denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
We definitely need more pride and passion, and I think it happens when more people understand the city better, in a Urban Toronto or Spacing way. When more people in the city feel it, they'll put more effort in maintaining it, in the quality of new buildings, and in enjoying public spaces.
It's a good opportunity for us to find and express that pride, when we come across some hateful or ignorantly negative comments. When confronting the hateful comments, it's not about statistics or some balanced, academic viewpoint. Save that for more meaningful occasions. Realize that we've got problems that we're working on, but so does everyone else. We might as well emphasize the great side of this vibrant metropolis, in a thoughtful, witty, and well articulated way.
It's like people are ashamed to say them love Toronto, its ridiculous. We need to be forceful. Urbanity is one of the main components of this like you said. One of the main complaints is yet again taxes. In a big city you pay taxes, that's part of life. There is 6.4 million people here, someone must like it.
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