Vancouver selected as most livable city

[matéo]

This is pretty awesome seeing as though it comes from a huge magazine!

CTV.ca | Vancouver selected world's most livable city

[esoter1c]

5 years in a row now ! :D

[Ms.Tarantula]

hahaha the comments on that page are awesome...

some girl refers to the skytrain as 'the skytrap' hahahha

[FeelGood]

i love the very diverse mix of comments from ppl after the article.

[Big R]

i seriously dont know what people see in this city.

no edm scene at all.

once i am of age im leaving.

[Silverwinged]

i dont know how most expensive translates into most livable.

[rawb]

I DONT KNOW HOW YOU WOULD THINK A GREAT CITY SUCH AS OURS WOULDNT HAVE HIGHER REAL ESTATE BECAUSE OF THE FACT

Originally Posted by Big R

i seriously dont know what people see in this city.

no edm scene at all.

once i am of age im leaving.

this is totally how i pick where i live too.

[Digital Over]

That's awesome news, I love everything about this city, a view of the mountains when driving to work, the people, and, um other things which BC is famous for...ya... I am very fortunate and thankful I live in a place like Vancouver. Cheers.

[FeelGood]

it's just because of our weed.

[SEAN!]

pretty stupid comments on there, high cost of living? ever been anywhere else in the world, Vancouver is nothing compared to most of those other cities on the list.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by Big R

no edm scene at all.

once i am of age im leaving.

You're not even old enough to get into bars. How the hell do you know what's going on in Vancouver's EDM scene?

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by FeelGood

it's just because of our weed.

true story

[Courtney]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

pretty stupid comments on there, high cost of living? ever been anywhere else in the world, Vancouver is nothing compared to most of those other cities on the list.

i dont know sean..if your talking about europe then maybe but for instance, my friends parents bought their houses for dirt cheap here in north van and now they are worth over a million....all of them...

[robyn]

for reference! does not even break top 20

World's most expensive cities - Jun. 18, 2007

[QuanNeur]

does this even qualify as news any more? vancouver always lands amongst the top few cities in any sort of survey like this. too bad it's so culturally isolated and carries with it vestiges of its hickville past. vancouver is incredibly beautiful and really does have a lot to offer, but it's still a bit of a cultural backwater, isn't it?

[Drazkers]

Originally Posted by QuanNeur

does this even qualify as news any more? vancouver always lands amongst the top few cities in any sort of survey like this. too bad it's so culturally isolated and carries with it vestiges of its hickville past. vancouver is incredibly beautiful and really does have a lot to offer, but it's still a bit of a cultural backwater, isn't it?

Its all in where you go, if your kickin in surrey i can see how you would be pretty jaded. I do agree that its hardly news, we take alot for granted. Is this post based on surprise or just pride?

[Mangle]

High Times picked Vancouver over Amsterdam as the best place in the world to live as a pot smoker. Booya!

[FMPjunkie]

Originally Posted by QuanNeur

does this even qualify as news any more? vancouver always lands amongst the top few cities in any sort of survey like this. too bad it's so culturally isolated and carries with it vestiges of its hickville past. vancouver is incredibly beautiful and really does have a lot to offer, but it's still a bit of a cultural backwater, isn't it?

I agree. I think we all have to remember "most liveable city" does not mean "best city to live in." I'm getting kinda sick of this survey being smeared across every local paper everytime it comes out. Vancouver is a beautiful city but for how small it is it's extremely overpriced. Vancouver is not a New York, London, Tokyo, San Francisco or Paris not even close. Those are the cultural epicenters of the world. If you read the entire report it goes on to say
"Global centres such as New York, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong and Paris may find themselves let down precisely because of their size and attractiveness. Traffic congestion and higher crime rates associated with large urban centres have, to some extent, offset the obvious cultural gains of living in such locations." (over a city such as Vancouver)

This report is based mainly on mundain factors like safety. Just because somewhere is a safe place to live doesn't make it culturally or intellectually stimulating.

[rawb]

YEAH BUT TO LIVE IN THOSE PLACES COSTS A LOT MORE THAN LIVING IN VANCOUVER. THEY ARE GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, BUT TO DISCOUNT VANCOUVER BECAUSE IT WAS SETTLED <200 YEARS AGO IS KIND OF SILLY.

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CITIES WITH DEEP HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY'RE GOOD PLACES TO LIVE. I MEAN, THE WHOLE MIDDLE EAST AREA IS STEEPED IN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. ISRAEL/PALESTINE (RELIGIOUS CENTER OF 3 RELIGIONS) AND IRAQ (CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION) ARE NOT GREAT PLACES TO LIVE.

[dabbler]

^^ thats true for "cultural" significance, but historically would be Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (IMO) - I want to go there at some point in my life

[rawb]

RIGHT, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE HOTELS AND PLANES
I DOUBT YOU'RE LIKE "WOMAN, HIT THEM MLS LISTINGS AND FIND ME A 2 BEDROOM IN ETHIOPIA"

BUT MAYBE YOU ARE (ONE TRUE JAH, HAILE SELASSIE I)

[FMPjunkie]

Originally Posted by rawb

YEAH BUT TO LIVE IN THOSE PLACES COSTS A LOT MORE THAN LIVING IN VANCOUVER. THEY ARE GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, BUT TO DISCOUNT VANCOUVER BECAUSE IT WAS SETTLED <200 YEARS AGO IS KIND OF SILLY.

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CITIES WITH DEEP HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY'RE GOOD PLACES TO LIVE. I MEAN, THE WHOLE MIDDLE EAST AREA IS STEEPED IN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. ISRAEL/PALESTINE (RELIGIOUS CENTER OF 3 RELIGIONS) AND IRAQ (CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION) ARE NOT GREAT PLACES TO LIVE.

I was refering more to their impact on modern art and culture. You can live in London and witness the birth of new genres of art and music first hand. Vancouver is a very young city and it does suffer in comparison because of that. It is also growing in expense faster than it's developing in character.
You don't get much back (other than awesome scenery) for how much you pay here.
It still needs a lot of time to grow and aquire some depth.

sorry to be a hater I like vancouver I really do I just think this survey is a little overblown.

[QuanNeur]

I think FMPJunkie sums it up well. Vancouver's chief detractions have less to do with history and more to do with its geographic and cultural isolation.

Many cities in the West are culturally homogenous. The opportunity for short travel breaks from Vancouver to culturally distinct places is non-existent. How far do you have to fly before you get to a place with a foreign primary language? The quality of Vancouver's galleries and museums is poor. Much smaller cities in Europe can support much more interesting exhibitions than Vancouver can. Many travelling exhibitions skip over Vancouver. Vancouver doesn't have much in the way of recurring festivals, fairs and events that are rated internationally. Nothing like the Venice Biennale, London Design Festival, Paris Fashion Week, etc. While Vancouver has a high immigrant population, the diversity of that population is not high.. Vancouver is missing many of the trappings of cultures that you'd find with a little more diversity.

But, of course, there are many things to love about Vancouver and the things I've mentioned aren't important to everyone.

[GSG9]

Originally Posted by rawb

YEAH BUT TO LIVE IN THOSE PLACES COSTS A LOT MORE THAN LIVING IN VANCOUVER. THEY ARE GREAT PLACES TO LIVE, BUT TO DISCOUNT VANCOUVER BECAUSE IT WAS SETTLED <200 YEARS AGO IS KIND OF SILLY.

THERE ARE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CITIES WITH DEEP HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY'RE GOOD PLACES TO LIVE. I MEAN, THE WHOLE MIDDLE EAST AREA IS STEEPED IN HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND. ISRAEL/PALESTINE (RELIGIOUS CENTER OF 3 RELIGIONS) AND IRAQ (CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION) ARE NOT GREAT PLACES TO LIVE.

yea but vancouvers history isnt based on war and violence, like isreal and such are.