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What do Canadians like the most when visiting New York City?

First of all what sections of New York do Canadians identify with the most? The city is not all the same. Midtown Times Square - Very glittery and gaudy and Broadway shows and best selling exhibits. West Village, Greenwich Village, East Village - Very artsy and you don't know what you might find. Many of the rich ex-hippies or what I call artisans with cash on hand. Village voice is America's leftwing, highest number of activists and protesters per area of anywhere other than like San Francisco. Upper West Side - Highly intellectual, less politically active than the Village, but very liberal artsy and pro-academia and well educated populous. Upper East Side - wealthy posh apartments with great views of the skyline and Central Park Harlem - The underappreciated African American mecca of the city with an amazing black history going back almost 100 years in the uptown. Chinatown, Little Italy, Financial District And this is just Manhattan. What do Canadians most relate to in New York? Also for those who have seen Chicago, how would Canadians compare Chicago to New York? And how do Canadians compare Toronto to New York?

Public Comments

1. Going home.
2. Ok..."James K" you are a total f***ing idiot! Toronto is very much like New York City but on a smaller scale. Canadians love going to the United States and visiting the world-class cities like Boston, New York, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc. In general, the "big cities" in Canada are very much like the ones in the USA. Places like Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal attract Americans and same with the American cities attracting Canadians. Every big city has something unique about it and something different to offer...Montreal, in my opinion, is the best city in the WORLD!
3. I guess you have never been to New York City. Your description sounds like you didn't even read the NYC wiki entry.
4. I recently visited New York City. It was wonderful to guard my wallet while strolling through Times Square. Being straight, educated and employed, there was no point in visiting Greenwich Village. Harlem with it's poverty, graffiti and litter was a sight to behold. And who could forget the smell (s) of Chinatown. Little Italy with it's crowded overpriced mediocre restaurants was "memorable". I believe that the best part of the trip was knowing I didn't live there.
5. When I visited New York, it helped that I was visiting friends who showed me around, because I did find it rather intimidating. It is the only city I've been in where I was constantly on guard and nervous, and I've been to LA, Chicago, Boston, and various other North American cities. I did not like the subway system, it was dirty and old compared to where I live (Montreal), but we are spoiled by having a really modern, clean, and brightly lit system. I liked the ferry system, I enjoyed Manhattan, and I was there during Chinese New Year, so really liked Chinatown. Times Square was just too much glitz, too many lights, too many people. Guys on street corners egtting in your face ttrying to sell you CDs and other stuff. About the only similarity to Montreal was that the Times Square area seemed very similar to St. Catherine Street downtown. St. Denis was more like a less glitzy but just as busy part of NYC. Chicago was nice for me, I did not go all the way downtown, but it was pleasant to walk around, even at night when I was there. But I was more in the suburbs like Northbrook area. Toronto is the closest Canada comes to having a city with an "American" feel to it. Lots of people hustling bustling. But they are still friendly and talk to you and people open doors for others and are very polite. But there is also a big rivalry and fun comments that go back and forth between Montreal and Toronto. We like to poke fun at each other. ;-)
6. Can i answer this question if i'm not Canadian? I like upper town and midtown. The places I love the best are Central Park, Metropolitan Museum(it's amazing) and Times Square(broadway shows yay). Oh Wall Street is good too. Honestly I like both cities. Toronto is not as crowded as New York, but I like New York's fast pace lifestyle better. There's much more to see in New York but it seems to me that Torontonians are more polite than people in New York.