless her life depended on it

[pandalove]

ha, my aunt is the other way around.

She lives in vancouver and never goes to richmond unless her life depended on it

haha same goes for my mom .. but thats because she doesn't really know the roads in richmond

[SkinnyPupp]

haha same goes for my mom .. but thats because she doesn't really know the roads in richmond
What's there to know? Everything is laid out in a grid, with pretty much equal distances between each block.

[Hondaracer]

i think everyone outside of Richmond feels the same about heading into richmond

[JSALES]

yeah, i live in vancouver and i hate going to richmond. too many stupid drivers

[El Bastardo]

I can always expect to have people try to merge into my lane without a shoulder check in Richmond.


When I lived downtown I was always willing to drive anywhere but now that I live in Surrey I can't be bothered to leave my immediate area. I guess I've got the Surrey Bubble effect.

[sonick]

My mom is the opposite. She is perfectly content driving in Richmond, but wouldn't dare drive in Vancouver.

[Alphamale]

Richmond people are often very sheltered.

[Ch28]

My Mom (in law) is like this.. She never leaves Richmond, except on few occasions :)

Your mother in law is chinese right?

There's not much that Richmond doesn't have so that's probably why she never leaves Richmond.

I think the only time I'd ever leave Richmond (if I lived there) would be to go downtown for clubbing/canucks and that's about it. Richmond basically has everything you need.

movies - riverport
food - everywhere
malls - aberdeen/yaohan/richmond centre
groceries - save ons/superstore etc

[asian_XL]

Asian c-lais have this weird thinking, they think the wind will blow their car off the bridge if they drive faster than city speed limit

Also they suck at counting...if you just past 46th ave, and you see 45th ave ahead...then 41st ave should be the next next next intersection, but they always freak out and ask the passengers where the fuck is 41st.
:facepalm:

[SkinnyPupp]

Your mother in law is chinese right?

There's not much that Richmond doesn't have so that's probably why she never leaves Richmond.

I think the only time I'd ever leave Richmond (if I lived there) would be to go downtown for clubbing/canucks and that's about it. Richmond basically has everything you need.

movies - riverport
food - everywhere
malls - aberdeen/yaohan/richmond centre
groceries - save ons/superstore etc
True, but when I lived in Richmond for almost 10 years, I left the city often, for more than just Canucks games. I guess for moms it doesn't matter.

[RRxtar]

by richmond bubble i thought you meant the inability for anyone from richmond to comprehend the province of british columbia extends beyond the shores of the fraser river

[carisear]

exactly what ch28 said. richmond has EVERYTHING. no need to go anywhere. i live in vancouver close to richmond, and that is where i go all the time. downtown is further, pay parking, the people all think they are better than you ...

as to the guy who drives to steveston for fish and chips, hookers on main st ... i don't mind people doing that on occasion, butwhy waste all that gas when you can get something that is 95% as good in your own neighbourhood?

[d1]

as to the guy who drives to steveston for fish and chips, hookers on main st ... i don't mind people doing that on occasion, butwhy waste all that gas when you can get something that is 95% as good in your own neighbourhood?

You got it mixed up - the hookers are on kingsway.

[hk20000]

^ oh snap.

There's Richmond, and then there's everywhere else. They just ain't quite the same.

[Nightwalker]

Vancouver Island is like this, I'll drive anywhere on the island over taking a ferry to the mainland. Doesn't help that the ferry isn't exactly cheap either.

[Jackygor]

I was thinking cpt happy bubbles

[124Y]

^ LOL Jacky I first thought the same too when I saw the title! :lol

[ilvtofu]

I don't live in richmond but i do find it exists, why do ppl hate crossing the bridge so much? the traffic isn't so bad most of the time neways...

[Qmx323]

You got it mixed up - the hookers are on kingsway.


There are actually alot of "massage" girls in richmond too. Mainly around the garden city and kwantlen condo area. dont ask why i know.

[monkeywrench]

it really depends where you live in richmond which makes you think that way.

[m4k4v4li]

i've lived in richmond for most of my life but i go downtown/westside/burnaby all the time....but i never go to surrey, ever. i dont even know where surrey is near

[Cman333]

anywhere is ok for me, except surrey..

Heh heh I feel the same way. I know vancouver, richmond, coquitlam, fraser valley, most of burnaby and new west.

But when it comes to Surrey.... I get too confused. I've driven there many times but need navigation to figure it out. Never really hung out there. Had an ex gf that lived there and I had to get a buddy to go with me to drive her home and back. LOL

As of the present.... I think I'm in the "bubble". I used to commute downtown almost daily, worked all across lower mainland so didn't mean much to drive 15-20 mins. Now if I have to drive over 10 mins I get hesitant. LOL


I think it has more with being lazy than anything else, oh and the damn traffic because of the construction everywhere pisses me off and causes huge delays. Even my old shortcuts are blocked with construction. 5 min drives now because 10-15mins. Ugh.

[goo3]

You got it mixed up - the hookers are on kingsway.

Or maybe he slipped.. he's been seeing some brown hookers.


But I commute to Burnaby, Richmond, and Downtown everyday. It doesn't really matter to me. The only problem for me is when I have to drive to No 2 and Steveson to chill at my friends house. It's facing the water, so it takes a good 45 minutes to get there from East Van (Spirited driving)

Have you tried taking Knight -> 91 West -> 99 South?

I can get from the Knight St Bridge @ Bridgeport to Steveston Hwy portion in like 5 mins. Getting to No. 2 from there is kinda far though.

[murd0c]

I laugh about how people bitch and complain about how surrey is such a bad place I never want to
Go there. After reading this I feel the same way about richmond I can't said going there
I swear sometimes it feels like a different country after crossing the alex fraser. Personally I
Think surrey is a better place, richmond is just way to compact the people have no respect from driving
On the road to walking in the mall. Not only that look at all these recent car breakins richmond
Is getting to be worse then surrey.

[SkinnyPupp]

All the suburbs of GVA are the same type of shithole, with the same shitty drivers and the same shitty crime rate. I hate all this "surrey vs richmond vs burnaby" bullshit. It all sucks pretty much, get over it and move to British Properties or something :lol

[Z3guy]

Greater Vancouver is less of a big city like Toronto or Mtl and more of a cluster of "villages". Bottomline, most GVRD people hate bridges and tunnels. Heck, I have buddies who live in Kits but think it is too long of a drive to go downtown. I live in Vancouver and anywhere over 15mins traveling is considered far for me....I guess I am a jaded vancouverite.

[Sodium]

The thing that scares me with Richmond is that you can not know the English alpahbets....and be able to survive. It's pretty much one big China town....minus the tourists.

[hk20000]

All China towns have tourists, so it's part of the plan.

Even car tuning shops are everywhere in the North of Richmond eh. :D Junkyard in Mitchell Island, machine shop in Westminster/no.7 auto auction on Westminster/no.8. Engine shops in Steveston/ no.5. 2 Canadian Tires and 2 Lordcos, NAPA VAP in such a small area too.

it's a car guys' town.

[Roach]

exactly what ch28 said. richmond has EVERYTHING. no need to go anywhere. i live in vancouver close to richmond, and that is where i go all the time. downtown is further, pay parking, the people all think they are better than you ...

as to the guy who drives to steveston for fish and chips, hookers on main st ... i don't mind people doing that on occasion, butwhy waste all that gas when you can get something that is 95% as good in your own neighbourhood?


To you it's a waste of gas. To me, it's enjoying everything the lower mainland has to offer.

Kev

[Roach]

There are actually alot of "massage" girls in richmond too. Mainly around the garden city and kwantlen condo area. dont ask why i know.

Especially in Seasons, on the corner of Kwantlen Rd and Alderbridge. :D

Kev

[unit]

exactly what ch28 said. richmond has EVERYTHING. no need to go anywhere. i live in vancouver close to richmond, and that is where i go all the time. downtown is further, pay parking, the people all think they are better than you ...

as to the guy who drives to steveston for fish and chips, hookers on main st ... i don't mind people doing that on occasion, butwhy waste all that gas when you can get something that is 95% as good in your own neighbourhood?

disagree... richmond doesnt have everything. if you want to shop, theres nowhere to go. if you want to go drinking without being surrounded by fobs, nowhere. clubbing, nowhere. food wise, lots of chinese food, but vancouver kills it for variety. i used to live in vancouver this is my first year in richmond. it hasnt been bad but i still miss living in van. :(

[sonick]

disagree... richmond doesnt have everything. if you want to shop, theres nowhere to go. if you want to go drinking without being surrounded by fobs, nowhere. clubbing, nowhere. food wise, lots of chinese food, but vancouver kills it for variety. i used to live in vancouver this is my first year in richmond. it hasnt been bad but i still miss living in van. :(

Richmond Center has a good number and variety of shops... I'd say it's the third best mall in the GVRD after Metrotown and Coq Center in terms of selection and variety of shops. Oakridge and Pac Center is all higher-end clothing/womens shops, Brentwood just has a bunch of nothing... Granted I haven't been shopping in any Surrey malls lol.

True Vancouver kills Richmond in types of different restaurants.

[taylor192]

Its not just Richmond.

Most nights/weekends I don't go further than 13 blocks from home (I live 13 blocks from Kits beach) cause:

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, ...

My car has 6000kms on it in 10 months living here. There are lots of great things to do that require driving, yet its not like I climb grouse, blade Stanley park, PNE, nightmarket, VAG, ... every week.
I've been here 10 months and haven't seen Surrey, MR, PoCo, Coq, NW, ... cause there's no need, what is there in those cities that I don't have within 13 blocks of my condo?

[q0192837465]

i like driving but i dun like to pay for gas. I guess the price of gas is inversely proportional to the distance ppl r willing to travel.

[hotjoint]

I live in surrey and drive everywhere, my lazy fuckin friends in richmond and vancouver come here once in a blue moon

[unit]

thats cause when u live in surrey you kinda have to. i used to live there too my car did not love me after all the hwy driving i did. although now i find myself driving out to surrey/coquitlam more often (friends/family).

only thing my van friends came to surrey for was station pub (best pub ever).

[CorneringArtist]

After going to Richmond for basically the fourth time in my life (no car and transit is the only way I get around at the moment), I would honestly rather live there than where I am in Surrey. With the Canada Line in, pretty much everything is accessible, and it seems like you're close to anything you need. That, and my area is filled with 14 year old G-kids. But in reality, I live in an area where everything is pretty close, Richmond just has short distances between places.

[Qmx323]

Especially in Seasons, on the corner of Kwantlen Rd and Alderbridge. :D

Kev


BAHAHHAHAHA you know wut im talkin bout :D

[unit]

^every timie i go to thai son on garden city i see ppl going to swan lake. its awesome watching them ring the door bell and look over their shoulders before they're let in

[achiam]

For Chinese people, especially adults, there is no reason to leave Richmond. Groceries are there, ample restaurants, etc.

[sonick]

^every timie i go to thai son on garden city i see ppl going to swan lake. its awesome watching them ring the door bell and look over their shoulders before they're let in

lol just googled 'Swan Lake Richmond' and found this http://www.cerf.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=737896

May be NSFW

[taylor192]

I live in surrey and drive everywhere, my lazy fuckin friends in richmond and vancouver come here once in a blue moon

They are not lazy, there is nothing to do in Surrey.

[DD//M3]

Well it does have the best Asian Restaurants in the Lower Mainland...and I live in Vancouver. :(

[gnat.]

me and my friends drive out to random places all the time! hella fun.
i find that people who are a little bit more adventurous and likes to drive are keen on heading out of richmond, or that little town that they live in.
while everyone else drive because they have to do errands, and just prefer not to go anywhere or do anything if they don't have to.

richmond drivers are NOT ALL bad. but we do have most of the asian c-lai drivers. because richmond has everything and it's small!
but not everyone's a bad driver here. tyvm

[Eclypz]

Anybody other Richmonders have this?

It's when you live in Richmond, and think it's a major pain in the ass to go anywhere that requires you to take a bridge, yet you'd gladly take the same amount of time to drive from East Richmond to Steveston.

For instance, you see a car on Craigslist you wanna check out but you find out it's in Burnaby and you kinda balk at contacting them. But then you find a similar car located at the opposite side of Richmond and would take 20 minutes to drive to, and happily shoot them off an email.

Just curious...

On the flip side:
All my NON-Richmond friends don't believe me when I tell them it's a 15min drive from my house to the closest birdge. They all think Richmond is so small.

Also:
I recently discovered that one of my friends from Richmond has such a bad case of the "richmond bubble", he didn't know how to pump his own gas when we drove to the US together :(

[skyxx]

lol just googled 'Swan Lake Richmond' and found this http://www.cerf.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=737896

May be NSFW

That site makes me curious. :lol

[sonick]

That site makes me curious. :lol

Report back your findings.

[124Y]

me and my friends drive out to random places all the time! hella fun.
i find that people who are a little bit more adventurous and likes to drive are keen on heading out of richmond, or that little town that they live in.
while everyone else drive because they have to do errands, and just prefer not to go anywhere or do anything if they don't have to.

richmond drivers are NOT ALL bad. but we do have most of the asian c-lai drivers. because richmond has everything and it's small!
but not everyone's a bad driver here. tyvm

YOUR FRIEND AND I *throws in Russell Peters joke*

I guess it's the lifestyle they live. If they're FOB, they stay in Richmond, and make the occasional trip to Downtown for shopping and Fabric/Boss.

Also, 98% of the drivers in Richmond are BAD DRIVERS. Stupid kids with 335i or C300 can't drive for shit. Stupid C-Lais with Camry or X5 can't drive for shit. They run stop signs, cut off other traffic, can't follow the lines on the road, and don't know how to turn into the correct lane.

[sonick]

depends

if it's food that i can't get here, or clubbing or something, i don't mind gtfo...if it's an errand, a mall, a movie theatre or OP's mother, i prefer staying in richmond

Just noticed this... :fuuuuu:

[Roach]

Its not just Richmond.

Most nights/weekends I don't go further than 13 blocks from home (I live 13 blocks from Kits beach) cause:

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, ...

My car has 6000kms on it in 10 months living here. There are lots of great things to do that require driving, yet its not like I climb grouse, blade Stanley park, PNE, nightmarket, VAG, ... every week.
I've been here 10 months and haven't seen Surrey, MR, PoCo, Coq, NW, ... cause there's no need, what is there in those cities that I don't have within 13 blocks of my condo?

They are not lazy, there is nothing to do in Surrey.

Ok.

Kev

[taylor192]

Ok.

Kev

and you gave me zero reasons to visit Surrey. :thumbsup:

[Roach]

I'm just pointing out your lack of credibility on the subject.

Kev

[skyxx]

There's a few things to do in surrey. One of them is Painball. Panthers paintball to be precise. Although they're currently having construction on the highway so there will be a jam.

[hk20000]

We rove to stay in Richmond because we rove PETER CHAO~ Stay together stay strong.

Chao outside muthafucker!

[Meowjin]

it takes me 15 minutes to drive from 4 and williams to seymour street in downtown. Richmond isn't all bad. I got everythin gI need very close to me.

[drunkrussian]

depends

if it's food that i can't get here, or clubbing or something, i don't mind gtfo...if it's an errand, a mall, a movie theatre or OP's mother, i prefer staying in richmond

Just noticed this... :fuuuuu:

There are actually alot of "massage" girls in richmond too. Mainly around the garden city and kwantlen condo area. dont ask why i know.

OP's mother usually operates out of a garden city highrise 10th floor. Just dial 5525 on the intercom and ask for the 5 hole thursday night special :thumbsup:

[slammer111]

I always thought it was a Honger phenomenon where Hongers don't leave Richmond not because of the distance, but more because of the "perceived" lack of Honger places to go elsewhere.

[drunkrussian]

this thread actually surprises me. A common perception ppl have of richmond i find, is that it's ditchmond and has nothing to do within it. In this thread though, people seem to acknowledge that there's in fact A LOT to do here, which i believe is the truth. The reality is that it has everything a typical city has and more. Our theatre is massive, we have a go-carting place, a massive casino, more malls than other cities, the airport, now a skytrain and because of the heavier chinese influence, we have things like night market, chinese malls and chinese food and hookers that're cheaper and dirtier than your city's. +1. +Herpes.

One thing that DOESN'T surprise me in this thread is the perception taht richmond is hongerville. Yes richmond has far more hongers than everywhere else and you can't deny that it's fulla asians. However, number 5 and cambie, down to bridgeport where i live is browntown (and lately a lotta black immigrants too) and number 6 road and up is white farmerville. Beyond that is the ghetto new west border and down in Steveston, you can find the japanese population and the old jews and retirees. Scattered throughout you've also got filipino ppl. So does richmond have a lotta chinese ppl and hongers? Yes. As much as people tend to think? I'd argue no.

To be honest, i get more of a culture shock when i drive up into east van, where the poor immigrant asian population is massive. My east van friends show me their highschool pix and i see a single white guy and two random brown guys who seem to be lost. One of my asian east van friends went so far as to tell me that they've never even met a brown person before lol. My highschool on the other hand, I'd guess, had about 30% brown ppl, 5% white ppl, 20% other and 45% chinese ppl. I'd go on to argue that that's actually a typical representation of the city as a whole and not just my highschool.

I think that just like how people associate wally's ghettoness with all of surrey, people seem to associate richmond's honger population who they see on 3 road (some of which are from outside of richmond visiting might i add) with the entire city and i just don't think it's accurate.

[SkinnyPupp]

lol just googled 'Swan Lake Richmond' and found this http://www.cerf.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=737896

May be NSFW
That site makes for interesting reading! :lol

http://www.cerf.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=537494

The worst part was I NEVER even ejaculated. This was my first time having sex and it didn't feel that good. Truth be told, masturbating feels better and it's free! :lol

This poor fucker paid to lose his virginity, and made the stupid mistake of haggling price beforehand (I've never bought a whore, but I know you never do this with a stripper either, if you want a good show).

And then he want back and did it again! :lol

While I was doing the missionary position on her, Paris had her hands crossed over her breasts and told me I was leaning too hard on her causing it hard to breathe. Upon hearing this, I apologized and lifted my upper body with my forearms so my chest was not touching her breasts. She never looked at me during sex, had her head tilted looking the other way, and even yawned a couple of times.

My first two times having sex was such a bad experience that I don't really want to get laid again.

:lol

[Ride]

I live in Vancouver, travel to Richmond Burnaby almost everyday to meet up with people and other than the c lais and n drivers I don't mind driving in Richmond it saves gas no hills, lights are spread far apart. it's not that long of a commute from Joyce skytrain area it takes no more than 20mins to get to 4 & Granville when it's busy 10-15 when it's not.
But going to Surrey is a headache, I do have friends out there but their mostly out here all the time so I don't have to go there as much. I don't have trouble getting around but all u get is lights everywhere and there mostly red. And I don't wanna get started with the dippers out there thats a whole nother story. Surrey E.I are I don't know... different. :eek: thats how they stare.

[pandalove]

lol just googled 'Swan Lake Richmond' and found this http://www.cerf.ca/forum/showthread.php?p=737896

May be NSFW

RS MEET?

[drunkrussian]

RS MEET?

group buy on jessica from swan lake plz. I got $15

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[Hondaracer]

There's a few things to do in surrey. One of them is Painball. Panthers paintball to be precise. Although they're currently having construction on the highway so there will be a jam.

that would be langley for panther

Surrey doesnt really have much, but is pretty much equal distances from all the places that do, especially if you live by the freeway :)

[kungpow]

I have Richmond, Vancouver, Downtown, s2s, etc pretty much mapped out in my head. Greater Vancouver is a pretty small place.

[unidentified]

Before starting post secondary, I rarely ever left Richmond. The furthest I would normally go is downtown to go shopping. And the few trips I made out to Metrotown - I always thought it was sooo far. Then I started school at the BCIT campus in Burnaby and made friends with people from all across the Lower Mainland. That's when I actually saw places like Coquitlam and Maple Ridge for the first time in my life. Now I drive out of Richmond pretty frequently to see my friends.

[twitchyzero]

when im selling stuff to richmond'ers on RS they always dont wanna come to Vancouver to pick up the stuff...and I'm willing to meet pretty close to Knight St Bridge too lol...

[goo3]

One thing that DOESN'T surprise me in this thread is the perception taht richmond is hongerville. Yes richmond has far more hongers than everywhere else and you can't deny that it's fulla asians. However, number 5 and cambie, down to bridgeport where i live is browntown (and lately a lotta black immigrants too) and number 6 road and up is white farmerville. Beyond that is the ghetto new west border and down in Steveston, you can find the japanese population and the old jews and retirees. Scattered throughout you've also got filipino ppl. So does richmond have a lotta chinese ppl and hongers? Yes. As much as people tend to think? I'd argue no.

To be honest, i get more of a culture shock when i drive up into east van, where the poor immigrant asian population is massive. My east van friends show me their highschool pix and i see a single white guy and two random brown guys who seem to be lost. One of my asian east van friends went so far as to tell me that they've never even met a brown person before lol. My highschool on the other hand, I'd guess, had about 30% brown ppl, 5% white ppl, 20% other and 45% chinese ppl. I'd go on to argue that that's actually a typical representation of the city as a whole and not just my highschool.

I think that just like how people associate wally's ghettoness with all of surrey, people seem to associate richmond's honger population who they see on 3 road (some of which are from outside of richmond visiting might i add) with the entire city and i just don't think it's accurate.

Richmond ends @ around Westminster Hwy as far as I'm concerned, lol.

Here's something you might find interesting:

Statcan Stats.
2006 Visible Minority population of Vancouver vs. Richmond.

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Geo2=CSD&Code2=5915015&Data=Count&SearchText=Richmond&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&Custom=

Sorry, can't cut and paste. The table gets messed up.

[q0192837465]

^wow, that's A LOT of chinese. There are more girls than guys too. I like that.

[shenmecar]

Richmond ends @ around Westminster Hwy as far as I'm concerned, lol.

Here's something you might find interesting:

Statcan Stats.
2006 Visible Minority population of Vancouver vs. Richmond.

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915022&Geo2=CSD&Code2=5915015&Data=Count&SearchText=Richmond&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible%20minority&Custom=

Sorry, can't cut and paste. The table gets messed up.

43.3% of Richmond is chinese, compared to 29.4% of Vancouver being chinese. Shocking? No.

[dachinesedude]

^wow, that's A LOT of chinese. There are more girls than guys too. I like that.

More girls, more c-lai's

[Sodium]

You know what's the other reason people living in Richmond tend to stay in Richmond?

Everything is cheaper. People used to go to China Town to get Chinese groceries....now they come to Richmond because it is at least 25% cheaper. And I'm not talking T&T coz that is probably one of the most overpriced supermarket.....

Food is cheaper. I can go to a nicely decorated Tawainese Restaurtant here for food better and cheaper than most of the same type of restaurants in Vancouver...
Just take E-canteen for example....no I'm not a big fan at all but where else can you find a restaurant that's open after 10pm...and have decent meals for $10 and under 30min?

Everything is close together.....I just park my car somewhere near #3 road and I can pretty much run all my errands without moving my car....(Free Parking too)

I do like driving though.....and it does suck because when you think about it....it's a long stretch for me to go out of Richmond for a specific restaurant that I know has good food....but I'll end up spending double on gas/parking/food and time just for that one night....mind you I do go out and try different restaurants all over lower mainland....but it's just not worth it to do it on most weekdays....

So if I were to go out of my way....it's mostly because of friends or if I know I am going to spend my whole day running around anyway....

[taylor192]

I'm just pointing out your lack of credibility on the subject.

Kev
I'm pointing out your lack of education on this subject.
You could prove me wrong and give me some ideas of what to do, or I'll take your silence as proof I'm correct, there's fuck all to do in Surrey.

Chris

[unit]

any non chinese people in this thread think Richmond the Mecca of the GVRD?
just curious.

[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.

[skyxx]

I find surrey confusing...lol

[sonick]

I find surrey confusing...lol

+1. Every block looks the same as the block before it, and the block after it.

[skyxx]

I remember driving in surrey. I would enter a block and would try to find my way out but it's a dead end. :/

[Roach]

I'm pointing out your lack of education on this subject.
You could prove me wrong and give me some ideas of what to do, or I'll take your silence as proof I'm correct, there's fuck all to do in Surrey.

Chris

My lack of education? I've lived in BC all my life. Burnaby, Surrey, White Rock.

You just moved here from Ontario?

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

[Roach]

I find surrey confusing...lol

My buddies say that too when they come out. I dunno, everything here is numbered so I'm not sure how it's so difficult.

Richmond I find more confusing because who knows whether Francis intersects with Williams or whether Blundell is before Railway.

Kev

[SkinnyPupp]

any non chinese people in this thread think Richmond the Mecca of the GVRD?
just curious.
*raises hand* :blush:

I can't really imagine living anywhere else. But when I come back I probably won't be able to afford it :(

[Roach]

^ I thought you are Chinese? Weird

Kev

[unit]

My buddies say that too when they come out. I dunno, everything here is numbered so I'm not sure how it's so difficult.

Richmond I find more confusing because who knows whether Francis intersects with Williams or whether Blundell is before Railway.

Kev

i dont see how people think surrey is confusing. how much more straightforward can you get, its a grid with numbers... hardly any street names except the hwys (fraser hwy, king george hwy). if you tell someone you live on 92nd and 160th, you dont even need to pull out a map even if its your first time in surrey to find it.

[optiblue]

this richmond bubble is very common!! I have friends who refuse to leave their doomed to sink land!

[twitchyzero]

there's only 30% Chinese in Vancouver?

wow then I'm assuming 80% of them live in East-Van

[Sweet2L]

I love Richmond. Actually it depends on where you live... I lived in this ghetto ass apartment near the coop complexes behind McDonalds on 3 road and it was sketch as shit. But now I live off Garden City and it's pretty nice. Everything you need really is here, but I'll leave to hang out with friends in Burnaby. I hate driving downtown though, shitty commute and no parking. Basically I'll go anywhere without crossing the bridge into town... Surrey has a few nice places to visit, I really like City Central mall.

[unit]

^are you serious about central city mall?
i havent been in at least 3 years but i cant imagine its changed much.
any good stores? this mall used to be a shithole

[CorneringArtist]

^ It's got a Futureshop, Best Buy, Winners, Bed, Bath and Beyond, and a T&T, all opened within 3 years. It looks better since the tower opened, but otherwise the shops are average, and the food court kinda sucks. But if you want stores that aren't at Guildford, it's usually a good alterative, and Zellers is still a shithole store ever since I moved closer to it in 1999.

[goo3]

43.3% of Richmond is chinese, compared to 29.4% of Vancouver being chinese. Shocking? No.

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.

[IMASA]

I can say I'm a victim. I live in Richmond and work in Downtown Vancouver. I rarely head back to Vancouver unless I'm working. Funny, when I live in East Van, I'd come to Richmond maybe 3-4 times a week.

[shenmecar]

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.

[taylor192]

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.

[124Y]

^ LMAO! I only know about the Indians and the softball diamonds.

[Roach]

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

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.

Kev

[sonick]

:argue:

:tantrum

[Meowjin]

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.

[unit]

^i liked van better, but richmond is alright

[hk20000]

Richmond is the shit, bro.

[SkinnyPupp]

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

[FI-Z33]

anywhere in coquitlam, surrey, burnaby, vancouver, dt is fine with me, and of course definitely if its a super good deal :P

[drunkrussian]

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..

[SpuGen]

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.

[SkinnyPupp]

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.

[kumbo1]

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.

Kev


holy crap, that is a lot of clicks. Any issues arise with the MS3?

[carisear]

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.

[drunkrussian]

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...

[rsx]

bubble theory extends to all cities, not just Richmond.

[unit]

^nah, when i lived in surrey/coquitlam i was regularly driving out

[skyxx]

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

[Mananetwork]

I dislike richmond. There, I couldn't say it any nicer!

[van_driver]

^Agreed

[q0192837465]

as we get older, we tend to travel less

[taylor192]

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.


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.

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.


Keep digging dumb fuck.

Kev
Can I borrow your shovel?

[AzNightmare]

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.