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Originally Posted by Tapioca
2. Vancouver's economy can't support current prices because there are no high-paying jobs and no head offices.
3. Moreover, Vancouver neither has the panache nor the "it factor" to sustain high prices over the long-term. In fact, it's a backwater with residents who are inward looking, unambitious, and suspicious of outsiders. Any major city in Europe, Asia, or the US has far more going for it than Vancouver which makes current prices inexplicable, particularly for the savvy investor/globetrotting alpha male.
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Damn, brah. Quit shitting on my hometown.
Just kidding.
I don't disagree with your points, but I still love Vancouver. It's the juxtaposition between big city and small town that gives it its charm. Urban and sleepy, cosmopolitan and laid-back. As a twentysomething male, I could move to HK, Shenzhen, Toronto, NYC, Dubai, London and move up the ladder way faster than I could in Vancouver, but life moves at the speed of light in those cities and it's very intimidating.
Living in Vancouver isn't dooming yourself to mediocrity. It requires you to play the game differently.
Besides, Vancouver is an awesome place to live.
You think traffic in Vancouver is bad? Try going down I-5 or Highway 401. Those are 24/7 parking lots.
You think Translink sucks? Living in the Bay Area basically requires you to have a car, unless you live right in the middle of SF (and can spend $3000 on a 1 bedroom box).
You think there's a homeless problem in Vancouver? Pioneer Square in Seattle makes the DTES look like the British Properties.
You think there's a lot of crime in Vancouver? Oakland and East Palo Alto are killing fields.
You have to decide what's important to you. If you want to be in the centre of the action, then somewhere like SF or Toronto will suit you well. If you prefer a slower pace of life, Vancouver is a perfectly good town.