Vancouver, BC peeps
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- pyeaton
Whats it like? Good jobs? Housing? And how effing cold does it get there? Pretty nice right?
- Sickman0
were not known for being cold ....but this years been a little crazy
lots of jobs - housing is more expensive than on the other side of the mountians but not by nuch
- Sickman0
it really is nice here....sandy beaches, forrests in the city, lots of good places to eat and drink
i lived in calgary, edmonton and regina - i'm much happier here
- pyeaton0
Wow! Awesome. Not looking for Hawaii year round, but man, this ear cracking cold in Boston/NewEngland is getting under my skin. My wife's father came from Montreal.
Couple of other questions for you if you dont mind:
How easy is it to immigrate to Canada?
Is the design scene good?
And, not sure if you can answer this, but, how is the surfing there? Is the water freezing?
- Jaline0
Apparently it's hard to get in here from the UK, but I'm not sure about the U.S. I guess there's a lot of paperwork and the usual.
The design scene is pretty good in the major cities, depending on who you ask.
Don't live in Vancouver so I can't answer the surfing question. But lots of cool people live there.
- pyeaton0
Thanks Jaline!
- Sickman0
From what I've seen after living here for a couple of years I would say that there is a strong graphic design comunity with a healthy amount of work. I myself am a photographer who works at a very large pro lab - so I'm not an expert.
Frozen water? Do you mean the ocean? No the ocean is not frozen. Surfing in town is okay - but the real waves are caught on the Island (Vancouver Island)
- pyeaton0
yeah, thats what I have been hearing. Is the water cold? Here in NH/Boston, it gets down to 50ºF during the summer. Thats pretty damn cold. However, I have heard that the water is actually warmer there, or the same depending on the currents.
- Sickman0
i don't know the actual temp of the water but i does get cold. if your out all day in the water you would were a wet suit.
- pyeaton0
Here, at the end of August, YES AUGUST(!), you need a wetsuit just to wade into the water, much less get in the water to surf.
So, I am sure the waves get real nice there. The W Coast gets much nicer breaks. Here, even with a strom, the curls collapse. No tubes. Sad, so sad.
- JesseJensen0
It's be you to full today!
- 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.
- JesseJensen0
Actually yeah, it's cold, stormy and plain ol' shitty.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- orangemorning0
Stop by Nashville please and pick me up on your way. Please and Thanks.
- pyeaton0
Whats up in Nashville? Not likin?
- Monsterpiece0
Where are these jobs you speak of? Seriously, I need an in-house gig stat. Thanks.
- Witt0
from what i hear from friends i think Vancouver is more about grassroots and small drawing shops than big design houses. God bless.