Comments on: The small world thing

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

(about 50 percent of Vancouver's population is Chinese).
Seriously?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Totally serious.
Vancouver has a higher percentage of Chinese-descent residents than any other North American city. I think it was about 25 percent when I was a kid, but there was a huge wave of immigration from Hong Kong during the 1980's and 1990's, after I moved away. I heard somewhere that it was 52 percent – not sure if that's an accurate number, though.
Interesting, huh?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

I have considered moving to Vancouver someday…
It's supposed to be one of the more “liberal” and interesting cities in Canada, no?
I knew there was a large Chinese population there, but 50%? Really? Wow.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Hey Bad,
To be really honest, I don't (sshhhh!) really like Vancouver – as a place to live, that is. It's just too quiet, well-ordered and politically correct for me. And rainy. Very rainy.
However.
It is a stunningly beautiful place with a very high quality of life. It's green all year round (all that rain ) and it's nestled between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. There are lots of beautiful parks, too. I'm just more into gritty urban chaos, I guess. It's me, not Vancouver.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Yeah. I've heard it described in that way too.
I'm personally torn between the “orderly” and somewhat sterile type living and what you called “urban chaos”. I guess it's one of those things that runs in the Middle Eastern blood. Sometimes I think we thrive on chaos.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Don't forget about Toronto! Still my favorite Canadian city I know it doesn't have the mountains, and it isn't as cool as Montreal…but Kensington Market, the cinematheque, Chinatown, the Annex, the islands, Harbourfront, all the neighborhoods, Caribana, and, of course, … Bathurst JCC are hard to beat.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

Yo bad:
Just wanted to apologize to you for being bellicose on another thread.
Hope all is well…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

No apology necessary. All is well.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

and yes montreal my 3rd home hehe is a town of awesome coolness..
hate what happened there yesterday with the overpass.. i have been complaining about the poor road infrastructure there ever since i remember..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 +0000

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i am intensely impressed.. what an art.. ur blog is amazing!!
thank you for shining on mine..