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should i move?
Im 17 years old, about to graduate high school soon, im a dude. And i've been living in SoCal for my whole life, particularly the really safe, rich, spoiled neighborhood, and i can say that I'm sick of it. Not only because of the people, so i'm not specializing or anything, i just think that some places are better.
I went to Toronto in the summer for vacation and i loved it. The difference in the people werent big. The men were pretty unfriendly and reserved from my experience. However, they were very polite and civilized. The girls in Toronto were OK, very pretty, very friendly, at least from my point of view. so in general, in my own personal experience (not generalising) i have had better experiences with foreign people rather than people in LA, where all i see is trash whores falliing out of cars, spitting in public, dressed in ripped clothing, drunk off their asses, and drooling into trash cans. When i was in Toronto, i hardly saw any of that, all i saw were people living and behaving decently.
so i have been thinking about moving to Toronto pretty soon, NOT only because of the people, so its not like im anti social or anything, but actual research and surveys on the internet says that canadian cities have some of the best quality of life, whereas i see no american cities on the list. If you dont believe me, go to wikipedia, and look up "list of cities by quality of living"
so my advice im looking for is, should i move? all my friends tell me i should, and my buddies are moving to Southern Ontario halfway through college. Thanks!
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Yes, please leave America.
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I may be biased, as someone who lives in Southern Ontario... so thank you for loving us :) I'd say go for it in a heartbeat! Although I'm wondering what parts of Toronto you were in, because it definitely has its really shady parts...
Do you have any plans? Unfortunately, you can't just waltz in here and put down roots. Make sure that you get a work permit (which can be tricky) or a student study permit. It takes a while to get them, too, so plan in advance. Otherwise, you're limited to a few months.
College will cost about 2-3 times what it would for a student who lives here, but that won't be a huge issue because that puts it on par with tuition at American universities.
Toronto is also an extremely expensive place to live. My friend had a one bedroom apartment with her boyfriend, and she was paying $1000 a month for it. She had cockroaches to boot! If you can't afford to live in Toronto, take a look at schools elsewhere in Southern Ontario. Hamilton, Guelph, Waterloo and Kingston all have fantastic schools and are within driving distance of Toronto. In fact, you can take the train or the bus from Hamilton to Toronto in about an hour. So it's something to think about.
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I feel you about being sick of the people you live around. ive moved a lot, all over the country, & people are definitely different in different places. I say you should! you can always move, & move back if you want. but you dont, youll always regret it.
good luck :)
x sweeethoney
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So this is coming from a vet-sailor who has traveled and moved a crazy amount of times.::::
Go for it dude....make your own memories. You are so young and sounds like you know what you want surrounding you and what you don't....do it Nike style and Just Do It!!
Bon Voyage!
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