Will Ottawa suit me as a place to live? Please read.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Cromulent

The legendary Dr. Foth referred to Ottawa as The Town That Fun Forgot.

But speaking as an American with some fluency in the difficult Canadian language, I like it. It's just a little underwhelming as a *World Capital*. It is amusing that the dopey Sens don't play in Ottawa proper, but in Kanata.

It's a technicality, but Kanata *is* Ottawa proper now. Around the turn of the century Ottawa and all of its suburbs on the Ontario side were merged into one big City of Ottawa.

[porterjack]

Originally Posted by Acajack

It's a technicality, but Kanata *is* Ottawa proper now. Around the turn of the century Ottawa and all of its suburbs on the Ontario side were merged into one big City of Ottawa.

the good old RMOC One chair, lord knows how many mayors and councillors

[Cromulent]

When first I crossed into Gatineau/Hull from Awfulwa, I was greeted by the sight of a brightly lit COUCHE-TARD. I realize it's a common depanneur, but to an American, the sight was initially both jarring and amusing... as are the bilingual street names ("Rue Metcalfe St.") across the river.

The GLEBE (!) seemed a pleasant enough place to live.

[jj73]

Dude, are you really assuming that the wheather is the same in the whole Europe ?