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bklyn1977 t1_ispzqc0 wrote

Vancouver is 25 times more boring than NYC

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Dump_Bucket_Supreme t1_isqg35k wrote

vancouver is actually pretty sick

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bklyn1977 t1_isqggqy wrote

The mountain scenery looks very nice but a resident once told me 'Vancouver has everything except a soul'

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mountaingrrl_8 t1_isqz8w8 wrote

Some of my favourite years of my life so far have been in Vancouver. Lots of underground music and parties, impromptu beach and park sets with dancing, festivals, and all in the backdrop of mountains and oceans. It was a wild and fabulous few years that I look forward to sharing with my grandchildren one day.

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isowater t1_issxpqy wrote

You can say the same about parts of the city as well

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Chromewave9 t1_isreknh wrote

Everyone in Vancouver is only there to make money. Most would relocate to Silicon Valley if they could. It's no secret. There's a lack of culture because no one really cares for it.

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gensouj t1_isq8kq4 wrote

Vancouver has 25 times better Asian food

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EQUASHNZRKUL t1_isqtj1h wrote

You can get better in Flushing 100%

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gensouj t1_isqvj4v wrote

nah been to both, vancouver is way better than flushing 100%

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Chromewave9 t1_isrenbc wrote

Toronto and Vancouver have way better authentic Chinese food. Not even close. Their shit is fancy as hell, too.

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Civil_Enginerd t1_ist6dm5 wrote

As someone who has been to both, no. NYCs is more authentic. All restaurants in Canada are owned by like 2 companies, so while Asian food MIGHT taste better in Vancouver, it tastes the exact same as every other place.

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cerealverse t1_isvpu10 wrote

? Which two companies

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Civil_Enginerd t1_isyp1ho wrote

Recipe Unlimited and MTY Group

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cerealverse t1_isz10eq wrote

You go to chain restaurants and complain about how they taste the same everywhere?

Do you think Chinese restaurants in Richmond are owned by either of the two?

I’ve been to Van and NY and Van is without a doubt better in terms of Chinese food

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Civil_Enginerd t1_ita8u82 wrote

Even decent restaurants are part of chains. If you go to more than one Canadian city, you see the same restaurants in various Canadian cities. They’re all franchises, even if they’re not part of the big 2.

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cerealverse t1_itaefa2 wrote

?????

What you said is so open to interpretation and one sided, I don’t even know how to reply to you.

What would be considered as a good/decent restaurant? Where did you go when you were in Vancouver/NYC?

How about this, since we both went to Waterloo / Toronto, why don’t you tell me which Chinese/ Asian restaurants you’ve been to?

It is absolutely not true decent ones are all franchised, btw places like rice noodles or whatever are not considered to be decent. Those are considered to be fast food restaurants.

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Farrell-Mars t1_issze2h wrote

I doubt that. Go to Flushing.

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arsbar t1_ist9ec1 wrote

OP has been to both, so have I. With no snark intended, you should try Richmond (Vancouver’s analog to flushing).

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btkk t1_isqj2aa wrote

I lived in NYC for 5 years and now I'm living in Vancouver, and I gotta tell you something, the only two better things nyc has over Vancouver is night life and overall better restaurants (michellan stars wise), besides of that Vancouver > NYC

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thwompz t1_isrbu78 wrote

Guess you didn’t go to museums, concerts, Broadway shows, or comedy clubs while in New York then

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iliveoffofbagels t1_issiwye wrote

To be fair to btkk... he did say we have better night life in NYC, which includes concerts, Broadway, comedy clubs... even if they all technically have day time options.

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Chromewave9 t1_isrez2q wrote

I have family who live in Vancouver and have been living there for decades. The only reason they are there is for the money - much like everyone else there. There's not much to do in Canada like the States so if you're not in Toronto or Vancouver, there's nothing else to do besides doing something nature-y. Montreal used to be nice but it's pretty ghetto in most areas.

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arsbar t1_istch8a wrote

I honestly don’t think many people are living in Vancouver for the money. One of its major problems is that the economy and development of the city cannot keep up with its desirability — most workers struggle to afford it.

People earning a premium (over what they’d get in other cities) is rare in Vancouver. And it’s often a major reason when people leave the city (it was a contributing factor for my gf and me).

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_isq8cth wrote

What about a comparable Canadian city like Toronto? Vancouver is a nice suburb

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603er t1_istwatk wrote

“Nice”. Used to be. Now it’s the Wild West.

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Hinohellono t1_issebrb wrote

Because the infrastructure is trash and cops don't enforce any traffic laws anymore. Double parked everywhere, speeding, parking in bike lanes or driving through them.

The safest time was during the pandemic when everyone was home. Now that's people are back out it's deadly out there.

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CarlCarbonite t1_istnqol wrote

I almost ran over a guy that hit a bad hole in the bike lane and fell infront of me on the car lane. I think my heart skipped about 20 beats. Luckily he was okay. Scary for us drivers man, I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I ran someone over.

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Plays_On_TrainTracks t1_isxzyhn wrote

This actually basically happened to me except i was on the bike. I happen to think our bike lanes are pretty decent in Brooklyn. Except on caton ave near the parade grounds along the park was in need of road repair real bad.

It was a tight street and lots of traffic and i was riding in a lane like a car at that point because it was such a tight street its easier to just control traffic like that but I went into the side where a bike should go and hit the biggest pothole i have ever seen. It was like going off a bmx ramp on a road bike. Chest hit the handle bars and i flew into the side if a guys car just snacking the whole side or it. Driver came out and looked at the car and asked if i was okay and just left. It wasnt the drivers fault and if anything I thought i should have been the one paying for scratching the shit out of his car

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huebomont t1_isqf2sd wrote

In before “yeah NYC is better because you’re more likely to die here, if you don’t like it move out”

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Farrell-Mars t1_issz81x wrote

Bicycling in NYC seems almost unbelievably dangerous in general.

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Use-Quirky t1_isr6hux wrote

Vancouvers population is less than 10% of New York City’s and significantly less dense. NYC in some places has more than 40,000 people per square km, where Vancouver maxes out at 16,700. Terrible comparison.

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StrngBrew t1_isr20j3 wrote

But you’re 85% more likely to be run over by a Lamborghini in Vancouver

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NeptuNeo t1_isqujso wrote

I remember biking in New York City in the 90's before the bike paths. It was a blast

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mirrorless_subject t1_isr0xox wrote

Growing up in the 70s, I was part of this gang with my friends and I remember biking from borough to borough to beat rivals gangs up… it was great but bike lanes would have made our job easier.

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dz2048 t1_isrevrt wrote

Cool. I was in a motorcycle gang in neo-tokyo. We also fought rival gangs, until my friend got in an accident, became psychic, and blew up half the city.

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cousin_red t1_iszxmjy wrote

I concur so much fun. worked as a bike messenger in the early 90s. The only thing that sucked was that the public buses ran on diesel fuel. At the end of the day you'd have a thin layer of soot covering your body.

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stevecbelljr t1_isqxlad wrote

We've made tons of progress in the last decade though.

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fasda t1_iss3i4h wrote

Yes we should ban cars.

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jdlyga t1_isqqhgi wrote

I used to think NYC had terrible bike lanes until I went to Naples and Rome.

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Mr1988 t1_isrixov wrote

I didn’t love biking in paris either

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arsbar t1_ist4lqj wrote

Paris is making huge strides in their infrastructure recently. Wouldn’t write it off if you go back

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Mr1988 t1_it78r7k wrote

I go a few times per year. Love it there, but it is about as dysfunctional as NYC in a lot of ways....doesn’t make me love it any less.

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Specialist_Divide_43 t1_isue2na wrote

If this bothers you and you want to do something about this, contact your city council person about cosponsoring Intro 501.

This would allow for citizen enforcement of dangerous parking violations (bike lanes, crosswalks, etc.), modeled after the idling program. I am an active participant in the idling program, and have personally seen the impact of complaints I've submitted in my community.

This bill is at a critical point, needing 3 more cosponsors to have a majority of city council members on board (huge step). So again, please email your city council person about getting them to cosponsor if you want this to change!! The email can be short, but the more emails they get, especially from their constituents, the more likely they are to help this move forward.

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OH_NO_MR_BILL t1_issz8io wrote

It’s not even safe to walk on the sidewalk in NYC.

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Civil_Enginerd t1_ist6l50 wrote

Of course, it’s always fucking raining in Vancouver so no one ever bikes

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kuedhel t1_isqoujp wrote

Let's look on the positive side: as a biker, I am 25 times more likely to spend "the rest of my life" in NYC then in Vancouver.

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app4that t1_isqah3u wrote

Also because way too many people in NYC have no idea how to bike like responsible humans.

I have never been to Vancouver but I surmise that the vast majority of bikers there follow the rules, wear helmets, ride with traffic, keep off the sidewalk, don’t weave in and out of traffic, use signals, wear lights or reflective clothing at night and are generally not entitled jerks.

Unlike a huge percentage of bozos on bikes in NYC, the kind that make all responsible bikers here look really bad.

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huebomont t1_isqewss wrote

a “bet” isn’t worth anything. unless you have some data here, the safe assumption is that safer better infrastructure keeps everyone safer, whereas NYC’s janky splatters of paint just make everyone feel like it’s everyone for themselves.

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I__LOVE__LSD t1_isqhuvy wrote

> a “bet” isn’t worth anything

I'm curious why you put this in quotes, as if the above poster made some sort of a bet.

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juicychakras t1_isqkgxl wrote

“Surmise” = bet

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I__LOVE__LSD t1_isqko57 wrote

I understand that they have similar meanings. I still found it strange to put bet in quotes.

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huebomont t1_isrcos9 wrote

because I thought it said “bet” not “surmise” and didn’t look back before posting, nothing more interesting than that

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oftenfrequently t1_isr0ny9 wrote

I was just in Vancouver and the traffic design is also significantly more bike-friendly than in NY. Lots of protected bike lanes with medians.

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openlyEncrypted t1_isquz91 wrote

>Not sure what point you're trying to make here. It's not like this absolves the total lack of respect and infrastructure for cyclists.

Ugh... I've seen some maniacs dressed in full tours de France gears going full speed by Prospect park. I mean yes it's a bike lane but it's a SHARED bike lane with pedestrians

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NicksOnMars t1_isv58yh wrote

Its actually not shared. It's separate. A lot of Peds like to walk in bike and car lanes for unknown reasons. That does not absolve cyclists from not yielding at xwalks though. We can all do better

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pstut t1_isrbdwc wrote

"I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about, but here are some facts, backed up by nothing."

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Blue_water_dreams t1_isqx44d wrote

Also everything on two wheels rides ikon the bike bath, including super fast e-bikes, moped and motorcycle.

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beer_nyc t1_isvtn7k wrote

> wear helmets

what does this have to do with anything?

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survive_los_angeles t1_isx9qsg wrote

came here to say this, been riding in NYC since a little kid from brooklyn to manhattan and beyond.

I see people who can barely ride a bike try to lets say ride down Atlantic during rush our -- Atlantic ave all these years will still turn you into a white bicycle. I see people who ride like they are in a small cul de sac in their former suburbs assuming a car will stop for you , or can even see you over parked cars. I see people ride right into the tail of a tractor trailer or truck or long bus in thier blind spot as they are turning and they have no idea how trucks turning work - they are like - they should be aware of me and ride right into being crushed.

I see people skip lights (ps i skip lights but i look :) without looking because they think they did it 20 times on that street, the 21st no one will be barreling down to catch the yellow.

I weave in and out of traffic, i used to be a bicycle messenger. Its nothing wrong with it if you know what you are doing. If you came from the suburbs of NJ and just start weaving, yeah you probably gonna get crushed. I think the main thing is really sloppy intersection crossing without being aware, and the dynamics of turning vehicles and their blind spots. I see a vehicle wants to turn and they dont see me? I have no problem stopping and waiting for them to complete the turn -- even if I have the green light and right of way. Try telling the car is wrong when you are under it, when they barely can see , they forgot their glasses and decide to catch a parking spot that just opened in the middle of your right of way. keep your eyes open and watch the patterns!

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ManchurianPandaDate t1_isqqnps wrote

What about pissing while walking ? How dangerous is that in NY ?

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Swiizy_ t1_isskgag wrote

yea you know why? because these cyclists dont care about red lights or looking around i almost hit 3 in a week

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flightwaves t1_isra16y wrote

Cool, bikers can move there.

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[deleted] t1_isq1pft wrote

habitual OP jumping on the bike thread bonanza today from their loft in kalamazoo

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jeffsnguyen t1_isqx1w3 wrote

Vancouver? Lol. It’s like comparing United Fucking States of America to … Mongolia. Get that shit outa here.

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