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btkk t1_isqj2aa wrote

Reply to comment by bklyn1977 in Biking in New York City Is 25 Times More Dangerous Than in Vancouver, Study Finds by habichuelacondulce

I lived in NYC for 5 years and now I'm living in Vancouver, and I gotta tell you something, the only two better things nyc has over Vancouver is night life and overall better restaurants (michellan stars wise), besides of that Vancouver > NYC

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thwompz t1_isrbu78 wrote

Guess you didn’t go to museums, concerts, Broadway shows, or comedy clubs while in New York then

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iliveoffofbagels t1_issiwye wrote

To be fair to btkk... he did say we have better night life in NYC, which includes concerts, Broadway, comedy clubs... even if they all technically have day time options.

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Chromewave9 t1_isrez2q wrote

I have family who live in Vancouver and have been living there for decades. The only reason they are there is for the money - much like everyone else there. There's not much to do in Canada like the States so if you're not in Toronto or Vancouver, there's nothing else to do besides doing something nature-y. Montreal used to be nice but it's pretty ghetto in most areas.

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arsbar t1_istch8a wrote

I honestly don’t think many people are living in Vancouver for the money. One of its major problems is that the economy and development of the city cannot keep up with its desirability — most workers struggle to afford it.

People earning a premium (over what they’d get in other cities) is rare in Vancouver. And it’s often a major reason when people leave the city (it was a contributing factor for my gf and me).

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