Let me start off by saying that Vancouver is an amazing city. We have lovely beaches, amazing mountains and the world's most friendliest people, right? Well, I may have to dispute that last fact. Yes, everybody in Vancouver is ridic polite, friendly and may even be willing to open a door or two for you but seriously, could we be more cliquey? (and yes, cliquey is totally a thing). The cliqueyness (and that's just made up) makes it extremely difficult to meet people (namely of the opposite sex) outside of your immediate group.
You know what I'm talking about - when you're out at a bar/lounge/restaurant with your group of friends and they're the only ones you talk to for the whole night. Of course, there's always the drunkard who tries to get his two cents in by making some lame joke but then has nothing else to follow up with (you know who you are) which leads to an awkward silence because HE WON'T LEAVE but as the friendly Vancouverites we are, we don't know how to tell him to....
But anyway, I digress. Is that what it really takes for us to be inclusive and to meet others? Extreme intoxication leading to forced intrusion into your clique? Seriously? Some say that it's because that the guys in this city have no balls and the girls are stuck-up. Maybe they're right but I think it's because Vancouver is such an amazing city that we've all been here for a million years and have stuck with the same group of friends that we're used to and basically have forgotten how to meet people. So Vancouver, I challenge you to revert back to your kindergarten ways and the next time you're out, ask some random kids to 'join you in the sandbox'. Together, we can make cross-pollination a thing. ^L
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