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Hello espritan, Vancouver's winter is wet, dark and rainy - it's usually 1-7 degrees Celsius or around 35-45 Fahrenheit. Sometimes the days are warmer, but some days the days are colder, but not by much and not for long.
It's really cold if you're from Florida, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, South Africa, etc. If you're from New York, Russia, Scandinavia, Berlin, Colorado, Montreal, Chicago, etc. then it's warm.
Vancouver's not expensive if you live in London, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong... it's expensive otherwise. Food? Transportation? It really depends where you're from and what you're comparing it to. Where are you from espritan?
Yes, i strongly agree that when people ask "is XXX expensive/cold?", they should also tell where they have lived before. Is $1000 for a one bedroom expensive? Yes if you used to live in Kansas, but it will be a steal if you spent the past years in Manhattan or Hong Kong.
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Originally Posted by Robynator
Hello espritan, Vancouver's winter is wet, dark and rainy - it's usually 1-7 degrees Celsius or around 35-45 Fahrenheit. Sometimes the days are warmer, but some days the days are colder, but not by much and not for long.
It's really cold if you're from Florida, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, South Africa, etc. If you're from New York, Russia, Scandinavia, Berlin, Colorado, Montreal, Chicago, etc. then it's warm.
Vancouver's not expensive if you live in London, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong... it's expensive otherwise. Food? Transportation? It really depends where you're from and what you're comparing it to. Where are you from espritan?
Yes, i strongly agree that when people ask "is XXX expensive/cold?", they should also tell where they have lived before. Is $1000 for a one bedroom expensive? Yes if you used to live in Kansas, but it will be a steal if you spent the past years in Manhattan or Hong Kong.
Hello espritan, Vancouver's winter is wet, dark and rainy - it's usually 1-7 degrees Celsius or around 35-45 Fahrenheit. Sometimes the days are warmer, but some days the days are colder, but not by much and not for long.
It's really cold if you're from Florida, Mexico, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, South Africa, etc. If you're from New York, Russia, Scandinavia, Berlin, Colorado, Montreal, Chicago, etc. then it's warm.
Vancouver's not expensive if you live in London, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong... it's expensive otherwise. Food? Transportation? It really depends where you're from and what you're comparing it to. Where are you from espritan?
Thank you for the info!!!
Honestly, I'm really surprised that the temperature isn't under 0 C in the winter
How is the crime scene out there?
And if someone knows more about English Bay College please let me know
It would be great if someone has more information about it!
BTW as far as I could see on the map the college is close if it's not even in the Hastings East about which I read here in the forum is a very dangerous place. Is it really?! Even during the day?
Thank you in advance for the info it's really important for me!!!
I've heard of English Bay College because I used to work with ESL students - it's a small ESL school in Gastown in Vancouver. You'll be fine. It's not a university or anything like that. Most ESL schools in Vancouver are small schools located in old office buildings with lots of Brazilian, Mexican, German, Swiss, Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese students. Unless you work in the ESL industry in Vancouver, most locals are unaware of the names of the ESL schools.
By the way, East Hastings isn't dangerous - you won't get mugged there. It's not a violent place. There are just a lot of homeless people, prostitutes and drug addicts there. They might beg and ask you for money, but that neighbourhood isn't dangerous. It just looks bad.
Gastown, including Water Street, is a tourist area, where the famous steam clock is located. Lots of gift shops selling souvenirs, T-shirts, postcards, smoked salmon and maple syrups.
When traveling away from home, in an unfamiliar country or city, apply the same commonsense and caution as you would in your own city.
For examples:
- plan travel arrangements with a group of friends
- don't walk alone in deserted areas, large parks and public gardens; go with a few friends
- travel in a small group when taking buses or skytrain at nights
and make sure your friends walk with you to the residence
- if strangers knock on your door, phone the rental manager
- don't attract attention by wearing your mom's biggest diamond ring
You'll enjoy and even come to love your stay here.
It would be great if someone has more information about it!
BTW as far as I could see on the map the college is close if it's not even in the Hastings East about which I read here in the forum is a very dangerous place. Is it really?! Even during the day?
Thank you in advance for the info it's really important for me!!!
try to get into vancouver community college or douglas college Douglas College
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Is anyone studying there?
Ebc
It worries me that all I could find in the net about English Bay College is an advertising information about it... 
