MrJynx

You don't even want to be caught in a favela during the day! remember, Ipanema is at the base of a pretty large shanty town, so it's difficult to know who is who, especially at night..

heh, copacabana was interesting at night though(next to Ipanema).. lots and lots of prostitutes. so much it was almost like a little parade

herbert

Excellent question. Not counting Kingston (my formative years), Ottawa (2 work terms), Waterloo (my non-sober University years), the answer is no. I have travelled quite a bit if that counts. I would probably only consider living in a couple of other cities (Paris or Florence) but perhaps I'm limiting myself.

Shamblerock

Too funny. I had a great laugh at this remark. Sad part about it is that there is some truth to it.

khtm

Gotcha...

Maybe you are limiting yourself...I dunno. I just don't imagine myself ever saying "I wouldn't live anywhere else" unless I had actually tried living everywhere else and came to realize that where I was living was the best place.

herbert

Agreed ... do you have any room at your place ? :D

khtm

Surprisingly, yes! So far this year we've had 3 different couch crashers...they're all gone now, those bums.

rotten42

Where have you been? Have you not learned anything? If there is one thing you should take from this forum is that to stay away from KHTM and camping. A room-mate is like permanent camping

Here is the thread again

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-multimedia-photo-gallery-6/canadian-rockies-58941/


PLEASE PEOPLE, I'D HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT. :D :D :D :D :p :p

khtm

I was counting the minutes until you poked your ugly face into this thread :p

rotten42

DO YOU SEE HOW EAGER HE IS?....DO YOU?

I bet see asks you if you own a sleeping bag. Surely this is the best place to live. :D :D :D

rotten42

LOL...laugh-ing...to..hard...can't type :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

khtm

We need to start our own thread where we just make fun of each other and nobody else says anything.

Yeah, that'd be fun. :D

herbert

OMG ... Thanks Rotten ...

uhhh, khtm ... I think I'm pretty happy in Toronto but thanks anyway :D

rotten42

Nope...I'm having great fun doing this in the public...nice try "Camping Boy". :D


ROTFLMAO

khtm

I never invited you, you just asked if I have any room! Man you guys and your imaginations.

BlueFrenzy

heh heh ... yea, copacabana was jokes with all the hookers. I just hung out closer to the fancier hotels where there is less rif-raf. With ipanema, I also hung out at the classier joints. It kinda surprised me that some of the clubs there charged like 50 Rias for cover ... guess it's their way to keep out unwanted elements.

Lawyer's Spirit

This is a dumb thread full stereotypical assumptions. Fear is relative, try being a visible minority at a biker convention. Or for that matter step into a Northern Ontario establishment and ask for a beer and try not to be scared by all the people staring at what the cat dragged in.

I can name you places in this city that are scary at all times of the year regardless of a carnival type celebration.

And cops are required to maintain certain numbers in crowds regardless of the function. We had more cops than you could possibly imagine at Osgoode Hall when the US ambassador was coming to visit.

I hired some Police presence for a couple parties I've thrown in the past and they tell you exactly how many you have to hire depending on the number or guests.

Please try to keep your stereotypical views to yourself instead of making them seem like the norm. Sorry for sounding like a downer but this thread pissed me off.

Toronto is a great city partly because we have search a diverse group of individuals that call it home. I enjoy seeing the different cultural fesitivities in our city without having to pay thousands of dollars in air fare.

There is nothing like getting on a flight headed back to Toronto, I love this town.

rotten42

Not all that has been talked about here is about stereotypes. I happen to think Toronto is a **** hole...but that's just from my expereinces. It has nothing to do with carnivals. Special occassions bring out different behaviors in people. (i.e. The Stampede) If you went by the behavior during the 10 days of Stampede you would think everyone is a redneck cowboy rather than being the second largest center in Canada (next to TO) in corp. offices and the leader in the country for self-owned small businesss.

IMO (whether that matters or not) the crime is a bit different in TO. This is very subjective but its more "big city" crime...more random?...I'm having a hard time explaining it.

The air quality has been quite bad too. I saw a news repost that shows how more than half of it ccomes up from the coal plants in the US....makes me feel better about shipping your garbage to them. :D

I'm a bit jaded because one year when I was down there, I wanted to watch the Grey Cup in a bar. I was downtown at the NovaTel?

Anyway, I could not find a place that would shoew the game because they all had NFL on instead....even at the Skydome and Grez's place.

I have some other issues too but those are of a more personal nature.

BlueFrenzy

Lawyer's spirit ... I'd hate to say this but you live in a box. Unlike Rotten, I love Toronto. Heck I spent almost a decade there. This thread is not refering to the cultures or races for that matter. Like rotten said, certain elements are attracted by certain events and is in no way a reflection of the people there.

You mention that large numbers of police are required for large crowds. Yes. This is a true fact. BUT of all the years in Toronto where there have been parades and such, the ONLY times I have ever witnessed the police traveling/patrolling in a 6 man formation in riot gear ... was during Carabana along Yonge St. This was no where near where the actual festivities, just on the streets. During the Gay Pride parades, I have NEVER witnessed the 6man police formation. Like it or not, the police are reacting to what they know is going to be more troublesome. Like I said previously, many of the unwelcomed elements are Americans (all those Ohio and NY plates) and foreigners.

herbert

Well said Lawyer's Spirit !

Lawyer's Spirit

Not worthy of a response.

So you are saying that events where people dance alongside decorated floats are the real problem.

Your above comment is a blatant stereotype. And frankly I apologize on your behalf to any Ohio,NY and foreign readers that come and spend their much needed tourist dollars in our city.

I've said enough on this topic.

rotten42

You're right...you can't blame it on foreigners...I blame the lawyers!! :D

khtm

Dude, when people who actually live in Toronto are saying that it's scary and "going down the *******", then I fail to see how these are "stereotypical" comments. Stereotypes are usually formed out of ignorance, although there is usually some truth to them. Your logic baffles me. If you don't like what your own residents are saying about your beautiful city, then suck it up. It's just their opinion.

I started this thread to get some insight in how bad it really is. Personally, I hate to see any city in Canada "going down the *******".

MrJynx

ya this one place charged 50 Rias to get in and gave me a credit card thing.. But the cool thing was it had 50 rias on it so as long as you drink that much it didn't really cost anything.. hehehe, when the girl who asked what my name was I told her, and she put in her system "Gringo" hahaha made me laugh

Oh and as for copacabana, all I have to say is remember that club Help? now that was the most messed up place i've ever been!! Lonely planet said "largest club in latin america!" so my friend and I were like ok, let's check it out.. it should have said "largest brothel in south america" it smelled funny to

But I love south america, can't wait to go back.. already been to brazil, uraguay and argentina!

MrJynx

herbert

Respectfully, I think you're missing his point. He's talking about the comments around Americans and foreigners causing the problems. I cringed when I read that and I don't agree.

Frankly , I'm not sure how one would tell a foreigner from a Canadian (especially a Torontonian). 50% of Torontonians were born outside of the country. The diversity is what makes the city great.

Is the city going down the ******* ? Not sure. It's certainly different than when I moved here in '86 (it's not as clean, subways are overcrowded, roads are overcrowded, I'm actually not sure if it's more dangerous now - I think I just hear about it more than I used to (internet, cbc in the morning instead of the rock station, tv)).

I , for one , still love the city.

Maybe we should talk about Rx-8s

BlueEyes

It's pretty easy. They are the ones standing beside the cars with american plates, yelling at girls, mouthing off other guys, generally being disrespectful to everyone including law enforcement.

It's the truth, go check it out this weekend.