Public transportation in Vancouver sucks, and Vancouver sucks too... Here's why.

[lame-o]

Apparently the buses don't work weekends in the more remote areas of the Vancouver suburbs. ****ing assholes, I'm just gonna have to wait until March 14th to get my N before I can TRY to have a life. And really, it's stuff like this that makes me hate Vancouver so much I just want to become famous so I can tell the world just how gay Vancouver/Canada is, because most people know Canada is a retarded (if kind) country but maybe they don't know exactly why. So, because I'm never going to be famous I'll just tell the internets how retarded this shithole (Vancouver and Canada in general) is:

1) Where are the police? Unless they're out busting people for carrying weed and then smoking it themselves, or unless they're giving people speeding tickets, they're no where to be found. This has to be the only place in the world where the police NEVER find murderers. Of all the gang shootings that happened in Vancouver in last 2 years, how many have been solved? Almost none. They don't even say they're doing investigations anymore, they just ask CRIMINALS to give them tips and then you never hear about the case ever again - and these cases are usually along the lines of "5 people shot down in the middle of the street in Burnaby today". They must be corrupt, because this makes no sense.

2) What are teenagers supposed to do? Heroin is easier to buy here than alcohol. Unless you're a trance lover and a coke head (or E head) there's nothing to do. All teenagers can do is go to a recreation center and play pool, or go to some classical music theater. I know of only 1 place where teens can go hangout and listen to decent music and party, in all of Vancouver. And it's only open once a month. Also, underground is non-existent here.

In Europe life is a lot nicer (for the most part), because there are always places to go to (including lots of underground metal, punk, hard rock, indie, etc. FOR ALL AGES) and you can always buy a couple of beers (they don't check IDs) and sit in the park and hang out with your friends for a while.

I know alcohol and music isn't the only thing I should be doing, but my argument about my emphasis on it is that Vancouver's monotony severely impaired my ability to imagine something better to do.

Friendly hangouts over here consist of LAN parties (BRAWL!! ROCKSTAR!! CS! WOO!!! gets gay after the fifteenth time) and smoking pot till you drop. Or ****ed up booze parties that have too many socialites and wannabe gangsters.

3) Buses don't work on weekends. Assholes.

4) We're supposed to be proud of our heritage because we helped (somewhat) some respectable countries in a couple of wars. And because we were originally kicked out of the states, and our revolutionary battles consist of 40 men charging towards some church in the middle of nowhere when *ALL OF A SUDDEN* someone shoots at them, so they all drop their guns and run away (this actually happened, it was for equality for the Metis or some shit like that). How proud am I... This: 2/10

5) Too many ****ing weeaboos. If you don't know what that is, search it up on Urban Dictionary.

6) Canadian media can't stop comparing Canada to the US. You want to find Canadian identity in Vancouver? Look else where. Maybe Newfoundland, but those guys are just Scotts anyways.

7) Politics here is a joke. Scandal after scandal and no-one really cares, and honestly I can't blame them since it has almost no meaning anywhere anyways.

It just fazes me so much, I can't comprehend all of it...
That's all I remember... gfg

Just stay the hell away from here. Because if you aren't like them, you've got no reason to be here.

EDIT: Just say YEAH!!

 

[lame-o]

EDIT: sry accident.

 

[Emporius]

Dude you don't see the police because you're in the burbs and they're all down in the west end. It's hard for them to solve cases because there's too much shit going on.

There are tons of places to go in Vancouver in terms of concerts/clubs. Try actually looking instead of just sitting around and bitching.

We were never kicked out of the states. And this 'revolutionary war' you're talking about was the rebellion led by Louis Riel, and the battle was so crazy intense they ended up shooting stones and nails because they were all out of bullets.

 

[Leto]

Um, where do you live?
You say a more remote place.
Meaning less people, less things to do, fewer cops around.

1)What about Pickton? http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/pickton/

2)Seriously, where do you live?

3)see number 2

4)You should probably read up more about the History, certainly that isn't the only battle. What about Canada's involvement in WW1 and WW2?

5)there are a lot of fanboys everywhere.

6)Yes, in the REMOTE suburbs of Vancouver.

7)U.S. politics isn't so hot either. Like seriously, decriminalizing torture?

 

[Emporius]

Um, where do you live?
You say a more remote place.
Meaning less people, less things to do, fewer cops around.

1)What about Pickton? http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/pickton/

2)Seriously, where do you live?

3)see number 2

4)You should probably read up more about the History, certainly that isn't the only battle. What about Canada's involvement in WW1 and WW2?

5)there are a lot of fanboys everywhere.

6)Yes, in the REMOTE suburbs of Vancouver.

7)U.S. politics isn't so hot either. Like seriously, decriminalizing toture?

^this

 

[Solaris]

I went to Vancouver for 3 weeks and it is my favourate place in the world. Utterly fantastic.

 

[Viperidae]

Wat.

And what are you doing to contribute to the betterment of the city?

And where do you live? I'd hazard a guess at the West side or Northvan, but I'm not that pretentious a prick.

Please, get off your suburbanite ass and do something other than complain. You know what? Let's trade places. You can live on East Broadway and I'll move out to whereever you live with your 'socialites and wannabe gangsters.'

itt we complain about where we live

 

[lame-o]

Um, where do you live?
You say a more remote place.
Meaning less people, less things to do, fewer cops around.

1)What about Pickton? http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/pickton/

2)Seriously, where do you live?

3)see number 2

4)You should probably read up more about the History, certainly that isn't the only battle. What about Canada's involvement in WW1 and WW2?

5)there are a lot of fanboys everywhere.

6)Yes, in the REMOTE suburbs of Vancouver.

7)U.S. politics isn't so hot either. Like seriously, decriminalizing torture?

1) What about him? You think he actually killed 40 people alone? I'm thinkin more like 5-6, the rest were his buds which the police obviously don't care about.

2) Maple Ridge, a suburb. Did you know that there are more suburban towns than there are cities? Culture isn't constrained to cities.

3) Maple Ridge, a suburb. So you're saying that just cause I live in a suburb I can't have normal public transportation? I'm about 20 minutes driving distance from town.

4) They helped in about 4 major battles (major as in Western Front among the dozens of battles for minimal amounts of land) in WW1 and in D-Day in WW2. I know they HELPED, I'm not saying that what they did wasn't considerable, but it really isn't something you should be basing your whole nationalistic views on, considering 2/3rds of the world has a much better war record.

5) Yep.

6) Hahahaha, I represent Canada, nice one. Just proved my point that Canada is retarded. But I like to thing I'm a little less retarded than your average person.

7) U.S. politics concerns the entire world, they make huge decisions and some politicians are trying to be honest about what happens in there. Also scandals are met with appropriate response, ever heard of George W. Bush? Also some say that decriminalizing torture isn't really that stupid.

Dude you don't see the police because you're in the burbs and they're all down in the west end. It's hard for them to solve cases because there's too much shit going on.

There are tons of places to go in Vancouver in terms of concerts/clubs. Try actually looking instead of just sitting around and bitching.

We were never kicked out of the states. And this 'revolutionary war' you're talking about was the rebellion led by Louis Riel, and the battle was so crazy intense they ended up shooting stones and nails because they were all out of bullets.

Maybe you'd care to notice that all those clubs are 19+, and concerts aren't exactly common weekend hangouts now are they?

Wat.

And what are you doing to contribute to the betterment of the city?

And where do you live? I'd hazard a guess at the West side or Northvan, but I'm not that pretentious a prick.

Please, get off your suburbanite ass and do something other than complain. You know what? Let's trade places. You can live on East Broadway and I'll move out to whereever you live with your 'socialites and wannabe gangsters.'

itt we complain about where we live

What can I do? I CAN'T LEAVE MY GOD DAMN NEIGHBORHOOD REMEMBER? Walking to town takes me about 2 hours, the only way to get there quickly is by car and I don't have one yet. And I'm not old enough to open up venues or participate in politics and tell others what to do, like you seem to be enjoying.

Do you even know what a suburb is? lol

I went to Vancouver for 3 weeks and it is my favourate place in the world. Utterly fantastic.

Well I can't argue with you about that, I like most of the places I visit too. But you really gotta live here to really know what it's like.

 

[Viperidae]

Maple Ridge? Not even part of Vancouver the city. Get your terms straight. Are you talking about the city or the GVRD? If the latter, lol to you, like you can hold the entire region accountable for your woe.

Blame your parents (or grandparents; whoever) for moving there.

 

[lame-o]

Suburbs are commonly defined as residential areas on the outskirts of a city or large town - Wikipedia

Get YOUR terms straight, stop accusing me of not knowing what I'm talking about. Anyways, yes I'm talking about the Vancouver area, and Canada itself. Why can't I hold the whole area responsible? It's the same public transit company, it's the same provincial government, it's the same culture.

And the only reason there's more crime in Vancouver than even LOS ANGELES is because the police let it get to that state. Many outsider officials think the Vancouver police department isn't prepared to deal with anything serious and know very little about investigating.

 

[McGooTheWise]

1) What about him? You think he actually killed 40 people alone? I'm thinkin more like 5-6, the rest were his buds which the police obviously don't care about.

2) Maple Ridge, a suburb. Did you know that there are more suburban towns than there are cities? Culture isn't constrained to cities.

3) Maple Ridge, a suburb. So you're saying that just cause I live in a suburb I can't have normal public transportation? I'm about 20 minutes driving distance from town.

4) They helped in about 4 major battles (major as in Western Front among the dozens of battles for minimal amounts of land) in WW1 and in D-Day in WW2. I know they HELPED, I'm not saying that what they did wasn't considerable, but it really isn't something you should be basing your whole nationalistic views on, considering 2/3rds of the world has a much better war record.

5) Yep.

6) Hahahaha, I represent Canada, nice one. Just proved my point that Canada is retarded. But I like to thing I'm a little less retarded than your average person.

7) U.S. politics concerns the entire world, they make huge decisions and some politicians are trying to be honest about what happens in there. Also scandals are met with appropriate response, ever heard of George W. Bush? Also some say that decriminalizing torture isn't really that stupid.



Maybe you'd care to notice that all those clubs are 19+, and concerts aren't exactly common weekend hangouts now are they?



What can I do? I CAN'T LEAVE MY GOD DAMN NEIGHBORHOOD REMEMBER? Walking to town takes me about 2 hours, the only way to get there quickly is by car and I don't have one yet. And I'm not old enough to open up venues or participate in politics and tell others what to do, like you seem to be enjoying.

Do you even know what a suburb is? lol



Well I can't argue with you about that, I like most of the places I visit too. But you really gotta live here to really know what it's like.

Move to st. Louis. You'll be bored out of your mind.

 

[Social Bacon]

ITT a whiny little bitch who blames others for his problems.

 

[Leto]

^
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Agree

 

[Bob_Marley]

What can I do? I CAN'T LEAVE MY GOD DAMN NEIGHBORHOOD REMEMBER? Walking to town takes me about 2 hours, the only way to get there quickly is by car and I don't have one yet.

Get a push bike you lazy git. Not only will you get to places faster and require no license, you'll improve your fitness too. And when you finally can drive you'll still be able to go out on the piss, because you'll have a bike. And getting home will probably be substantially easier than riding several miles in the pitch dark down country lanes while pissed (which is an interesting experience)

Oh, and with whats come up about crime, you'll probably want a bike lock too.

 

[lame-o]

ITT a whiny little bitch who blames others for his problems.

Just because I'm a whiny bitch doesn't mean I'm wrong asswipe. So just stfu because what you said didn't mean anything other than that you dislike me.

And the push bike thing might be a decent idea, but I'm gonna have to seriously work out to get myself up some of the huge hills on the way X_X Riding an hour up and down treacherous hills isn't what I'd call trying to go out and relax on the town either lol.

By the way, I'm not looking for sympathy or advice, because there isn't any. And anyone trying to tell me I'm delusional is perfectly acceptable as long as you explain it to me with good reasoning. But I don't understand why some people who don't even know what I'm talking about are telling me I'm wrong. Like whiny bitch guy, how are you contributing the insanely high amount of crime in Vancouver to MY problems anyways? It's not like I or anyone I know was shot in the street. Do you guys just fail that immensely that no-one else sees it??

 

[Dog--]

1) Where are the police?

Why the hell would they hang around the damn suburbs.. They are in the real city fighting real crime..

2) What are teenagers supposed to do?

Why don't you get some friends?

In Europe life is a lot nicer (for the most part), because there are always places to go to (including lots of underground metal, punk, hard rock, indie, etc. FOR ALL AGES) and you can always buy a couple of beers (they don't check IDs) and sit in the park and hang out with your friends for a while.

Look what I just wrote..

I know alcohol and music isn't the only thing I should be doing, but my argument about my emphasis on it is that Vancouver's monotony severely impaired my ability to imagine something better to do.

That's Vancouver's/Canada's problem - why?

Friendly hangouts over here consist of LAN parties (BRAWL!! ROCKSTAR!! CS! WOO!!! gets gay after the fifteenth time) and smoking pot till you drop. Or ****ed up booze parties that have too many socialites and wannabe gangsters.

Again, get out of the suburbs, seriously, you can't base the image on an entire city on the suburbs.. The suburbs are just... eh..

3) Buses don't work on weekends. Assholes.

Don't be such a fat-ass and try WALKING.

4) We're supposed to be proud of our heritage because we helped (somewhat) some respectable countries in a couple of wars.

Because were (for the most part) not stupid enough to start wars for no reason? That's something to be proud of.

5) Too many ****ing weeaboos. If you don't know what that is, search it up on Urban Dictionary.

lol.

6) Canadian media can't stop comparing Canada to the US. You want to find Canadian identity in Vancouver? Look else where.

It doesn't even happen that often, and it's not like they never compare them to us.. We're side by side, and pretty much the same, except in a few little meaningless things, that's where they compare us..

7) Politics here is a joke. Scandal after scandal and no-one really cares, and honestly I can't blame them since it has almost no meaning anywhere anyways.

No one cares anywhere, you just read about the few that do..

Just stay the hell away from here. Because if you aren't like them, you've got no reason to be here.

Then please leave..

 

[lame-o]

Did you read my previous post? I just said that you gotta understand what I said before you can tell me I'm wrong. But whatever, I'll reply anyways...

They are in the real city fighting real crime..

This answer didn't make sense. I'm talking about the city in that one. Well, I was really talking about the whole area in that they haven't solved one gang murder crime for at least a year. But I guess that's not real enough for you. If you read about the police in the news you'd see that they don't fight crime ANYWHERE.

Why don't you get some friends?

This one didn't make sense either. I DO have friends, I also said before that they're not too great. But hey, I can't expect you to read what I say!

That's Vancouver's/Canada's problem - why?

What do you think the main objective of Canada's government is (other than keeping order)? ......

Again, get out of the suburbs, seriously, you can't base the image on an entire city on the suburbs.. The suburbs are just... eh..

That may be true, but I can't exactly leave right now since most people my age are expected to finish highschool.

Don't be such a fat-ass and try WALKING.

Again, this didn't make sense. I can't expect you to actually reply to something you've actually read, so I'll just say it again. It takes 2 hours to walk to town, and the only way is a highway going over a bunch of hills.

Because were (for the most part) not stupid enough to start wars for no reason? That's something to be proud of.

Yeah I guess.

No one cares anywhere, you just read about the few that do..

Yeah, people do seem to care a little, but to me it seems that people are under-reacting to stuff that should be protested. They hear about something bad and they complain, then they forget. What the **** are they doing about those tasers anyways?? I heard a few weeks ago that the police just bought a newer version that was even more lethal and could be shot from further away. They said it in the news and no-one cared.

Then please leave..

You think I'd talk like this and then not leave ASAP?? I'm gone after highschool.

 

[Emporius]

Also some say that decriminalizing torture isn't really that stupid.

Some people also say that the contents of a lava lamp make an excellent hand moisturizer.

 

[lame-o]

Some people also say that the contents of a lava lamp make an excellent hand moisturizer.

The time-tested measures of war are as stupid as using the contents of a lava lamp to make an excellent hand moisturizer. Do you even listen to yourself? If it was that simple it would have been outlawed ages ago. I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying it's not that simple.

 

[Dan]

I live in Vancouver. Vancouver has a great public transit system compared to almost every other North American city, you don't have to look at bus schedules, you just to to the nearest stop and wait for a bus going the direction you want. I never have to wait more than 10 minutes where I live. I also have lots of cool places near me. Not just bars, but pool halls, restaurants, library etc. There are two cool restaurants open 24/7 if I ever feel hungry. In fact I will go get some food right now.

P.S. everyone look at my video, I am trying to get some hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihAwcr2k1A

 

[Bob_Marley]

Some hyper-kinetic rabbity things also say that the contents of a lava lamp make an excellent hand moisturizer.

fixed

The time-tested measures of war are as stupid as using the contents of a lava lamp to make an excellent hand moisturizer. Do you even listen to yourself? If it was that simple it would have been outlawed ages ago. I'm not saying it's right, I'm saying it's not that simple.

There is no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of torture. I suggest you pick up a copy of this week's new scientist.

 

[CptStern]

the whole idea behind not having Public Transit go to the suburbs is to keep suburban teens from coming in to the city; because they're annoying ..also immigrants ..now that I live in the suburbs I'm an advocate of expanded public transit ..just so you bored teenagers dont egg my car/pee on my flowers. GTFO and pee on someone elses rosebushes ..preferably someone who lives downtown

 

[lame-o]

the whole idea behind not having Public Transit go to the suburbs is to keep suburban teens from coming in to the city; because they're annoying ..also immigrants ..now that I live in the suburbs I'm an advocate of expanded public transit ..just so you bored teenagers dont egg my car/pee on my flowers. GTFO and pee on someone elses rosebushes ..preferably someone who lives downtown

people egg your car and piss on your property? you must be a real jackass in rl.

anyways.. yeah, I'm sure you're right that it's all a conspiracy to keep lost immigrants and stupid teens out of the city, considering there's already an abundance of both over there, and any more would just be overkill.

why would i piss on someone's rosebushes??

 

[Social Bacon]

Because you're an ignorant fool?