Life in Vancouver

[primo_civic]

lately its been on my mind. ive been thinking about moving out there for the past year but im still on the fence about. i thinking after i finish school, i will take a trip up there and see how it is. i hear life is more "simple" in comparsion to toronto. anyone been there or currently live where can give me a lil insight?

[Edison_Chen]

Beautiful City.......

[primo_civic]

yeah, based on the pictures ive seen and a buddy of mine that went there, its seems like a pretty nice place

[rufus``]

its gorgeous out there. but their sales taxes are at 14%. im not sure how high it is in ontario. housing is expensive, probably on par with metro toronto in some places in van city. but i think car insurance is a little cheaper than ontario.

[christian]

I know they film like tons of american TV and movies up there, beautiful area

[primo_civic]

Originally Posted by rufus``

its gorgeous out there. but their sales taxes are at 14%. im not sure how high it is in ontario. housing is expensive, probably on par with metro toronto in some places in van city. but i think car insurance is a little cheaper than ontario.

yeah, i was worried that it may be more expensive to live there than they it is here. doesnt seem soo bad, and the scenary is better there than it is here. im gonna take a trip out there and give it the once over and see how i like it.

[rufus``]

yeah man the air out west is much better. u know how if you look off into the distance in s. ontario, and you see this haze? there is no haze. and hell when i go to alberta and bc, my skin is much less oily (lol i cant believe i said that.)

[primo_civic]

Originally Posted by rufus``

yeah man the air out west is much better. u know how if you look off into the distance in s. ontario, and you see this haze? there is no haze. and hell when i go to alberta and bc, my skin is much less oily (lol i cant believe i said that.)

LOL good to know

have you been out in BC before?

[kulapiku]

I've lived in the Vancouver area for essentially my whole life.. I've spent a fair amount of time in several other major Canadian cities, and perhaps its a biased opinion but i like Vancouver the most.. If you at all enjoy doing anything outdoors, be it hiking, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding etc.. etc.. then Vancouver is a great place to live, there are nothing but different places to go crazy doing that stuff around. Despite what people think, it doesnt rain here constantly, its got a nice mix.. weather is fairly stable, no extreme highs/lows. I dunno, if you're coming out to check it out, you'll be able to make your mind up, but I certainly have no reason to discourage your thoughts of moving... and cost of living is said to be "expensive" but it all depends on just how close to Vancouver you want to live... the further from the downtown core you live, obviously the cheaper it gets.. if you dont mind having to drive 30-45 min to Vancouver you can get a nice place out further in the valley... Coquitlam/Maple Ridge/Langley etc..etc.. but thats all personal pref. any more questions feel free to pm me..

[primo_civic]

Originally Posted by kulapiku

I've lived in the Vancouver area for essentially my whole life.. I've spent a fair amount of time in several other major Canadian cities, and perhaps its a biased opinion but i like Vancouver the most.. If you at all enjoy doing anything outdoors, be it hiking, mountain biking, skiing/snowboarding etc.. etc.. then Vancouver is a great place to live, there are nothing but different places to go crazy doing that stuff around. Despite what people think, it doesnt rain here constantly, its got a nice mix.. weather is fairly stable, no extreme highs/lows. I dunno, if you're coming out to check it out, you'll be able to make your mind up, but I certainly have no reason to discourage your thoughts of moving... and cost of living is said to be "expensive" but it all depends on just how close to Vancouver you want to live... the further from the downtown core you live, obviously the cheaper it gets.. if you dont mind having to drive 30-45 min to Vancouver you can get a nice place out further in the valley... Coquitlam/Maple Ridge/Langley etc..etc.. but thats all personal pref. any more questions feel free to pm me..

right now, im living outside of toronto but i leave home to go downtown for school and work daily. ive heard a bit about coquitlam, ive talked to some guys from there in another forum and they seem to like there, but they've never been out to toronto, or the east coast for that matter. i'll pm you about it further... thanks

[tehmojo]

BC is a great place to live though I might be biased because I live here

But just in case you are thinking about somewhere else besides Vancouver...

Calgary Alberta is the way to go (but then I might be biased again because I was born there )

But really the cleaness of both cities, Calgary would win period. Their chinatown, downtown, and overall everywhere else makes Vancouver look like a dirty crackwhore. Also the stampede is better then the PNE but its too spread out IMO

Overall Vancouver should still be slightly better I guess.

[primo_civic]

yeah, im in the process of planning a trip there for a week before school starts. it just a week but at least i'll have an idea of the atmosphere/environment there.

[mugen_type_r]

i lived in vancity for 7 years... and i'm on my 7th year in toronto as well...personally, i like vancity better. Nice scenery, ppl tend to be friendlier, and as far as cost of living, i would say it's about the same.

one last thing, they got a better hockey team

[primo_civic]

Originally Posted by mugen_type_r

i lived in vancity for 7 years... and i'm on my 7th year in toronto as well...personally, i like vancity better. Nice scenery, ppl tend to be friendlier, and as far as cost of living, i would say it's about the same.

one last thing, they got a better hockey team

lol.... sounds good... i'll pretend i didnt read that last comment

[tehmojo]

Originally Posted by mugen_type_r

one last thing, they got a better hockey team

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