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[azjen]

Just checked wunderground.com again, Vancouver is now up to 84%.... sure my current location is tucson, yes it is bone dry. My point is that in comparison to the current 47% humidity of Seoul, currently Vancouver is definitely humid.

Don't assume I've been in Arizona my entire life.... I have even posed the humidity question to my boyfriend and a longtime vancouverite, they both agree it is indeed humid in Vancouver. Sure the cooler temps make it bearable, but you still feel sticky when the humidity levels rise.

The truth of the matter is, there was a question as to the humidity of the city. My suggestion, run a query of monthly averages (temp and humidity) and determine whether the weather is decent enough to tolerate. You can find this feature on many weather sites.

[Draven]

[TECO]

How many are from the 'Kamloops' area?

I would never live there again.

Maybe Toronto or Montreal.

Vancouver, while nice on some levels, sucks on others. It's going in the wrong directions.

But after living in Asia, Canada = boring.

[PatrickSiheung]

Well I like that guarantee. I'll take it. I don't care if the humidity reads 200% if I can't feel it, it's fine by me.

And Canada is definitely boring after being in Korea =\ I thought about moving to Montreal but I have less-than-zero interested in learning French again. I know I could get by with English but I hate hearing French too. At least Quebecois French. *shudder*

Vancouver seems like the place I wanna be. I'm going to miss Noraebangs, Kimchi and other things Korean so Vancouver is perfect.

[ulsanchris]

I'm from close to Kamloops. I have to agree that Kamloops sucks.

[zee]

Yay for Vancouver!
I never encountered a kimbap/mandu shop while living there, but then again, I wasn't looking. I think Commercial Drive would be the perfect place to open up your shop - there are a bunch of little eateries from all over the world, you'd fit in nicely. Lots of people walking about all day too.

As for the whole humidity debate - don't worry about it. You won't feel it at all. I can't take it here, and I miss the cool breeze of home.

So what is your timeline? When can I look forward to being your regular customer?

[PatrickSiheung]

Alright! Glad to hear there aren't many shops there!

We aren't making any immediate plans to move. It likely won't be until after Christmas. Still need to get my wife her Canadian Visa.

Once we open our shop I'll be sure to post the Grand Opening announcement on this board, okay? Great to have some customers already!

Hopefully we can open the store within the first year of moving there... so 2005 maybe.

[Zed]

Canada boring after Korea? Strange days.

[uberscheisse]

as far as opening a kimbap/mandu shop...

i'd steer clear of robson. it has the highest concentration of korean restaurants, lots of competition. there's even a shinpo (korean chain) on bute, just off robson. i ate there all the time in the 'couv.

also the area on broadway inbetween oak and cambie has a few more high class korean joints. i'd steer clear of there too.

commercial drive is a great idea, it's my favorite area to eat out since you can just stroll and decide... italian? mexican? chinese? vietnamese? greasy spoon? jamaican? dollarslice pizza? ethiopian? fruitcake 'i-just-graduated-from-chef-school-and-make-tiny-dishes-that-use-spices-that-don't-match-and-cost-30-bucks' urban dining lounges?

the drive has it all.

[PatrickSiheung]

Some good advice there, thanks

I'll have to research this area more. I hope the ingredients would be easy to come by too since Vancouver has such a large Asian population.

I always thought it would be fun to open one of those shops in Korea too. Perhaps Korean people would get a kick out of a foreigner cooking them Dakboki, Ramyeon and other quick Korean dishes. I could even hire other foreigners =)