well, I'm sorry, but we obviously have different opinions of 'bashing'. I happily and freely bash 'downtown Mississuaga'. Calling the main drags of Dundas and Burlington dead isn't bashing. It's the reality. I had a friend who lived in Dundas and he loved the urban feel, walkable streets, little shops, but after living there for about a month he told me "nothing is open past 5. The whole town, other than a couple of bars, shuts down". I've long complained (until recently) about this same issue on Locke St. It's not called bashing. It's a simple observation. The city of Burlington AS A WHOLE is brutally boring in my opinion. Again, that's not bashing. It's my impression of never ending tract housing and strip malls.
"Hess Village alone kicks the crap out of their entire city". I know you aren't one of the posters who likes to take things out of context, so perhaps you missed the preamble to that comment. It was responding to Flar's assertion that there are more patios and pubs in downtown Burlington than Hamilton. I could have worded the sentence like this - "Hess Village alone kicks the crap out of their entire city in terms of patios/pubs". I didn't think I needed to, because it was clear what I talking about - patios and pubs. Nothing more.
Hope this helps you understand my comments...no bashing intended. If you want bashing, let's talk about vibrant downtown Mississuaga.