I'm moving to St. John's, Newfoundland

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Az
What's the population? I dunno why, but I've spent all my life since the age of 5 in cities with a pop of higher than 400k in metro, so when I arrive to smaller towns they scare me.

St. John's Metro has about 150k.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

So, so far the concensus is that St. John's is a **** hole?

[Az]

that still smaller than the smallest city I ever lived in, but it should be fine.

[Asher]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
So, so far the concensus is that St. John's is a **** hole?

it's nice as a tourist destination.

It's cold and miserable most of the year, it snows way too much, the unemployment rate is astronomical, the economy sucks (except for the energy stuff offshore), and the fishermen are violent.

My dad was run out of town in the late 80s there when they were negotiating for Hibernia.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Asher

it's nice as a tourist destination.

It's cold and miserable most of the year, it snows way too much, the unemployment rate is astronomical, the economy sucks (except for the energy stuff offshore), and the fishermen are violent.

My dad was run out of town in the late 80s there when they were negotiating for Hibernia.

Well all that has changed within the last couple of years. St. John's is exploding and is profiting greatly from retaking its oil revenues from Ottawa, similar to what your province did. Times are great for Newfoundland, St. John's in particular.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Amazingly, this is only minutes from Downtown:

[Asher]

I don't think times are great for a province with a 15%+ unemployment rate.

[JimmyCracksCorn]

Originally posted by Asher
I don't think times are great for a province with a 15%+ unemployment rate.

Correction, times are going to be great at the rate they're going.

[Lul Thyme]

didn't know you were in Ottawa!
good luck in Newfnland.

[Odin]

Originally posted by Az
so when I arrive to smaller towns they scare me.

So I'm guessing you would be absolutely terrified in my hometown, with a population of 532 souls.

[Seeker]

In response to this thread, I'm replying with Free Word Association:

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[Dinner]

Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn

No bars in St. John's?

The airport. Not the city.

[:) Smiley]

Reading the title I was expecting the town to be a total ****hole, but that street downtown doesn't look that bad.

Winter probably is a whole different story, so make sure the place you move into has broadband.

[techumseh]

St. John's is lots of fun. The bars and clubs along Water St. are great. The people are very friendly, everyone plays an instrument. Newfunland is the main source of comedy in the entire country. If you want real people and real culture, as opposed to artificial, money-driven Americanized culture - you're going to the right place. Remember to set your watch half an hour ahead.

[mrmitchell]

Originally posted by Odin



So I'm guessing you would be absolutely terrified in my hometown, with a population of 532 souls.

He'd probably need a new change of underwear after being shown anywhere in Arkansas, then...