Hello guys.

I'm just curious about something:

How well known is Toronto in your country?

I mean, do people know it exists? What kind of reputation does it have? What is it known for? Etc.

That its where the dirty french live. seriosly!

and that its big.

ignore i was thinking of montreal

Toronto they think of the Blue Jays.

WoW.

Does everyone think us Americans are like ... moronic? Anyone can go on TV pick out a couple of morons, ask them questions like "what is europe" and laugh when they make a fool of themselves. For the most part, educated America tends to at least know up from down!

At least we aren't the British who don't even know what freaking D-Day is ... have they never seen Saving Ryans Privates or what .

But yes, we know Toronto exists.

Maybe I should have asked non- North Americans.


I don't mean the question to be insulting though. The reason why I'm asking is because I'm not sure where Toronto exactly stands in comparison to other cities.

Honestly, I mean, is it on par with Chennai (Madras), Santiago, and San Diego, or Mumbai (Bombay), Buenos Aires, and Chicago?

All I know is that Toronto is somewhere to my east.

Well its more well known in America then New Mexico!
seriosly, people in the US don't even know its a state!

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.......there prolly know its a city, but no idea in what country, most likely they will say its an american City

We have a memorial day for it...

Id say Torontos on the same scale as Edinburgh and Budapest in terms of global id

Toronto? Sounds familiar....I can't place it though.

As far as the general awareness here, no its not on the level of Chicago because unfortunately no one knows what a good university UofT is, and I know there are several other large universities there. It doesn't come across as a bastion of culture or academia (Montreal gets that), and Chicago gets that due to its Bauhuas past, etc. I have a feeling people think its a bit more industrial. If I had to compare it to another city, I'd say Milan.

Canada doesn't really have much of a separate identity in the US. Same language and culture ticks, and even, in my case, I consider British Columbia more like my state (Washington) than my state compared to say... Arkansas.

And I know that nationalism aside, most of the Victoria/Vancouver residents I know think the same.

Meaning, they don't see themselves as "Americans" but to us, the culture of "Pacific Northwest" in many cases is more important.

Oh yes. Toronto. Nice place. I loved the views of the Pacific. And isn't it darling, only an hour or so from Seattle!

Most kids under 17 in p.r know where toronto is because of the Toronto Raptors.Lol!im not kidding,And the older folks dont give a shit anyway.Lol!

Go back and read the comment again... I said nothing about Toronto being in the Pacific Northwest, I mearly stated that regional identity (which is Victoria/Vancouver) is more important than national identity.

My post wasn't directed towards you, it just happened to show up after yours some how. Its some wierd concept called time, I think, where, like, if you do something, then I do it, my thingy shows up as second. But I aint sure.

I guess people here know it.

What else do I know from Toronto? The Maple Leafs (NHL)...hmmmmmmm


Once when I will have money I will visit Canada.

Actually, I know that Toronto has dragons and a pointy stick building on a big pond.

Here's what I think of when I think of Toronto:

A very clean and polite city, with lots of white people. Lots of movies made there that pretend to take place in America. Good comedy people come from there. I'm sure I'd enjoy visiting.

bABA and Krem told me I would like Quebec City. Not that it has anything to do with Toronto, but hey, if we're already going educate people about Canadian geography, I thought, what the hey...

What's Canada? :old:

your choices:
A: a country
B: a type of soup
C: a new movie
D: a hairstyle

I live less than an hour's drive away from the Canadian Border, so I am quite aware of Toronto.