IS VANCOUVER ANTISOCIAL
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- There's a public opinion going around that compared to the rest to Canada, Vancouver ain't cold but is damn freeeezing when it comes to social interactions. I went chatting with a registered social worker and Vancouverites down town to get their take on it.
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I also live in Vancouver. I started to keep people at a distance after they pretend to want to become friends with me when they only wanted favour, advice, and connections. That's just me.
So true Vancouvers lame
Same experience here. Im in Gibsons and came here from Ont 8 years ago. It has been very difficult to break through cliques, nearly impossible. The people here are flakes, they rarely keep to what they say they will do.
@@pjacob2010 vancouverites want to sleep with you. So often they were confused at you trying to be their friend because one night stands are more normal than befriending people.
Their heads are buried in their phones or in a paperback novel 24/7.
Vancouver has sort of a groupism mentality when it come to making friends, it does seem like it exists everywhere but its quite prominent in Vancouver. People stick to their own friend groups and people they have known. I think when you arrive mainly for school and stuff its easy to connect with people and make friends because all are in the same/similar situation. As time passes if you have not made friends in that initial time period its hard to find friends or if you want friends outside of that small group it hard.
The girl at 8:32 is ignorant because for some people it isn't that easy to make new friends , people are quick to judge here especially if you're a guy like me who is Aboriginal it's hard to break through the stereotypes
Agree, she was a bit annoying with her comment. I wonder how many meaningful friendships that girl has formed by just walking up to someone or meeting them randomly. It is not easy to make new friends out of the blue when many of our relationships are formed in school, in extra-curricular activities, in the workplace or through associations with other friends. Also some places are very clique oriented and that can make it difficult to befriend new people.
Ooof, the amount of entitlement in her comments! She actually thinks everyone has the same privileges as her
Typical redditor
@@dminnovatores thats the avg vancouverite, their brain is the size of a pinhead
Exactly, I agree 😢
Hey man, you're pretty young, as someone in my 40's I can tell you only 10 years ago people were MUCH more friendly. Ever since social media really took over in 2012 our in-person socializing has been in a nose-dive.
I've lived in Burnaby and Vancouver before Smartphones, and no, it's always been this way lol. It's gotten worse, but it wasn't great to start with especially coming from a smaller city where everyone said hi to each other as they pass in the street. People gave me weird looks or attitude, so now I've become one of them lol.
@@richardmccallum6994 I would disagree 100%, the social vibe in Vancouver was incredible in the 90's and 00's, you could make friends so easily and there were so many diverse groups to hang out with. Also, people had diverse opinions, in 2022, everything thinks and says the same things because they are programmed to respond to things in a certain way. Things have become much, much, much worse and it is 100% by design. Also notice the ethnic groups all stick together in a so called "multicultural" society?
@@richardmccallum6994 Bro remember LESTER'S?
@@djcybercorgi yeah the last thing you mention is so sad and made me decide to leave Vancouver
@@richardmccallum6994 That's a shame lol but I understand
I agree that's the impression i got when i first moved here 10 years ago from California . I find Canada mostly old school but at the same time liberated in other ways. Which can often be confusing and frustrating. People tend to be standoffish. People has the proclivity to stick to their own clique. All I know is that eventually i learned to keep to myself developed depression and anxiety : (
Captured this topic so well. Everything the social worker spoke about correlated with what people of all kinds (different age groups, different ethnicities, different genders, etc) had to say about Vancouver and its social environment. Saye has done it again! Great video and looking forward for more to come. Juan and I might come for a little game of some basketball.
Vancouver has become a much, much worse place in the last 10 years. Anyone old enough to remember the 90's and 00's will tell you how awesome the city used to be. The place is pretty much conformist trash now.
I moved from Australia to downtown Vancouver, honestly people here extremely rude I have no idea how Canadians got the friendly reputation.
Americans r friendlier, even Seattleites r friendlier
You gotta get outta VC, bro. The place is an anomaly among Canadian cities.
Vancouver is absolutely not canada especially downtown vancouver
As a 3rd generation vancouverite
The city is all recent immigrants now
The mass influx has made living unaffordable and totally changed the nature of the city
@@nvanguy6868 Who voted the BC Libtards in office for nearly a gen.?
Dude honestly get out of here. This city is a depressing shit hole.
Awesome video and super cool to get interviewed by you man keep doing what you’re doing!!
Yeah great chatting with you and Ben ! That was dope
If you meet people in Vancouver, ask them if they grew up in/are from Vancouver, chances are, they aren't. So don't blame the city, it's the people that move here. It's like a giant hotel, all travellers/guests.
Really great interviews, good interviewer. Are you french? cant pinpoint the accent
Thanks Bio ! And yeah I was born In France
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Notice on Reddit you only got 1 comment? That is because Reddit is the home of the anti-social. Those are the people who would never throw a party and have a diverse group of friends. Everyone has to think alike or they're offended. Ever since social media took over, you need to have the "correct" opinions or people will be offended that you think differently. Vancouver's culture has become extremely conformist since the place because more and more multicultural, the local culture is completely suffocated and replaced with this cold veneer of people in competition with each other. The moderators of /r/vancouver and /r/britishcolumbia also ban anyone who thinks differently. Welcome to 2022, it sucks compared to even 10 years ago.
True, true I knew I'd get mixed reactions with that one
So true, reddit is very conformist with the way the upvote/downvote system works. Anyone who thinks different from the hivemind is down voted into oblivion and berated by people who think they are morally superior. Quite a funny place.
Vancouver is very cliquey and professionalist. I lived there for a year
Amazing video! Super insightful - I loved the part about seasonal depression, I think all Canadians can totally resonate! I wonder how seasonal depression impacts people’s ability to “reconnect” again similar to the way people are reconnecting post-covid. Excited to see more 🥳
0:13 That's not friendly, that's just helpful. And I agree, people will help you. But making friends doesn't happen outside of high school.
Exactly, the only time I made friends is from high school as people are more open and you truly know who they are as a person. I met a friend when I went to summer school, and my classmate just approached me when I'm just sitting by the table in cafeteria and just want to have a friendly talk and help each other with homework and studying. That was good times. Now, no one cares anymore.
No time for new friends. Too busy tryna earn enough to cover the obscene rents. ... Is what I'd expect if I didn't know that lower income Vancouverites are the friendly ones.
Vancouver's culture has been replaced in the last 10-15 years. Totally different vibe, much worse than before.
@@djcybercorgi I've lived in or near Van my whole life and have definitely seen that yeah. My gut is that the Olympics played a big role (don't have hard data) just as my parents claim another shift after Expo 86. But these probably just accelerated the effects of local mismanagement, especially the decisions that contributed to such unaffordable housing.
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VC has had the notoriety of being a stand-offish place pre-pandemic, pre-Great Recession and before then. Googling for residents' sentiments re. the city tells much of where things have gone wrong socially. From what I can tell that's been from the *beginning*. And let's not forget the city's official epithet, "No Fun City." Check out some of *Mike Martens*' commentary on the topic of living in VC.
I totally believe it is anti social. Servers and tourist site employees are nice , but being an African American visiting Vancouver was a rude awakening. Being stared a whole lot like they never seen black people and with my wife being caucasian american it was like they never seen an interracial couple. Being such a melting pot of international people this vibe rang odd. Felt like we were under a microscope. Subtle racism.
Man I feel you, there's not a big black/African community in Vancouver so people act like it's novelty
I agree. I was visiting my son in March, he moved to Vancouver almost a year ago, he’s biracial and people also stare at him.
I noticed that there are not many Black people at all. It’s very different from Toronto and the GTA area. As you said the people in service industry were very nice but it is definitely not very multicultural.
Vancouver is very racist city, even towards Asians. Just look at how they treated their own Chinatown and Japantown
They don’t get a lot of black in in Vancouver. There are some that want to keep it that way…..
I think generally people in Vancouver are friendly enough and helpful. However personally I think somehow there is a matter of trust between people to build deep relationship.
Yes, yes it is. But if you live in your privileged bubble or don't have enough points of reference (i.e., haven't lived in many places) you might never notice it ;)
this city is so fucked up because of one word "CLASSISM" ---VANCOuVER B.C. THE BIG ONION
Hey, that's an interesting nickname. Is it like a well-known way to call Vancouver? Did you come up with it?
This is in most of major cities!
Vancouver isn't a major city, it's second tier at best.
What you expect is what you get. If you believe other people's perception that Vancouver is boring or snobbish or whatever then you'll find more of that. It's called confirmation bias. Just keep an open mind and a chill attitude and see how easy it becomes to talk to people. I'm in Vancouver too. Come talk to me. I live in downtown too.
No, it is boring and stuck up for the most part, everyone knows that.
Hey I know what you are saying it’s a better attitude to have for sure.At the same time you can’t be in denial you can’t wish a cold destination into a Warm one.I have very genuine and outgoing peoples who says this.Their is way better countries/provinces for socializing than here.Vancouver is very snobby,materialistic superficial.Terrible for dating and making friends.If you are in clubs or with work with people you can connect with people.I always connect with people from other countries or well traveled them.Certain cultures stick to themselves.I actually grew out with many cultures around me but not everyone does that I guess.
@@pjacob2010 I'm gonna move to Vancouver in a week, and I want to be like you, want to connect with people from other countries, I'm 24 I hope I'm not too old to start making new friends
Shweta you have excellent approach, I admire your philosophy, this state forward approach sounds, you are daughter of subcontinent, women of subcontinent is always very clear in her approach, and always have kind decent pure and respectful warm well come for others, your words spreads the fragrance of the soil of subcontinent.your parents should feel proud of you. Lot of respect and regards.
Toronto is way better in terms of meeting people and people hanging with different cultures. There are always new people coming. Vancouver is surface and superficial- you can meet people and stuff but it’s not on a deep level.
Torontonians r evil bastards
I don't think Vancouver or BC people are friendly compared to Alberta or Manitoba etc . They also have an irrational hatred for Toronto . I think it's because they know Toronto is much more of a world class city.
Yes, people here are cliquey. Stare at phones everywhere.
They really do. Always on their phones.
Some people blame immigration as a reason of anti-social life in Vancouver.
It s a BS.
Go to California and see people from many many different backgrounds who are more friendly and kind and welcoming.
I stayed 2 weeks in LA and became friend with all my sisters’ neighbours in LA .
In Vancouver after 6 years, I don’t even know my neighbours.
High rises with people who has no soul and reluctant to say even “hello”
Extremely racist old people that you can realize the amount of their hate when you look at their eyes.
Specially if you are a dark-skin.
Blaming immigrants is be Anglo exclusive . I rolled my eyes every times
The racism you're talking about is most likely just in your head, so you can blame others for bad things happening to you.
You probably hate those poor people more than they hate you.
It's rare to find friendly people here in Vancouver nowadays. When I compare today from 10 to15 years ago, people are much more friendlier back then.
If youre not in church or in clubs? This is a younger perspective, there are more barriers post covid. 6:10 social battery is low: 7:40 yes the winter blues
Vancouver is smaller than Toronto, and does seem a bit different. I don't feel threatened by people, but people can demonstrate blatant specific interests when they decide to. Many people are standoff-ish, but it seems to represent many people's personality/character traits. This can be due to the mindset of the particular individual when not having as much interest to get involved or to explore anything outside their comfort zone. I feel many people have difficulties being comfortable with certain personalities and might be less helpful when being so. People in Vancouver can easily be put off while automatically contributing some people's openness as a negative experience.
So many people in New York would take advantage of these lively moments to only enhance the experiences while many people in Vancouver would give the confused look to only write someone off as a nuisance. 😢😮.
Owell,
I had so many amazing experiences in Toronto, and it seems the Brazilians were ultra friendly while finding myself ending up at Brazilian house parties often, and I would meet so many successful/interesting people.
This would almost never happen in Vancouver.
Love the video and the interactions yo!
I’m going to leave this hellscape city as soon as my degree is finished
Amazing video
8:32 not always the case, that yt girl saying this is so ignorant I’m pretty sure she s not face discrimination and micro aggressions on a regular basis for saying stupidity like this 🙄
In both cities there are snobs and pretentious people in the wealthy areas.
Come to Toronto and make the same interview you won't believe it your self
Nobody talks about multiculturalism and car dependency.
Awesome
You should try Toronto it’s very anti social there
Not as bad as Vancouver
@@frankihatch just as bad as Vancouver
Not as bad as Vancouver
Very unfriendly city to make friends
Good job keep it up
The birth rate in this city is extremely low. People here are so selfish and unfriendly they are no longer finding love or relationships. Immigration is the only thing stopping this city from going extinct. Maybe it should happen.
I blame immigration for the lack of social skills people have now. Ngl.
...So true, with the implications that flood-gated immig. brings-a case study for Robert Putnam.
Of course it is. You have a melting pot of mutli nationals who don't understand each other's mannerisms, distance, tone, body language etc which leads to conflict. If we were so cohisive Richmond wouldn't be Asia, Surrey/Delta wouldn't be India and so on and so forth. It's not a racist thing but a comfort thing, and it's my opinion sometimes that's ok.
no, other places with the same multi nationalism don't have that problem. Also Vancouver is not very multi cultural at all. Besides white people that are all the same and asian's that all more or less act the same. Same flavor of white and same flavor of asian I guess you could say, not much diversity even with in its own diversity.
Facts. If multiculturalism worked you wouldn't see people self-segregated by ethnicity/race. Even at school/work people only affiliate with people that look like themselves. It simply does not work.
Why do white people tend to move away from the area with high percent of immigrant , and often settle in the white neighborhoods?
@@guojunma9802 I already commented to this ? Most white populations are settled in communities outside the lower mainland from my observations and probably for similar reasons. Just as other ethnic populations have shown, comfort, similarities, cultural understanding etc.
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Toronto people are way nicer!
i bet 1000 usd that this guy spent all day interviewing ppl so he could cherry pick his answers
and funnily enough for every video saying vancouver is nice theres 20 saying its worse than a 3rd world country... makes you think
Re-watch the video. Vancouver IS particularly Anti-social and closed off. But also you can't complain if you don't go out of your way to meet people and make friends
Also, gimme that 1000, suckaaaa
Toronto is worsen you haven't seen nothing yet