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Seaworthiness222 t1_j8q5j74 wrote

Boston. For lots of reasons but main one - I really couldn't be away from the ocean.

But the surrounding land is pretty boring near Toronto. I like the New England landscape. The natural beauty is prettier.

I could go for the medical care costs and college costs of Canada though.

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JaKr8 t1_j8q32vk wrote

Boston.

History, architecture, and great sports teams and restaurants. Also, great music, from punk to rock to BSO.

Ask this in the Ontario sub and it'll be a different story.

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ksoops t1_j8wjh0s wrote

Toronto has arguably better restaurants and a larger variety. Boston maybe has an edge on seafood

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miracleinvest t1_ja0yoom wrote

100% agree with you. I just moved to Boston from Toronto. The only thing around me is pizza and subs...chipotle, Panera. What's up with their coffee it's so watered down. Although McDonalds near my apartment makes a nice brew!

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ksoops t1_ja39cam wrote

Welcome! What neighborhood did you move to? A lot of good restaurants are over in Cambridge and Somerville

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miracleinvest t1_ja4rf68 wrote

Braintree which is South of Boston. I also found from my limited venturing around that the North of Boston is a little more nicer...as well anything around the colleges.

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ThrowAwayAnother1991 t1_j92iwry wrote

I love Boston but let’s be honest, the food here is not good… NY and LA blow Boston out of the water

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movdqa t1_j8q3ub1 wrote

I've lived in the Boston area and have visited Toronto and I prefer Boston but it may be due to familiarity and family in the area. One other major factor is the world-class healthcare in Boston. Important for older folks.

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individual_328 t1_j8qdr8h wrote

There are some great parts of Toronto, but most of it is really sprawled out. And where they do have density it's often newer high rises with sterile streetscapes. For such a populated urban area, a lot of it feels pretty lifeless.

I'd take Montreal over Boston easy, and maybe Vancouver, but not Toronto.

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veryfatcat3 OP t1_j8qeav8 wrote

Where do you live?

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individual_328 t1_j8qezew wrote

Western Mass at the moment. I go to Montreal more often than I go to Boston. NYC more often too.

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jpr_jpr t1_j8tm7aj wrote

"Maybe" Vancouver? Why maybe?

I'd take Vancouver > boston > montreal > Toronto.

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individual_328 t1_j8v4gj8 wrote

Everything's too shiny and new.

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jpr_jpr t1_j8vaq38 wrote

Yeah. I probably take the old infrastructure for granted and would miss it. The pacific northwest is beautiful though.

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7mythie t1_j8ttc3h wrote

I was born and raised in Toronto and I live in Boston now. Personally, I'd pick the city I had more social connections to because that makes me happiest.

Boston is better in a lot of ways that people have mentioned: ocean, nearby mountains, history, more character in the architecture, weather is slightly better (but sunlight hours are worse), sports teams.

Toronto is better in one major way that I haven't seen mentioned here: food. Toronto has more ethnic diversity and the food scene is where that really shines. Also, if you belong to one of the ethnicities that's more prominent in Toronto that can mean a lot.

The healthcare in Toronto at the high end is worse but still really good and likely better for the lower income levels. Most importantly, taking health insurance out of the picture is a huge stress relief.

Education is the same to a lesser extent. The school system is less important when you're moving to a new area in Toronto because the extremes aren't as severe.

Toronto is also bigger and importantly the biggest city in Canada so it draws talent from the whole country. I think the art and music scenes are a bit better in Toronto but both cities are pretty great in that regard.

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veryfatcat3 OP t1_j8v0d3e wrote

This is such a well rounded answer thank you. I grew up in Toronto and live in boston but thinking of moving back

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miracleinvest t1_ja0zqn4 wrote

born and raised in Toronto. Just moved to Boston for work. Not going to lie I'm thinking same about moving back...after I get some work experience. I don't know what it is for me but something about this city doesn't feel right. No disrespect to people of Boston they're awesome, and the city beautiful.

Just wondering ...what got you thinking about returning to Toronto?

I want to mention Dunkin got nothing on Tims !

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bobmcrobber t1_j8q8jcx wrote

I'd rather live in Boston. Downtown Toronto stinks of weed and cigarettes, and traffic is atrocious. Boston, on the other hand, is much cleaner and is right next to the ocean.

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miracleinvest t1_ja0zxwz wrote

actually I did notice that about Boston...less weed smells lol.

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kethera__ t1_j8qxuyg wrote

the GTA is cool and all but.. it’s so flat there.

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AnyRound5042 t1_j8uafh4 wrote

I've never been to Toronto but I like having sports teams that win sometimes and I hear it's kinda pricey. I'd definitely go for a visit sometime at the very least

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DiligerentJewl t1_j8w8eef wrote

Toronto is like LA without the nice weather and beaches. Not interested.

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Itchy-Marionberry-62 t1_j8x6rrk wrote

I love Toronto…but it really is a super city…which Boston really is not…so hard to compare. Boston much smaller. Like both places though.

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user72230 t1_j8q88np wrote

Today? Toronto, absolutely and I kinda feel like if you asked me a year ago or before I would have said Boston

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veryfatcat3 OP t1_j8qe82n wrote

Why?

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user72230 t1_j8rdnnv wrote

The US has shown me it will always put profits before people

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AnyRound5042 t1_j8uayt6 wrote

You know the country with tar sands might not exactly be the best in that regard either

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user72230 t1_j8uywxz wrote

They have healthcare, paid leave nationally, more reasonable real estate costs, rarely have mass shootings, and much much more.....oh and tim Hortons

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AnyRound5042 t1_j8w9fty wrote

And how many kids did they have to dig up since Kamloops was in the news?

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user72230 t1_j8wa195 wrote

You know, we did the same here, plus slavery, Jim crow, redlining, mass incarceration and so on

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AnyRound5042 t1_j8wv58i wrote

That's literally my point. You're out here acing like Canada is done kind of paragon of benevolence but we're the same

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user72230 t1_j8x4p9q wrote

No, the United States, when compared to other 1st world nations is nearly at the bottom in all categories. We are over worked, underpaid, pay too much for worse healthcare, have trains derailing and spewing lethal chemicals, poor education, expensive education, and people that read 3 words of a reply and assume agreement when there is none

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