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Thanks for the feedback. I want to say that I have lived in this city for 10 years, and have met some of the most amazing, inspiring people in the world here. Some of my best friends live here and I love them. But it took a while. The first few years, I was astonished by the cool reception I would receive when passing people on the street, local shop owners and even some neighbours. I noticed right away, people didn't sing along at concerts, and like Randy said - they didn't wave at me when I let them pass in traffic. I felt unwelcome. My friends and family from Windsor and Toronto noticed it when they came to visit. I love this city now, but I still find there is a tendency to gather in cliques, to resist change - and I hate that. Why are we so reserved? Is it because this is a student town? I know UWO and Fanshawe students have a completely different intro to London.
Thatguyinlondon, I think it's a great idea to bring your friend for the tour and get his impressions. This is a good, safe place to raise a family, but it's more than that. It's filled with good people. We just need to let our light shine through.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Jennifer O'Brien
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I love the idea too. But there was a restaurant in Springbank, on the water wasn't there? What happened to that place?
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An error occurred while saving the comment Jennifer O'Brien
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Mike. There have been some great attempts at festivals put on by various cultural groups in London during recent years. If you check out www.coventmarket.com closer to the summer. Recent festivals include Afro-Festa, and an Indian and Italian Festival. The market is trying, but I don't think the crowds are as big as desired. I love the SunFest. It's in my top 5 favourite things about London list and I look forward to it all year. I always go at least twice - once with my kids and once alone. I fear the day downtown and near-downtown residents start launching serious complaints against it, as they have against the amazing Rock the Park charity concert.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Jennifer O'Brien
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Love the festivals! There has been a slow and sad demise of festivals in this city that once prided itself - and rightly so - on the great festivals that filled its parks all summer. What can we do to bring them back? Bring people back? These are the types of events that give us an identity and help us drag our out-of-town friends for visits. . .
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An error occurred while saving the comment Jennifer O'Brien
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@greg, @jadey, @trevor . . . yep. Western Fair Farmer's Market has become a weekly tradition for our fam. It does celebrate some local farmers and in the summer months it spreads outside to include more.
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An error occurred while saving the comment Jennifer O'Brien
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I agree with the sentiment. Of course a city needs rules and bylaws, but can we relax them a bit. Love the idea of a pedestrian-only section of downtown roads. Cafes spilling into street, buskers entertaining passers by with music and stunts. I miss those drummers who used to rock the street lights at the corner of Dundas and Yonge Street in Toronto. . . .
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OK, I wasn't planning on hammering this to death, but two things happened during my walk downtown at lunch today to support my cause: First I walked past a man who appeared to be homeless, sitting on the sidewalk. I smiled at him and he said this: "Hey, thanks for smiling. That's rare in London." I swear it's true. He said that. I'm not making it up. Then I continued on my way to the Grand Theatre, where I paid $57 for three tix to watch my own daughter -- my 5-year-old daughter, who is a joy, but no Shirley Temple -- do one dance in a dance recital. During the exchange, the woman at the box office refused to smile, respond to my questions with anything more than a reluctant one-syllable answer. AND at the end, when I said thank you very much, she simply passed over my tickets and grumbled you'rewelcome. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Trust me, it took everything in my power to refrain from tossing those tickets at her and demand my money back. What the heck?