Vancouver a great place to visit horrible place to live.Agree. Just get good winter clothes (LAYERS, LAYERS!)
I’ve worked overseas in Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia. If you are a bit of a go getter, who will put as much effort into starting a new business on weeknights/weekends as getting laid, Vancouver has potential.I once lived in Seattle and have an opportunity to live there now, but choose to stay in Vancouver. I had to see all that horrible thing developed every day on Hastings. ive found things that are upto ten times more expesive here than back home. It was quite a different world from living in a small apartment in Vancouver’s West End at the time.As far as I know no such communities exist here at the moment.And no “black ghetto” is close to Washington Lake neither…actually no ghetto at all.The “worst” area of Seattle is White Center or South Tacoma…..they are just low income areas, but crime rate is nowhere comparable to the typical bad areas of LA or Washington DC, etc…I feel very safe to walk and shop there, some excellent ethnic food.You can have very high end communities with a gate (you either swipe your card if you are resident or buzz in your host) but no armed securities will greet you at the gate which are totally unattended.I believe you have similar setting in Vancouver as well.It is more a way to keep traffic off, to gain extra quietness.No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. Houses are double the price of Toronto, jobs are extremely difficult to find because this is just a small (very small) city. Seriously, that’s what she said. Why do people in powerful positions hold their positions? An interesting study topic for a cultural anthropologist?I used to love Vancouver as a tourist… but staying there made me hate it. Have a option of moving to Europe; have dual citizen; but unfortunately there job market is lack luster. But as long as this continues, it will remain a town stuck in eternal adolescence. The job market is pathetic here. !For those who love it, that’s great but it’s definitely not for everyone!! What are your expectations? Just like to share that Singapore is located in South East Asia, right below the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia and just above the equator. So far, thank heavens, the situation has not reached the boiling point here.If you come here, expect to try harder, perhaps make your own luck . I basically must agree with all of your points and most of the people who have contributed comments – Vancouver is a REALLY tough city to make a go of it, especially given the real estate costs. This last winter we only had one day of snow, so the impression easterners have about this part of BC is right. As a result, the service here is top notch.Not only do many stars own apartments here, but movies and tv shows are being recorded here every day.Some of the popular movies like 50 Shades of Grey, I Robot, Fantastic Four, Man of Steel, etc.This area is considered one of the most miserable streets in Canada, and there is no need to explain it why as it’s obvious the second you enter the area. Then google Rob Ford, or Montreal’s mayor and see how messed up the future of Toronto/Montreal is based on what their respective mayors are doing. In general it is pretty similar to Norway, minus the cold winters and boring city life.
Another commenter mentioned web sites like Spot on, but I don’t even find Vancouver pretty. haha. ?Please accept my apologies that my 3-year ordeal in Seattle upset you so much. I do agree it is expensive to live there as i was not only working, as a single parent, and receiving a top up from social assistance as I wasn’t making enough to survive. It seems employers are trying to Scr*w employees because they can re LOW wages. You just aren’t willing to work from the ground up, that’s why you stayed jobless and unhappy here!
Furthermore, I have met so many depressed people anywhere.I moved to Vancouver back on April 30th. A lot of people (specifically women) say this. However, because Victoria is capital city and Vancouver is still part of BC, there are very bad labour markets in this province of BC. I moved to Vancouver from Ontario, and I’ve loved it for the past six years. I have made plenty of friends here who happen to be struggling with this job market like myself.