Vancouver's an unfriendly place.............What do you think?

[Mr.]

If you don't agree with Vancouvers politics or agendas they'll call you a "redneck, homophobe, baby hater etc...." when it's really the most uptight place on earth - not to mention legislated to death! It's a borderline Tyranny. Could you imagine what those self righteous Vancouverites would think of you if they knew you were a "pooner"?

http://http://listverse.com/2009/03/07/16-signs-that-you-live-in-a-tyranny/

See any similarities??? Fuck you Vancouver...

 

[myselftheother]

As a life long Vancouverite, I found it's mostly people from outside the city who are rude, ignorant and boorish in behavior....mostly the inbreds from the praries or Ontarrible dickheads who believe that the Leafs will make the playoffs...eventually.

But seriously, folks...if you don't like how people are treating you, or if you're being called names, as it seems to be happening to the Asian persuasions....maybe instead of whining and crying, why don't you try changing your own little part of the world? How about maybe instead of being so fucking self centred, try saying 'Hi there' to the cashier in the coffee shop....or say thanks...you're welcome....be cordial...be nice to others. How about manners? I know some of you from other cultures have little or no concept of how to conduct yourselves without pissing everyone else off around you, but if you start taking into consideration the impact or bullshit you're creating by not holding a door open for someone, or by butting in line when driving...hell, we could just talk about common curtesy just in regards to driving, lack of manners, control of your own vehicle...rudeness on the roads, in the malls....I don't give a fuck where you are from, but if you bring bad manners and expect everyone to treat you like a princess...then you have no one else to blame but your own sorry ass...

and....to Mr....Fuck you, too. Mr.

Have a nice day.

 

[jesuschrist]

I think Vancouver is a great place. Since moving here, I've found everyone to be very friendly and so easy to make friends, and also very easy to date girls. You can go to a party in Vancouver and meet all kinds of people, and they just want to reach out and befriend you. Girls are easy to talk to and get to know.
If you want help, I find neighbours are usually willing. I have acquired friends from all walks of life and every ethnicity. Can't say that about the United States.

The only thing I don't like about Vancouver is that everything closes so early. We have the population to support 24 hours of commerce, shopping, food and entertainment and I wish the civic governments would just allow it. It would be an economic boon.

 

[badbadboy]

The West Van Sea Wall is a microcosm that should not be included in the overall friendliness of Vancouverites.

I grew up on the North Shore and have seen an influx of nearly 60,000 immigrants from Iran who left a Police State to inhabit a geographic area similar to their home in Tehran. This group of people keeps to themselves because they were taught not to reach out and be friendly towards strangers. No harm no foul towards them because I understand where they came from and some Iranian business associates have explained the situation to me.

I walk the West Van Sea Wall numerous times per week at different times of the day. Most days the majority of the walkers are Persian. They walk and talk together but rarely ever speak to a non Persian person such as myself. I recently walked the Stanley Park Sea Wall and found people were making eye contact and saying hello. It was refreshing.

 

[PlayfulAlex]

To echo what others have said, I do believe that it depends where in the Lower Mainland you are doing your running. Remember folks, Vancouver is just a small portion of this area.

When I walk/run the trails in Central Park (Burnaby), not only does EVERYONE say Hi to me as we pass, they say Hi EVERY time we pass. This park seems to have a high representation of nationalities and everyone seems to behave in the same way.

Now I have to make reference to the comments of myselftheother: I am almost always the first to start the greeting process. It may be hard to hear this but opening with a greeting is actually a stretch to those with a lower self-esteem, which is often the result of being from another country, particularly a non-English-speaking one. Discrimination is still wide-spread, yes even in 2012, yes even in the Lower Mainland. People often don't say Hi because they're not expecting a positive response (and due to the perceived language barrier). Once I open with a greeting, they smile and continue to do so, no matter how many times we pass each other on the trails.

What else might this situation be affected by:

* time of day? (morning people tend to be out and about because they like to, not because they have to)
* downtown? (tend to be younger people, everyone tends to be in a hurry, getting their workout in because they have to, not because they want to)
* evening? (ditto above thought)
* weather? (when you're running in the rain, people tend to nod to each other in appreciation of our shared craziness)

Just my humble opinion...

 

[87112]

Try unfriendly in Russia, in the city the cashiers dont say how are you or thank you after a purchase in places like fast food or supermarkets and sometimes not even in the restaurant. They dont put the change in your hands, they place it in a squarish cup to avoid hand contact. How thats for being friendly and how the cabbies treats tourists! It will make you long for North American hospitality.

 

[needlovin]

I kind of have to agree with this guy. It took me quite a long time to make friends here, and now that I think of it, the vast majority of my friends aren't even originally from Vancouver. I even lived in a small town for a while before moving here, which you'd assume would be very hard to make friends cause everyone's known each other their whole lives, but although it wasn't instant it was a lot quicker than Vancouver. And for smart asses lol it's not cause I'm some socially inept hermit, in my hometown city I never had any trouble making friends when I went to a new school, job, or anything.

The "Best City on Earth" is hilarious, totally bullshit, and probably why Vancouver has the reputation of being standoff-ish lol. If you grow up thinking your city is the best place on Earth no doubt you're gonna have your nose held pretty high. Not to knock Vancouver, I really do love it here, but let's be serious, it is NOT the best city on Earth lol. There's a hell of a lot of places on Earth, and although Vancouver is awesome in a lot of ways, there's always going to be somewhere better (which is also totally subjective).

So like I said, Vancouver's a great place, I love it. But if I were to go to every city on Earth I know I'd find a couple that I'd like better, that's just reality. Humility is a great characteristic, if more Vancouverites learned that, maybe the Best City on Earth title would be more fitting.

I'm shocked that you would insinuate Vancouver is less than perfect. I was born there and grew up there. As the population of immigrants grew, sure there were more clashes between the different ethnic groups, including caucasions. In spite of that, just the fact that I was born there makes it close to perfection of course, that should be obvious.

I'm afraid I'll need to book some of your time to offer you a proper spanking for the gall you have shown here. Imagine having an opinion of your own, what makes you think that is your right???

Now, please bend over and repeat after me, "Master Lovin Please teach me proper respect. Please beat this beautiful ass till I beg you to let me cum..." lol

Hope you have a sense of humor! Vancouver did change while I was growing up there, and it's a shame. Still a very special place though.