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Originally Posted by multicartual
>hits bong<
I don't even want to reproduce if it would mean I have to live in East Van with the unwashed masses
Will be interesting to see how housing prices affect societal trends; are there a massive amount of 30+ year old professionals who just drink, do drugs, socialize and have tons of sex because they see no way of getting a real family home? My own, uh, "research" has shown me that nearly all of the brightest people I know haven't reproduced! It does seem like a hollow status symbol in some ways, almost a regression to what our parents had. Then again, I enjoyed growing up in a house with a backyard so much, there's no way I could ever have a wife and kids without a detached house and a yard. I was a filthy kid who played in the dirt constantly, it is a big reason why in my adult life I've been healthy as fuck!
Another thing, driving around west of Arbutus there are so, so many houses with uncut lawns. My gf says these homes are all owned by people who reside out of the country and the homes are for investment purposes only. Take a tour around for yourself, there are tons of houses on 33rd alone that are totally unkempt!
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Most of the professionals I associate with, all very bright people are either heavily underpaid and underemployed here, or they've moved away.
Let's not forget, Vancouver hasn't always been expensive, this is a short term phenomenon. However, lack of an economy is a long term Vancouver thing.