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Old 05-07-2008, 11:49 AM   #211 (permalink)
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Also, please don't bring up San Diego. Toronto is a world city. It gets mentioned along side Londo, Paris, New York, Dubai etc..
Not sure what the relevance of "world city" is in this discussion, unless you like hanging out with traders and lawyers.

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Though San Diego is a nice place, it can't measure up with things Toronto offers. It's also not even in the top 100 most livable cities.
Like the famous Toronto beaches and weather? Open your eyes, man. San Diego has a hispanic underclass, lacks a real mass transit system, and most importantly (and in common with all US cities) does not have universal health care. But I am a professional with a car and a health care plan and a hispanic cleaning lady. That means that I have easier access to transportation than some slob in Zurich or Amsterdam with a trolley pass, and far better access to health care than someone in Alberta (where there is a real health care crisis which, somehow, doesn't register on the Mercer index since its still "universal").

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Anyway, this debate is pointless and I am done with it. Americans will always think they are number 1.
I'm Canadian and my wife is Dutch. But we both came to San Diego because it is awesome. Come visit and I'll buy you a beer.

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