Hmm.. nice feature, it will be interesting to see what people come up with. I find some of the comments on this site to be the real attraction and it's a shame when some of the better analysis gets swept away in a flood of comments. There are some comments from Jesse and Patriotz (amongst others) that could be turned into articles on their own.

Thanks to you guys and everyone else who contributes expertise and facts to the discussion here, I've learned a lot!

Regarding yesterdays discussion on 'city politeness', I don't find Vancouver to be too much different than other cities from a pedestrian or driver point of view, but I guess it depends on the neighborhood.

I do find the people here in general to be less open and friendly than most other major cities I've lived in. It seems like the nightlife here is for the bridge and tunnel crowd and people tend to either get sloshed drunk or keep to themselves.

420 on the condo tracker.

Spark a bowl.

I tried the form, it said I didn't have permission.

@metalhead:

"They must have good jobs to buy those cars at such a young age?"

Yeah, because never in the history of the world has there been a successful 21 or 22 year old. Geez.

@metalhead:

Those fuckers must be second generation immigrants in cars bought by dad's "dirty" money. Too bad there aren't criminal charges like in US resulting with deportation. We should start getting rid of such garbage that damages entire society so badly in attempt to promote their culture and values. Think about that.

@Laibach:

Is it Laibach for Ljublijana or the band?

Either way, love both!

And btw, you don't have to go to UBC – any "good" Van highschool will suffice. F'n vermin.

@giggling:

I mean, check out Eric Hamber Secondary for $100K plus cars… or any other highschool west of Cambie…

metalhead:

The problem is this – if you can afford (or you daddy can afford) a 100k car, do you really think that a 1k fine is deterrent?

We should do what they do in Switzerland and Sweden, where fines are based on the ealth of the offender. That way, if you are a millionaire, you pay a fine that hurts you, instead of being what you spend on lunch in a given week.

Phony 'recovery' in housing prices just more shenanigans from the pimps who publish 'inflation adjusted' stats . Arseholes.

http://urbansurvival.com/week.htm

@DaMann:

Sweden is actually a pretty cool place to live. Much better than the best place on earth. I have close relatives there and they feel sorry for me often.

I don't feel like I have any specific knowledge to contibute for articles here, but I've also learned a lot from other posters. Here's a list of articles I'd like to see:

-problem areas in modern construction by strataman

-a fundamentals primer by patriotz

– guide to rental yield by Jesse

-housing and financial planning by Asharpaccountant

-sales stats and market trends by paulb

-current and historical comparisons by inventory

Those are a few articles I'd like to see, how about everyone else?

@kansai_92:

Zero discrimination between rich and poor WILL NEVER happen here. I think everyone remembers Campbell's mugshots from Hawaii…last time I checked he is still our premier.

@Patiently Waiting:

I don't usually have anything to comment on political stories, but I find this absolutely ridiculous. Here we have a shortage of housing for low income people. And here we have units that have been specifically designated for such people (bragged about during the Olympics, even!)…and no one can get it together to make it happen. Only in BC!

Newcomer Says: To be honest, the only examples of unfriendliness I have seen in Vancouver happen in real estate blogs.

Riiiight…. So transparent.

"Often we fault in others what we see in ourselves."

@Newcomer:

Newcomer,

Does your hip looking barista know your usual convoluted order by heart? Does your pretty Lululemon sales representative smile at you when you enter the store to buy some tight pants? Are fit people walking at a fast pace while supporting themselves with modified ski poles greet you upon approach?

Me too man, Vancouver is so awesome, isn't it? Not like New York, Tokyo or Paris, where I lived also, incidentally. Yeah, it's just awesome here.

Say, do you have an I-Pad too, or just an I-Mac?

@giggling:

Oh my gosh, sorry, I spelled iPad and iMac wrong… I'm at the office and using a PC, figures….

Remember how the OV was touted as the most desireable real estate on the continent? The MSM ate that up.

Now look at the OV. No one wants to live there.

@realpaul:

realpaul,

I am very sorry you didn't get that government job. I guess I got it instead. And I can attest that you are full of shit, because I'm as white as it gets and had no trouble getting it. Oh the perks and pension and job security… I fell like I'm getting fat already. Oink, oink….ooops sorry, it slips out sometimes.

Loser.

Now look at the OV. No one wants to live there.

Actually, plenty of people want to live there. The reason they're not buying is the price, period. Lower the price to what people are willing to pay and the place will be sold in a matter of weeks.

Same deal with the social housing fiasco – the city is asking the housing societies to pay too much of their own money. They may be non-profit entities but they still understand basic economics.

Unlike the boneheads over at City Hall.

@oneangryslav2: Me too. I've walked every day for over 10 years, although not often in downtown, and have yet to notice this widespread sidewalk rage phenomenon.

I am however frequently irked by the bad manners of umbrella people. They often charge along, head down and umbrella pulled low, oblivious to other pedestrians. I usually put up an arm and knock the umbrella aside. And then there are the idiots who lift their umbrellas but don't tilt them away so you just get an extra concentration of water on you.

@giggling:

If you want to do the stereotypes, then we should say that New York is full of fat middle-aged men wearing sweaty dirty shirts, not too dissimilar to Bruce Willis' in "Die Hard", leaning out of 10th floor windows at 11pm whilst shaking their fists and shouting "Shuddup down there!!!"

Why sad face on all the time poor little basement bear? You walk around like depresseed retard all day and bitch on blog about sad life. Time for therapy bear. Best therapy is Stuart Smalley style just look in mirror and say "yes I am a forenter and I'm ok with that". You feel better already bear.

@superduperbulltime:

get back on your meds. You are not ok without them.

@superduperbulltime:

superduperbulltime,

I've heard that if you bend over far enough you can suck on your own dick. Wouldn't that be a treat?