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Gord McCaw's avatar

One good thing about having been a taxi driver for a total of 18.5 years ('76-77 in Calgary and '81-98 in Vancouver, 98% on the night shift) taught me that there are no strangers, I feel comfortable talking to almost anyone.

If anything I have noticed that it is much easier to get into casual convos with strangers almost anywhere stateside than with generally more reserved Canadians. Vancouver has a long-standing reputation as being a cold city which is odd given that almost everyone here (guilty as charged) is from somewhere else.

“Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me?

And why should I not speak to you?”

― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

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Kevin ibbetson's avatar

Well said. I work for Island Health in the Mental Health and Addictions department and I have to cross the road many times every day….. sometimes it’s anger sometimes it’s tears but it’s always worth the walk.

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