Vancouver was fine when I was single but now that I have a family it sucks big hairy balls! The weather never use to bother me but lately, past couple of winters the greyness has really started to bring me down. It's not the rain it's the never ending greyness of winter that sucks. You can also dress your kids to play in the cold and snow not so much the rain and mud. Face plant in the snow means laughter and snowballs, face plant in the mud means wet, dirty cranking kid and pissed off dad who now has to clean the car seat when he gets home.
Housing is ridiculous and signs of a big crash are very evident. Over 30% of condos (apartments not townhouses) are vacant in Vancouver and people can't flip what they are in to upgrade. I have about 6 friends now that want to start families but are stuck in small studio or one bedroom apartments that they cannot move or rent for any kind of return. I sold my condo over a year ago to get out before the prices really started to tank and rent a townhouse up on Burnaby mountain.
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