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Is Canada a boring place?
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Ferdan said on March 13, 2003 12:08:
I allways had that impression since I was a kid, blame the TV of course!
Stormkeeper said on March 13, 2003 16:41:
I´ve never been there but I don´t think so.
I´ve met only 2 persons from Canada by now.
Santi said on March 13, 2003 17:08:
A girl who was living in Otawa used to tell me that it was the most boring place on earth. Anyway, she didn’t say Canada was. I’ve never been to Canada, but I think with all that big spaces and nature it can’t be so boring. Well, it depends on what you like, of course...
StillFar said on March 13, 2003 17:23:
LOL Ottawa is indeed boring! But you don’t really do anything in Ottawa unless you work there or you come as a tourist to see the capitol (it’s like Bonn used to be in Germany before it united). Canada isn’t a boring country and I think I can judge it, since I didn’t grow up here and see it from a certain distant. Canada has an unbelievable nature but also a couple of very interesting cities, that couldn’t be more different from each other. It’s the most liberal country I’ve ever lived in.
Ferdan, if ever you decide to visit, I’ll give you a city guide, which won’t be boring, promised!
coyboyusa said on March 13, 2003 17:25:
can’t be haf as boring as new jersery usa where the biggest socialevent is going to a mall and drinking that nasty coffee at starbucks :)
the_phantom_roxer said on March 15, 2003 17:17:
i was in canada a few weeks back, its great... but then that comes from a girl living in one of the smallest towns in surrey, england!
robmc said on March 15, 2003 19:00:
I’m from Ottawa and I think it’s slowly picking up. We’ve got a major venue (The Corel Center) and hockey team (The Ottawa Senators).
There isn’t much of a dance/techno/rave music scene here - A few rock and jazz clubs here and there, but they’ll be lots of performances in the first weekend of April because of the Juno Awards.
Ottawa’s mosly a high tech, federal public service city. There are museums and galleries here but once you’ve seen them, you haven’t got much else to do except go out to a theater complex for a film and drop in at a local club to see a local rock band. There are a few good shopping spots as well.
Roxette was nominated for “Best Selling Single by a Foreign Artist” at the 1992 Juno Awards, BTW.
Anarem said on March 18, 2003 04:08:
It all depends on which part of the country you’re in, and what you’re looking to do. Winnipeg is pretty damn boring, but my cousin from Los Angeles loved it here because he was able to go hunting and fishing whenever he pleased.
Luxie said on April 24, 2003 08:13:
I lived in Canada for almost 20 years and I never thought there could be a place as boring as that on earth.
What do you in the winter when a good day is -25 °C? There is nothing to do, and you are isolated by distance and weather. The summers? are just a brief interruption of the winter.
If you share my viewpoint, are a former resident of Canada or want to know a couple of things before emigrating to what the U.N. has called “the best country in the world” in more than one occasion, contact me at [email protected].
It would interesting to know how many people have left Canada for various reasons.
Cheers
Shane said on April 24, 2003 15:31:
I do not think Canada is boring - it depends on what you want to do. Canada is much “younger” than most other countries (esp. in Europe), so we do not have as much history (musuems, castles, etc.), but it is huge, very diverse and a lot of fun, but then, maybe I am a bit biased....
Jackie_Radiorox said on April 24, 2003 22:17:
totally depends where you go... I’ve been to Toronto about... 4-5times in the last 3 years. It is an AWESOME city... I had so much fun! And nearly moved there. I got a chance in March of 2000 to work in Canadian Music Week and got to meet a lot of Canadian rock stars that a friend of mine had gotten me into. Even had a few drinks with some of them! :) First place I saw snow was there! So It’s a very dear place to me.
I passed by the Much Music building where Rox was interviewed and saw a restaurant that a friend of mine interviewed them at in Toronto.
Montreal is nice to go to... I didnt’ spend much time ther though... Did eat at Celine’s place! ;)
Jackie_Radiorox said on April 24, 2003 22:20:
I forgot
GO LEAFS GO!!!! ;) (Hockey Team. :P)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a hottie of a Swede for a Captian called Mats Sundin. I had the luck of seeing 3 games last year. :)
Shane said on April 24, 2003 23:15:
@Jackie_Radiorox - unfortunately, the Leafs lost and are out of the playoffs.....
Jackie_Radiorox said on April 25, 2003 00:56:
Yea, I found out about an hour ago. *sniff* I work nights so can’t catch the games.
Oh well! Mats still rocks. ;)
Luxie said on April 25, 2003 10:22:
I agree that perhaps Montreal and Toronto may have some more interesting to offer and some better summer weather. I used to live in Calgary - no summers there and full of red-necks.
Cheers
irvye said on April 25, 2003 13:36:
It’s definately not a boring place, sometimes you have to make your own fun... but that could be said about just about any place I suppose. I suggest street racing.
Anarem said on April 26, 2003 01:49:
Best thing about Canada– hockey, the best damn sport ever invented.
Go Sens! Go Canucks!
roxtexanet said on April 27, 2003 03:33:
@Luxie: Where the hell did you live in Canada that was so isolated... Nunavut?! Oh, never mind... just saw that you posted twice. I don’t envy the weather in Calgary... they got a massive snow storm there this weekend - it’s almost May!!
Canada is not boring, but it really depends on your idea of “fun”... I love it here and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else, but then, I really love the great outdoors, so... I think it’s really hard to generalise this question to the whole country. I mean, there’s nothing boring about Montreal or Toronto, if you like the city life, but for those who love the mountains or the ocean or whatever, we’ve got all that too - it’s a big country! If you love the city life but live in northern Manitoba or something, sure - it’s boring! God help you if you don’t like hockey or beer, though... (-:
I also think it’s one thing to travel here and another to live here. In my opinion, Canada is a nice mix between Europe and America (obviously our history and culture is influenced heavily by both)... we’ve got the diversity of the American landscape and a nice separation of church and state like most of Europe. We must be one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, and multiculturalism is promoted by our government. And, as someone said above, it is a very liberal country (although maybe not as liberal as Holland... (-:). These are the reasons I love living here... it sure isn’t because of the great radio stations, let me tell you...
fireworks said on April 27, 2003 16:42:
Montreal produces some of the best hockey goaltenders in the world...Patrick Roy, Jose Theodore and now look at the reason for Anaheim’s Success....Jean-Sebastien Giguere
Luxie said on April 28, 2003 07:33:
@roxtexanet:
Well, it is as you say a huge and sparsely populated country with a weather that is not exactly tropical.
Have you ever tried to golf in Calgary? Well, expect, hail on the 1st hole, rain on the next, snow on the third, sunny the next one and a summer storm afterwards.
Lots of the boredom you can experience in that part of the country is related to the confining weather. It is awfully cold in the winter and terribly unstable in the summer. When it is -30° outside and you have the choice between going out and staying by the fireplace, well... I am afraid that the fireplace option appears as enourmously appealing...
Try to find a decent artistic presentation in Calgary (or Edmonton) there isn’t much to speak of.
And the main topics of conversations are: 1) The weather, 2) The weather, 3) How to put more money into your RRSP to retire asap and move to a warmer place and don’t forget the BEER omnispresent in every gathering.
Canada is a good country where people can live in all safety protected by the huge land, the US and the weather. But unfortunately, there is not a heck of a lot to do.
If you love nature, the cold and beer, Canada is certainly the place to be, no doubt.
Cheers,
Anarem said on April 29, 2003 03:26:
Hi Luxie, you said:
“But unfortunately, there is not a heck of a lot to do. If you love nature, the cold and beer, Canada is certainly the place to be, no doubt.”
Wow, sweeping generalizations about an entire country because of your terrible experience living in Calgary. But Calgary isn’t Vancouver, it isn’t Ottawa, it isn’t Cape Breton, it isn’t Toronto, it isn’t Quebec City... I’d say you have more of a problem with Calgary than with a whole country.
When I was younger, I lived in California for a long time, I wasn’t too crazy with the experience. I found a lot of the people shallow and materialistic, it was noisy, too fast-paced, and the smog was killing me! Some people would thrive in that environment; me, I missed being home, where everything was so laid back and not as chaotic. However, as crappy as my experience was in California, I wouldn’t paint the entire United States as being materialistic, shallow and smoggy, because it is such a diverse country, with diverse regions. Like Canada. And one’s personal experience in a city is influenced by your own preferences and general outlook on life. So Calgary wasn’t your cup of tea– that’s okay. Just don’t make these sweeping generalizations.
Luxie said on April 29, 2003 08:11:
Anarem,
I am glad that as a Canadian you like living there otherwise it would be rather difficult.
California, L.A. and all of its pollution, overcrowding and crime and above all American way of life doesn’ interest me either. I was thinking more of French Polynesia or something like that.
What do you think?
P.S. should we perhaps discuss the lack of identity of being a Canadian and perhaps change the subject for a minute.
What does it mean being a Canadian? what are the features of the Canadian personality other than defining ourselves as non-Americans...
Anarem said on May 2, 2003 03:10:
You said:
“I am glad that as a Canadian you like living there otherwise it would be rather difficult.”
Do you know how many people in the world who would give anything to live here? Freedom of expression, total separation of church and state, guaranteed health care? Oh yeah, it’s really difficult.
You also said:
“California, L.A. and all of its pollution, overcrowding and crime and above all American way of life doesn’ interest me either. I was thinking more of
French Polynesia or something like that.”
Okay, so go live there if you wish. I’d rather have my beer and hockey. You may like a warmer climate, that’s cool, but lazing in the sun in the middle of nowhere is definitely not for me.
You then go on to say:
“What does it mean being a Canadian? what are the features of the Canadian personality other than defining ourselves as non-Americans...”
That may be how you define being Canadian (and sadly so do a lot of folks) but I don’t want to define myself in such an anti-American way. The only thing I can say, is I don’t know what Canadian identity is, but we do have one. It’s there, just hard to pin down. I could tell you about beer and hockey and all those stereotypes but others will disagree with me and say it is something else. We just don’t know... yet. Ask the question in another 136 years.
Luxie said on May 2, 2003 10:16:
Anarem,
I have not proposed that Canada is the worst country in the world. Way to the contrary, there must be something there to be considered one of the best in the world.
The problem of Canada being a boring country which is what this forum is all about (if it isn’t why are we even wondering about...) is not an issue of health care or freedom or separation of state and church which most western countries also have but probably the cold weather that turns people inside themselves psychologically as well as physically (we spend a lot of time indoors in Canada).
And it isn’t just Canada, I was watching a documentary on Nordic countries such as Sweden and most particularly Finland which is the most socially advanced country in the world. People say there too that although they recognize the many benefits of living in those countries, there is one major problem: the cold and the boredom and the drinking.
LittleGirl78 said on May 2, 2003 10:21:
I would like to visit Vancouver/Canada anytime.
Vancouver was the film location from the X-Files seasson 1 till 5 and this would been cool to see this place.
No I think Canada is a very cool country.
Shane said on May 2, 2003 14:43:
Luxie,
“living in those countries, there is one major problem: the cold and the boredom and the drinking. “???? Yes - it sometimes gets cold in parts of the country, but we simply deal with it and go on with our lives.
I am very sorry that you did not enjoy living in Calgary, but please do not paint Canada as a cold boring country where everyone has a problem with drinking. If that is your perception of Canada, then I apologize - you were obviously hanging around with a group of dull drunks.
As for Canada’s identity - simple - we are people who are quietly proud of our country and what it represents (freedom, diversity, etc.), which is why most people throughout the world know so little about our country. Just my thoughts.....
Anarem said on May 3, 2003 01:22:
Shane said:
“If that is your perception of Canada, then I apologize - you were obviously hanging around with a group of dull drunks.”
ROTFLMAO!
I dunno, Luxie... sure, winter in Canada can sometimes be a drag– being snowed in, not having a pack of dogs to pull your skidoo out of the snowdrift and having to eat bannock when you run out of Wonder bread... your bad experience in Calgary was probably because of your own outlook in life and the people you surrounded yourself with. If all they wanted to do was talk about the weather and saving for their RRSPs, they were a pretty sad lot. Why the heck did you stay in Calgary for all those years?
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 3, 2003 01:35:
I’ve been to Niagra, Montreal and Toronto.... those places have been cool. Good way to get to Niagra, take a casino bus from Toronto... Cheaper that way. ;)
DaminehGessle said on May 15, 2003 21:55:
I am not prejudice and stupid to say Canada is the best place to be in because I live there.
I have been to many countries, lived I mean: Middle East, Europe, the US and Canada. Out of all the countries I have lived in, I have adored Canada the most.
I lived in Iran for years. It’s a fun place to be in as a kid but once you grow up, you’re done living there. Specially with this stupid government. But yeah it’s fun.
I lived in England for a few years and it was very very very nice and pleasing as you can go around Europe every once in a while since it’s all small! Then came Canada.
I have lived in Canada for 7 years now. I lived in California, the best part of California, for 9 months last year and I absolutely hated it. Life is stupid there and boring at times. I wasn’t a loner so don’t get me wrong when I say I was bored.
I live in Vancouver and go to school in Victoria. Victoria is the nicest city ever although it’s very small and quiet. It could get very wild if you don’t have to go to school the next day.
And Vancouver: How could you say Canada is boring when we have the best raves and clubs in Vancouver, the most number of restaurants and the most beautiful natural park you can ever get. Ocean is here, mountains are there. You look out your window and all you see is colours. You can even see that in people, people of all races and colours. That’s what makes Canada different.
So yeah I am proud of being a Canadian and I am more than happy to have lived in Canada. I have been to other cities in Canada as well and I can say I loved Montreal. Didn’t like Toronto much, too big of a city.
Anyways, some people would never get it, would they? Remain stupid :)
powerpoplarry said on May 16, 2003 05:40:
Well, you guys will like this. I’m from New York, but I’ve had an ongoing relationship and fascination with Canada, since I was young. It started with my cousins who lived in St Catherines, Ont, which is inbetween Niagara Falls and Hamilton. One owned a hotel, so when we visited, we would stay there for free, yippee!! I loved many of the Canadian pop/rock bands from the 80s, some with no US deals. THEN, I went to college at SUNY Plattsburgh, which is right near the Canadian border, so we would go on beer runs a lot (NY drinking age: 21, Canada drinking age: 18), and we were an hour south of Montreal, so we would go up there on certain weekends, what fun!! At the school, I became a Canadian Studies minor!!!! That was one of the reasons why I chose the school in the first place. Yes, I learned quite a lot in that program. I was also a key member of Club Canada there. We would take trips to Quebec City and Ottawa. We were in Ottawa during Winterlude in 1988, so much fun!! Yes it was bitter cold, but we were having such a grand ole time, we didn’t care!! PLUS, in the winter, the Rideau Canal is transformed into the world’s longest skating rink. Loved it, walking on the ice, eating “beaver tails”, yummy pastries shaped like beaver tails, covered in cinnamon, sugar + lemon juice, and served piping hot, MMMMM!! Quebec City was wonderful in the fall and the spring. As minors, we also took a rural Quebec trip, 13 of us piled in a van, driving all over Quebec, awesome!! Such memories...
I’ve also been to Toronto, Niagara Falls, Windsor, and my favourite, VANCOUVER!!!!!!! Love, love, LOVE that city, wow!! The only city I can think of where you have city right alongside beach!! The huge park is lovely, love that Lions Gate Bridge, GASTOWN too!!! I’ve always found Canadians to be charming people too (hello Shane!! ;-) ) And yes, I love beer and hockey, fun times. And no, cold doesn’t really bother me, I’m used to it, as New York gets quite cold in the wintertime. And, Muchmusic/MusiquePlus is the greatest music TV network in the world, of all that I have seen, plus I’m huge into many Canadian artists still.
Other Canadian cities I want to visit: Halifax, Charlottetown, PEI, St Johns, Newfoundland, Victoria, BC, Yellowknife, NWT, Whitehorse, Yukon, and that new province, Nunivut, just to check it out. I also want to see Calgary, Edmonton (redneck or not), Winnipeg, and Regina/Saskatoon at least once.
Canada rules, eh?? ;-)
Ayara said on May 16, 2003 08:42:
I think it really depends on where you are in Canada. Where I live, there’s absolutely NOTHING to do besides drive around and go for coffee, or drink. I also live about 400km’s from the next town so travelling is a pain in the you know what. Extreme tempertaures here too.. winter get to -40 at least once a year, and it can get up in the 30’s in the summertime easily. Places like Vancouver though (my most favorite place in the whole world) is rarely cold (unless you consider rain and -10C in the middle of winter cold) and there’s TONS of stuff to do there, whether it be walking along the shore in Stanley Park, visiting the various shops on Granville Island, or going to watch football or hockey at BC Place and GM Place. It really depends on where you are and what your interests are... after all, we are known to be multi-cultural and diverse. :)
DaminehGessle said on May 16, 2003 16:39:
Larry: I loved your enlightenment. Most people in the US have never been to Canada and never want to learn what Canada is all about. I was fascinated when I moved here. I loved your posting.
Yes Vancouver is awesome. You should try Victoria as well. Victoria is small but beautiful. You’d love it if you were into sports such as mountain biking, and kayaking. I like Victoria cause I can focus on my studyings better.
But yeah I am very pleased to see people like you.
Shane said on May 16, 2003 18:09:
@powerpoplarry
Hi! ;-) I sent you an email yesterday!
Thank you for the kind words about Canada!
Do you have Jann Arden’s Live w/ the Vancouver Symphony? I think you might like it....
Mari said on May 16, 2003 21:10:
It definetly not a boring place! There’s ice-hockey, the most important thing on earth. Life is just a piece of ice-hockey...
Shane said on May 16, 2003 21:20:
Mari,
Well said! Hockey is great. Hey - are you from Finland? I just wonder because Hailey Wickenheiser (member of Canada’s Women’s Olympic Hockey team) played on a men’s team in Finland - I am curious to hear what people thought of it.
Shane
sweet_stalker57 said on May 17, 2003 02:31:
I read that 90% of Canada’s air pollution comes from the States. sorry bout that!
Jackie_Radiorox said on May 17, 2003 02:41:
It’s not the hockey that is great... It’s Mats Sundin. ;)
I absolutely LOVE Toronto, great music scene, Queen Street West ROCKS.
My stupid amazement is how the CN Tower you can see just about anywhere... Damn thing follows you. o_o I’ve been to Toronto so many times I can actually get around now.. so I am happy. ;)
OH! And that “Mansion” that you see X-Men filmed at is in Toronto called Casa Loma. (Not sure if they used precisely that one for X2, but it looks like it!!)
Actually, a lot more movies than you think are filmed in Toronto since it has similarites to NYC.
powerpoplarry said on May 17, 2003 06:15:
DANG, Ayara!!! You are 400km from the next TOWN??!!?? Would be one thing if you said city, but town??!!?? Talk about isolation, jeez!! You’re in northern BC right?? How far are you from the Alaska border?? Just curious. And that Alaska Highway, are you near that as well?? How big, or should I say small, is your town?? I mean, if all there is to do is drive around, go for coffee or drink, you must be in the middle of nowhere or something... Yeah, I can imagine the temperatures too, more extreme than New York winters, that’s fer sure... And yes, Vancouver is one of my fave, if not my fave, places I’ve ever visited.
Thanxx Damineh!! I mean, I was only speaking the truth, LOL!! But yes, next time I am in your neck of the woods, I will definitely check out Victoria. Back in 96, while seeing Seattle and Vancouver, I wanted to see Victoria too, but it didn’t work out as planned...oh well, it’s not going anywhere, so I will be back... ;-) I’d like to try those sports, being as I’m in the New York area, we don’t have access to those nearby, so I haven’t tried it before...the closest was canoeing, which was quite fun, and I love the outdoors too...
Hey Shane, I saw your email, thanxx!! You rock!! ;-) Again, I only speak the truth about Canada, and actually, my fascination was at one time so excessive, people thought I was strange, but hey, what can I do?? ;-) Um, YESSSS, I know all about that live Jann Arden CD, as well as her book, but my funds couldn’t allow me to order it yet, neither came out in the US either...I had to pick up her “Greatest Hurts” CD when I was in Windsor on my roadtrip, not available in the US either...
Yes, hockey rules, and many movies are shot in Toronto when they need scenes resembling New York, as it’s much cheaper to film there than in NYC, go figure, but hey, it works!! ;-) Haven’t been to Toronto in ages, but yep Jackie, Queen Street West ROCKS, all right!!
DaminehGessle said on May 17, 2003 07:43:
Larry :D
Wow cool!
Actually you know ayara?? Here in Vancouver we call places like your hometown buttfuknowhere! Haha! Honestly :D. I really like to come and visit northern BC though, IN SUMMER and no way in winter :D.
I don’t know why I never liked Toronto. It’s too much to handle although I LOVE Montreal. I still believe nothing compared to Vancouver. I just adore this city besides its constant raining.
Anarem said on May 17, 2003 10:56:
Toronto is too busy, I find. And everybody is in a hurry! I’m more of a laid-back kind of gal.
Go Sens! Go Ducks!
Ayara said on May 17, 2003 22:30:
lol.. it really is the middle of nowhere! Let’s see.. Fort Nelson is actually mile 300 of the Alaska Highway, and it’s a 10 hour drive to WHITEHORSE from here. The population here is about 5,000 (fluctuates in the winter due to the natural gas and oil industry. The largest natural gas plant in North America is here, Duke Energy, formerly Westcoast Energy), and the closest town is Fort. St. john which is a 4 hour drive south, and has about 15,000 people there, give or take. Not sure how far we are from the Alaska border but I do know it takes about 2 days to drive there mostly because you have to go through the Rocky Mountains most of the way. The Rocky Mountain range is about 45 min’s away from the town, so that’s cool.. I like the mountains. That’s about it though.
DaminehGessle said on May 17, 2003 23:58:
Wow it take 2 days to get to California from Vancouver. It must be hard driving through mountains though. I wonder how long it would actually take to get to Alaska if there were no mountains eh?
powerpoplarry said on May 18, 2003 05:22:
Hey Damineh, actually, I DIDN’T know Ayara!! I was just responding in shock to her post, hehe!! But Ayara, you’re FROM Ayara?? That’s the name of your town?? I looked in my road atlas and it’s not even listed in the BC cities + towns!! Buttfuknowhere, LOL!! You said the closest town is Fort St John, which is 4 hours south?? Wow!! 10 hours to Whitehorse, dang!! What about Yellowknife?? How are those 2 towns/cities?? Fun?? Anything to do?? Lots of shops?? Or all nature and boredom?? Yep, like Damineh, I’d love to go up there in the summer, and maybe, just maybe, the winter, just for the experience, haha!! Is Duke Energy kind of a tourist attraction?? Just curious, haha. Yep, the Rockies are cool, absolutely!! I’m sure you can see them from youir town. 2 days to Alaska?? That must be a nice drive, but slow and rocky, yet I know they paved the Alaska Highway; how many lanes is it anyway??
Ayara said on May 18, 2003 06:55:
Fort Nelson is the name of the town I live in, not Ayara! Ayara’s just my sn lol. Anyways, I’ve never been to either Whitehorse or Yellowknife, but I hear they are both nice places to go to. There’s stuff to do there, they actually have a McDonalds (I have to go 4 hours to get a freakin Big Mac!) but they are both too far north for me.. I only go south. :)
Alaska Highway’s 2 lanes.. one lane on each side. :P
Driving through the mountains is pretty cool though. Doesn’t take much effort from Dawson Creek (Mile 0) to Ft. Nelson, it’s just hills aside from 2 places where you cross the mountain range, but they aren’t that bad. You get past Ft. Nelson though and you’re weaving in and out of the Rockies the rest of the way up so it’s a lot more tedious, not to mention the thousands of black bears, deer, moose and caribou that love to go on the road all the time.
If you guys ever do make it up north, make sure to check out Stoney Plain provincial park. It’s the Big Horn sheep capital of Canada and it’s absolutely stunning in it’s beauty. Muncho Lake and the Liard Hotsprings are really cool too, I’d reccomend those 3 spots to anyone.
Duke Energy.. lol. You used to be able to check out the place but since 9/11 nobody is allowed on their grounds without authorization, meaning no tours. They consider it a target since it’s American owned and it’s the 3rd largest natural gas proccessing plant in the world.
DaminehGessle said on May 18, 2003 07:24:
Oh wow sometimes I forget how HUGE Canada is. It’s funny cause once a friend from Iran asked me to go to University of Waterloo and pick up an application form for her. I was shocked and when I told her honey it takes me 5 hours to fly there to pick up an application for you when you can just apply online, she got mad telling me I don’t do stuff for my good friends!! HAHAHA! People in other countries cannot imagine how big we are talking about in here. I mean it literally takes 5 hours to fly there!!! HAHA!
Larry I don’t think I can stand the cold. Although I was in Toronto for Millenium and it was ok and last January I was fine in Waterloo. The dumbest thing I could ever do and did actually was to grab the snow as it was the first snow of the year I was seeing!! My hands turned purple right after :D. Vancouverites aren’t used to the cold weather.
Anarem said on May 18, 2003 11:41:
Yes, non-Canucks have no sense of distance between cities in Canada. My aunt in L.A. asked me if she could drive down to Winnipeg from Toronto (“How many hours away is it?”), I told her she could, but unfortunately it would take her a few days! She thought I was kidding.
StillFar said on March 13, 2003 13:49:
Montreal isn’t a boring city, you have my word on that :)