I can't believe the weather's been like this the past 10 days. Can someone tell me why it's 14C in Vancouver in June? It's supposed to be above 20, and sunny!
And Canadians hate to admit Canada's cold...
Does anyone else find Vancouver a depressing city?
2007-06-17 14:19:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Vancouver
As a traveller to Canada, from Australia, I have a different point of view and don't suffer from the rivalry that obviously exists between Canadians and Americans, so I'm neutral.
With that in mind, I agree Vancouver is a cold city by general world standards, in my opinion Canada is a cold country in general, especially if you're used to Californian weather (I have visited). On the other hand, for Canadians who have grown up in this environment, its not out of the ordinary, so the word 'hot' means something different to them.
This is just a case of communication differences - 'hot' means a different thing to a Californian than it does to a Canadian, and 'nice weather' also means something completely different (generally just that its not snowing or pouring with rain).
So Canadians don't necessary hate admitting Canada is cold, its just they are using a different scale to someone from California, like yourself. It is all relative.
So bearing that in mind, I do find Vancouver could be depressing to someone used to fine, cloudless weather, but for those who live in Canada, they probably don't pay as much attention to the weather because its not different to what they're used to.
Personally, I prefer Californian weather, but have enjoyed touring around Vancouver (and living in Whistler) because I have lots of friends in the area and therefore lots to do.
2007-06-18 07:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by naiwiboo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been living in Vancouver almost 6 years, and I don't find it depressing at all. This June has been a bit cloudier/rainier/cooler than normal, but every city and region has its periodic abnormalities. Didn't California lose a good deal of its orange crop a few months ago due to an unseasonable bout of frost??
For the record, Canadians don’t mind admitting when it’s cold. We actually sort of pride ourselves on how hardy we are. But it’s all relative – I don’t consider Vancouver very cold because I grew up in a place where the average daytime temperature in January was -30C. And besides, it’s not ALWAYS cold. There are plenty of places that easily reach 30+ in the summer, Vancouver included. And I actually find that too hot. Blech.
2007-06-18 05:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are sticking around the downtown area you definitely do not need to rent a car. Most everything is within walking distance and if not there is a good transit system. And if you want to get out of downtown you can take the skytrain East or take the seabus north to North Vancouver, and even up to Grouse Mountain if you like! I think you will find having a car a pain as you will have to pay for parking, and try to navigate downtown traffic. I guess it really depends on where you want to go, but if you are not going far I would say don't rent a car!
2016-05-18 02:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see that problem a lot. Cold is relative to where you are comparing it to. When we in BC say it's not cold, what we usually mean is it is not freezing cold. Like super cold in the winter, but still cold if you are coming from the tropics. However, I chat with people from Califorina that say it is too hot to work.
And just drove from Seattle and through Vancouver today. It was 15 in Seattle, and closer to 20 in Vancouver.
We also tend to state the average, and prepare for the extremes. Call it global warming, or whatever, but this year's weather has not ever been what it is suppose to be.
2007-06-17 15:46:46 · answer #4 · answered by JuanB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a canadian and I don't hate admitting its cold. Its something you do have to get used to. Its been really hot last week and the week before, you caught us on our bad days.
2007-06-17 20:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by Nicole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lived here 67 years and love it get out and enjoy our scenery.. we went to horseshoe Bay today and loved it was a little cool but nice.. get a day pass on transit
2007-06-17 16:54:30 · answer #6 · answered by Grand pa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vancouver has summers about average 22c but go up to kelowna bc. and it has 38c days.last year in kelowna it got 50c!!!!!
2007-06-18 17:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋