Toronto

legbreakgoogly · Aug 15th, 2004, 07:36 PM

Can Toronto based guppies tell me what the city is like.

What are the hot tourist things to do?

Best residential neighbourhoods?

Sights ect?

Thanks,

LBG

Cheegum · Aug 15th, 2004, 07:52 PM

Best neighbourhood Jane and Finch!

legbreakgoogly · Aug 15th, 2004, 08:02 PM

Isnt there like a

www.torontoguide.com

or something?

Something akin to www.nyc.com

Thats a fine site.

Cheegum · Aug 15th, 2004, 08:15 PM

try toronto.com :-)

Good neighbourhoods to live in t.o are North York and (some parts of) Scarborough. If youre into living close to LOTS of desis then theres always Mississauga and Brampton. Just try to stay away from west end toronto.

Mehnaz · Aug 15th, 2004, 10:24 PM

http://www.torontolife.com/

Diva4U · Aug 15th, 2004, 11:08 PM

Toronto is a great city, make sure you eat at some of the ethnic restaurants. Go visit Bloor street and Eaton Center for shopping.

legbreakgoogly · Aug 16th, 2004, 09:02 AM

And the big tourist sights?

Diva4U · Aug 16th, 2004, 12:10 PM

- CN Tower is the classic. Go to Niagara Falls at the border.
- Hockey Hall of Fame.
- Ontario Science Museum

legbreakgoogly · Aug 16th, 2004, 08:48 PM

There are no major "happening" tourist districts like London then?

Diva4U · Aug 17th, 2004, 12:21 AM

The most happening street is called Yonge street. But then again its the longest street in the world. So, go figure !

legbreakgoogly · Aug 17th, 2004, 02:54 PM

Cool man.

I may have to visit. I want badly to go to NY, but I fear the probing and stuff. I have nothing to hide, but they'd done over so many innocent people-I dont want to be the next one.

Toronto seems nice.

Diva4U · Aug 17th, 2004, 03:29 PM

Be prepared for questioning in Canada also. Security everywhere is tight now.

legbreakgoogly · Aug 17th, 2004, 07:39 PM

British officials, or Canadian pnes, have not stated searching everyone who is a tad brown.

Or have they?

I'm Kool · Aug 17th, 2004, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cHEeGUm:
try toronto.com :-)

Good neighbourhoods to live in t.o are North York and (some parts of) Scarborough. If youre into living close to LOTS of desis then theres always Mississauga and Brampton. Just try to stay away from west end toronto.

Scarborough??? I don't think getting mugged would be on his "Things To Do" list while visiting toronto. and besides that place is filled with South Asians (Pakistanis, indians, Sri lankans). I would recommend staying close to downtown cuz thats the place where most of the stuff happens and you'll only know about them by staying there. Don't consider staying in the sub-urbs cuz theres practically nothing to do there.

I'm Kool · Aug 17th, 2004, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by legbreakgoogly:
British officials, or Canadian pnes, have not stated searching everyone who is a tad brown.

Or have they?

If you can get past the american side, you dont have much to worry about.

Cheegum · Aug 17th, 2004, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by I'm Kool:

Scarborough??? I don't think getting mugged would be on his "Things To Do" list while visiting toronto. and besides that place is filled with South Asians (Pakistanis, indians, Sri lankans). I would recommend staying close to downtown cuz thats the place where most of the stuff happens and you'll only know about them by staying there. Don't consider staying in the sub-urbs cuz theres practically nothing to do there.

Must be tough for you living with your family, them being all south asians and all?

I'm Kool · Aug 18th, 2004, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cHEeGUm:

Must be tough for you living with your family, them being all south asians and all?

Huh??? What r u talking about??
I said its filled with south asians becuz u said that mississauga is filled with them when infact Scarborough has even more desis.
Think before you write anything dude.

HSK · Aug 19th, 2004, 01:59 AM

yonge street? dont be stupid. go to bloor.

i'd also recommend you visit unionville for a bit, it's a suburb but beautiful. you'll enjoy downtown unionville. viva unionville!

Khattana · Aug 22nd, 2004, 06:53 AM

Is there any Desi Bazaar like you get in England - eg Southall etc. Something like "Little Pakistan" or "Little India" ? I did not see anything like that when I went to Toronto.

I have heard that in Vancouver, the second language is punjabi and streets have desi names ! I would probably go there one day to have a look !!

Cheegum · Aug 22nd, 2004, 08:11 AM

In toronto theres gerrard street just east of greenwood but thats more Little India than anything pakistan. The only good pakistani thing there is Lahore Tikka house. And then you have albion and finch which is more like little punjab :-)

What i've noticed that there isn't one strong island of pakistani people in the city. Instead they are spead out evenly throughout the city. Like theres hardly any area where you wont find a decent concentration of pakistanis. Same with mississauga.