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There are so many homeless people in Vancouver because it's it's one of the few Canadian cities where you can be homeless and survive the winter

200k for a nice condo in Kits sounds like a dream. People who bought real estate in Vancouver ~20 ago are so lucky. For them life in Vancouver is so much better

I loved your point related to making friends in Vancouver. I moved here last december from India expecting my life to change as I expose myself to a new part of the world. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case. There is no sense of community here. It still baffles me that we live in a place where we don't even know most times who our neighbours are. This bothered me a lot in the beginning when I tried being social but people wouldn't reciprocate or just show no interest in being friends. Later I realised it stems from 2 major issues. One being the cost of living which you mentioned perfectly in the video. People are just exhausted making enough money to survive to have any social connections. Secondly, I think it's because of mistrust in people caused due to the homeless or addicts in the city. People are just so scared to talk to strangers because they have no idea what the other person might do or need from them. Both these points are fair in their own regard but I just hope the situation gets better with time. It's a beautiful city and living here alone honestly sucks. Anyways, great video ❤

Brutally honest and heartfelt. Nice job.

Rain is just liquid sunshine, look for silver linings

City Nerd channel praises Vancouver for NOT having ruined the city by filling it with freeways. Transit. Transit. Transit.

I lived there for a dozen years, from 2002 to 2014. We left because of the lack of career opportunities and moved to Seattle. The high cost of living in Vancouver made it tough to build wealth. Vancouver takes your money, it doesn’t give much back in return. There’s a culture of scarcity in Vancouver. There’s not enough of anything to go around: housing, healthcare, transit, jobs, etc. I’m done with the city.

Just getting back from Vancouver, I can say it is a very friendly city. Hoep on the cCanada line with baggage and it is the Bridgeport line, people will go out of their way to let us know we are on the wrong train. There were many other examples of us having a chat in public about which stop to get off, or which train to take and people would offer up the answer. I can't remember all the examples, but I got the sense that people are looking out for each other. Not at all like Toronto which is very cold and people keep to themselves... as far as making friends... I didn't try.. too busy with the family ;)

I've lived on Vancouver Island twice in my life. Once in Victoria, the other near Nanaimo. EVERY time I went to Vancouver, I came back disappointed. It's WAY too expensive, WAY too crowded, and it has this sickly, end-of-world bum-vibe all across the downtown area. Too much drug use, too many homeless, too many weirdos, and it's basically like another country within Canada... I have to be honest, coming from Quebec, I LOVE middle-density neighborhoods, but Vancouver goes STRAIGHT from highrise to single-family houses, and BOTH are priced WAY above any sensible market value... WITHOUT the middle ground, like 2-3 floors buildings, with 4-8 apartments, housing prices CAN'T go down... It's either a 4000$/mo condo, or a multi-million bungalow, but NOTHING In between. Just like Toronto, it's NICE To visit once in awhile, for a show, a major league game, or to sight-see (it DOES have some gorgeous spots). PS: I'm not saying Quebec is all good either. I basically can't stand HUGE cities, and Montreal has lots of bad issues right now. Rent might still be relatively affordable compared to the rest of Canada, but the city is slowly getting dirty and criminalized and has even more roadworks that never end than before. BUT the province has rent control and the government doesn't love the big business lobbies as much as other provinces do, so regular people still have a right to live without going bankrupt while doing it. I tried Ontario and NB a few years back, and the prices AND lower wages were killing me... I have NO IDEA how an average Canadian can afford to live outside of Quebec and Newfoundland in 2024 Canada... Rent in small dinky towns everywhere else is MORE expensive than in Montreal... WTH happened to this country???

My experience with healthcare in Vancouver has been horrible since I moved here. Waited a few months to diagnose a potentially life-threatening condition. Then, waiting a year for surgery(still waiting). I have some mobility issues, but seeing a specialist for that is almost impossible. I still don’t have a family doctor, so renewing my prescriptions is a pain every time since most walk-in clinics don’t accept new patients. You have to go to the ones that still accept random walk-ins in the early morning and sit there for several hours. So maybe you and your family got lucky, or it’s a benefit of being local for a long time.

All the times I’ve gone to Vancouver for work I’ve certainly preferred the walking/transit oriented travel where possible - I’ve driven on the ferry from the island and experienced rush hour enough times to know it’s awful. That being said, I live in Sooke just outside of Victoria BC and we can have Vancouver-tier rush hour traffic too depending on the day. All of these are incredible places. You can’t get away from the high cost of living but I chose to move to this coast 10 years ago because I was sick of Alberta winters. I noticed you mentioned Toronto is the only somewhat comparable market, but Victoria is not far behind anymore.

Thanks for your videos! I am a Canadian citizen living in London UK but hope to move to Vancouver next year. Could you please do a video on costs of buying a new built vs a 2-3 year old property? Is it correct there's an additional 5% charge?

With people being polite but cold I think it’s the climate. Because it’s what people complain about in Seattle and other parts of PNW. Something about this gloomy weather gets to people. Even if they move from other, friendlier places.

Great video, and let's go Oilers! Sorry random lol

I just fly out here and now I hear Vancouver is not for everyone :( But... we are aware that there unrest as many job opportunities as the GTA, but we're retiring so that isn't an issue. We know that the income is higher in the GTA than Vancouver, but we are retiring and have an online business we can bring with us. We understand that there isn't as big a social life - nigh clubs and such, but we are old farts and don't care for nay of that. We want a slower pace of life, much nicer climate. But the cost of living is up there, it's high, but the GTA isn't much better. Sure gas is 20 cents less but groceries are a mix of lower and higher prices. For most retirees, we are looking for long-term security for us until we check out. Thanks for the insights. I do agree buying a home rather than a condo is better... let's see what happens...

It is extremely overpriced and way too dreary wet and grey. I live in Victoria which is also overpriced (but not as much as Vancouver is), but only half the rain Vancouver gets.

What really got expensive in my plan to move to Vancouver was the rent. I think I'll need 2 jobs initially.😅

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High Taxes, High Housing Costs, High Food Costs, High Living Costs, High Unemployment Rate, Crimes, Drugs, Bad Traffic....The List is Pretty Long Nowadays!

A heavy moustache can gig a rather forbidding tilt to your appearance... It's usually seen as rather roguish. Quite a few screen heavies have sported them, not only Lee Van Cleef..

The traffic in Vancouver is mildly inconvenient compared to Toronto in my experience. Torontos traffic is absolutely abysmal these days.

That green glass on the buildings is just really ugly.

Thanks for the detailed overview of the pros and cons of living in Vancouver. You're right on the mark regarding the insane traffic, or the poor healthcare system. Still I believe that you project an optimistic view and that you skipped some other key factors in deciding to live here. City planning sucks, plain and simple. For instance, they launched works on the subway line from Commercial Drive to UBC in... 2023, wtf Vancouver? Or, they still have not figured out left-lane turns??? As for the social scene, you may wonder out loud why is it that so many people's best friends are... dogs? Politeness is just a social shield to deflect any possibility of genuine connection. This is a very cold city, and I am not talking about the weather. In NYC, where I lived, people say "Fu... you" to mean "How are you doing?", in Vancouver people give you dumb smile to tell you "Stay away." Night life: How about coffee shops that close at... 5:00PM, or restaurants that close at 7:00PM? Nearly 100% cities in North America are "left leaning", not a big deal. If you're a Trumper move to Calgary or Texas. Final point, yes, Vancouver is NOT an intellectual/cultured city.

Vancouver gets sprayed every other day with chemtrails. It's why a lot of people have breathing difficulties and cough here

Most Vancouverites are just super-awkward socially

it USED to be a good place to live, not it sucks. they ship their garbage out, really sick corruption and the coyotes eat cats. buh bye crazy town

Lived there for 5 years and have to say if career is something of importance there is much better places to go to having a good wage and also being able to live comfortably. Plus Vancouver is such a boring city (not that I would say it is much of a city). Great place to go to University tho