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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane
I'm going to agree with what another person says... what's so appealing live in the states just out of curiousity? I'd rather live anywhere in canada than in any city in the states.
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Nope!
You can't stereotype all of the US as the same.
I had one friend who grew up with me in Canada, and went to West Virginia to do his Post-Doc, and now co-runs his own lab; he loves it there, and firmly believes the quality of life and cost of living there is far better than Vancouver.
I also have another former Vancouverite who just visited his brother in Raleigh, North Carolina; and he had nothing but good to say about the place.
Having lived in London for several years now, I also would not agree that Vancouver is "the best" place in the world, despite what ICBC prints on the license plate.
The standard world rankings are based on fixed values such as pollution, cost of property/living relative to average income, health accessibility, etc., but does not factor other unquantifiable measures e.g the "vibrancy" of a city, the opportunities for higher education and employment, government/tax friendliness for business opportunities, etc.
I feel firmly that Vancouver is a great city to retire only once you've made your stash abroad.