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Originally Posted by delboy
Yawn.....who cares, Vancouver has way, way more good than bad points, and as for it being better in the 60s, not according to my friends from that era. Less paces to go, drinking was largely done at hotels......my neighbors from the uk moved here in the late 50's and described the place as boring and see it as much more grown up and progressive now.
The no fun ditty, relates to the city by laws in regard to licensing and live music....it was not meant to be taken literally....I feel very sorry for you in narrow focus if you actually believe it...sure things can improve...but give your bloody head a shake....yawn
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You don't care and your certainly free to do so but I and many more do care. Your assertion of Vancouver having more good points than bad has absolutely no specific relevance to anything in my post. As for your friends who moved here, different strokes for different folks I guess. Some people think drinking tea is exciting I guess,
but for most people from that era, they still contend it was better back then. And judging from the picture and video evidence available, I tend to agree with them. Also, of note, all drinking was done in hotels at one time due to Provincial laws so the city had no choice in the matter. Today however, the province has relaxed their regulations but the city has imposed many. That's a VERY BIG difference.
As for "no fun city". Your assertion as to the origin of the motto only goes to prove my point. The bylaws in regards to live music and licensing are PRECISELY what I was talking about. Also I should add that is by far not the only thing that earned the city that nickname-not by a long shot. If you want I could into the long list (and it is long). Also don"t know why someone wouldn't take it literally. Was it a marketing slogan? A joke? Somehow i don't think so. You seem to yawn a lot so why don't you go get some sleep....it might do you some good.