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I have lived in Boston for 30 years, have been to Jamaica Plain maybe about 5 times or less, to Dorchester twice in the year 2000/01, and never to Mattapan, Roslindale or East Boston (except to the airport). I seriously do not equate Boston with triple deckers :-).
Both cities are expensive, I definitely prefer the climate, geographical location and racial demographics of Vancouver over Boston, but prefer the people of Boston for sure, more straightforward. Not a fan of the introverted "seattle freeze" type people that Vancouver has.
Both cities are expensive, I definitely prefer the climate, geographical location and racial demographics of Vancouver over Boston, but prefer the people of Boston for sure, more straightforward. Not a fan of the introverted "seattle freeze" type people that Vancouver has.
For clarity, are you saying that you really like Asians or that you don’t care for Black people and Latinos?
Either is kind of a weird flex, but I do think one is worse than the other.
For clarity, are you saying that you really like Asians or that you don’t care for Black people and Latinos?
Either is kind of a weird flex, but I do think one is worse than the other.
As someone in an interracial relationship with an Asian woman, I'd definitely feel more comfortable in Vancouver than in Boston. Based on demographics, I assume that interracial relationships in Boston are heavily White/Black, and White/Asian couples are not very common. So the level of acceptance and representation may not exist in Boston for WMAF compared to BMWF
As someone in an interracial relationship with an Asian woman, I'd definitely feel more comfortable in Vancouver than in Boston. Based on demographics, I assume that interracial relationships in Boston are heavily White/Black, and White/Asian couples are not very common. So the level of acceptance and representation may not exist in Boston for WMAF compared to BMWF
Fair enough, I guess. While nowhere near Vancouver, the Boston area is one of the most Asian in North America outside of the West Coast. And there are suburbs like Quincy (60% white, 30% Asian) or Lexington (63% white, 31% Asian), that would probably be up your alley.
White/Asian couples may actually be more common than white/black ones in the metro area. For obvious historical reasons, Asian immigrants have been much quicker to move into whiter suburbs in the metro area than black immigrants or black Americans moving out of the city.
Edited to add: the current mayor of Boston is an Asian woman married to a white man.
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As someone in an interracial relationship with an Asian woman, I'd definitely feel more comfortable in Vancouver than in Boston. Based on demographics, I assume that interracial relationships in Boston are heavily White/Black, and White/Asian couples are not very common. So the level of acceptance and representation may not exist in Boston for WMAF compared to BMWF
In a way i guess. However, Boston is a lot larger and has more diversity than Vancouver. Hard to compare Boston and Vancouver on that regard. I find Boston more global, and Vancouver more specified.. like Miami.
Fair enough, I guess. While nowhere near Vancouver, the Boston area is one of the most Asian in North America outside of the West Coast. And there are suburbs like Quincy (60% white, 30% Asian) or Lexington (63% white, 31% Asian), that would probably be up your alley.
White/Asian couples may actually be more common than white/black ones in the metro area. For obvious historical reasons, Asian immigrants have been much quicker to move into whiter suburbs in the metro area than black immigrants or black Americans moving out of the city.
Edited to add: the current mayor of Boston is an Asian woman married to a white man.
I think it’s a stretch to represent Boston like that comparing against Vancouver. The Boston MSA as a whole is less than 10% Asian. In the city of Boston, the percentage of Asians shrank since 1990. My sister’s house in Vancouver, the houses on either side and one across the street were scraped off the lot were replaced with new premium houses with Chinese owners. Her block shift from 100% white to 50% Chinese in a decade or so. Her house as a teardown is worth more than $3 million so the people buying in are very wealthy. Those houses all have children. The children are Canadians attending local schools. You simply don’t have that in Boston.
Both cities are expensive, I definitely prefer the climate, geographical location and racial demographics of Vancouver over Boston, but prefer the people of Boston for sure, more straightforward. Not a fan of the introverted "seattle freeze" type people that Vancouver has.
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