Living in Dartmouth
A few insightful posts about living in Dartmouth:
* It's not as dangerous as everybody says it is. People are generally very friendly and helpful. There are certain areas of Dartmouth you should never ever go alone in:
- North Dartmouth, near the bridges. Full of hookers and drug dealers
- North Preston, anywhere. Full of drug dealers, hookers, and thieves.
- Downtown Dartmouth, at night it's no-mans land. Drug dealers and thugs.
The roads are long and winding. The speed limit is set artificially low - 50 km/hour. At times you'll think this is ridiculous as most other people drive under that speed limit. I been here 10 years and I still get enraged when someone doesn't go the speed limit. It's just so un-fucking-believable.
So how does it compare to Calgary, or Winnipeg?
It doesn't. Both cities are far more advanced than Halifax and offer a tremendous difference in opportunities compared to the available jobs. There's just not enough jobs here for anyone to stay reasonably secure. Seasonally, you can't beat the weather. Much cooler and less hot than the west, Halifax has a much milder climate.
There are fewer aggressive drivers here. You won't see many tailgaters until you reach Halifax. The people here drive at speed or faster - what I'm used to. I have been in Halifax for a little over a week now, and I can say there is a huge difference compared to Dartmouth:
* I am much closer to major stores like Wal-Mart, Sobeys, Superstore, etc. (within 4 minutes).
* I am in the vicinity of no less than 6 Tim Hortons stores within 5 minutes of where I live
* The grocery store here is open 24 hours a day (what a huge plus)
* I no longer need to drive 10km to visit wal-mart or CostCo. They're 5 minutes away now.
The building garbage, however, is something left to be desired. The storage facilities below are much smaller than I'm used to. While you have to sort the garbage, the containers are really tiny compared to the number of people staying in the building (38 suites). I have to say, living in a richer neighborhood, I have so far found 1 video game (Battlefield 2). Someone also threw out some old Xbox 360 controllers and an old Compaq Raid assembly. I kept the video game but passed on the hardware. It was too old.
So far, so good.
* It's not as dangerous as everybody says it is. People are generally very friendly and helpful. There are certain areas of Dartmouth you should never ever go alone in:
- North Dartmouth, near the bridges. Full of hookers and drug dealers
- North Preston, anywhere. Full of drug dealers, hookers, and thieves.
- Downtown Dartmouth, at night it's no-mans land. Drug dealers and thugs.
The roads are long and winding. The speed limit is set artificially low - 50 km/hour. At times you'll think this is ridiculous as most other people drive under that speed limit. I been here 10 years and I still get enraged when someone doesn't go the speed limit. It's just so un-fucking-believable.
So how does it compare to Calgary, or Winnipeg?
It doesn't. Both cities are far more advanced than Halifax and offer a tremendous difference in opportunities compared to the available jobs. There's just not enough jobs here for anyone to stay reasonably secure. Seasonally, you can't beat the weather. Much cooler and less hot than the west, Halifax has a much milder climate.
There are fewer aggressive drivers here. You won't see many tailgaters until you reach Halifax. The people here drive at speed or faster - what I'm used to. I have been in Halifax for a little over a week now, and I can say there is a huge difference compared to Dartmouth:
* I am much closer to major stores like Wal-Mart, Sobeys, Superstore, etc. (within 4 minutes).
* I am in the vicinity of no less than 6 Tim Hortons stores within 5 minutes of where I live
* The grocery store here is open 24 hours a day (what a huge plus)
* I no longer need to drive 10km to visit wal-mart or CostCo. They're 5 minutes away now.
The building garbage, however, is something left to be desired. The storage facilities below are much smaller than I'm used to. While you have to sort the garbage, the containers are really tiny compared to the number of people staying in the building (38 suites). I have to say, living in a richer neighborhood, I have so far found 1 video game (Battlefield 2). Someone also threw out some old Xbox 360 controllers and an old Compaq Raid assembly. I kept the video game but passed on the hardware. It was too old.
So far, so good.
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