I purposefully chose a vocation that I knew was always in demand with above average wages (social work). Usually if you leave people alone, they'll leave you alone.Thank you all for the feedback. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. My high school niece makes $30/hour working in restaurants. I guess not much right. The few companies that offer decent salaries are usually staffed by people in their 40s and above who have literally been there for 20 years and would have to be brought out feet first in order to leave. They don’t want to pay their workers – I know many many people who work commission only type sales and marketing roles that are incredibly stressful to manage. The only time I ever felt unsafe on the street was in the Downtown Eastside, and that was one time. Its also not a bike friendly city if you live out of the downtown core. Vancouver hosted the … fine. Where else could I go?FInd a place in Lakeview or Altadore South West Calgary, you get Vancouver trees, lakes, parks, opened skies. There is a good reason why you don’t see so many fat people around here–people can and do walk EVERYWHERE. There are similar occupations that are in demand, such as nurses, doctors, long term care aids, child psychologists, etc. People are friendly and polite, just the way Canadians are, but to meet people is very hard. Vancouver also looks like it has a really extensive transit system, and the climate for biking year round. I’m originally from London, UK so i know any city in Canada is most likely not as exciting and large like London.Like SuperR we are from Mississauga, GTA – Ontario. Commercially it also has a more white-collar, service-oriented, less industrial feel than Toronto.Gang violence – usually drug related – has been a concern in Vancouver.
The wages by and large match the expenditures.
When I first arrived it was after expo and Vancouver Real Estate was cheap. The restaurants are abundant and many are super-inexpensive and they’re in every neighborhood. I know many are probably shaking their heads but if you & others are like me, you will agree. In my experience downtown Vancouver and West Vancouver are very closed, downtown for reasons unknown and West Vancouver simply because of the distance between houses and the general tendency of laziness of the mostly upper class that lives there.
It is socially cold and drug infested, the surrey neighbourhood is the drug capital of north America; the climate is 9 months of the year rain; even the summers are cold, cloudy and rainy; people are suspicious, cold, and fake; commodities and housing are expensive; food is expensive and out of nutrition; unemployment is high and finding a descent job is impossible; the population demographic is old and most of the people are over 50, you can easily get depressed by watching many old folks with their walkers, scooters and power chairs sluggishly moving in malls, streets, and public places; hospitals are crowded and the waiting list to get a specialist or surgery is longer than most European countries; the craigslist jobsite is full of ads for nanny, janitor, house work and care giver; government the most corrupt in the country; basically I can’t think of anything positive about this Canadian city. There was 24 hour security and I've never felt safer. I have never seen a struggle for our family to fit in, between the three schools and two neighbourhoods I have lived in we have always found it easy to dig in and establish ourselves.
That is the same as in Europe. Education in BC is not particularly its strongest suit. Sometimes as people age they also adopt deep patterns of insecurity and self doubt. It makes sense, therefore, to avoid some inner-city schools and schools in poorer areas where issues associated with poverty make it harder for children to perform to their full ability.These schools outperformed many fee paying schools.There is also a wide variety of independent (fee paying) schools available. Transit is not quite as friendly to families using strollers. The city is very clicky. One thing I know though is that it’s so not as prevalent that you’ll see it everywhere but not inexistent that you’ll never be able to say you’ve never seen one around.Gentrification will be a word you’ll hear often and it’s a double edged sword.