This thread was inspired by a recent post by Emery saying he had a love/hate relationship about the place.
For both those who live here, and those who don't, what do you like and dislike about the city? Please specify in your post whether you live here or not.
I live here.
Pros:
- Great nightlife
- Lots of great cultural events in the city (especially in the summer)
- Great employment opportunities for the line of work I'd like to get into (I'm pretty sure the employment opportunities in Toronto are pretty good in general)
- Low crime rate / generally a safe city to live in
- Friendly people
- Affluent yuppie culture
- Creative and multi-faceted fashion scene (among the general public, not necessarily fashion designers)
- Lots of parks and trees
- Lots of general "variety" in the city due to the large number off immigrant communities that exist
Cons:
- Horrible transit system
- Undeveloped waterfront
- Municipal governments that never fix the above problems
- It's in North America (ie not very ideal for traveling)
- "Fun police" trying to shut things down like Cherry Beach, clubs, and making it difficult to have festivals that play electronic music
exstasie
wow...you pretty much nailed it in for me there!
I agree 100% with all that!!
I would just add to one of the Cons is the Traffic....
Traffic sucks bigtime around the City (including GTA if you want). And its not just traffic, but also the maintenance of roads, especially highways...
But to be fair, we do have a pretty awesome highway system compared to many other cities out there...now only if the road conditions were better and a bit less traffic lol
Silky Johnson
The things I like about Toronto are sorta the same things I dislike about it, lol.
I love that there's so much to do at any given time...theres always a variety of things going on. But at the same time, I don't like Toronto's pace of life...the general hustle and bustle of any big city really.
Skipper
Toronto has really grown on me the last few years. At one point I couldn't wait to leave. Now I'm getting settled here, at least for the next few years.
I echo everything that Graham said. The transit is probably my biggest complaint.
ChemEnhanced
Toronto Maple Leafs....you can put that in both the pro and the con
cenik
Con: The smell of sewage in some areas.
Sasha
there is no parks or squares in Toronto, no open spaces.
it's fkn DIRTY :(
architecture sucks
it's too cold in winter, too hot in summer
people are rude and smell bad
everything else i like :)
Intangible
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Originally posted by cenik Con: The smell of sewage in some areas.
The overall smell of Toronto on a hot humid day
MissK
Graham you nailed it for me. And working on the Harbourfront and getting asked everyday where a patio is along here, urks me because I have no idea why it is not being utilized. Chicago knows what their doing!
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Originally posted by jennypie
the general hustle and bustle of any big city really.
Coming from the country to the city and being witness to the different lifestyles, I NOW appreciate both, it took some adjusting. I know though, that the city lifestyle will not be my permanant.
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Originally posted by Sasha
there is no parks or squares in Toronto, no open spaces.
Queens park, Trinity Park, High Park.. All very big and beautiful ;)
kaniz
quote:
Originally posted by Sasha
there is no parks or squares in Toronto, no open spaces.
it's fkn DIRTY :(
architecture sucks
it's too cold in winter, too hot in summer
people are rude and smell bad
everything else i like :)
I rather like the parks / trails in Toronto. I used to think "Bah, there's no green spaces in Toronto / no places to hike, *grumble*", then one day I decided to get off my ass and start walking. Things I like about Toronto
- The Don Valley paths/trails
- The Brickworks
- High Park
- Cherry Beach Sundays
- Toronto Islands
- Rouge Valley
- Scarborough Bluffs
- Loads of walking/biking trails
Sure, it's no real Central Park or anything, but it's not terrible either. I've rather enjoyed the past few summers exploring the parks / trails / green spaces that Toronto has to offer. If you dont have a car, join up with the Toronto Bruce Trail club to get a bit more 'real' nature into your summer outings.
I find that if you look at Google Maps of Toronto, I see quite a bit of green on the map.
NuERA
Graham you pretty much summed it up for me.
I'd add food to your pro list and ugly condos to your cons list (although that sort of fits into the waterfront part).
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by NuERA
ugly condos .
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Originally posted by MissK
Coming from the country to the city and being witness to the different lifestyles, I NOW appreciate both, it took some adjusting. I know though, that the city lifestyle will not be my permanant.
Oh I appreciate it...but at the end of the day I'm a simple person who prefers a more simple life.
