I was in Quebec recently. Montreal was very "now", but Quebec City and other parts were yes, a little oldie, in the best way. I'm in a US burb myself and I love our mall, which feels like a 90s mall. I like it a lot more than the super trendy new expensive stores mall. And my mall is absolutely booming, so I think many people enjoy an older feel!

Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

I'm from Paris.

Why are you so critical? Everything does not need to be hyper-now. If it were, we would lead exhausting lives.

Variety is important and I think provincial has its charms.

Smaller cities being behind bigger cities on fashion trends is a thing, but at this point 90s fashion just keeps coming around every 5 years so I don't know how you can tell anymore who is behind the times. Maybe they're actually ahead of our next nostalgia-rooted trend.

FWIW my circles are moving back to physical media because stuff keeps getting removed from streaming.

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Anonymous wrote:So Toronto is less superficial and less materialistic than you? I think I like the Canadians even more than before.

Thoughts and prayers to you.

Where did OP say they weren’t shopping? They are just buying different crap.

OP here. I was amazed by how much people WERE shopping. I’ve never seen stores so packed.

I'm a NYer, and this is how I felt traveling anywhere outside the city. Fashion especially is always a couple years behind.

Anonymous wrote:So Toronto is less superficial and less materialistic than you? I think I like the Canadians even more than before.

Thoughts and prayers to you.

Where did OP say they weren’t shopping? They are just buying different crap.

So Toronto is less superficial and less materialistic than you? I think I like the Canadians even more than before.

Thoughts and prayers to you.

10 years is neither ancient nor antiquated.

I suggest you get off social media entirely.

I have gotten that feeling in Toronto specifically. Feels very drab. Montreal, on the other hand, is way more current and fresh. Great shopping in Montreal.

Anonymous wrote:Canadians have always been frumpy and sad.

While this is true, it didn’t seem this noticeable just five years ago.

Anonymous wrote:That sounds dreamy.

You’d think, but in reality it’s sort of unsettling.

Canadians have always been frumpy and sad.

That sounds dreamy.

Visiting family in the Toronto area. We haven’t been here since before Covid. We spend the weekend out in Toronto shopping and I can’t believe how antiquated everything feels. Everything from home decor to basic media feels so ancient; We went to three stores with whole sections dedicated to CDs and DVDs. The clothes and fashion was popular in the States years ago. I just feel like I have stepped back in time. It’s even worse in the suburbs. What’s the deal?