Is TORONTO Canada's NEW YORK CITY?

[@aliaunsyed9248]

Some pretty valid arguments in this video. As someone who's lived in both cities (and Chicago) for a decent amount of time - I feel like Toronto is somewhere in the middle of both its American counterparts. It has the size and population of Chicago and the two cities look similar too but Toronto's vibe, culture and diversity is much closer to New York than Chicago, which is not as diverse and has a slower Midwestern feel. If you like the exciting NYC vibe without that insane pace and massive crowds everywhere, Toronto can provide a nice balance whether you're thinking of visiting or moving.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Comment on point!

[@osmariobrito7776]

Não. Toronto é muito melhor que ny.

[@ericktwelve11]

Quit comparing Toronto to some American cities because American cities has nothing to compare to no Canadian cities. Toronto has nothing unique about themselves, Chicago does, So what Toronto is so diverse about? chicago and NYC are diverse as well, but you know what's the difference between Chicago and Toronto? Chicago has pride, identity of their own, better history, friendly people, American flags everywhere. What about Toronto?? Nothing, just a copycat of NYC with fabricated shoe box condos from China and diversity? Torontonians bring up diversity because they know Toronto have nothing other than diversity in which diversity is global.

[@manansethi2865]

@@ericktwelve11 shut up !! idiotbox

[@ericktwelve11]

@@manansethi2865 for what?

[@nedeljkababic5826]

Honestly I am a Candian that lives in Toronto and loves It​ but,New York is New York, it's absolutely Amazing!

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I can totally relate with your comment. Love Toronto, feels much like home for me, but New York....is just New York! Unbeatable

[@nedeljkababic5826]

What a shame Mary Jane Oh My thank-you so much for replying I have very rarly had a KZbinr reply to me! You are very pretty by the way.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@Kay Flip So for you the bigger the better?

[@josephbell2160]

@Kay Flip NYC Population, 8,399,000(2015) Tokyo Population 9,273,000 (2015) These stats are for the cities of New York and Tokyo ONLY, not their surrounding suburbs. Where do you get 6 times from?

[@F1PitstopNews]

Nedeljka Babic, sa balkana si 100%

[@douglasjohnson366]

I've been to both. Toronto is cool and all, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Nothing against Toronto, but you can't really compare the two. New York is much bigger (which is part of the reason that is comparatively less tidy). Consider the population densities of the two: NYC =27,962.21/sq.mi., Toronto = 10,750/sq mi. NYC itself has a larger population than the entire GTA. To add to this, the GTA has a population of about 6.5 million compared to Greater New York's 20.3 million. NYC is a beast. You compare it to cities like London and Tokyo (where I currently live), not Toronto.

[@seankennedy8518]

But the metro New York City is much larger in size than the gta

[@Tina-rf2be]

Both country are highly and larger 😊

[@AJ-fl3pz]

Canada’s population is 1/10th of the US’s so I’m not sure why you’re using population densities as your main point…seems biased

[@daielesign]

i meam comparing them is just for the sake of comparing, not that they should compare a beast to a beast so the argument could he more valid to you

[@mitchwinthrop]

you realize you just said you can't compare the two cities by comparing the two cities. yes, nyc is much bigger, dirtier and more crime infested than Toronto. that's a comparison. thanks for coming out.

[@thethreatwrestling.7053]

I've been to both cities and there's is something in Toronto that makes me feel happier than NYC during my visits. NYC is older and was built earlier and Toronto is younger and more fresh built overall. Both cities has excitement, variety, and a lot things to do. In general, I enjoyed more visiting Toronto over NYC.

[@jay.ar_hga]

Toronto and New York both have boroughs. In New York it's Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx. In Toronto it's Etobicoke, North York, York, East York, Old Toronto, and Scarborough.

[@CameraDiscipleJosh]

Yeah but the difference between TO boroughs and the NYC boroughs is that NYC boroughs are all very urban, city like areas with excellent walkability, pedestrian friendliness and excellent public transit. Toronto's boroughs for the most part (particularly Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough) are just suburbs that have been amalgamated with Downtown (FKA Old Toronto, where the city's true origins are).

[@thepizzaelf]

@@CameraDiscipleJosh this is absolutely true and what makes New York so different compared to Toronto, New York in its entirety is a grid like concrete jungle with that is incredibly easy to get around. Toronto slot more suburban. Different strokes for different folks tho lol

[@PlanetLinuxChannel]

Downtown Toronto has an underground pedestrian network call PATH that stretches across the entire downtown area. It has tons of shops and restaurants and connects to all the buildings and transit stations along the way. So in the winter, you could potentially spend your entire day indoors if you live and work in the downtown area.

[@dylanbaker828]

If you scratch the maple leaf on the Canadian bill it'll smell like maple syrup

[@balintboda5751]

Dylan Baker lol that’s fake

[@AmandaTHT]

Apparently its only on a fresh 100 dollar bill

[@gamexsimmonds3581]

Also the Bill's weren't plastic until like 2012 or something like that.

[@MOJO-xi3wf]

@@balintboda5751 It won't work in the winter because the syrop is frozen. Lol

[@torbreww]

Very insightful first impressions. Toronto can be a very fun place to visit, especially in the summer.

[@torbreww]

​@RYANS WORLD SUCKS Much more action. Downtown is bustling with full patios, lots of people out at the clubs on Friday and Saturday night, outdoor events, places like the harbourfront, the Danforth, Kensington Market, the club district, Yorkville, and the Beaches are all packed. Now that covid has closed many places and people are afraid of going out things might be quieter this summer.

[@Torontopia]

Toronto's winters are not as cold as you claim. The normal temperature is not -10c, it's around -3c and we very rarely would ever get below -20c. In fact, we get less than 30 days below -10c, which for some people is really cold but for me, the weather here is not so bad. Also we do have the largest under ground city in the world, for those days when it is below -10c (my comfort level) Our cold snaps usually last for 2 to 5 days in a row, so we never have to go too long with unreasonably cold weather. As for snow, over the last few years Toronto has had snow on the ground for only 2 to 3 weeks for all of Winter, so not much snow at all. It's the end of January now and we have only had our first major snow fall this week. It's really not as brutal as some people claim and every year, it seems to get milder and milder.

[@bobbbxxx]

I would tend to agree; I think there is a mental image of Canada as being super cold that people from other countries carry with them. I can attest that NYC can also be VERY cold and VERY windy in the winter, albeit generally somewhat milder than Toronto. Visitors to Toronto in winter comment constantly about the cold, but in NYC even if it is the same temperature they take it for granted and don't comment much about it.

[@ryans9196]

For those that care to read, this is the WHY Toronto and NYC are often compared. First, let me say that I'm an American who has been to both Toronto and New York City. Second, I work in statistics and deal with population stats all the time. Let's talk about population. There is no comparison. But no one is denying that if you measure the CSA, Toronto falls down the list. But when measuring a citie's population, you don't just measure the CSA, you measure the city proper. They're two different, and distinct terms of measurement. The GTA is not the city of Toronto, Chicagoland is not the city of Chicago. They are the broader and greater areas that makeup smaller municipalities that make up a larger picture. When someone asks what the population is of a specific city, they're not asking what the CSA is. They're not talking about the 50 to 60 miles of cities, towns and regions connected to that city. They're talking about the city proper. Toronto is the 4th largest city in North America. That is a fact. Now, when it comes to the greater CSA's, and the population that encompasses the different municipalities, and towns connected to that anchoring city, that's a different story. Now, here's the reason why New York and Toronto are often compared... Toronto is a big, massive City that showcases a New York vibe. That's what it is. I've been to Chicago, and you don't get the New York Vibe. I've been to Boston, Los Angeles, St Louis, Washington, Montreal, Vancouver, Houston, Dallas, and everywhere in between, and none of those cities feel like New York. Toronto has a very specific, almost Junior New York vibe to it. The skyscrapers, and its main center core of Dundas Square, although not nearly as large as Times Square, definitely has a New York vibe to it. The streets, and the energy of the city has that vibe to it. And because Toronto is the financial, cultural, entertainment, business, and sports capital of Canada, it gives you that New York Junior vibe to it. Often population of cities can be a dick measuring contest, and when it's not working in one's favour, they bust out the CSA. Sure, Toronto maybe 9th or 10th on the list when it comes to CSA, but when it comes to the city proper; the actual City itself, Toronto is the 4th largest in the entire continent. And that's coming from an American who studies this on a daily basis and presents the information you see online. I can assure you, driving in Toronto traffic, being in that City, and experiencing it on the many occasions I have, it absolutely compares to any of the larger cities we have here in the states. It's a very American city in many ways. It might be, the most New York feeling city, outside of New York itself. And that, is ultimately why there is often a comparison. It's about feeling.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Wow. I should have called you to make this video. I don't have more hearts to click on, otherwise I would. Thanks for taking the time to write this comment. It's deeply informational and very interesting.

[@ryans9196]

@@WhatashameMaryJane You're more than welcome! Sometimes I think people dont truly understand the relative nature of comparing the two cities. It's all relative. NYC is obviously a larger, more vibrant city. But Toronto, in relation to the type of city it is, gives a mini NYC vibe, depending on where you are. And there are reasons for this. Toronto is a very big city, and very underrated. Great video!

[@abdessamadeke521]

@@ryans9196 Who is more beautiful in your opinion, New York or Vancouver?

[@scottbrandon6244]

Most of those skyscrapers you see in the Toronto clips are condos. The majority of the tall buildings you see were mostly built after 2000. So the whole landscape of Toronto has changed in the last 22 years. Back then the tall buildings in the downtown core were mostly office towers and a few shorter condo buildings. Toronto is very diverse. You can walk for an hour in certain neighborhoods and hear 10 or more languages spoken. The food culture also reflects this. It is a relatively safe city compared to other North American cities and very clean.

[@scottbrandon6244]

Canadian money at 13:47. We switched from paper to polymer bills about 10 years ago. Other countries in the world use polymer (plastic) bills. They outlast paper in terms of lifespan. Contrary to the video here, they do rip easily if there is a tear in the corner of the bill. That gets fixed with tape. The bills also melt if near a heat source. The different colors help differentiate the dollar value: 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100s.

[@bobbbxxx]

Euros and British Pounds are polymer notes now, too. The bills wear better and are much cleaner than people. They stack better, too.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I actually just got a dollar coin with my change in NYC 😅 So I have to take back what I said in the video, Americans DO have one dollar coins (they really are not common though 🙄)

[@pauly5418]

Canadian money used to have paper $1 and $2 banknotes but they were replaced with the coins in the 1990s. There is a US $2 banknote but that is not widely used. The US $1 coin also is not widely used. The reason why it was probably given to you is because it is a nuisance to retailers to hold onto it and a visitor is less likely to complain about getting it.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Paul Y Well I consider myself lucky to have had the privilege of seeing the one dollar coin with my eyes then

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

And thanks for the accurate infos 😉

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Was Sacajawea on it?

[@bobbbxxx]

Often a store in NYC will give out any dollar coins they have to a tourist, because New Yorkers will ask for bills. It's not easy for them to get rid of coins.

[@IvyRoad]

I live in a lakeside neighbourhood in Toronto called The Beaches. We walk every day along the boardwalk and on the beach in the winter. There are also locals who take a plunge in the lake every day in the winter, but that is unusual. There is also an annual outdoor art show on the beach in the winter: Winter Stations. It’s well attended by people walking on the beach. Also, we have many outdoor skating rinks in the city, a few along the lake, where we enjoy time outside skating and drinking hot chocolate. The temp may hover around 0, to -10 Celsius for much of the winter, but that’s 10 to 32f. Come back for the winter ❄️ There is much to love!

[@elitegamer7414]

I also live in a Lakeside neighborhood in Toronto called Guildwood, I'm literally just 5 minutes away from Lake Ontario

[@TrishaHeron]

If you ever have time, visit Montreal and Quebec City

[@greg8214]

I first Though GTA V😹

[@seanwhitney6345]

love your videos. New York and Toronto are my fav cities in the east side of this great continent. Both are unique and one of a kind. New York is AMAZING, it's a Global city heavily integrated with the world economy. Sure people seem to be always in a rush and engulfed in work. But hey, that's why it's so competitive and a world leader that influences the world markets. Toronto is similar in many ways, but a much more scaled down version, it almost doesn't compare unless we're measuring their reflection of their respective countries. That said, my impression of Toronto when I studied there is a city still creating itself. Toronto is colder, stats says Toronto Jan average daytime high temperature is 32 (0C) New York 39.2F (4C), although there are huge temperature swings in winter.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Hello Sean. I think I totally get you when you say Toronto is a city that's still creating itself. For me they are both very recent cities cause I come from the Old Continent...but New York has been the huge metropolis that it is for a few decades now, whereas in Toronto I can see that is still developing very quickly, so it hasn't reached its peak yet. Is this what you meant?

[@seanwhitney6345]

That's the magic of Europe, it's old charm can't be beat or replicated. New York is well established and has nearly reached its peak, but is well ahead of the game. Toronto has cranes everywhere and the city is booming and still stamping its place in North America and the world. Toronto has the most cranes in all of North America. Toronto has an estimated 97 active construction cranes, well ahead of second place Seattle at 65, and nearly 5 times more cranes than New York's 20 active cranes. To scale it, Toronto has more active construction cranes than New York, Chicago and Los Angeles combined (US's largest cities). In addition, there are more than 400 approved and proposed buildings in Toronto, I imagine this will change the city's skyline and density.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@@seanwhitney6345 Wow such a complete answer. Thank you for contributing in such a precise way! Do you work in construction in Toronto or something related?

[@pauly5418]

@@WhatashameMaryJane Toronto is a younger city than New York. It was only established in 1793 as the Town of York after the American Revolutionary War by the British to help protect their remaining territories in North America from American expansion.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Paul Y That’s a very interesting historical insight Paul, thank you for sharing. Makes me want to go read about the history of the city, which I should definitely do.

[@eduardohere3706]

I’ve been to both cities and in Toronto I have family so it would be ideal to live in Toronto rather than NYC. However I would also love to live in NYC.

[@luuchoo93]

Not even comparable... NYC is a massive beast, the financial capital of the world, home to the United Nations, world-class museums and architectural masterpieces, an entertainment hub, etc Toronto is just the biggest city in Canada

[@dtyler6681]

luuchoo G lemme guess your not even from Toronto

[@douglasjohnson366]

Haha, exactly. I've been to both.

[@Sorel366]

Canadians like to compare TO to NYC while in reality Toronto can't even reach Chicago's level. I have been to all 3 several times and I currently live in Canada, even have citizenship.

[@rajashekarvg]

@@dtyler6681 Toronto is shit, I would compare it to Houston. It's not even close to NYC

[@rajashekarvg]

@@Sorel366 TO doesn't even reach Houston's level

[@scottbrandon6244]

Clothing at 9:55. If you are downtown that is where many people live and work. The offices still require people to dress up, so people dress well. Toronto has a lot of people from different countries, who also like fashion. Plus there are three districts in Toronto where people can buy designer clothing. And they make a good income, so can afford it. As for clubs, women in Canada and the US dress similar.

[@Whatsuuppp]

i live in toronto and have been to newyork, every information in this video is absolutely true, good job and kudos

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Thank you! I like your name :)

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Adam S He loves his life 🙄

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Oh you're Canadian! Now I understand :)

[@divyanshushankar6381]

Mary Tell me Canada or Germany

[@QuirkQuest123]

canada all the way if you want better job. weather and lifestyle germany is the best

[@Chris-qj3dk]

Toronto is gorgeous and the people are very classy. It's a mix of North America and Europe in a way.

[@hc8379-f4f]

Toronto isn't very cold anymore. Within a few kms from the Lake it can be practically snow free all winter long. Another 10 kms north, the temp drops 5-10 degrees, and progressively so as you go away from the large moderating effects of Lake Ontario. Here's another difference. NYC has 700 public elementary school buildings; Toronto has 450, for a population 1/3 NYC's. There are 200 Catholic ones in the Archdiocese of NY; 164 in Toronto -- tuition free -- fully funded by government! Toronto has an enormous number of neighborhood schools. There are other differences. Toronto is, in general, a much more livable city for every age group.

[@matkins3484]

You can say Toronto is Canada's New York, but you can't say New York is the US's Toronto :) Love your accent.

[@aichaalfilalya2937]

New York is the US Toronto go cry ^_^

[@dlineboyz5549]

I live in New Jersey 20 to 30 minutes via train from nyc and I am French Canadian by blood so My dad lived there I temporarily lived in Toronto in the summer growing up and I have family in Toronto plus my fiancée lives there so I feel like a can say with experience I love Toronto a lot more personally.

[@danielb.4461]

The best part of Toronto is that it is NOT New York City. New York is New York. There's only one and we don't need another. Toronto is big and cleaner and overall less stressful. It's safer and friendlier and there are ravines throughout the entire city with deer, coyote, fox etc. That in itself makes Toronto unique. Bike paths are covered by trees and on a Sunday morning, the silence in these ravines makes you feel as if you are kilometres away from the city. If you haven't ventured out to these ravines, please check them out. Good video!

[@MichaelSmith-yg8mc]

I'm four years late but still, I must say that your interpersonal skills are impressive. And I agree with many of your points. Excellent video.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Thanks, I appreciate the comment :)

[@Meyouletsgo]

I lived in NYC for 3 years then Dubai, now I wonder how this transition would be to Toronto 🤔🙄

[@thethreatwrestling.7053]

How's your experience living in Toronto compared to the previous places?

[@Meyouletsgo]

@@thethreatwrestling.7053 horrible ! A downgrade with terrible customer service !

[@PlanetLinuxChannel]

News of shootings in Toronto make the rounds quite regularly, but statistically, it doesn’t have that many for a city of its size-considerably fewer than most US cities of similar size. Sure, there are cities around the world with fewer, but Toronto is handily dangerous, still one of the safest big cities on this side of the globe.

[@ThePhantom712]

The beautiful thing about the Canadian currency is that u cannot counterfeit it.

[@692ALBANNACH]

Have you left it in your pants to get washed and dried!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

@@692ALBANNACH Money laundering...

[@692ALBANNACH]

@@Blaqjaqshellaq Nothing like the old money gave a whole new definition of money laundering.

[@ThePhantom712]

@RYANS WORLD SUCKS Do u mean 31 cents more.

[@ThePhantom712]

@@692ALBANNACH yes i have it still looks the same but cleaner . Some people do forget money in there pockets sometimes.

[@Nik-ny9ue]

thing about comparing New York to Toronto is that New York refers to the cities on the Hudson. Ontarians can compare this to The Greater Toronto area. Its the main city surrounded by a bunch of suburbs

[@Nik-ny9ue]

@Kay Flip im retarded and meant to say harbor

[@bobbbxxx]

My friend, there are a GREAT many suburbs surrounding New York; it is not all urban by any stretch of the imagination.

[@Greenguy60]

Loved this video. I remember going to the US and it took me an embarrassing amount of time at the cashier looking through all my bills trying to find the right one 😂

[@asyouwish6108]

How do Americans pay cash for a price that includes cents? For example, something that costs $1.50. Or are the prices all even?

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

With coins

[@hassanrajpoot7539]

As a tourist? which city is better to visit? NYC vs toronto??

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I would say NYC. I think Toronto has more to offer to people who live there than to people who jut visit.

[@TagusMan]

I live in in TO and just came back from NYC. As a tourist, I say go to New York. The place truly is Metropolis. Toronto is changing and growing fast and is a great city to live, for sure. Biggest difference is green space. NYC has central park and that's it. Toronto is criss crossed with parks and ravines and rivers and has the Lakeshore and the islands where you can escape the noise and pollution of the city without leaving the city. Toronto is still filled with quiet leafy streets and if walk around long enough to, you'll see rrabbits and groundhogs and raccoons and squirrels and maybe even a coyote. No such thing in New York.

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

I'm a native Torontonian and love my city. I would rather live in Toronto, but New York is the most incredible city I've ever seen. Everyone must visit NYC if they have the chance.

[@lan7770]

I feel like Toronto is a mix of New York and London but New York is also a new London as well because of the history behind it it only makes since why they are so similar people make big topics out of nothing

[@trent2kg813]

@Richard Schiffman similar cultures

[@abdelkiki]

Thank you for this superb video, and welcome to Montreal.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Thanks

[@GoWestYoungMan]

A lot of people try to describe an unfamiliar place based on a place they already know. It's why they try to describe Toronto in terms of New York. It's overly simplistic and a little ridiculous. Is New York the Toronto of the US? Is Toronto the New York of Canada? Both viewpoints miss the mark. Each is the top city in their respective countries and each city strives to be a better version of itself. They're each different, each have their good/bad points, and both have their own identities.

[@vincegranados6486]

TORONTO RAPTORS 2019. There!

[@djstarboy5481]

Warriors 2019.

[@WildSorrel]

It sounds like you’re describing manhattan, which is a very small portion of nyc

[@deepmatharoo6556]

Toronto is far better

[@zarellen4339]

Thank you! This has been very helpful! :) I echo some of the comments here - you are soo gorgeous and you have a great smile. 😍 Thanks again for this video!

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Hey girl, thank you so much for your comment!! I love when girls support each others ♥😊

[@zarellen4339]

@@WhatashameMaryJane Of course! But really your content is good and they truly help a lot so I hope you won't stop making them :) and I pray you get to enjoy the journey/process while doing these awesome work! I am migrating to Toronto soon and honestly theres not a lot of good videos that introduces Toronto. Which is why I was very thankful to come across your channel. ❤️

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

What part of Italy are you from?

[@chrisb9996]

The US definitely recycle as well. Idk about NYC, but definitely in San Francisco and everywhere else I been there’s recycling bins. And NYC is known for its fashion and modeling industry, so I don’t think women’s fashion would be masculine. Maybe some people are like that.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I’ve heard that states like California and Colorado are very environmentally conscious. NY unfortunately is horribly not. As for the fashion, well I am Italian, so all I say is relative to my point of view 🤷‍♀️

[@daveroberts936]

I think that your analysis was fair and balanced. As s Canadian though, I have noticed that whenever any foreigner does commentary on our weather it is always off! I've nesr Toronto and I would say that -10 Celsius is not unusual for weeks at a time in the daytime with -15 at night. However, I have experienced-60 Celsius or -75 Fahrenheit on the prairies, -40 to -50 often in Northern Ontario and -20 to -30 frequently! I work outside, and at -10 Celsius hardly even warrants my attention. I don't even pull out the heavy clothing for that!

[@TheGamerHenstrike]

Tbf right now we've been Dippin into sub 20 about every week

[@bobbbxxx]

The only way to compare temperatures is by using historical statistical averages; the average January temperatures in Toronto are -1°C by day and -7°C by night. Visitors almost always get confused because Canadian weather channels use a rather silly and misleading "Windchill Factor" that greatly exaggerates cold temperatures. All cities all over the world have wind, so it is a crazy way to report the weather. Visitors don't realise this, and leave thinking it was much, much colder than it actually was.

[@erinlee11]

Canadian currency is also waterproof

[@Raeshaun_Music]

As a Torontonian born and bred I approve your message

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Which confirms what I said about Torontonians: very nice people. Newyorkers who comment on this video usually leave annoyed or hateful comments 🤷‍♀️

[@VidFreak2006]

Hi Mary Jane , Great video and really informative compared to whats out there on YT. Also wanted to ask where you’re from , your accent is definitely not Italian most probably Eastern European. If I had to guess I would say Russian/Belorussian or Ukrainian based on the vowel mixups and some specific sound pronounciations such as th -> d etc I am not attacking or calling you out , just curious.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Hey there, thanks for the nice comment. I get Easter European a lot, also because of my looks, but I'm actually 100% Italian 😅

[@yogeshkulkarni9175]

Have stayed in Toronto for couple of months.. Have the same opinion about it. Love the city ❤️ Regards from India 🙏

[@laya7480]

The drawing is not the same on the US dollar

[@andreiplane8380]

No, Toronto's Canada is Chicago because they have roughly the same population etc.

[@adamnouri6401]

thanks so much.. I learned so much from your video about two cities..

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

You're welcome Adam :)

[@augustusx82]

Toronto is Canadas......... Toronto. There’s nothing New York about Toronto,, it’s waaayyyy smaller, it’s way slower, it’s just not the same. Kingston it’s the largest city in Jamaica, I guess it’s the New York Of Jamaica LOL, just because a city is the largest in your country doesn’t make it comparable. No one in New York City compares New York to Toronto, only people in Canada compare Toronto to New York, most New Yorkers don’t even know Toronto exist, New Yorkers don’t really think about anything outside of New York. Toronto is the largest city in Canada but the United States has multiple cities larger than The GTA before you even get to New York

[@vincegranados6486]

Toronto is bigger than most American cities. New York is not the same as it was.

[@augustusx82]

Vince Granados There are eight cities in the United States larger than Toronto New York City is double the size of the second largest city which is Los Angeles, Toronto is nowhere near the size of New York or even Los Angeles

[@vincegranados6486]

People in America don't know about the world. Toronto is around the size of Chicago. It is a bit bigger. New York is also not more multicultural than Toronto. I have been going to New York for years. It had become more sterile. Not like the old days. Both big cities are too big. New York is like a Guinea Pig for what big cities are supposed to be. Other cities could catch them in size.

[@vincegranados6486]

Mexico City, New York, LA, Toronto, Chicago

[@augustusx82]

Vince Granados that’s not completely accurate, that’s just the city proper, if you go out of the city limits of Chicago the density doesn’t drop, even though the population of the city proper is about 2.6 million the entire Chicagoland area is about 9.8 million, the entirety of the Toronto metro area is about 6 million, Chicago is much larger, same thing with Washington DC, the entire DC Baltimore metroplex passed Chicago last year officially and is closing in on 10 million people, San Francisco 8 million people, Boston 6.8 million Philadelphia close to 6 1/2 million, Dallas 6 1/2 million, Los Angeles depending on how your scale it could be anywhere from 13 to 17,000,000 people, New York City has 8 1/2 million but the total combined CSA is upwards of 22 million.. if you can’t find the diversity in the 8 1/2 million people that live in New York City, you can definitely find it in the remaining 14 million people that live within 45 minutes of the city..It’s not “really” the fourth largest city If you look at the total numbers

[@TagusMan]

The reason Toronto has a better quality of life is because of Toronto's urban forest. Quiet, tree lined streets, hidden laneways, large parks, deep ravines and river valleys criss-cross the city. You can find peace and quiet and run into animals you wouldn't expect in the big city, like coyotes and deer. And we have the lake. Nothing compares to NYC, but Toronto has finally found its mojo and is developing a unique personality. About time, too.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for the comment. I'm currently reading "Delirious New York" by Rem Koolhass, one of the biggest architects of our time. He claims that the architecture of New York - particularly its grid structure and the skyscraper - is what brought it to have socio-economic-cultural features such as the endless research of money and efficiency. Toronto has a very different urban development, first reason of which is that it's not located in a limited territory such as the island of Manhattan. Interesting reading.

[@TagusMan]

@@WhatashameMaryJane Cool! And I've just noticed your name. Did you have a shame at the party? And hats off to you for having a channel that isn't brain dead. Cheers!

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@@TagusMan Thanks. No my channel's name comes from a song that my friends used to sing me all the time.

[@TagusMan]

@@WhatashameMaryJane The Beatles, right? What a shame Mary Jane had a pain at the party?

[@rkgrant]

Just a point...Toronto is the cultural and economic capital of english canada. Montreal is the cultural and commercial capital of french canada.

[@thepizzaelf]

Toronto is an amazing city for sure but it’s not close to New York tbh. NYC is comparable to other mega cities like Tokyo, London, Paris, Shanghai etc. Toronto is more comparable to cities like Chicago

[@dobedoom]

Chicago does not compare to Toronto at all tf lmao. It way more comparable to New York for the reasons mentioned in the video

[@thepizzaelf]

@@dobedoom Chicago and Toronto are roughly the same size and both have roughly the same amount of people living in both cities. NYC on the other hand has nearly 3x the population of Chicago and Toronto and is also bigger than both cities. Just because Toronto is the financial capital of Canada doesn’t mean it compares to New York. Also NYC is filled to the brim with iconic places to go sightseeing while Toronto and Chicago both aren’t really known for much other than the bean and the CN tower. NYC also has a huge subway network while again Chicago and Toronto have similar small subway networks

[@dobedoom]

@@thepizzaelf Chicago is not the biggest place population wise, nor land wise in the country. Chicago is not the main tourist city of it's country. Toronto includes the GTA and if yopu include the GTA then you are definitely wrong in terms of tourist places, The CN Tower is the biggest but not the only one. Toronto is just straight up the biggest city in Canada with New York being the biggest in the US. Which makes them the go to spots for city folks in their respective countries. I guess in your eyes you are looking at the cities in their physical forms and comparing them like that. Me and many others compare the soul within the city as well as the stats of the city as compared to the rest in their own countries.

[@thepizzaelf]

@@dobedoom I understand what you're trying to say but, the city of NYC has a pop of 8.5 million which is already more than the entire gta at 6 million and metro new york has a pop of over 20 million. The cities cannot be compared. NYC like London, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai etc are mega cities that impact the world. Toronto isn't in that league at all. This is coming from a Canadian btw, so if anything i should be biased.

[@KimLaurierx]

did you know theres different scents on the maple leaf of each canadian bill?

[@jasonvo7851]

Toronto, the people and city, are probably more comparable to Chicago than New York. The cities, Chicago/Toronto are both similar in size, while both are urban and business cities and people do work long hrs, it's not the craziness of NYC. I will say Toronto is more diverse than Chicago, but both cities have a more laid back (midwest) attitude than NYC. That said, NYC offers excitement and urban experiences that only mega-cities like London, Tokyo, and Paris would provide.

[@thethreatwrestling.7053]

Shanghai and Hong Kong can be compared as well.

[@johnbrowne3950]

Parts of Chicago very violent. Murder rate high in Chicago.

[@bobbbxxx]

Hmmmm.... hard disagree on this one; Chicagoans have a Midwest feel to them that is not at all similar to Toronto. The food and cultural scenes are very, very different in both cities and I have to say people from different backgrounds get along much better in general in Toronto than Chicago. I don't know how well you know Chicago, but there are a lot of social problems that visitors don't see. Also, of course, Chicago has a much, much higher crime rate and has on the whole a much more "conservative" political bent than Toronto.

[@jasonvo7851]

@bobbbxxx I've lived in Wicker Park area (Western/Armitage) before moving back to Toronto. Any US city is more crime ridden than Canadian cities and for the US, Chicago is more liberal than most. Again, not the same as Toronto, but if you're doing a comparison of a US city to Toronto, from size, city layout, population, terrain, etc... hard to see any other city to compare to. Toronto, while the biggest city in Canada is not in the same megacity classification as NYC, Paris, London, Tokyo, etc...

[@xiangren7943]

I agree too people in Toronto generally dress better

[@C-mac_in_the_6ix]

Not a bad comparison, the only thing I will say is your off on the weather. Toronto gets the same weather as NYC and Chicago, just usually a day later and a few degrees difference. Toronto being so cold is a myth.

[@mellymel6624]

Thank you, I lived in NY (queens) for 10 years, now living in Toronto and the weather is pretty similar, with maybe just 3-4 degree variation. And NY get wayyy more snow storms/blizzards

[@blackstar5279]

I’m just saying I think Toronto isn’t safe cause I lived the it could just be were I lived but idk also another simularity is that I think they have the most cases of covid correct me if I’m wrong though

[@Aaron-fb6mb]

Good vid good info

[@tesseg]

The neighborhoods surrounding downtown Toronto can't be beat, and for nature in the middle of the city, Torontos ravines beat Central Park hands down.

[@ericstefko4852]

If you shine a laser through the clear window on Canadian bills you will see the denomination on the wall behind it

[@KP-wt8qr]

Toronto is Canada's NYC the same way NYC is the US's London and Berlin is Germany's Rome etc etc. Biggest cities in every country have that same thing in common, but Toronto is much different than NYC, you can feel when you're in Toronto and it doesn't feel like NYC. That isn't a bad thing either.

[@ultrastandphoenix1883]

Toronto all day .cleaner .people are great .food is great.tones of international people .list goes on raptors .champions .toronto the jewel of north america .

[@nubiannile4606]

Not true……Manhattan has Name streets below Houston St. Lower Manhattan, Soho and past 6th Ave. The other NYC boroughs have name streets as well.

[@proud_canadian]

I'm from Toronto no doubt Toronto is the best city in the world 🌍 yo

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Because you're from there, right?

[@sahilsharma9394]

Thanks for information luv your voice

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Thanks :)

[@sahilsharma9394]

@@WhatashameMaryJane u lives in Canada??

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Sahil Sharma no

[@sahilsharma9394]

@@WhatashameMaryJane you lives in USA

[@Iluvbabaganush123]

The population of toronto is only 2 million because thats is the population of the city of toronto which is a small district in the the greator toronto area or GTA whose population is 6 million. Most people consider the GTA toronto.

[@BBQFanNo1]

35 years ago I would have given a different answer preferring to live in Toronto. Not anymore. Not since the 1990's. Canada's big failure also being prepared to shut down and slow handling of the pandemic has also changed my desire from wanting to live in Toronto or in any other Big Canadian City for the foreseeable future.

[@jonmce1]

Liked the video but to be honest I have never understood comparing Toronto to New York. NY is just massively bigger and much older. I have never heard anyone from Toronto make the comparison, Toronto is just Toronto. NY started in 1640s Toronto realistically 1790s. In 1945 New York ranked as one of the most important cities in the world, Toronto a small city of 500k. NY is a mature city, Toronto is just getting started. Incidently lotsof people spend time outdoors in winter. You should try Regina Sask in winter at -44C.

[@ziad8947]

Toronto definitely has some skyscraper-dense streets. It's just about which streets you walk through. I have never been to NYC but some of the streets of Toronto look just like your examples of NYC. Anyway, I enjoyed your video :)

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Thanks for your contribution! I'll be back to Toronto in December, I'll go around more and pay attention to these streets ;)

[@osamakiani9497]

Why I am watching this sitting in Sydney 😂😂

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Ahahah

[@blackpanda7298]

Toronto vs Chicago and Montreal vs New York.. I’ve been to all 4 and that’s what I believe.

[@bobbbxxx]

I don't take the comparisons seriously because I live in Toronto and am not a tourist, but I have to say that Montreal and NYC are completely , utterly different cities on just about every level. I have been visiting Montreal, NYC and Chicago since the 1970s so am extremely familiar with all four cities. I've heard Montrealers make the NYC/Montreal comparison, and I scratch my head; to me it makes no sense. If I had to make one of those oversimplified generalisations, I'd say Montreal is to Toronto what Boston is to NYC.

[@SilvanaDil]

At the very end you pointed out how much better NYC is. Toronto just can't compete re museums, shopping, performing arts venues, sports venues....

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Yes absolutely. I love both cities. In some regards I prefer Toronto, but it can't compete with NYC in so many things.

[@Rahenne]

I live in toronto

[@abokoroko993]

Greater Toronto Area is quite populated around 5 million I believe

[@davideschreiber2821]

Interesting and valid (from a Torontonian), mostly. But I wish you'd taken a little more care before perpetuating myths about Toronto's cold weather. A quick Google search would have shown you that the average daily high only goes below freezing in one month, January (to -1). What you're thinking about are the short spells of a few days once or twice a winter, if at all, when an Arctic blast sends the temp down to -10 or even lower, occasionally a day or so of -20. They are terrible temperatures and, of course, to outsiders they stick in the memory, but they're not at all typical. Then there's the rest of the year, when it's not winter.

[@scottgates2042]

Correct Greater Toronto population is 6.4 million

[@JTCFC1]

Rome is smaller than Toronto. Greater Rome has just over 4 million. Greater Toronto has about 6 million

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

What does "Greater Rome" even mean?

[@JTCFC1]

@@WhatashameMaryJane it means the metropolitan Rome. Greater is a common way to refer to this in English

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

JTCFC1 I still don’t understand honestly 🤔 Rome has one very precise border

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

So I don’t understand the distinction between greater or not.

[@JTCFC1]

@@WhatashameMaryJane I don't know how I can be more clear than metropolitan Rome. You can just Google it. City proper and metro area are 2 diff things

[@dominicweisslein6253]

A nice video. Thanks

[@phillyguy2157]

I lived in NYC for more than 5 years and the reason why you see garbage piled up on the sidewalks is because there are no alleys. I guess the early planners knew alley ways would take up too much space for New York's population

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

If you compare it to other countries, you'll get my perspective on the subject.

[@rpgvag]

So in other words New York City is more fun to visit and Toronto is better to live in. I live in Toronto and visited NYC several times. I find NYC fun to visit but i'd never live there

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

That's exactly my perspective! But it's very personal. Many people don't like Toronto because of the passive aggressiveness of its inhabitants and they appreciate Newyorkers being straight forward. I think it's just a matter of form. The content is what's really important: does being straight forward make Newyorkers more honest? I have my doubts. When it comes to form, I prefer politeness.

[@kdub_a2s368]

Only thing wrong about this video is that Toronto isn’t divide north south, it is boroughs just like New York does. Zoom in to a map

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Is New York City the USA's Toronto? Metro Toronto was a borough system not unlike NYC (Toronto proper, York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, East York), until about 25 years ago when Ontario premier Mike Harris made the controversial decision to amalgamate it all.

[@joshuaafcutler7348]

You're wrong about US money - dollar coins actually do exist, they're just rarely used.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

So it's just as I said in the video, they're ALMOST never used = they are rarely used, right or not?

[@heha9752]

This made a lot of sense! Only thing is... if you think Toronto is clean, go to Tokyo! It’s INSANE

[@danielb.4461]

Or Seoul Korea!!! The car garage parking lots are so clean that the floors shine!

[@sanghafrom.pakistan6562]

very nice I like Canada and Canadian people

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Me too 😊

[@sanghafrom.pakistan6562]

+What a shame Mary Jane hmmmmmm

[@sanghafrom.pakistan6562]

+What a shame Mary Jane send me what's app number

[@superstich1238]

LOL I FOUND IT

[@sanghafrom.pakistan6562]

@@WhatashameMaryJane im from Pakistan but live in Saudia Arabia I'm a truck driver in Saudia Arabia I'm 21 year old i like Canada i need job in Canada 👈🙏

[@alisalopez1859]

We have here in the USA called half dollar coins only the banks has them and we have $2 bills just like the one dollar bills very ware but the banks has them true about toranto cleaner then ny does I been there before

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I didn’t know about the half dollar coins.

[@alisalopez1859]

You know if you go in to a bank they will show you lol take care but you should head to California and to Florida by for now

[@thethreatwrestling.7053]

Toronto way cleaner compared to NYC. The low income neighborhoods look decent and kinda safe overall. NYC low Income areas are crappy and dirty. Old and classic vs Newer and modern. Toronto is more enjoyable and safer .

[@dlineboyz5549]

No Toronto is better than NYC coming from someone who has lived in both cities

[@trent2kg813]

I’ve been to both cities and they’re completely different except for the diversity and the food places, New York has a very specific vibe to it that Toronto doesn’t have. Toronto is basically just a chill major city that’s pretty simple tbh

[@eyaayari7841]

I really like this video, btw you are beautiful

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Than you so much Eya 😊

[@BenNuProductions]

nice video! i'm from Toronto..can you make a video on tips for dating beautiful Italian women like you??

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

I guess being a good, kind and generous person is a good starting point :)

[@BenNuProductions]

@@WhatashameMaryJane alright..I have that down..the only thing that remains is - are you down?

[@spikefivefivefive]

@@BenNuProductions **cringey**

[@asyouwish6108]

@@BenNuProductions what makes you think a woman would go out with someone who comments on her video? lol.

[@BenNuProductions]

my chances of going out with her are a lot higher if I ask versus not asking...

[@shaniya7862]

Toronto is my favorite not too crowded, newyork is dirty too many people,and yes women in Toronto dress very well to go to work or clubbing ,esp on York ville bay street

[@selo4485]

Shootings in toronto? Seriously. I would have never thought :o Edit : "As of the most recent data from Aug. 17, which was 230 days into the year, Toronto police logged 274 shootings and firearm discharge incidents in 2020, with 125 documented injuries or deaths as a result." OK I'M SO SHOCKED

[@levelzanimations]

Toronto is the epicenter of american immigrants, that's why.

[@trent2kg813]

@@levelzanimations the shootings in Toronto literally have nothing to do with Americans…

[@trent2kg813]

@@levelzanimations no it’s due to gang violence in the city u goof lol immigrants aren’t coming with AK’s over seas… the guns are already here my friend coming in dinghy’s from America to Toronto. Nothing to do with immigrants

[@levelzanimations]

@@trent2kg813 You won't understand my point.

[@bobbbxxx]

"Shootings" are so common in many American cities that they are not even logged in the same way as they would be in Canada. In 2023, you are more likely to be killed by being shot in the USA than dying of Covid. It's a whole different scale.

[@ahmadhaider1508]

"average -10o" omg XD that temp is so low but better than the heat here i guess hello from syria xd i wanna apply for the Canadian immigration program this year and am collocating feedback from people can i have yours xd? you travel a lot so yeah you can help a lot with your feedback

[@jasonmims5057]

Toronto seems more like Chicago.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Jason Mims Haven’t been to Chicago yet but I look forward to. Are you from Chicago?

[@noirb13]

And I like Chicago way more than Newyork

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@@noirb13 What do you like about it?

[@noirb13]

What a shame Mary Jane that it's a big city like Newyork but in the midwest and the architecture and food

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

@@noirb13 Never been to the Midwest...what are the main features?

[@aas6336]

I think Toronto is much more better than NY but still Toronto have bad weather and too cold during the winter

[@sergiodeluca-xk8xq]

New York 783,8 km² - Rome 1.285 km². Rome is almost double the size of New York. Greetings from Rome 😁

[@POPEOFCANADALIFE]

Where are you from.

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Italy

[@plcanadahk1]

your first impressions are 98% true.....well done

[@WhatashameMaryJane]

Impressions are never true or false though 🙂 They just more or less correspond to someone else’s impressions.