"I grew up in Vancouver and left in my late twenties looking for better career opportunities and have spent the last 10 years in Los Angeles. Vancouver has a massive inferiority complex."

WS at vancouvercondo.info 6 July 2011 9:21am -
“I grew up in Vancouver and left in my late twenties looking for better career opportunities and have spent the last 10 years in Los Angeles.
I am not sure what one considers “world class” or if it is even definable. Regardless, Vancouver does not resonate on the minds of people in Southern California (or the US for that matter) any more than other far off NW cities like Portland or Seattle. You’d think Vancouver would be more prominent with the entertainment industry focus or self proclaimed “Hollywood North” moniker. Interestingly that is a term I have never heard used outside of Canada. Although, admittedly I am not in the entertainment industry.
In my view, Vancouver is a pretty city in a remote, backwater area of the world with a large port that ships out natural resources to the rest of the world. World class scenery for sure, with horrendously crappy weather and not really important on the world stage outside of being a conduit to Canada’s great natural resource assets.
When I tell people in the States I am from Vancouver about 66% give me blank stares not knowing what to say and the other 33% say “Oh what a pretty city!” then I proceed to ask them if they visited in July, August or the first two weeks of September.
Lately though – Sadly many people asked me about the riots. but that only lasted a week or two.
Vancouver (and Canada) has a massive inferiority complex.”