24-hour Canada

[Capsicum]

Originally Posted by rousseau

To be honest, as much as I like so much about Europe as much as anyone, I fear I would find the more restrictive shopping hours claustrophobic if I were to move there, not to mention the generally stricter sense of overall propriety. North America feels comparatively "wide open" in a way that I appreciate (never mind Taiwan or East Asia, a place I lived in for quite a few years where so much of life is freewheeling and off the cuff).

I thought the old-fashioned or traditional stereotype was Eastern (eg. Asian) cultures were more collectivist/traditionalist, hierarchical, and strict unlike Western (European, North American) cultures that are more freewheeling, individualistic, looser and more liberal (in a cultural sense).

Have the tables turned?

[rousseau]

Originally Posted by Capsicum

I thought the old-fashioned or traditional stereotype was Eastern (eg. Asian) cultures were more collectivist/traditionalist, hierarchical, and strict unlike Western (European, North American) cultures that are more freewheeling, individualistic, looser and more liberal (in a cultural sense).

Have the tables turned?

They still are. And yet, East Asia is a 24-hour bazaar unrivalled by anything in North America or Europe. Except, arguably, Las Vegas.

I lived in a smaller city in Taiwan of about 300,000 that was more bustling with street-life on a Monday at midnight than Manhattan. There are all kinds of things you can get up to at any hour of the day there, things unimaginable in the West.

[bikegypsy]

Originally Posted by Acajack

You often post on here like you live in Ottawa.

I use to back twenty years ago. I like to keep an eye on both Ottawa and Montreal as this is where I lived in Canada.

[urbandreamer]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Being that the afternoon is included in the 24-hour daily cycle, can one assume that restaurants and (maybe some?) shops are open today in Toronto?

I rode the Queen streetcar from Leslieville to Parkdale and the streets were very busy--most restaurants, pubs, coffee shops, indie fashion retailers, SDM and craft beer joints were open. Te Aro coffee was rammed and dozens of other coffee shops nearby busy, including Box Car Social.

I remember an Easter Sunday 20 years ago when I went to Leslieville and literally nothing was open--iirc, I may have had a mediocre meal at the tulip.

Even square little Roncevalles was busy and open to customers, Polish establishments excepted.

[SpongeG]

In Coquitlam, there is a 24 hr dennys, a casino, several 7-11s, a couple tim hortons and 1 shoppers drug mart, not sure beyond those

[Martin Mtl]

What about libraries ? Montreal has one that is open 24/24: Concordia’s Webster Library. And its open to the public too! And there’s a café. That sounds more oinyterresting than a Wallmart or a Tim Horton.

[bikegypsy]

Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

What about libraries ? Montreal has one that is open 24/24: Concordia’s Webster Library. And its open to the public too! And there’s a café. That sounds more oinyterresting than a Wallmart or a Tim Horton.

Awesome. Sure does!

[TorontoDrew]

Ryerson and UofT have several 24 hr libraries but unless you are student or faculty they aren't of any use to you.

[urbandreamer]

They can be of use ... for a fee.