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OFKU0 · 01-11-2005, 09:57 AM

I lived in Toronto for five years.

Some of the good things were the ethnic diversity in markets, restaurants, festivals etc.

I ordered a pizza once from a pizza joint on St. Clair W. and it didn't have any tomato sauce on it, just the ingredients. (with cheese on the bottom. that's not the way I like pizza) I took it back and the guy said that's the way they make them so I took it home and put ketchup on it. First and last time I put ketchup on a pizza.

Of course the first year I didn't have a car and rode the 35c Jane bus up to Wilson. At first being called "white bread, vanilla, honky" etc by the majority of black folk heading up to Finch bothered me but then I became desensitized to it and ignored it.

Not being able to open my apartment window because of street noise and pollution wasn't a thrill. Good thing for a/c.

It was nice that things were close to walk to but driving just took too long, too much traffic.

I liked the fact that on any given night a major touring music act could end up in town. Living in Ottawa now sucks since most acts bypass Ottawa between Montreal and T.O.

If I had the chance to live in Toronto again I would decline. Five years was enough. And if I want to get out of town, rather than the 4 1/2 hour drive to T.O, I add on an extra 2 and go to Boston, another city I lived in for about a year. Nothing really bad about T.O but Boston just does it for me. I would live there again if the opportunity presented itself in a heartbeat.

01-11-2005, 09:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
OFKU0 Junk	I lived in Toronto for five years. Some of the good things were the ethnic diversity in markets, restaurants, festivals etc. I ordered a pizza once from a pizza joint on St. Clair W. and it didn't have any tomato sauce on it, just the ingredients. (with cheese on the bottom. that's not the way I like pizza) I took it back and the guy said that's the way they make them so I took it home and put ketchup on it. First and last time I put ketchup on a pizza. Of course the first year I didn't have a car and rode the 35c Jane bus up to Wilson. At first being called "white bread, vanilla, honky" etc by the majority of black folk heading up to Finch bothered me but then I became desensitized to it and ignored it. Not being able to open my apartment window because of street noise and pollution wasn't a thrill. Good thing for a/c. It was nice that things were close to walk to but driving just took too long, too much traffic. I liked the fact that on any given night a major touring music act could end up in town. Living in Ottawa now sucks since most acts bypass Ottawa between Montreal and T.O. If I had the chance to live in Toronto again I would decline. Five years was enough. And if I want to get out of town, rather than the 4 1/2 hour drive to T.O, I add on an extra 2 and go to Boston, another city I lived in for about a year. Nothing really bad about T.O but Boston just does it for me. I would live there again if the opportunity presented itself in a heartbeat. __________________ " In Canada, you can tell the most blatant lie in a calm voice, and people will believe you over someone who's a little passionate about the truth." David Warren, Western Standard.