Myths & truths: your city/town/village

Here's a short videoclip about Vancouver, B.C. Featured on a Canadian comedy show.

Now the real estate prices they quote are probably pre-late 2008, but Vancouver, BC does have the highest real estate $ in Canada. I'm always shocked when I compare it against Toronto...where I lived previously for 20 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH3IIzpwEhk

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And no, I don't think Vancouver is as diverse as Toronto. It makes me cringe a tad whenever I hear Vancouver as "international". The "visible" diversity in Vancouver is due to more Asian roots (Far East, as well as South Asian/East Indian) and aboriginal/native Indian. An Afro-Canadian person in Vancouver is highly conspicuous...because the % is so tiny compared to huge dynamic communities in Toronto. Hence, Toronto has WAY more roti shops. (I'm thinking both Caribbean as well as East Indian style.) :)

But hey, I wait to be challenged on my impressions. I could learn more about where you live..and where I live (due to mistaken impressions?? :D)

Everybody got your earthquake supplies? :rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcbK0qGuOsY

Earthquake warning for our area feels like a myth-truth ....like telling someone to pay attention to the fire alarm.

But I think it's real. It wouldn't be surprising alot of structural engineers in our area would agree that we're not prepared for this big one.

Any more myth-truths about your corner of the world?

the Hayward fault has a MAJOR eruption every 140 years. The last one was ... uhm, er, uh 141 years ago. If you live in the Bay Area make sure you are prepared to be on your own at least 72 hours

http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2008/...dictable-peril

http://72hours.org/

The perception of Central IL is that it's a backwater "fly-over" area with nothing to offer culturally. This is a huge misconception, our town is home to a major university, wonderful ethnic restaurants, museums, local coffee shops, a vibrant live music scene, a facility dedicated to the performing arts, and an art museum that is currently showing Warhol and Audubon exhibits.

Where I live has over 85% of the worlds high-level radioactive waste. You'd think with that truth, I could find some great myths, but I haven't been so lucky.
Wikipedia isn't allowed at work because it is considered to be wrong about the science that it describes. But, what I've read of it's write-up about here is pretty good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site

Note - the US Gov't named the reactors with random letters (vs. A, B, C,...) to fool potential spies. Yeah, that'll do it.

and here's the gov's site on the local.
http://www.hanford.gov/doe/history/?history=archaeology

People in Arkansas do wear shoes, and don't marry their cousins. ;)

Karen

It doesn't really rain in Seattle. .. well, not very much anyway.

Truth: Texas really is better than everywhere else.

(I have a friend from Arkansas who jokes that while everyone thinks their state is the best, Texas is the only state where the people actually believe it.) :D

Truth-Perth is the second most isolated city in the world.

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(I have a friend from Arkansas who jokes that while everyone thinks their state is the best, Texas is the only state where the people actually believe it.)

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Truer words were never spoken!

Karen

I can't really think of any myths about my town that aren't really true!
But some of the myths about Massachusetts are false. This really isn't "Taxachusetts" anymore. Maybe in the 70s or 80s.
Heck, the sales tax in AZ was higher, covered more things and we had city taxes, too.

Myth: It's perfectly okay for a low-flying airplane to buzz the Statue of Liberty with two F-16s in pursuit. No one will even notice.

Pam

This is a fun thread. I'm always delighted by the love people have for Texas. Though I have one friend who hated living there and I learned years ago to NEVER mention this to her.

And Vancouver? Never been there, but it sounds like heaven on earth.

Pam

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And Vancouver? Never been there, but it sounds like heaven on earth.

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As long as you magically inherit a place to live in.

Real estate here is really expensive.