Seattle vs Denver vs Vancouver

[socurious]

Which city is the most beautiful to you and why? You can rank them by order by the way. 

 

Edited April 12, 2023 by socurious

[+ Vegas777]

29 minutes ago, socurious said:

Which city is the most beautiful to you and why? You can rank them by order by the way. 

 

I like Vancouver the best, because it is just across the river from Portland and so it has easy access to Portland's three fully nude male strip clubs, but without the drugged out homeless that's on every street and park in Portland.

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12 minutes ago, Vegas_nw1982 said:

I like Vancouver the best, because it is just across the river from Portland and so it has easy access to Portland's three fully nude male strip clubs, but without the drugged out homeless that's on every street and park in Portland.

Vancouver is across the river from Portland Oregon? Huh?

[socurious]

4 minutes ago, Lucky said:

Vancouver is across the river from Portland Oregon? Huh?

Maybe he is talking about Seattle. 

 

18 minutes ago, Vegas_nw1982 said:

I like Vancouver the best, because it is just across the river from Portland and so it has easy access to Portland's three fully nude male strip clubs, but without the drugged out homeless that's on every street and park in Portland.

I was under the impression that Vancouver had a huge homelessness problem similar to Seattle or even San Francisco. 

[Xavitv]

12 minutes ago, Lucky said:

Vancouver is across the river from Portland Oregon? Huh?

Vancouver, Washington is across the river from Portland lol 

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2 hours ago, Lucky said:

Vancouver is across the river from Portland Oregon? Huh?

Yes, Vancouver, Washington, is across the river from Portland, Oregon.  I assumed we were comparing US cities.

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2 hours ago, socurious said:

Maybe he is talking about Seattle. 

 

I was under the impression that Vancouver had a huge homelessness problem similar to Seattle or even San Francisco. 

Most west coast cities do, unfortunately.

[CuriousByNature]

Vancouver, BC has a beautiful setting - ocean and mountains and all that.  Some nice heritage buildings and great Asian cuisine choices.  I haven't lived there for quite some time, but relatives who still do have told me that the city is becoming increasingly dangerous compared to years gone by.  Some suburbs in particular.  There is a huge affordable housing shortage and the number of people living in their cars and on the streets is shocking.  Tent cities springing up in various areas - many of the people living in the tents with untreated addiction and mental health issues.  When I lived in BC more than ten years ago it was a nice place to be, but I thought it was a bit pricey for what you get.  I'm sure I would feel that even more if I lived there today.  The people are not particularly friendly - it was a difficult place to get to know people.  Yes, everyone is super polite and apologetic, but genuine warmth was often lacking.   At least that was my experience for what it is worth.  Also, for those who like museums and other cultural activities, Vancouver was a bit of a desert.

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Denver only has mountains so it lacks the water/mountains combination that elevates the beauty of Seattle and Vancouver. That said, I think Denver has a slightly better climate. We have quite a lot of sunny days even in winter. I've been to the Pacific NW in the winter and the constant drizzle is pretty depressing in my opinion. But that does mean both Vancouver and Seattle are more "lush" and green. Denver can get pretty brown and dry by late summer.

 

All three have lots of homeless so there's no difference there in my opinion. 

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I'm assuming we're talking about the summer. I'd give the edge to Vancouver, BC, though Seattle is quite nice as well. The Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, BC is a mess, and I don't understand why they don't do something about it. Vancouver, BC is by far the nicest city in Canada, and I'm at a complete loss to understand why all Canadians don't live there. I wouldn't mind living there, but I would choose suicide over living in any other city in Canada (OK, maybe I'd survive living in Victoria). For me, Denver is more of a place to go on one's way to someplace else (Estes Park, Breckenridge, etc.).