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I love all 3 cities, some of the best in North America. However, hard presssed I would have to pick Vancouver. I fell in love with that city the first time I went. I found it to be beautiful, cosmopolitan and friendly.
Seattle and SF are amazing as well. Such beauty in all 3 cities. I could be very happy living in either one.
I agree with a lot of the posts here. All 3 are fine cities.
Seattle. I love visiting. I always enjoy myself, but I don't think it stacks up to the other two in terms of beauty. Downtown has a very American vibe, which is a fun change from Vancouver, and there are some nice neighbourhoods, but when comparing all this to Vancouver's offerings, Seattle loses.
S.F. Used to really, really love S.F. the romance is over LOL, but still a fun place to visit. If I couldn't live in Vancouver, I would choose S.F. even with its current issues. Some of which are the same as Vancouver's.
Vancouver. I believe that Vancouver has just done a better job at taking advantage of it's geographical situation. Some joke that if you take Vancouver and plunk it down in the middle of Saskatchewan, you would have an ugly city. I call BS on this assertion.
Vancouver has been shaped by it's geography. The 29k seawall, the amount of parks, amazing Stanley Park ( definitely the best park out of the three cities ). Creating a very, very liveable downtown that is vibrant, safe and varied.
Transit. Seattle again loses out. S.F. has/had great transit with Muni and BART, but even on my last visit years ago, they were dirty. Friends who returned a few months ago, said transit was filthy.
Transit in Vancouver is always improving, but is clean and easy to use.
Also, the elephant in the room. Vancouver is in Canada. I prefer Canada to live, for many reasons. This is not to slag the US, but I'd rather live in a country that is more moderate overall.
I agree with a lot of the posts here. All 3 are fine cities.
Seattle. I love visiting. I always enjoy myself, but I don't think it stacks up to the other two in terms of beauty. Downtown has a very American vibe, which is a fun change from Vancouver, and there are some nice neighbourhoods, but when comparing all this to Vancouver's offerings, Seattle loses.
S.F. Used to really, really love S.F. the romance is over LOL, but still a fun place to visit. If I couldn't live in Vancouver, I would choose S.F. even with its current issues. Some of which are the same as Vancouver's.
Vancouver. I believe that Vancouver has just done a better job at taking advantage of it's geographical situation. Some joke that if you take Vancouver and plunk it down in the middle of Saskatchewan, you would have an ugly city. I call BS on this assertion.
Vancouver has been shaped by it's geography. The 29k seawall, the amount of parks, amazing Stanley Park ( definitely the best park out of the three cities ). Creating a very, very liveable downtown that is vibrant, safe and varied.
Transit. Seattle again loses out. S.F. has/had great transit with Muni and BART, but even on my last visit years ago, they were dirty. Friends who returned a few months ago, said transit was filthy.
Transit in Vancouver is always improving, but is clean and easy to use.
Also, the elephant in the room. Vancouver is in Canada. I prefer Canada to live, for many reasons. This is not to slag the US, but I'd rather live in a country that is more moderate overall.
I don't agree that Stanley Park is better than Golden Gate Park. They're both world class, no doubt, but I prefer GGP.
I don't think that is strange at all. These are all excellent cities by many measures, and I think I would be happy living in any of them. You can toss Portland, OR into that group as well.
For me personally, I've always actually liked Seattle a lot, perhaps the most out of this group. However due to close friends and family, I don't think I would ever live there now. It would make much more sense for us to move to either SF or Vancouver ahead Seattle.
I don't agree that Stanley Park is better than Golden Gate Park. They're both world class, no doubt, but I prefer GGP.
Different experiences.
Some bits of Stanley Park. The more rustic bits and beaches. Not including formal gardens, monuments, concessions, and pavilions.
I've been to both, both are lovely, but Stanley Park stands out to me for it's totally unexpected experience that one expects in an urban park. Not just a park within city limits, because Pacific Spirit Park is much bigger and has more forest, but an urban park abutted against downtown skyscrapers.
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