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Originally Posted by blankall
Vancouver is straight up unfriendly, and there's an awful social/nightlife for those aged 35+. Although that second part is likely true of all Canadian cities but Toronto and Montreal. Both Montreal and Toronto have a lot of options for people aged 35+. They have all sorts of cocktail bars, after work places, etc...that all cater towards older working professionals.
Calgary is also somewhat dead for people aged 35+, but for different reasons than Vancouver. In Calgary it seems like everyone retreats into their family lives in the suburbs. People in Vancouver are just what I'd call polite jerks. People in Vancouver just don't want to do stuff. It's very strange. Part of it is exhaustion caused by the high cost of living. There's also a bizarre sense of social status in Vancouver, where people don't want to fraternize with the lower classes, but no one in Vancouver is really actually sophisticated, some just have lots of money from property.
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Blankall, I am curious, do you currently live in Vancouver or have before? I cannot recall as to where you reside. Reason is, I have lived in both cities, at times going back and forth for years, for work and pleasure.
A lot of my friends whom are +35 or over are incredibly social and we go out all the time. I find the percentage of people who are in that age bracket have many options for going out. From lounges, to great restaurants and some semblance of nightlife. Certainly not as good as Toronto or Montreal, but considerably better than Calgary. Though, the nightlife in Calgary is pretty lame overall, so its not a good comparable.
Agreed on the suburb life in Calgary, then again, its the prairie phenomenon, where alot of people have kids and get married at a younger age compared to places like Toronto, Mtl or Van. It is even more apparent when one meets a single woman over 28 in Calgary, its likely she has been married or has at least one kid.
Whereas in the other cities, it is not uncommon to meet a female in her late 30s who has never been married and has not kids.