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Originally Posted by originalhypa
But, don't they know about how big a deal I am in my own mind?
Srsly tho, there are many negatives, but also a lot of positives to growth in our area. The same people who used to call my town a redneck haven, the boonies, etc, are now living here. The addition of some culture to our bumpkin village has opened up a lot of opportunities. My kids have partaken in Sansho Daiko for years, and speak more Japanese than french. The growth of the city has brought in the a new stadium, along with the Giants and Stealth. I'm there weekly in the winter, and it's an amazing place to play hockey. The highway and road system has grown, restaurants have popped up, and there is no shortage of things to do.
That's the give and take of community growth.
Also, you're still one hell of a linguistic ninja CB. Out of all the responses that I got from my diatribe, yours forced me to question my stance. It's not a matter of being racist or prejudice. But my feelings do come from the fear of our eroding ways, and what that is going to do to our next generation. That includes your kids, my kids, and Quasi's kids too. |
Oh don't get me wrong, I frequently lament how much more "crowded" this city feels and the general lack of community. That being said, I appreciate the cultural offerings this place has to offer far exceeds what we had 10, even 5 years ago. Although I don't have a memory stretching as far back as yours
I still miss the days of Vancouver in the late 90s and early 2000s as a nice time to grow up and be optimistic before shit hit the fan.
I also just don't feel it's fair to blame "The AyeZians!!#$!!" for all the high density. Canadians have always had more of an affinity towards high-density living than Americans do. Look at the West-End. Most of the high-rise stock are from the 50s and 60s- unheard of for North American cities our size back then. I doubt Asians were buying up those places when they were first built.