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Originally Posted by nova9
you know, i agree with what this guys says. but whenever i'm in europe or just travelling to long, i always feel so much better coming home. what's that about?
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I feel the same way about being on leave from Afghanistan... Although the contrast between the two places is remarkable but not at all suprising.
And for all those who make out the DTES to be the armpit of the world need to get off their high horse. DTES is a paradise compared to what you'll see in many other places of the world (including the fabled Dubai).
Personally, Vancouver is marginal, it has it's remarkable features, places where it is the norm, and places where it sucks. What will make or break the city and the region is if it begins to try and focus on what actually needs improvement.