Toronto, NY or LA Moving from Australia.

C

crot0019

Well-known member
Hey guys I'm living in South Australia and I am planning to move to the states. Either LA or NY to follow to cliche'd dream of making it as anything film lol. My cousin also mentioned Toronto as a possible place to move? I like the idea of NY because of its public transport (i don't wanna buy a car) but I understand that LA is the epicenter of everything film (i.e. Hollywood). Toronto I know nothing about at all.

I would appreciate any help on the topic :)

Cheers.
 
LA has the most opportunities. But it has terrible public transport, and you will need a car. The others, I can't speak from experience.
 
Haha oh the greencard. Im not planning to move for a year so im concentrating on saving at the moment. But Im on the register basically just crossing my fingers.
 
I am in Vancouver right now. Despite the fact there are numerous projects going to Toronto for super tax credit reasons, Vancouver still remains a huge hub for the industry. It also really depends on what you want to get into.
 
I don't like Toronto anymore. People in general are very stuck up and rude. I found a lot of racial tension there, which doesn't need to be. Compared to my town, around 40K and my brothers town, around 10K, it's noticeable. Believe me. Very much so.


Canada wise, maybe ask about Vancouver or if you love people and the countryside try the Quebec region. Not the city itself though, the outskirts. Beautifull landsacpe and overly friendly people.
 
Last edited:
"Toronto is just like New York, only without all the stuff."
30 Rock

I'm a proud Torontonian, but if you have the choice, Hollywood is where I'd recommend.
Ultimately it's where inspiring filmmakers want to end up. So why not go?

P.
 
Toronto is probably one of my favorite cities in the world. For film, it is already good, and the opportunities just seem to continue growing. As for people, I have never run across a rude person in my time spent in Toronto.

On the other hand, the brief time I spent in Quebec, I didn't run across one friendly person.
 
RallyMonkey said:
Toronto is probably one of my favorite cities in the world. For film, it is already good, and the opportunities just seem to continue growing. As for people, I have never run across a rude person in my time spent in Toronto.

On the other hand, the brief time I spent in Quebec, I didn't run across one friendly person.
Click to expand...

BS. Don't start! How old are you btw? I'm 51.

//that just means what it means. I got a bag of stories in my pocket for reference. What do you have? That's all I'm saying and Quebec comes up FIRST easily, hands down. I'll bet my LIFE on it. The most honest and beautifull people I've ever met in my life. :beer:

-but your opinion is yours. Cool. Wow, lol. I guess we disagree then. I 'dream' to retire in Montreal. imo. :beer:
 
Last edited:
I have very few references for Montreal, as I tried to get out of there as quickly as possible. Even the restaurant service was terrible. We were there for three nights, and at every restaurant we'd wait for 20-30 minutes at the door just to have a hostess acknowledge our existence. Once we were finally sat, the waitress or waiter would be at our table maybe 2 or 3 times total in the 1.5 hours it would take for us to finally get our check and leave.

At a bar, after waiting 25 minutes for the bartender to acknowledge me, I asked him if he had a certain type of alcohol, he simply stated "No" and walked away.

I love the architecture and landscape of Montreal. I just couldn't stand the people.

Now, of course, I have not lived in Toronto, only visited a number of times. But I have never had a bad experience there. Walking through downtown, everyone is friendly and willing to chat. In restaurants everyone is very friendly. The streets are clean. Everything feels very safe.
 
RE: Quebec. General response:

I understand. It's like your in a different world. At least as far as language goes where you can't communicate. I found it to be a matter of respect to try and speak the language of the region no matter where you are. Quebec is along those lines as well and rightfully so.

-edit: It may be that you came across as not trying to speak the language and therefore appeared arrogant. A guess.
If you just try to speak the language of the region your in I think it shows an order of respect that is recieved and is likewise returned.
Otherwise, it's like someone speaking to you, in say, 'Japanese', and they get mad because 'you' don't know what they are talking about. Right?
In my experience, just try speaking the local language, even if your bad. They'll appreciate it.
....
I tried buying a burger in Quebec city once while touring and I couldn't even pronouce 'burger'. They called out the manager that spoke some English and off we were. But the girl was laughing, as was I, as I tried to understand the language.

But that's not what turned me. It was another gig that I wont bring up here.
Long story. We'll, it's like stepping back in time to the 50's and the people are really at that level of living. Wow. It blew me away to see that in people. The old values still intact, the innocence of the 50's, still living, today, (around yr 2000). It just struct me as the kind of place I'd want to live in. It seems so surreal and yet there it was in real life. Odd but very real. Man, that's where I'm at. Not fking T.O. I spent 8 years playing in that shi* hole.
I watched people breaking arms off our speaker cabinets and people getting shot to death outside where I have a smoke. FK T.O man. I've spent most of my life there and FK IT.

Quebec? Yeah man. It's worth a look. Toss in NewBrunswick while your there. :beer:Depends.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top