Life Odd question....if you could live anywhere in a Canadian city, which would you pick? - Page 3

chris · 10-04-2011, 04:34 PM

Opening an IT company in Canada.

Diverse opinions on the management team. Some want Toronto, others Calgary, or Vancouver. Montreal?

Where would you live? (As long as it had access to direct TV to watch KC Chiefs!) Why?

Thanks

Pioli Zombie · 10-04-2011, 07:28 PM

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Sweet! Does that mean we can go 6-10 and we'll still have enough draft value to take Andrew Luck in the first round?

Unfortunately that also means Luck is only 60% as good up there.

**chefsos** · 10-04-2011, 07:31 PM

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Sweet! Does that mean we can go 6-10 and we'll still have enough draft value to take Andrew Luck in the first round?

Yes. Well, sort of.

We'll bring back some guy named Lucky Andrews.

Buyer beware...

Earthbound · 10-04-2011, 07:48 PM

Montreal. Pretty city and tons of stuff to do. Gotta learn French, tho.

**HemiEd** · 10-04-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chris

Opening an IT company in Canada.

Diverse opinions on the management team. Some want Toronto, others Calgary, or Vancouver. Montreal?

Where would you live? (As long as it had access to direct TV to watch KC Chiefs!) Why?

Thanks

I have spent some time in three of the four, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Loved them all, the people were great in all of them.

From my experience, Toronto is the easiest and most like the U.S.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 10-04-2011, 08:21 PM

Vancouver is their LA. Toronto is their NY. Never been to Toronto, but Rush came from there so it has to be awesome. But I fell in love with Vancouver. I'd live there in a heartbeat.

JD10367 · 10-04-2011, 08:26 PM

Vancouver and Toronto are big metropolitan cities. Montreal not quite so big, and it's more French. Winters in Toronto and Montreal aren't the best. Both Toronto and Montreal put you within striking distance of the big East Coast cities and a giant population base, whereas Vancouver only puts you near Seattle and Portland, so that might affect the decision.

bobbymitch · 10-04-2011, 08:56 PM

Having been to Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria, I'd pick either the last two for the scenery. Don't have to worry about the weather in Toronto as long as your apartment building and work place are accessable through the underground. One needs never to walk outside to get anything.

**Dartgod** · 10-04-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Winnipeg's kind of fun. Then again, I don't mind blisteringly cold weather at all.

I spent a month there one week.

No thanks!

**Rain Man** · 10-04-2011, 09:15 PM

I always hear that Vancouver is amazing, but I was there last year and didn't quite see the appeal. Maybe there are other parts of the city that are better than the part I was in.

I think it'd be cool to live up in a place like the Yukon or Nunavut...for a year.

RJ · 10-04-2011, 09:31 PM

Is it just me or is Drummondville the obvious answer?

Hoover · 10-04-2011, 09:32 PM

Whistler BC

prhom · 10-04-2011, 09:36 PM

I really liked Toronto after I visited there last February. Pretty cold, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Seemed like it would be a very expensive place to live. I don't think it's any cheaper in Vancouver, but there's more outdoor stuff to do in Vancouver. I'd say it depends on what kind of culture you have in the company.

ClevelandBronco · 10-04-2011, 09:51 PM

Edmonton, Calgary, Winnepeg, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw.

Nothing outside of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, that's for damn sure.

**chefsos** · 10-04-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

Edmonton, Calgary, Winnepeg, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw.

Nothing outside of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, that's for damn sure.

Where is Moose Jaw?

**Rain Man** · 10-04-2011, 10:00 PM

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Where is Moose Jaw?

Just south of Moose Snout.

I've always found Moose Jaw intriguing on the map. I want to go there some day.

10-04-2011, 04:34 PM
chris Always Ask "Why" Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Park City; Two Rivers Casino cash: $10004900	Odd question....if you could live anywhere in a Canadian city, which would you pick? Opening an IT company in Canada. Diverse opinions on the management team. Some want Toronto, others Calgary, or Vancouver. Montreal? Where would you live? (As long as it had access to direct TV to watch KC Chiefs!) Why? Thanks
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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Vancouver and Toronto are big metropolitan cities. Montreal not quite so big, and it's more French. Winters in Toronto and Montreal aren't the best. Both Toronto and Montreal put you within striking distance of the big East Coast cities and a giant population base, whereas Vancouver only puts you near Seattle and Portland, so that might affect the decision.
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bobbymitch Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Midwest coast Casino cash: $9883512	Having been to Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria, I'd pick either the last two for the scenery. Don't have to worry about the weather in Toronto as long as your apartment building and work place are accessable through the underground. One needs never to walk outside to get anything. __________________ This is the place where brilliant minds assemble to willfully pool ignorance with questionable logic in order to reach absurd conclusions.
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Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-692449 VARSITY	I always hear that Vancouver is amazing, but I was there last year and didn't quite see the appeal. Maybe there are other parts of the city that are better than the part I was in. I think it'd be cool to live up in a place like the Yukon or Nunavut...for a year. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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prhom Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denver Casino cash: $7406013	I really liked Toronto after I visited there last February. Pretty cold, but not as bad as I thought it would be. Seemed like it would be a very expensive place to live. I don't think it's any cheaper in Vancouver, but there's more outdoor stuff to do in Vancouver. I'd say it depends on what kind of culture you have in the company.
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10-04-2011, 09:51 PM	#43
ClevelandBronco I'm with the banned. Join Date: Sep 2006 Casino cash: $5658955	Edmonton, Calgary, Winnepeg, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw. Nothing outside of Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, that's for damn sure.
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