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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Ann Arbour, Michigan is a gorgeous town. It's small...a real university town. I always wanted to go to school there (University of Michigan), just so I could live in that town. But I'd only want to live in that town if I were in school there.

Town of Troy is really nice...

im sure uve been to sommerset mall....well if you just keeping going on big beaver road....u get to the residential area...wow its amazing...

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Originally posted by AC-Milan 2.5 hours from Toronto

I am an hour away from toronto. St. kitts is one hour drive. And thats fine but 2.5 hour trust me you wont make it toronro every weekend unless you can stay there overnight.

Good thing about living in a small town, things are cheaper like rent or night life .

Good luck, if you accept that position.

Yep I would.

Love living in KW. Just the right size. Plus Toronto isn't that far.

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict Town of Troy is really nice... im sure uve been to sommerset mall....well if you just keeping going on big beaver road....u get to the residential area...wow its amazing...

My cousins live in Troy and I quite frequent Somerset.

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Originally posted by chinamon that was the size of markham when i first moved here in the late 80s and it wasnt that small. that is pretty big for a town, its more like a small city.

thats because all the chinamons moved there

heheh

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict Town of Troy is really nice... im sure uve been to sommerset mall....well if you just keeping going on big beaver road....u get to the residential area...wow its amazing...

Exit 69, Big Beaver road where it will intersect with Little Mack

I love michigan names.

hell no.

the relaxed pace would be nice...as would be the cheaper cost of living (assuming similar income)...and the sense of community that is harder to find here.

but the lack of cultural diversity...the small town, conservative mentality...the 'everyone knows everyone' thing? not my cup of tea.

My ideal compromise would be to live in the city and own a vacation property in a small town. The above "pluses" for small towns could easily be satisfied for me in small quantities...but would annoy me in everyday life, I guess.

it's not just about being young and single. I'd actually rather raise a family downtown too...and expose them to the diversity and cultural options a big city offers.

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Originally posted by AC-Milan Would you relocate to a smaller town (let's say the size of Hamilton but 2.5 hours from Toronto) if you were offered a good job with a good salary, benefits and etc.? Would you abandon the charms of the big city life? Of course, you can visit the city every weekend, but sometimes it could be a pain in the ass due to our harsh winters.

Im having the same worries as you. Right now im in fremont which is a small city but is 45 minutes away from san francisco and even that seems out of the way at times.

Problem is im only here for another month before training gets over and they place me on a project and in the consultancy field you can end up anywhere. Friend of mine just got placed on a project with Wels Fargo bank in sioux falls, south dakota which is as bad a state as it can get but he told me that there are both upsides and downsides if you compare it to california.

Obviously the sad part is the lack of nightlife and possible street smart people but at the same time the work conditions arnt so stressful, the people are a lot more easy going and sometimes allow you to work from home if the weather is horrible. Youd never find that sort of stuff on the east/west coast.

I guess the key is that as long as you know people in the area, you should be set else it can get a bit miserable. Personally, i couldnt care less about a lack of an edm seen if the money and work environment are good and i know a decent set of people there.

rite now i would not move outside of the 416 unless it was outside of Canada!

i dunno how some of u ppl can do it sometimes ..

I was born and raised in TO until I was 12. Then my parents decided to move out of TO into a small town of only 1200 ppl (Ayr).
It was f**king hell. My parents would know what I did that night before I even got home cuz everyone knew everyone. I hated every minute of it and don't know if I could ever live in a small town again. As soon as I could afford it, I moved to the nearest city being KW and it is still too small for me I think.
(but it is still cheaper for me to live here and drive back and forth to TO when I want to I think. My expenses aren't as much as they would be living in the bigger city)

I lived in Toronto for the first 13 years of my life. I was pissed when my family moved to Collingwood, and I didn't really start having fun for 4 years. But I truly found myself in that town, and discovered theatre, acting, and playwriting. So now, I am doing something I love everyday of my life. If I had stayed in Toronto, I would NEVER have been exposed to these things. I enjoy living in the city again, but small-town life definitely had a positive impact on my personality.

As for electronica scenes... Collingwood had a decent scene, and I am sure Jaime would contest this as well... because we had AWESOME nights at Monsoon Lounge. (though I am not sure how active the scene is since Nathan and I are gone...)

250,000 is not a small town by any means. everyone will not know your business. there will be plenty of diversity and cultural stimulations for the average person. question is, where are you in your life right now. is going to clubs every weekend very important to you? would you be moving along, or do u have a significant other that would move with you (and brave the lonely lonely first several weeks/months). can u be satisfied with regular bars/theatre/clubs etc for most of your entertainment. does the city offer other recreational activities that interest you. good sport teams, drama clubs etc. with the new raise, is it feasible to regularily travel to detroit. do u have friends in windsor and/or detroit. if you are making this decision based on if this city has a big enough edm scene for you, you are probably not ready to move, but if clubs and parties are just a small part, then do so more research on other aspects

god, i ramble on things when i can't sleep that really i don't give a fuck (npo )

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Originally posted by spitty god, i ramble on things when i can't sleep that really i don't give a fuck (npo )

it's not may yet is it?

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* Pls tell me you didn't live in this town this past June.

no I was living in Los Angeles then. Otherwise I would have come out for sure when all of you came down to NYC that weekend. I was actually talking to andrew before hand saying how much I wished I was back home to see all of you when you came through.

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Originally posted by EvilTree Yep I would. Love living in KW. Just the right size. Plus Toronto isn't that far.

Me too. And hell, if you're raising a family, this kind of place is pretty much perfect.

I've lived in Cambridge my whole life. I'll go to Toronto on weekends for fun and stuff, but I do not want to live there. I love my city. Lots of nice people, giving lots of common courtesy. I feel safe living here, and walking anywhere ALONE, at any time of day. Unlike most big citys, like Toronto thats for sure.

Unlike huge citys, most of our houses have huge lots, with lots of GRASS! Remember that stuff people? grass? hmm? lol. People with beautiful gardens, kids playing in their backyards and front lawns, because they actually have them. Able to walk beside my house and have room between them, not just 2 feet. I would never want to live in a big city. Its too cold feeling. So much concrete everywhere, everything is fackin paved. I was born in Toronto, but we moved to Cambridge when I was 2. My dad didn't want to raise us there, and i'm so glad he made that move, because I love living where I do. I can find a great job here or K-W, and don't need to move to some huge city. On a summer day theres kids playing, old ladys watering their grass, and other than that pretty quiet. Great place to raise a family.

Love living here, love working here.

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Originally posted by Irishaddict fuck that shit

hahaha +1

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Originally posted by Playa24_7 I've lived in Cambridge my whole life. I'll go to Toronto on weekends for fun and stuff, but I do not want to live there. I love my city. Lots of nice people, giving lots of common courtesy. I feel safe living here, and walking anywhere ALONE, at any time of day. Unlike most big citys, like Toronto thats for sure. Unlike huge citys, most of our houses have huge lots, with lots of GRASS! Remember that stuff people? grass? hmm? lol. People with beautiful gardens, kids playing in their backyards and front lawns, because they actually have them. Able to walk beside my house and have room between them, not just 2 feet. I would never want to live in a big city. Its too cold feeling. So much concrete everywhere, everything is fackin paved. I was born in Toronto, but we moved to Cambridge when I was 2. My dad didn't want to raise us there, and i'm so glad he made that move, because I love living where I do. I can find a great job here or K-W, and don't need to move to some huge city. On a summer day theres kids playing, old ladys watering their grass, and other than that pretty quiet. Great place to raise a family.

Love all your points Dannyboy! That's pretty much what makes me 'hesitate' to wanna move from Collingwood to TO, why I think I'd almost rather just move to Barrie or Newmarket eventually... but then again, the convenience of seeing all my friends soooooo easily and soo much if say, I lived in East York (which is where I think I'd wanna live if I moved to TO)

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Originally posted by spitty 250,000 is not a small town by any means. everyone will not know your business. there will be plenty of diversity and cultural stimulations for the average person. question is, where are you in your life right now. is going to clubs every weekend very important to you? would you be moving along, or do u have a significant other that would move with you (and brave the lonely lonely first several weeks/months). can u be satisfied with regular bars/theatre/clubs etc for most of your entertainment. does the city offer other recreational activities that interest you. good sport teams, drama clubs etc. with the new raise, is it feasible to regularily travel to detroit. do u have friends in windsor and/or detroit. if you are making this decision based on if this city has a big enough edm scene for you, you are probably not ready to move, but if clubs and parties are just a small part, then do so more research on other aspects god, i ramble on things when i can't sleep that really i don't give a fuck (npo )

OH SPITTY... (L) <3333 Love your analysis of the situation, so intense and detailed... I'd vote for you!

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Originally posted by slingshot it's not may yet is it?

okay, that was good. Burner's on fire

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Originally posted by djozzy but 2.5 hour trust me you wont make it toronro every weekend unless you can stay there overnight.

So true, I wont come to TO anymore unless I can find a friend or some friends so stay with that weekend... 2 hours back home just is toooo much for me!

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Originally posted by Matt As for electronica scenes... Collingwood had a decent scene, and I am sure Jaime would contest this as well... because we had AWESOME nights at Monsoon Lounge. (though I am not sure how active the scene is since Nathan and I are gone...)

We had an EXCELLENT ONE (for Collingwood)... actually, for Collingwood and its size and population and everything, it was better than excellent... and that all started Halloween 2004 when I discovered Nate, the manager of Monsoon, a sushi lounge and martini bar, spun trance and techno. Such a fluke too, my senior manager was in this restaurant and told me he saw an advertisement for this night! I checked it out, and it was awesome, even though for the first many months, it was often just me at the very end, and only me + a few others (who i didnt know) thru the rest the night.

That's really where the scene started in Collingwod,a nd I'm glad I was apart of it getting it started. I remember I bugged and bugged Matt to come out and check it out... finally, months after the fact he did, and he loved it. eventually he got to play beside Nate, then eventually it was a standard thing... and they became known to us at just "Marshall & Goulet"... then Matt left for school in teh fall of 05 and we got Marty McFly on board.... there's a fucking top notch guy, spins breaks. He actually introduced me that genre and over time made me not despise it.

It all started in 04 on Sunday nights, then eventually moved to Fridays on spring of 2005. And then got shafted to Wednesday on the beg of 06, but even those were a fucking blast! I had the BEST TIMES of my life in at Monsoons listening to my two friends Matta and Nate spin up a storm, plus Marty and all the other DJs we found that wanted air time!

It was fantastic and I'm so sad to say that chapter of Collingwood "EDM" life is dead!

I wish Nate was still around Matt, so badly. I miss that man... and all the good times that abounded.


To this day, Matt, You and Nate one of my faouvourite DJ duos that I know personally... first or second. You guys just had a fucking vibe and I loved the your two sounds blended. For energy, together, I dont think ANYONE I know tops you too!!! I need to hear another Marshall & Goulet set in Collingwood...

maybe my basement? haha

Born and raised in Dundas, I was forced into a childhood filled with pre-pubescent sexual acts, drug experimentation, and fantastic house league sports activities. No gangs, very little violence, no murders to speak of, and a tightly knit community. Never locked our doors at the house, or car - why? because we just didn't have to. Beautiful landscape, trails, a huge non-commercialized waterfall, the escarpment with a peak that on a clear day you can see 75 km NE, all the way to the CN Tower. Less pollution, more trees, people who are actually polite and say 'hello' to each other in passing.

With all that being said - once you hit the age of 16, you just want to get the fuck out. And ten years later, at 26 - i'm on the verge of jumping off the beautiful escarpment and cursing myself as I plummet to my ultimate death.

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Originally posted by Floorwhore Born and raised in Dundas, I was forced into a childhood filled with pre-pubescent sexual acts, drug experimentation, and fantastic house league sports activities. No gangs, very little violence, no murders to speak of, and a tightly knit community. Never locked our doors at the house, or car - why? because we just didn't have to. Beautiful landscape, trails, the escarpment with a peak that on a clear day you can see 75 km NE, all the way to the CN Tower. Less pollution, more trees, people who are actually polite and say 'hello' to each other in passing.

you haven't lived until you've taken 'the Dundas tour', mystical waterfall and all


small towns ftw

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Originally posted by 5hiftn6ears you haven't lived until you've taken 'the Dundas tour', mystical waterfall and all small towns ftw

how could i forget the waterfall.

fuck.

dundas tour ftfwf.

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Originally posted by Floorwhore fantastic house league sports activities. No gangs, very little violence, no murders to speak of, and a tightly knit community. Never locked our doors at the house, or car - why? because we just didn't have to. Beautiful landscape, trails, a huge non-commercialized waterfall, the escarpment with a peak that on a clear day you can see 75 km NE, all the way to the CN Tower. Less pollution, more trees, people who are actually polite and say 'hello' to each other in passing.

So true. My parents never lock their vehicles (one being a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Edition), and theres always like a side door or something unlocked in our house.

We have an alarm system, but its NEVER on.

And i know lots of ppl that dont lock their cars when downtown or out at the mall, grocery stores, movie theatre, etc etc.

You just dont need to worry about that mess here in Collingwood. And you NEVER even think twice about opening up your front door if a stranger is at it u dont know.

I remember there was a thread a while back about whether or not TAs would opening up their front door if they saw it was someone they didnt know. You wouldnt even think twice about it in Collingwood. it would be strange and very rude not to. The safety of the matter simply isnt a concern in a small town like it is in TO... and i love that.

Id hate to have to be so concerned over such simple things like that.

I come from a small town - I don't think I could ever deal with living in one again for many reasons....

no fucking way

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Originally posted by Pett no fucking way

Yea, Petty, you're right, theres NO EFFING WAY I could see you living in a small town, you would kill someone and go insane...

oh gawd, but it would be so jokes!

Carns would be even worse... He'd definately being exploding and killing ppl... LOL


Now Lucas, he on the other hand I can see adapting... bc he'd have his pick of all the small town girls and he'd be loving it, going thru the ranks! hahahaha

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