MetaTown

Questions posed on Ask MetaFilter represent the few remaining mysteries a Google search can’t readily reveal, just as often turning up a scholarly response within minutes on the most obscure topic. However, yesterday’s lively thread – "Which neighbourhood in Toronto is best for two young people just starting out?" – is a more subjective matter. Suggestions to avoid: Liberty Village ("cheap but a little isolated"), north of Dupont (as in "for god’s sake don’t live north of …") and, repeated from a previous Ask MeFi conversation about moving here, The Annex ("I would go near the Annex, but not in the Annex"). Local bon vivant Joe Clark interjects to halt what he calls "parochial advice" reflecting a city of neighbourhoods where residents ferociously defend their turf, while also pointing out how access to a streetcar line is especially overrated. Oh, and there’s a local MeFite meetup being planned, where those loyal to the site can continue the arguments in person.

Which neighbourhood in Toronto … ? [Ask MetaFilter]

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