Great food, great mix of people, great scenery, lotsa shit to do
I like to live on the outside of vancouver in a 70yr old character home yet I can get to downtown in 15 mins. It's quiet out here with a view of water and mountains. I have a big ass yard, apple tree and all that. Occassionally I have a problem with the raccoons, but hey...
Taxes here suck, and there are definitely cheaper places in the world to live. But everytime I come home from a trip, I wonder why I left home to begin with. Vancouver is my fave city.