Vancouver

[gfish]

It will never be my city, but I do love Vancouver.



The view was far more spectacular than I could capture, of course, partly because I couldn't find a good vantage point in time. But still.

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Climate is pretty much the same. A bit hard to say, since the last two years have been pretty weird, anyway.

Livability is amazing. Much better transit, and no freeways through the urban core. A wide choice of good, walkable neighborhoods, all of them very good sized. Health care for $54/month.

Culture... well, I personally rank that somewhat under Seattle, and it's why despite all the above I won't really hesitate to move back. Vancouver is a bit like every major west coast US city rolled into one. The LA shines through at times. It's a bit too glitzy and superficial for my tastes, too well dressed and trendy. Somewhat less polite, as well, mostly in a passive just-not-bothering-to-pay-attention kind of way. Not huge amounts, mind you, but enough that I notice. (Particularly on the bus -- Seattle riders are so... professional about the whole thing. Seattle bus drivers are also much better.)