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Originally Posted by raggedy13
I think you kind of answered your own question. For one, the extra exposure will help to showcase other aspects of the city aside from just the natural environment. Additionally, I don't think Vancouver is really that well known internationally. People might know of it, but they don't really know anything about it (I think this is how the world sees Canada in general). Collectively, if we play our cards right we can showcase that Vancouver is a city with great potential (modern, multicultural, highly skilled worker pool, excellent educational institutions, progressive, abundant natural resources, well-situated geographically, economically stable, etc.) and therefore a great place to invest.
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I dunno. I'm still not entirely convinced. I think Vancouver has a decent amount of exposure globally. I think US cities have more exposure when it comes to their names in particular - how could you not recognize names like New York City, LA, Chicago, Miami, etc. Those are global, international city names, and they have a lot of foreigners invested in those cities in particular. In Canada, I guess the equivalent could be said of Toronto. But I'm still not convinced that the added exposure, though the Olympics, will benefit the city very much. I am, of course, hoping that I am proven wrong. I think a few more people will certainly come to our city, and see it as a great place to live, and raise a family...but as for businesses being run here, and investment - we've never really been that strong in those areas to begin with. I hope that does change for the sake of the future of Vancouver.
For me, most people when they hear the word "Vancouver" often will associate it with mainly the natural enviroment, and almost nothing else. There is almost nothing else in the city - predominately, Vancouver will always be associated with that, unless the corporate community begins to establish itself, and Vancouver begins to be known as a city that competes economically globally. I guess you could say that the city has "branded" itself as a city of natural beauty, and really, not much else. I really would like for this to change, so that the perception of Vancouver would be different.