Nordic countries vs Canada (apartment, residential, area)
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I guess it would come down if one would want to rather live in North America, with the US in reach and depending on where in Canada to extend the pacific and Asia or if one would prefer having access to the rest of Europe (including Russia here) and perhaps Africa and Middle East.
Asia as a whole is much closer to the Nordic Countries than it is to Canada.
Japan is basically the only important exception, being marginally closer to Vancouver than it is to Stockholm.
East of BC such exception no longer holds.
Asia as a whole is much closer to the Nordic Countries than it is to Canada.
Japan is basically the only important exception, being marginally closer to Vancouver than it is to Stockholm.
East of BC such exception no longer holds.
What about Singapore....both around 13.5 hours flight time from Vancouver
or from Helsinki.
I wouldn’t say Nordics being “much” closer for parts of east asia..
...the farther east in Asia ...the more Canada’s Pacific coast is in the running.
Though Nordics are closer but still long flights.
Old low rise buildings, cobble stoned street shopping arcades, these things are great when they're novel to you on your trip to Quebec city, but give me a rapidly changing and growing city over that stale crap any day.
It's a huge beef that I have with most european cities.
We have places in Canada that are similar to Nordic cities in pace and vibe, I'd say Victoria BC or Vancouver Island in general is a good example. But I don't like it at all. I prefer big cities with skyscrapers and expressways and lots of diverse people.
Old low rise buildings, cobble stoned street shopping arcades, these things are great when they're novel to you on your trip to Quebec city, but give me a rapidly changing and growing city over that stale crap any day.
It's a huge beef that I have with most european cities.
We have places in Canada that are similar to Nordic cities in pace and vibe, I'd say Victoria BC or Vancouver Island in general is a good example. But I don't like it at all. I prefer big cities with skyscrapers and expressways and lots of diverse people.
It is just fine to prefer dystopia over charm, and corporate driven development over culture and history, but you don't have to be vulgar about it.
It is just fine to prefer dystopia over charm, and corporate driven development over culture and history, but you don't have to be vulgar about it.
I tell you. There are some people that if ugly suburban sprawl, strip malls and choked expressways were all their city had, they'd try to find a way to convince that those are the most desirable urban traits.
If it was a localized neighborhood, it would be fine. But this is the entire city, where people live. It's like an open air prison.
The street I showed in Paris isn't a tourist attraction. It's just a regular residential street in the shape of a square. Though admittedly a high end one. There are tons of places like that in Paris.
The other Paris street you showed is more utilitarian and working class.
If we're comparing, we could also show parts of Toronto like Malvern and Jane-Finch. They're definitely airier and greener than the working class part of Paris you showed, though not necessarily safer to walk around in at night.
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