I think if you spend your time looking for 'nasty' people, you'll see them, it doesn't matter where you go.
Usually, I would agree. Toronto is the exception.
Torontonians have issues, it's just that simple. It's a business city; a work/profiteering mentality dominates. Also bad managment/governance/planning over the years has made for a highly anti-social environment.
I doubt you will encounter that level of nastiness anywhere else in Canada (most Ontarians would probably agree ;-) ).
That isn't to say there aren't decent people in TO--they're just in a minority.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I read about a year ago on forums that people in Vancouver are really nasty just like in Toronto.[/FONT]
Not like Toronto. There is apparently a tendency (as with all big cities), but Toronto it ain't. I've been told that people from BC also have a tendency to be a bit more 'out there' (not necessarily a reference to pot-smoking btw) but the ones I've met seemed to be fairly decent folks (that's just my personal experience though); average Canadians and all that.
As for moving to BC: go for it. Been told that the awesome beauty of some areas can be mind-blowing. Will definitely be going there myself one day.
The one downside is of course that it rains...A LOT. But then that just makes for lush scenery--very moody (definitely worked for the X-Files...until they re-located to California :roll: ). Unless you suffer from vitamin-D deficiency and/or rheumatism, this shouldn't be a big problem. (Still nicer than Toronto's swamp-like summer weather.)
[Btw, it's odd that you had a bad time in TO, considering you're well-kept, good-looking, young, white and female (based on your avatar); Torontonians, in what I'm guessing is your income bracket tend to be more tolerant of people like you. I'll assume that you acted a little bit too innocent (i.e. overly respectful/emotional/open) when mingling with others of your age group. Not a good idea in most cases; superficial/pretentious/emotionally scarred city folks tend to react badly to that kind of behaviour (that's usually about when the 'nastiness' kicks in). I would suggest that if you're to live in
any big city, that you adapt to the local BS a bit more, painful though that may be--just be careful not to become that way yourself in the process (i.e. adaptation over assimilation).]
