Who has been away so long they may feel weird back in their home country?
Me! I haven't been back since May, 2004. Infact, the last time I left Korea was 2006. Enjoy your vacation. How long are you going for? And most importantly, are you taking your wife or is a 'catch up with the boys' trip?
That's a long time! I plan for a month. Not taking the wife this time, maybe next summer we will make another trip. She's never been to Canada and wants to go. This trip is a banking and getting my pension plan set up. There will be some boys' nights out for sure, but the trip is primarily a taking care of business one.
Turdo won't let me fly out if I go. I'd be stuck there. All the provinces getting rid of their dumb restrictions, but Turdo being stubborn. So, I can't go home this year. Jackass narrow minded jerk.
What do you mean? Why can't you fly out? My brother flew out and back in February to meet me in Florida without a problem. Just needed to do an antigen test upon his return to Toronto.
Wow! You haven't left Korea since 2006? I guess with a family it's easier to avoid flying overseas, but as much as I like Korea it's too small and homogenous. I need to get away once or twice a year.
Where in Canada? Most of the big cities will have seen a lot of change, but I think other than loads more condos Toronto still feels the same when I go back. I grew up on the Yonge line subway for the most part and it still has the same feeling. Downtown Montreal has changed even less. Lost the Bar-B-Barn, though. I always find Canada so clean when I go back.
Oh did they get rid of the vax now? Like I said, the provinces are removing the restrictions, Turdo is keeping them up. Hence the truckers in Ottawa last winter. Maybe Turdo backed down. Well, that may allow me to reconsider my summer plans then.
Going to fly into Vancouver and get things set up there. Then hop over to Toronto for a visit with friends then to Halifax to see my sister and brother in law and a few friends, then back to Vancouver and head back home. It'll be busy. Canada is so damn big and when you want to see a few people.....well, it takes time. I lived at Dufferin and St. Clair for a long time. It was a great neighbourhood when I was there. Sad to hear about the Bar-B-Barn. I had many a fantastic meal there. Anybody know if Dunn's and Ben's are still open for smoked meat sandwiches? Really really really looking forward to a donair from the King on Quinpool.
I wouldn't think Dufferin and St. Clair has changed too much. I believe they gave the streetcars right of way tracks. Dunn's moved from that great location on Ste. Catherine's to around the corner near the gorgeous Sun Life building. Food was good, but the old location had so much more character. New one looked like a basic sports bar. Ben's closed down in my second year of university back in the nineties. Great place and still looked good, but the food went downhill and an office building went up. The Main got sold and changed its look. I won't go back. Schwartz's is still the same and still fantastic. Montreal Pool Room moved across the street but the steamees are still cheap and delicious. Two of my favourite places for a night out, the Old Dublin and the Old Munich are gone. Well, the Old Dublin was torn down and the new one just has a generic Irish Bar look. The old one was like a ramshackle cottage. Loved it.
