Life In Toronto

I moved back to Toronto Canada 6 years ago. At the time I had been living in Washington DC when a group of wackos decided to drop on our heads. Call me a cynic but, I decided that it was time to move back home to Toronto. I remember the day that I said, OK that’s enough. It was Sunday September 16th. I was walking from my apartment in Alexandria just outside DC. I was on my way to get a burger and fries at Five Guys. I, along with everyone else, had been through a hellish several days at this point and I was hungry.

I crossed the street and I was stopped my a large armoured vehicle. I soldier asked to see my identification. At this point I realized I was long overdue for my move back to Toronto the good.

Well, I moved back and I do love this town. But, one of the things that I have learned after my time in DC was that life in precious and that common courtesies are one of the things that helps make life a better thing. And one of those simple things that I enjoy is COMMON COURTESY.

I would like to know what has become of Toronto the good. When I moved from Canada in ’99 it wasn’t bad. When I returned a few years later the bottom seemed to have dropped out. People would not hold doors for others and similar basic things. The one that I truly miss is the courtesy wave. My wife rolls her eyes when I get annoyed because someone that I let in ahead of me on the Lakeshore didn’t acknowledge with a wave. It is a simple courtesy that I most certainly do not expect but, I do get annoyed if it is not forthcoming. Give a wave next time someone lets you move over a lane in heavy traffic. It’s a small thing that will help (in part) to rebuild the image of Toronto as “the good” rather than “those assholes from the ‘Teranna‘”.

Tags: Toronto the Good, Courtesy Wave, Common Courtesy

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