Toronto people suck!!

[JetHeller]

Ok, so i just got back from an awesome vacation in Alberta where the people were super nice, and the scenery was too. I had a great time!

As soon as the plane lands in Toronto though....

I ask a lady if she could pass my backpack which was in the overhead bin above her seat and she sighs as if I'm asking her to give up her first born. "I must be back in Toronto" I say to myself.

The Park 'n' Fly bus driver gets mad at me cause I don't know which section (by number) my car is parked in. I say "It doesn't really matter man, you can drop me off anywhere in the parking lot and I'll find it." But this miserable bastard lectures me on remembering where i park my car and gets pissy with me.... So irrational. It's not even his problem. I wasn't upset about it either.

It's 1:30am and a guy decides to ride my ass on the 401 for no particular reason.

I decide to cheer myself up and go down to Dundas and Spadina for late night chinese food before I go home. House of Gourmet is closed, so I go acros the street to the SEAFOOD RESTAURANT across the street and to the left of the Green P parking lot. When I go up to pay, the manager shows me a bill of $9.75 and as he's swiping my card he says "You pay tip. I put $11...$12." So I'm like WTF?? "You can't just give yourself a tip out of my account" I say. But he pretends that his "INGRISH NOT GOOD." in hopes of getting away with it. To make a long story short, he demanded a tip from me and I didn't give him one.

THEN, the Green P parking comes to $1. I hand the guy a $10 bill cause that's all I had. He says, "You don't have change?" and I said "nope, that's all I got." And he sighs and shakes his head at me.....

I have not exagerated one bit. This was all very true and it happened tonight. I want to go back to Alberta...

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE IN THIS CITY??? Has everyone here lost their minds?

[nano]

99% if the ppl in Toronto are self-centered a-holes but i wouldnt want it any other way.

[Siefer999]

i feel the same way. toronto people in general are rude snobs. its a toronto thing. every major city in canada is nicer.

[purple_rabbit]

Come to Mississauga, us Mississaugans love you long time

[lost~user]

^^^^ Pearson International IS in Sauga

[felix]

hmm .. I never had this problem.

Then again, i always bring change, i always tip if eating in, i try and change lanes if people are tailgating me, i only ask myself if i forget where i park my car, and i never ask people to do my labour work for me unless i'm physically unable to do so.

So .. maybe it's different depending how you fit in ...

[purple_rabbit]

^^^^ Pearson International IS in Sauga

[ji2o0k]

that Seafood restaurant............is that Rol San ?

If it is......those guys are sneaky bastards......we were eating there late night............a few of us..............they "accidently" added the bill incorrectly which was quite a bit more plus the tax..........about $9 worth....

We had 4 dishes..........luckily someone was paying attention and caught the mistake...........we were all tipsy and happy since we had gone clubbing before.

No apologies, nothing......

Anyway, yeah most Torontonians are self-centred........

[Harkonnen]

I got back from a trip to the States, and both times felt disheartened on my return.

I found people in Houston to be so friendly, holding a door open for someone actually got you a "thank you" as opposed to the blank stare you get here.

I used to think Richmond Hill people were nicer than Toronto people (generally speaking) but I think too many people from Richmond Hill work in Toronto, and bring the attitude home with them every night.

Case in point, this morning I forgot to buy tokens for the TTC, but I managed to find 2 twooneys, enough for a cash fare. I wanted change, so I waited in line at the TTC counter, and when it was my turn I asked the guy for a single fare and gave him my $4. He gave me $2.75 and told me that he wanted to see me put it in the collector before he gave me the rest of my change. WTF?

I had to call a University in Illinois to get some information about an upcoming conference I wanted to attend, and the person on the other end was actually helpful and found the information for me - she was polite and pleasant. I called York to get some information, and I got bounced around to 3 different faculties (why are Atkinson admin people such bastards?), and then when I finally got to someone who was better positioned to help me, she said I can check out the York website and then hung up on me. The reason I was calling was because the website page that had the neccessary information wasn't working!

[thelefteyeguy]

lol...there is a difference between ppl that work during the day and during the night....

but i do know what you mean and i would love the school system to teach manners again cause we have a whole generate of parents (in general) that taught their kids to be self centred.


also there has been a lot of fraud, scams, etc in Toronto...so ppl are skeptical for a reason.

[HighFlyer]

I was in NYC a few weeks ago, and I didn't know where the south seaport was, so I asked someone on the street for directions. Not only did he give detailed street-by-street directions, he said "you know what, it's on my way, follow me."

[Shaner]

I was in NYC a few weeks ago, and I didn't know where the south seaport was, so I asked someone on the street for directions. Not only did he give detailed street-by-street directions, he said "you know what, it's on my way, follow me."

I encountered similar attitudes when I was in NYC a short while ago.
I grew up in Toronto and still go back to Toronto on a very regular basis. Everyone in Toronto is so bloody rude, it still shocks me to this day.

In NYC though, which for some reason has a bad reputation still, everyone was very polite to me, helpful (I got lost a few times), and people held doors open for each other.

In Toronto, if someone holds the door open for you, watch your back as you go through because they're probably trying to steal your wallet.

[atforum]

I was in NYC a few weeks ago, and I didn't know where the south seaport was, so I asked someone on the street for directions. Not only did he give detailed street-by-street directions, he said "you know what, it's on my way, follow me."

hope they dont take you to an isolated place and rob you

[ji2o0k]

hope they dont take you to an isolated place and rob you

or kidnap/rape you.........

[thelefteyeguy]

it's not that bad in Toronto

I think it everyone on RFD (based in Toronto) would all treat ppl nicer...that would make a difference

Just don't drive...Toronto Drivers are rude as hell...but so are many other megacities...with traffic lights every 100 meters