Recent Toronto Experiences
1. After all those years of giving my seat up for the elderly on the subway, a young man gave up his seat for me. Oh well, pluses and minuses.
2. The city is changing constantly, yet in many ways still stays the same.
3. I am definitely not swimming in my own gene pool here. The diversity is refreshing.
4. For the first time, I went out for chinese food with someone who could order in Chinese.
5. Most people live in cities and dream dreams of the country.
6. It is painful to walk on concrete, when I seldom walk for any time on sidewalks at home.
7. It is possible to walk from one end of the new subway train to the the other.
8. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
9. The snowdrops are a special treat amid all the surrounding cement.
10. The regular rumble of the subway underneath the house is somehow soothing.
11. Parks are an essential part of children's daily life. This is where they can run.
12. I see more alphabets on signs than I consciously knew existed.
13. I went for my first ride in a Zip car. Instead of owning a car you sign up and can pick up a car at one of many downtown spots. The cost per hour covers insurance, gas etc.
14. Most cars on the streets are black, white or grey and clean and shiny.
15. So many people are ordering on line, the malls and shopping areas are losing customers.
16. Nova Scotians are not the only ones constantly talking about weather, especially when it is bad.
17. It is not difficult to get worn out by constant noise.
18. Oh so many homeless.
19. It is still fun to find coins on the street, as the snow melts.
20. It seems odd to see so many people and not recognize anyone.
21. Art is a bigger part of everyday life.
22. Sirens are a common sound.
23. People stil hold doors open for each other.
25. Food is everywhere.
26 Some of it is scary.
27. Oh for the taste of pure mountain water.
28. Some of the new houses on the Bridle Path are bigger than
small hotels. Who has that many relatives?
29. There isn't a food that you can't have delivered to the door,
except Mary's baked beans.
30. No one bakes squares. They don't even know what they are.
31. There is a trend towards grand kitchens and take out food.
32. Beautiful old homes in the more affluent parts of the city are
bought for two million dollars and then torn down to build monster
homes.
to be continued.
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