Vancouver, BC peeps
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- DSmith0
haha. Not much different from being home with the lady drunk is it K?
Vancouver's job market is seriously back asswards. The pay is mediocre at bst and its hard to break into the decent shops because the jobs are at a premium and the decent shops are still dealing with the budget constarints of the Canadian advertising market. There are a few exceptions but I'm happier working for an American studio than I ever was working for a Canadian one. If you can swing it I reccomend freelancing. Working for yanks and living in Canada is the best of situations to be in.
- K_Fresh0
You're home alone on a Friday night and drunk, and I know it.
- Abandoned0
More like K-Stale bahahahaha don't listen to him, he likes to make pretty pottery and sell it at the market.
- K_Fresh0
Stay away. Its not nice here. Not at all. Nope. Horrible city. Trees everywhere and the mountains just take away from my view of the city.
DSmith
(Jan 26 07, 10:14)It's the truth.
- Abandoned0
Surfing here is almost non-existent :( which is sad, I just started to getting into it before I moved to Van. On the island how ever it's pretty good but it's a good 5 to 6 hours travel time to get there. I've only gone once last summer (I've been here 3 years now) but some of my buds are big into it and have cars :) unlike my hobo self so I'm hope'n to get out a bit more this summer.
- welded0
I like it here, but it can be a bit pricey to live - it can take some persistence to find a good place in a decent neighbourhood for a fair price.
- pyeaton0
Yo. Witt, that sold me! Sick of suits. Just wanna do some great work, and help some other folks make some money. No more getting involved in corporatopia.
- matt250
it is good
job market is not bad
hosing is expensive but available
we are having the coldest winter i can remember here right now. anywhere from +10 to -10, changes daily. good oveall though
- sherman0
hi just checking into this bc thread.
- material-10
yo wtsuits needed on the west coast year round. accept maybe in sandiego mid summer.
deep water = cold
- Witt0
from what i hear from friends i think Vancouver is more about grassroots and small drawing shops than big design houses. God bless.
- Monsterpiece0
Where are these jobs you speak of? Seriously, I need an in-house gig stat. Thanks.
- pyeaton0
Whats up in Nashville? Not likin?
- orangemorning0
Stop by Nashville please and pick me up on your way. Please and Thanks.
- pyeaton0
Thanks Jaline! Yeah, that is kinda the plan. We are torn between the NL and BC. But, Canada is a lot easier.
Also, thanks Ross. Rainy seasn is no biggie. Especially when one used to brutal cold in which one needsa space suit to go for a walk so they dont die.
- ross0
Ive been surfing in tofino, which is on the island. During summer and definetly a wet suit is in order.
Beautiful place. They get a rainy season, but no one there seems to mind much. The only downside it they no longer have bertuzzi.
- Jaline0
Hmm...interesting reasons. I think it'd be a nice change for you to move to Canada. See how it is and then move back if it really is horrible. Although I think you'll like it.
- pyeaton0
aaahhhh riiiggghhht.
Seriously. We arent americans in that sense. Matter of fact, my wife and I have gotten so bad, we make fun of Americans here in the states. (saying this in our "free country" will prob get me sent to Guantanomo, but whatever). We are not going to come up there and be like, "Yo! Kanuck, get me a beer, y'all got some budwesier?"
I lived in Seattle for a few years and loved it. Beautiful mountains, green in so many good ways, mild winters, and plain beauty everywhere. But at this point, we are leaving the states due to a lot of reasons. Cost of living, our leaders, our ignorant society, and we are VERY sick of corporations feeding at the trough of the common person. But anyway, dont wanna get all socio-political on you. Trust me, we arent bad. Just wanna live somewhere where we can just blend in and enjoy.
- JesseJensen0
Actually yeah, it's cold, stormy and plain ol' shitty.
- DSmith0
Stay away. Its not nice here. Not at all. Nope. Horrible city. Trees everywhere and the mountains just take away from my view of the city.