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I always start my return to Van with a fricasse breakfast from Medina Cafe
I second this spot. Make sure to get there early on the weekends though, the line is down the street.
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I also like Hawksworth which is the Hotel Georgia or something like that. I'm lazy to google the Hotel it is in but I am pretty sure that is the name. It is another high end place with a lot of hot women rolling in and out. Both places usually have groups of 3-5 women out for drinks. So you have to bring your A game to get into the group and then of course isolate.
Yes, its in the Hotel Georgia. Another dope spot. I was there on Friday night and EVERY woman in there was hot. Another thing about Vancouver is the 2 babes + 1 queen (gay dude) packs. At Hawksworths this is even more common. These tend to be great set ups though. Having a good style automatically puts you on the Queens radar, and by being a decent guy getting into these groups is easy. The chances are good that one of the women will be single (and gay dudes hate when their girls are single) and there will be a subtle (or not so subtle) push to get her to loosen up.
Beware though, the women can often be very cold (or snobby or shy). Another Vancouver thing where women of this class often find it difficult to relax around someone from outside the group.
Also in the same hotel is Reflections rooftop bar (open only in the summer). The place takes top spot for talent and atmosphere on summer nights.
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One thing I hate about Vancouver though is no one will look you in the eyes when you walk past them. You make eye contact with guy or girl and they immediately look down and away. It is so bad that if I am in an obnoxious mood I will literally step in front of them and see if they run into me. I don't know what it is about Van, but everyone does that. You go anywhere in the Prairie provinces and guys give you a head nod or even say what's up. Most of Canada is like that in fact, even more friendly in the maritimes. It's not that people in Van are dicks, they are just pussies I think. It does make it easier to pick girls up as most of the herbs will not approach. So if you guys are flying in and noticing the same thing don't let it reflect bad about the city. It's a great city, it is just some weird thing about people there.
I forgot how little eye contact there is here. Its really a hard thing to get used to. I just moved back, and like you, I sometimes just want to jump in front of people. I think it might have something to do with the fact that you cant go more than 50m without someone asking you for change.
I am not to pleased with the women here, actually. I find them cold, uninteresting, and a little stressed out. I have been trying to recalibrate after moving back here but so far nothing has clicked. The venues that I used to frequent have all went to shit, the guys and girls seem to roll in packs, and the staff in bars are like an incestuous family.
This probably sounds bitter, and to a small degree it might be. I am having a pretty good time here, but the city has lost a lot of the luster for me. The place is a bit of a warped universe where the highest status people in the whole city are bartenders and waitresses at Cactus Club.