10 Things...

5 Things I liked about Canada

• People - mostly very friendly, although I couldn't understand it when people said my accent was cute, it quite clearly isn't
• Toronto - very clean, pretty by the lakes, enough nightlife (although it might be liable to get a bit dull doing the same stuff every week). Also there seems to be plenty to do at weekends (during the summer at least)
• My hotel (Soho Metropolitan) - Very good location downtown, within walking distance to work and also to a lot of restaurants and bars.
• Roads and Drivers - all drivers mostly considerate to pedestrians, and don't drive too fast around town (save for cabs who could be as mental as anywhere).
• Bars - or more to the point, the fact that they all had waitresses. Much better lark than having to queue up for 15 minutes to get your own drinks. Yes you had to tip them but it was worth it (except when I was told off for not tipping one, she was from England as well, cheeky cow didn't get a tip after that either)

5 Things I disliked about Canada

• Taxes - Maybe it's just me, but I like the price I see on the price list to be the price I pay, and not have to worry about adding on extra taxes at the time of the bill. This becomes particularly important when you are on a budget for food.
• Weather - This is what suprised me. I thought it would be nice but instead I get humidity, thunderstorms, thick fog (possibly smog), cold evenings, hot days, cold days, wet days.....yes we got some good days, but it just wasn't what I expected.
• "I was like, Oh my god!!! That was awesome, and then she was like, no way, that totally sucked"
• Beer - Nice but very expensive. Also, a pain that there are so few shops that sell it, and that at events you still have to drink it in a pen. Also the fact we were ID'd everywhere meant that, as Chris forgot his a couple of times (not having a driving licence meant he needed his passport) meant we were disallowed entry.
• TV - Too many advert breaks, and most of them awful. Infomercials for weight loss or some other such miracle cure were abundant, and most programming worth avoiding. Also the sports coverage left a lot to be desired.