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Montreal is medium sized? I think it is the 19th biggest metro in North America, with 1.6 million in the former Montreal city limits. I believe that there are around 4 million people in Greater Montreal. Greater Montreal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I don't consider metros of 4 million to be large. Rather average sized cities. Anything smaller than 1-2 million I usually consider a town even if it's officially a city.
I always feel like I'm some sort of criminal, even when I'm innocent.
All those questions, and you can't be too vague, "I'm just driving around".
They seem to need a definite destination,
direct eye contact seems to be really important too.
The only city in Canada I would ever die to visit is Montreal. Perhaps areas of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and way up north.
The rest of the cities and most of the country are so similar to the US that me visiting there is way on the back burner. Toronto, Winnipeg, Quebec, Calgary, even Vancouver (which is much like Seattle) can be compared to other US cities.
The only city in Canada I would ever die to visit is Montreal. Perhaps areas of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and way up north.
The rest of the cities and most of the country are so similar to the US that me visiting there is way on the back burner. Toronto, Winnipeg, Quebec, Calgary, even Vancouver (which is much like Seattle) can be compared to other US cities.
I love Canada, and actually live there for college. The area I live in isn't particularly interesting, very urbanized (GTA), but then again I haven't seen all of it to really say much. Also, I'm not a liker of modern urban-ness. I prefer more historic cities. I know Toronto has more historic parts of it, but I haven't seen much of the city to know about it. Quebec is pretty, and Montreal is a lovely city! Very historic and beautiful buildings. I would love to see more of Canada, especially PEI, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia.
I don't consider metros of 4 million to be large. Rather average sized cities. Anything smaller than 1-2 million I usually consider a town even if it's officially a city.
4 million people in metropolitan area is not mega metro, but it could at least be considered medium-sized metro. 1-2 million people in a city is also considered medium-sized city.
Montreal is definitely a unique city worth visiting, and perhaps Vancouver to a certain extent; otherwise, there really isn't much in Canada we can't find here, though I might visit Toronto for Caribana one of these years.
The only reason I've never been to Canada is cost. While I grew up in a border state (MN), we lived a long way from the border. Flights from Minneapolis to most Canadian cities are often very expensive. And while I'd love to visit Canadian cities, if I'm shelling out half a grand or more for airfare I'd rather cross an ocean. (No offense to Canada -- I'm sure I'll get there some time, and if we could work out a visa I'd be more than willing to consider relocating to a Canadian city.) But as far as travel, the passport isn't the issue, but the cost. Now obviously people who live right by the border probably cross over far more often, but living a full day's drive from a border crossing isn't particularly close, easy, or affordable. A lot of Minnesotans have passports, but last I checked, for example, you could get cheaper flights to Mexico, and it's cheaper there once you arrive. (or lots of other places, but Mexico was always a hot spot for Twin Cities residents craving affordable foreign beach vacations in the dead of winter).
You've never driven to Winnipeg or Thunder Bay? (or Fort Frances, but that's a bore).
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