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Originally Posted by citywatch
Since you're actually there & I've only visited through google street view, things may seem & feel different----maybe better, maybe worse----to someone on location compared with someone looking through a website. however, I really do suspect that whether a person is there or here, that a city like vancouver----or definitely its downtown----isn't bogged down by the amt of blight & fugly parking lots that are way too common in LA. I hope I'm wrong, & I'll happily say I'm wrong, if what you're experiencing in canada doesn't jibe with indirect observations made from a long distance. iow, if LA isn't as  as what I'm guessing it probably is compared with at least certain other cities, including the one you're visiting right now. |
Trust. Vancouver has its own problems. Economically, its probably worse off than LA. Job growth is negligible while housing is horrifically expensive because rich Asians keep buying into the marketplace.....like SF, that action benefits the existing owners but does little to encourage growth.
Some German friends lived there for nearly two years.......were thinking about emigrating but in the end, decided Vancouver is pretty to look at but doesn't have much substance. Besides, it was nearly impossible to find a good job. One, out of sheer desperation, applied to work as a salesman in a liquor store. The owner showed him a pile of applications.......all from people with PhDs, Masters and BAs.
I'd rather be gritty waiting for my cleanup than a pretty airhead. Just sayin'
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