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Toronto-Age |OT4| Molested by a Burger Priest
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whats the condition and color? a friend might be interested.
The best view of Mississauga is leaving Mississauga.
This is true.
The condition is good. I have the black version.
Some are selling as high as $250, when unlocked. I'd sell it for less than $200 to a fellow local GAFer, but $200 firm for a kijiji low baller.
I was totally joking with this post, but yesterday I walked past the Rogers building and noticed this across the street on the ground floor of the ugly ass black condo with the loathsome corporate art outside.
Toronto Island skyline is still really good
City in the Distance by Carl Sim, on Flickr
DSC03713-01 by Carl Sim, on Flickr
/selfpromotion
Anyway, are there any Ubisoft events this year? Haven't heard anything yet.
City in the Distance by Carl Sim, on FlickrDSC03713-01 by Carl Sim, on Flickr/selfpromotion
Anyway, are there any Ubisoft events this year? Haven't heard anything yet.
BigJonsson
Member
The Rainbow 6 Canadian final is at Scotiabank on Thursday night and they had some Syndicate thing for Facebook contest winners recently (I saw it on the CTV news last night or the night before)
Wow, where did you did you take the second one?Toronto Island skyline is still really good
/selfpromotion
Anyway, are there any Ubisoft events this year? Haven't heard anything yet.
fun fact: every team to have ever knocked the Blue Jays out of the postseason has gone on to win the WS
Most people from Mississauga take great offense to that. Even though it's true
I know this is asking a lot, but can you guys sell me on Toronto? Especially if you have lived in Vancouver.
This opportunity may be very good, but I don't know if I would want to sacrifice missing out on my friends. I would be flying back west coast for a couple days each month but still, that's a pretty big gap. I have a couple of friends in Toronto and they've done their job selling me but I want to hear a strangers view.
This opportunity may be very good, but I don't know if I would want to sacrifice missing out on my friends. I would be flying back west coast for a couple days each month but still, that's a pretty big gap. I have a couple of friends in Toronto and they've done their job selling me but I want to hear a strangers view.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Besides checking the OP, you should provide into on what you want and what you value in a city.
All I've read is you want a view.
- I want a view.
- I love good food and am a foodie (I know Toronto is good here as I've been to like 5-6 restaurants in Toronto but what areas are best?)
- I like everything being in walking distance or quick transit ride away if something different. Esp shopping, I like shopping once a week for clothes, electronics, etc.
- I like outdoor activities. Especially walking around the beach, snowboarding, and wake boarding.
- I hate the heat (are condos A/C'd in Toronto?) EDIT - Correction, I love dry heat, I have no issue with places like Phoenix but can't stand muggy heat.
- How are the people?
- What's the culture like?
- What's cost of living compared to Vancouver? Rent seems a lot less but I may be looking at wrong areas.
* View is good from a lot of condo buildings *
* A lot of the core areas are really walking friendly *
* Outdoor activities are really good in the summer months (dragonboat racing etc.) Really bad in the winter though man *
* ACs all over the place. Summer can be very muggy *
* GAF MEETUPS ALL THE DAMN TIME! *
* Culture is very big city, you can find whatever kind of culture you want really.*
criesofthepast
Member
Are you just trolling? Sell you on Toronto? It is a world class city. What else do you need to know? We have the same expensive restaurants, hotels, shops, clubs and everything else you are used to overpaying for in Vancouver. It is the same shit just no mountains. I mean you can't be this ignorant, man.
You get to experience something new for a year. And you have enough money (which you constantly like to remind everyone) to fly back and visit friends once a month. The decision shouldn't be that difficult.
You get to experience something new for a year. And you have enough money (which you constantly like to remind everyone) to fly back and visit friends once a month. The decision shouldn't be that difficult.
Thanks Azih. Is there no close place to go snowboarding?
And criesofthepast - I don't understand what your issue with me asking this is. Sure, I understand that Toronto has all the amenities of Vancouver - but each city is unique. Like I don't understand how Toronto is laid out as it doesn't seem to be as centralized as Vancouver which may be an issue for me. I like the convenience of Vancouver where everything is around me.
I want amazing restaurants, good shopping, outdoor activities, gym / yoga classes, theatre, etc all within walking distance of my place.
EDIT - Are people more aggro in Toronto as people like Stet and criesofthepast seem aggro to me? I know the differences doing business between west coast and east coast where east coast people are definitely more aggressive, but does that extend past business?
And criesofthepast - I don't understand what your issue with me asking this is. Sure, I understand that Toronto has all the amenities of Vancouver - but each city is unique. Like I don't understand how Toronto is laid out as it doesn't seem to be as centralized as Vancouver which may be an issue for me. I like the convenience of Vancouver where everything is around me.
I want amazing restaurants, good shopping, outdoor activities, gym / yoga classes, theatre, etc all within walking distance of my place.
EDIT - Are people more aggro in Toronto as people like Stet and criesofthepast seem aggro to me? I know the differences doing business between west coast and east coast where east coast people are definitely more aggressive, but does that extend past business?
From my experience, yes.
I don't live in Toronto, so I've answered what questions I can as a regular visitor:
- Toronto gets humidex warnings a lot over the summer, so it's pretty muggy. Most good / recent condos will have AC.
Walking around the beach and wake boarding are easily done in Toronto. For snowboarding, your closest venue is Blue Mountain
Lots of excellent shopping down town. The big mall downtown (the Eaton Centre) has a lot of high end boutique style shops.
There are places that will suffice a few hours drive away but it's pretty dire especially compared to what's near Vancouver. Winter outdoor activities are really not great other than outdoor ice skating rinks.
You'll have no shortage of restaurants, shopping, summer activities and all kinds of gym and yoga classes though. There's plenty of indoor leagues too from what I know. Theatre is also really strong. Plus concerts, a hell of a lot of sports and pretty regular amazing events like TIFF, OVOfest and this year the NBA All Star game should be crazy.
Toronto is just really really spread out but you can find good neighbourhoods with everything you need and if you're close to subway/streetcar then you're close to (almost) everything else as well. You'll have to take a cab or something to see the baby pandas.
Never been to Vancouver but from everything I've heard Toronto is far less chill but also way less cliquey. A lot of it comes from an overloaded transit system
. If you walk to work during rush hour you'll avoid commuters which are by far the most stressed of Torontonian . I'd say TO is definitely worth a shot.
Oh man, that sucks. I don't drive and there's no public transit option to snowboard. I guess it would be similar to when I go up to Whistler but it's nice being able to go up for a half a day to Cypress via public transit in Vancouver to snowboard.
Actually, that's one last question - I don't drive. Sometimes I'll rent a zip car or car2go, but I personally refuse to own a car. What's the Toronto lifestyle like without a car?
Where you're wanting to be - there's no need to have a car. You'll be close to subways, street cars, and buses.
One thing that excites me about Toronto is getting exposure to other cultures but Asian ones. I love most things about most Asian cultures but I want to diversify myself further. Is the areas I've been looking into around downtown multicultural or does Toronto do more separate neighbourhoods around that?
Lostconfused
Member
I'd rather not drive downtown. Car is more convenient once you get north of finch.
criesofthepast
Member
Yes totally aggro. Haha.
I just think some of the questions are borderline offensive.
No there is no AC in those $3000 a month condos you'll be living in..
Its like you think Toronto is Bolivia or something.
I promise you'll be fine and won't have to downgrade in terms of lifestyle. It may take an extra bus stop or taxi ride to get to some things - but everything you want and have listed being interested in is here. You can go snowboarding in whistler on those once a month visits because we have none of that unless you want to go east to Quebec.
Blue Mountain is what we got. Google it. It is not even the bunny slope at Whistler.
We just don't stand for your particular brand of crap in the East.
Like this, for example.
Junior Mint
Member
What is going on in here
added_time
Member
lol what? Asking how the clubbing is?
Tabris, I'm sure if you were from Toronto and you were asking the Vancouver gaf community the same questions you might get similar responses because all your requirements come across as inflexible. Toronto and Vancouver are different so just come here and live for a bit. You said it's an opportunity right? From your initial post, it seems like you'll be here only for a year or so and that's not too long.
As for the comparison, I lived in Vancouver for 23 years so here's my impression. It's definitely more busy here. Fish is not as fresh in the sushi restaurants. My biggest gripes are translink is better than ttc and no mountains. You said you'd be going to Vancouver pretty often anyway so there'll be time to go skiing there, assuming it's not like last year. Those all seem like complaints but I've made good friends here over the past year and the gaf community is cool.
As for the comparison, I lived in Vancouver for 23 years so here's my impression. It's definitely more busy here. Fish is not as fresh in the sushi restaurants. My biggest gripes are translink is better than ttc and no mountains. You said you'd be going to Vancouver pretty often anyway so there'll be time to go skiing there, assuming it's not like last year. Those all seem like complaints but I've made good friends here over the past year and the gaf community is cool.
Lostconfused
Member
I can't deal with this. Living in the GTA, strip malls is all we have, if you don't want to go to The Bay or SEARS or something well then it's time to move somewhere else.
It's a big decision to do this, so that's why I'm interested and everyone but Stet and cries has been really great with their answers and it's been appreciated. I've traveled all across North America but I've never lived anywhere else. Well I kind of lived in Boston for a couple months but I was flying back and forth every couple of weeks. It's different.
Lostconfused
Member
I have to say though, they might be right. It is an opportunity to get out of your comfort zone for a bit, that's probably a good thing.
But you won't die living here. I came here knowing almost nothing but I've managed to get settled down, find friends, restaurants, things to do on weekends, etc. It's not everything you ask for but it's a pretty good life. 100% would regret not coming here for my opportunity, even though I sacrificed some big things. You've got to be prepared to sacrifice things when you move for an opportunity. If not being within walking distance to all the best restaurants is too big a sacrifice then you might want to reevaluate whether or not your opportunity is worth it.
Besides, you will still be able to fall back to Vancouver if it doesn't work out right? It's not like your friends are going to leave just boot your ass cause you went to Toronto.
Junior Mint
Member
Seriously... a student can make a decision to move across the country for 4 years to go to school and put him/herself thousands in debt to do it but a guy who has a job offer, no family, 3000/mth to spend on accommodations, and the ability to fly back at will can't decide if he can move for a year?
I can make a decision, I'm getting feedback from as many sources as possible to make an informed decision.
I would be very impressed by a person who can make a decision like that without any research. I can be spontaneous about most things but not major life decisions.
If I did move, I would also have to give up on my pet (my other pet died earlier this year ) to a family member or friend that wanted her, and then also figure out how I'm going to rent out my apartment (most likely furnished) and where to store my stuff (my parents said they had room for some of my stuff as long as it's not the furniture), but lots of logistics.
I would be very impressed by a person who can make a decision like that without any research. I can be spontaneous about most things but not major life decisions.
If I did move, I would also have to give up on my pet (my other pet died earlier this year
) to a family member or friend that wanted her, and then also figure out how I'm going to rent out my apartment (most likely furnished) and where to store my stuff (my parents said they had room for some of my stuff as long as it's not the furniture), but lots of logistics.