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Ideas to increase Tourism in Canada and Toronto (pg. 4)
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Make Toronto of architectural interest!
You know how you do this? Build more condos. Interesting ones. Where boring, cement clubs used to be. |
Boring clubs? Are you trying to tell us something about your dj sets?
LOL!! |
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| Tordan |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Make Toronto of architectural interest!
You know how you do this? Build more condos. Interesting ones. Where boring, cement clubs used to be. |
you read my mind! :) |
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| Stilez |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
I would be very sceptical that Europeans would want to visit Canada for their cities, if they want to see skyscrapers, they can just check New York or Chicago.
I think Europeans are more intrested in open spaces and wilderness, they see Canada as a big forest. |
Unfortunately most Canadians fall into this trap as well, and as a result, resent Toronto and what it represents. Canada does have that image of the great outdoors, and we really do promote that. Is it then so hard to understand why people from other countries expect to see Bears, Moose, and beavers walking around Toronto? Toronto is the most urbanized and metropolitan city in Canada, and the rest of Canada needs to recognize and accept it, and not hate it because we're Americanized.
Let's sell Canada as the great outdoors, but let's sell Toronto as Canada's urban metropolis where it's ultra modern and chic, stylish, and forward thinking. Of course, we'd have to walk the walk and deliver on the goods.
We will never be VanCity with it's mountains and beautiful wilderness, and we don't have the distinction of Qbc's predominantly French language and culture, or the serenity of the East Coast.
Toronto's flat and concrete, and doesn't offer much for nature, but what we lack in nature, we make up in 'URBANITY'. |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
Unfortunately most Canadians fall into this trap as well, and as a result, resent Toronto and what it represents. Canada does have that image of the great outdoors, and we really do promote that. Is it then so hard to understand why people from other countries expect to see Bears, Moose, and beavers walking around Toronto? Toronto is the most urbanized and metropolitan city in Canada, and the rest of Canada needs to recognize and accept it, and not hate it because we're Americanized.
Let's sell Canada as the great outdoors, but let's sell Toronto as Canada's urban metropolis where it's ultra modern and chic, stylish, and forward thinking. Of course, we'd have to walk the walk and deliver on the goods.
We will never be VanCity with it's mountains and beautiful wilderness, and we don't have the distinction of Qbc's predominantly French language and culture, or the serenity of the East Coast.
Toronto's flat and concrete, and doesn't offer much for nature, but what we lack in nature, we make up in 'URBANITY'. |
+1
and that starts with developing a true identity for Toronto which I believe it currently lacks. Let's stop trying to be New York or someone else all the time.
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
+1
and that starts with developing a true identity for Toronto which I believe it currently lacks. Let's stop trying to be New York or someone else all the time.
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For sure but how? Malek mentioned finding something that is unique to here. Like Montrea is known for smoked meat and poutine (and like he said they were never created there), we have to find something similar, not just necessarily food though. |
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| hardcore trancer |
For most tourists Toronto = another American city wannabe.
It is time to change that idea and try something new. |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
For sure but how? Malek mentioned finding something that is unique to here. Like Montrea is known for smoked meat and poutine (and like he said they were never created there), we have to find something similar, not just necessarily food though. |
I believe the neo-Cypriot kick is unique to Toronto :thepirate
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
For sure but how? Malek mentioned finding something that is unique to here. Like Montrea is known for smoked meat and poutine (and like he said they were never created there), we have to find something similar, not just necessarily food though. |
I firmly believe that unique culture starts with unique food and dishes, its what makes you different from the other cultures. I'm not saying that Montreal has a whole different culture of its own, but its burgeoing, maybe in 300 years we will be completely different like how the US and UK are different now.
But back to the subject, I was astonished to learn that Japanese book full 747 jumbojets Tokyo-Mtl for a weekend only to come and see the red-multi colored leaves in autumn, it will take lots of time to change the image we project to the world... |
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| zokissima |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
I can't say whether it would work or not, but I'd also talk up the ethnic food that's not of European origin. We have an extremely high Asian population and as such we have some pretty good and authentic food, and it's perhaps a little more friendly for Americans and Europeans than going to China with all of the inherent cultural, language, and political barriers.
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From my own experience, most developed European countries, not to mention America, have just as varied and developed 'asian flavours' to offer to their citizens. |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by chinamon
ummie, relax with the essay length post. lol |
lol
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
install bidets for all toilets :o |
lmao
definitely legalize prostitution. |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
I believe the neo-Cypriot kick is unique to Toronto :thepirate
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LOL.
Malek, maybe that's something feasable? Focusing on stuff like that more consistently? I mean hey it brings planeloads of Japanese over... |
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