Areas with a similar feel to southern Ontario? (house, yard)

[adventuregurl]

Originally Posted by Oleg Bach

Growing up on a lake on top of the Oak Ridge Moraine.. back in the 50s...which was the core of Southern Ontario - was heaven.....now it's all sprawl and pavement- makes me want to cry th

Sounds idyllic!

[adventuregurl]

Originally Posted by BIMBAM

The architecture and vegetation of the lower mainland, to me, makes it feel distinctly not like the Southern Ontario.

I agree and I've lived both places.

[callmemaybe]

Originally Posted by BIMBAM

It's possible, I know I don't pick up on alot of the internal differences in the United States as I'm not too familiar with it aside from what I see on TV and read about it in city data. It's interesting that you talk about the "chill" vibe. That's always been the stereotype of coastal BC, but Southern Ontario was traditionally stereotyped as a staid, hard working, Presbyterian kind of a culture (although of course that's no longer true of the Toronto area today).

Yes, I've only really been to Toronto and Parry Sound, but I felt very comfortable there, like the environment was very relaxed, like it is in most places on the West Coast. I actually felt like Vancouver was more obsessed with working hard and felt more tense socially, though it still felt quite safe aside from the Downtown East Side.

Definitely more like 'like home' (I am from Oregon) than Ohio or Illinois, even though Ohio is American and Ontario is not.

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by callmemaybe

Yes, I've only really been to Toronto and Parry Sound, but I felt very comfortable there, like the environment was very relaxed, like it is in most places on the West Coast. I actually felt like Vancouver was more obsessed with working hard and felt more tense socially, though it still felt quite safe aside from the Downtown East Side.

Definitely more like 'like home' (I am from Oregon) than Ohio or Illinois, even though Ohio is American and Ontario is not.

That explains it a bit. I never thought of Parry Sound as "southern Ontario".

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by barneyg

That explains it a bit. I never thought of Parry Sound as "southern Ontario".

I think Parry Sound and the area around it is sort of south and sort of north. It's a bit of a transition zone between the north and the south.

Pembroke is north of Parry Sound for example and it wouldn't be considered northern Ontario either.

Generally for most people I'd say northern Ontario begins along the line roughly drawn by northern edge of Algonquin Park.

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by Acajack

I think Parry Sound and the area around it is sort of south and sort of north. It's a bit of a transition zone between the north and the south.

Pembroke is north of Parry Sound for example and it wouldn't be considered northern Ontario either.

Generally for most people I'd say northern Ontario begins along the line roughly drawn by northern edge of Algonquin Park.

Sure. I guess my point was that whatever Parry Sound "feels" like, it doesn't quite "feel" like London or Stoney Creek

[callmemaybe]

Originally Posted by barneyg

That explains it a bit. I never thought of Parry Sound as "southern Ontario".

True, it is kind of northern. I mean it's like what, an hour from North Bay?

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by Oleg Bach

Growing up on a lake on top of the Oak Ridge Moraine.. back in the 50s...which was the core of Southern Ontario - was heaven.....now it's all sprawl and pavement- makes me want to cry th

Bond Head or Musselman's maybe?

[Trimac20]

You're probably talking more about culture. Wouldn't be surprised if the culture of Toronto is more like Seattle, SF, LA, NY, Boston than say Buffalo...I think it's the phenomenon of trends 'hopping' between the global cities, whereas somewhere like Buffalo or Cleveland are still very provincial. Wouldn't make logical sense that the landscape of Ontario is closer to Oregon than Ohio.

[callmemaybe]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

You're probably talking more about culture. Wouldn't be surprised if the culture of Toronto is more like Seattle, SF, LA, NY, Boston than say Buffalo...I think it's the phenomenon of trends 'hopping' between the global cities, whereas somewhere like Buffalo or Cleveland are still very provincial. Wouldn't make logical sense that the landscape of Ontario is closer to Oregon than Ohio.

No the land is more like Ohio ... but the people and infrastructure I would say have more in common with westerly places.