Why she's leaving Canada after spending 7 years in Vancouver

[@brokethehabit]

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[@vincentpham6201]

As a person who was born and raised in Vancouver and luckily got out a decade ago after high school and now live in Melbourne, I feel you guys. Every time I go back home for a visit I see how it gets more and more depressing as time passes. If you ever make the trip down under id be happy to be your tour guide!

[@speedyfeint]

it's simple really.. if you own a house in vancouver, it's not a bad place to live.. but if you don't, you will have to work like a slave just to pay someone else's mortgage.. so i live here because i own my house but if i didn't, i would definately get the hell out of here.

[@Phuong-t3m]

For sure Canada is not USA. With housing price too high, young generation in Canada is hopeless

[@ecnamorrd]

@@Phuong-t3m same for the US.

[@laughter95]

@@ecnamorrdNot the same for US. Very hard to beat skilled pay here compared to everywhere else except for Switzerland.

[@WorstPaperCut]

@@ecnamorrd US is certainly not what is used to be. But people are exaggerating it too much. US is still probably the highest paying country if you have the skills.

[@sunnybunny50]

housing is insane here in canada

[@huskavarnapunkband]

@@sunnybunny50 not for landlords. Hehehe

[@fabienc3255]

Hot take: Vancouverites will complain about how expensive it is to live in Vancouver while driving an expensive car, going out to eat mutiple times a week (AKA "enjoying the amazing food scene of Vancouver"), going shopping every chance they get, and taking vacations abroad every year. I don't know if it's pressure from social media or the flashy lifestyles of wealthy immigrants with lambos, but way too many people in Vancouver live way above their means. Also, hot take #2: if you're a fresh grad and you turn down a 9-5 corporate job to pursue a career like "Freelance Content Creator", you can't complain about not having money. You chose "flexibility" and "free spirit" over money. That's a choice you made.

[@MrRobloMan]

It’s hard to leave Vancouver if you grew up there because it’s still the warmest part of Canada, and it’s difficult to emigrate from Canada without specific higher level skills and money if it’s your only citizenship. On top of that, you may want or need to be around family or certain support systems.

[@robocop581]

So basically you're scared to move

[@MrRobloMan]

@ I don’t think you realize most people cannot just move legally because they simply don’t have the highly specialized skills in demand in other countries to be able to do so legally. Even getting a TN visa to work in the US only works for very specific job classifications. I would move in a heartbeat if I could.

[@AhhhSukeSuke]

I was born/raised in Van. But. Technically, I'm sure you and I could at least find work in a coffee shop in a foreign country lol. I dunno what you mean by family support..? You're an adult you can support yourself. Ppl wanting to travel/work obviously can't always stick around fams

[@MrRobloMan]

@@AhhhSukeSuke Yes you can get those types of service jobs on a working holiday visa. However, those are temporary visas that are only valid for a year and are not a way to actually move somewhere long term.

[@tooocoool87]

Warmest? I'm not so sure anymore. It's been pretty cold last few years. Maybe it does not have few weeks of -20 like Toronto or Montreal but it's getting considerably colder. Besides the the gloomy sky lasts from Fall till Spring is depressing af.

[@ohhhhsammie]

thanks for having me peter ☺

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

@@jejuden3000 bad move

[@joept333]

Having been in 10 provinces in Canada, Toronto is the most open when it comes to making new friends I find. I lived there for 30 years. Vancouver, everyone just don't want to be bothered. Perhaps the area that might be a little more open is Davie street area downtown. Alcohol and food at restaurants are cheaper as well in toronto. Alcohol is taxed greatly here in BC.

[@naimabed]

@@ohhhhsammie just stay here don't leave please 🥺

[@ducdu4136]

I’m from seattle so we experience similar struggles. It’s difficult to move because the unknown is unpredictable and we like familiarity. I hate the rain but I own a home and all my family and best friends live here.

[@Brock_Fitness]

you own a home so you're doing better than 99% of people here

[@ducdu4136]

@ I’m blessed man. I’ve been working 60 hours every week for the past 10 years. For 2 years I had a second job to save up for the house. I have a strong work ethic and frugal with money.

[@tonyl5344]

To the peeps who are thinking about coming to Vancouver to for the experience. You will survive with a gig that pays $25/hr full-time (emphasis on the "survive" part) If you want to thrive, $50/hr + full-time The food is amazing. Scenery is unmatched. Plenty of nature. Between Feb - April, if the weather lines up just right, you can literally hike, ski, hit the water and hang on the beach within the same day. If you are lucky, you'll somehow mingle into the right group with good vibes and great connections.

[@w.terrace5394]

I live in Washington, I noticed not only it's hard to make friends in Canada. I was looking for directions in downtown Vancouver, and everyone just walked by me.

[@lukeflyswatter3203]

On reason is lots of beggars downtown. Some may initially ask for directions but then ask for money.

[@dannyt7075]

I only come to Vancouver ( from US) to spend money. Canadian dollar is so weak ( to US dollar)

[@CHEERS_FEEL]

I live in that apartment! Would love to chat with you - I'm leaving for Thailand and Vietnam in Feb.

[@liam_dawson]

Great video :) warmest part of canada but i still can't skateboard 5 months out of the year :/

[@chappiescollectables]

Damn even for someone like her finds it hard to make local friends even without a thick accent. 😂

[@danielqnguyen]

Hi Peter, Are you planning to come to Sydney and conduct similar interviews? You’d be surprised of the similarities between Vancouver and Sydney.

[@brokethehabit]

maybe one day soon

[@BalkarDhillon44]

Best decision ever I am also leaving this country next year

[@davidli7286]

hold up peter, 1350 to share with 3 other people?

[@brokethehabit]

each..

[@nicktankard1244]

4050 sounds about right for a 3-bed right next to a Skytrain station. Normal Vancouver prices lol

[@ohhhhsammie]

my roommates pay 1k each cuz they share a bathroom

[@RickB-l7w]

@@nicktankard1244 That's actually $5400... 4x1350

[@chappiescollectables]

Lol about her comment about how all the guys are similar. I use the term BAG (bland Asian guy/girl) 😂

[@lukeflyswatter3203]

@@ACivilizedPrimate Exactly! She's probably got a "type".

[@std882]

So three room mates X $1,350 = $4,050? That is too much. That can't be right.

[@brokethehabit]

other 2 pay 1k

[@CP4Z167]

High cost aside, Vancouver actually sounds like the softest landing spot for most Asians looking to live and experience Canada 😂. Rain >Snow, public transport decent, food amazing, also not being a visible minority all the time is super underrated imo. Asians who lived in like Alberta, sask, Manitoba, or non gta area know I mean 😂

[@bensanderson7144]

You need to go back.

[@peacefullearning2912]

Do you know why the air quality in Saigon, Vietnam, is much worse than in Canada? Many big corporations moved their factories to Vietnam to exploit cheap labour and resources at the expense of environmental pollution for the locals. On another note, the Vietnamese government is responsible, too, when they don't strictly demand big corporations complying with labour and environmental laws.

[@lannyjr1042]

Vietnamese don't gives f about environment. Littering is so bad. what I most dislike is men pissing in public. It's so sad I love everything else. I found Vietnamese to be the least racist and most friendly among their Asian peers. They just need to fix environment and it would be the perfect place to retire.

[@gabagool45]

Living in Vancouver for six years I was thoroughly impressed by the city and province shortly after moving there. I also realized people are super cold, very materialistic and quick to talk about you behind your back. It has a horrible job market with no big companies (a lot of US based companies in my occupation) and housing sucks. Medical services are also sub par and worst part is everyone pays into it but service is adequate at best. Happy to leave Canada for US and would never move back. Love to visit and see friends but think that would be the extent of it for me

[@AhhhSukeSuke]

I bought my 1 bdrm in 2024, in a much better location, cambie/Broadway..... 775k, 1 bdrm 700 sq ft....

[@brokethehabit]

we're conditioned to think it's s "good price" if you have the capital sure but most do not esp single. fun fact for that price you can get a 2bed2ba in Burnaby in a slightly older place.

[@powercomm]

Taiwan is pretty country except there is a conflict with China. War could break out any time. Income per capital is pretty high in Taiwan.

[@robocop581]

Meh. Go look at North and South Korea. The only people that think there's gonna be a war are people that live outside those countries because they believe everything they read in Western Press. Most people in South Korea or Taiwan live worry free lives if you find that hard to believe.

[@joept333]

I plan on leaving vancouver area as well in the next few years. Cost of living is not feasible and never improving lifestyle.

[@LarryNg-mx8qz]

Taiwan is safer, better healthcare, organized, efficient, ultra friendly people, omg the food options, convenient, lots to see and do on a daily basis, etc

[@fdisciple7634]

Do you ever worry about China invading ?

[@carsonchan5102]

i hear the income in taiwan is very low

[@msbebelle07]

Travelling in a country and living in a country is 2 different things…if you want to live in an other country you better do your research well, as a traveller you may like it but as a resident maby your research well will not.

[@andy-vw7tc]

Her English speaking is very good. Don't even think she is from Taiwan.

[@sp3091]

Vancouver is close minded in its core, but pretend to be open.

[@Titanvisa]

Rent is too expensive and Overated in Vancouver, I prefer living in the State,

[@randallt2911]

This looks like the metro library

[@esparda07]

C$1350 * 3 = C$4,050. 4k rent? Jesus f christ.

[@huskavarnapunkband]

Everyone is fake in Burnaby. But maybe I am too?? Lol

[@ftakenouchi1464]

No job no opps overvalued homes, rentals and SUPER EXPENSIVE AND NO VIBES. there.

[@leevanbinh]

This interview somewhat erratic.

[@Herrochao]

Your hair is somewhat erratic

[@joncan2348]

She should learn the real side of this part of this world and all the discrimination that comes with it.

[@brokethehabit]

there's good and bad everywhere you look

[@joncan2348]

@@ACivilizedPrimate To expose the h @ t e and r @ c i s m of the west. To expose the lies and hypocrisy. This is the truth. People around the world need to realize the lies of the west, epecially those who think it is heaven here and are dying to come here. North America was colonized and built on w h i t e s u p r e m e c y. 55M+ Native Aboriginal were wiped off the face of 🌎. This legacy continues today. There's good and bad to everything. However, this is the real bad side of here. This needs to be balanced with the good side in order to have a balanced perspective. This is just critical and logical reasoning based on facts.

[@Phuong-t3m]

@@ACivilizedPrimate That is right. You control who can affect you negative or positive.