craftyindividual

Once mine gets to a 5mm it's very thin and embarrassing. Believe I'd love to give up shaving, and save some money too ;)

Wow! My mind, if not blown has been somewhat stirred by this information.

Hmm. I'm 39... does something magical happen on your birthday. Patchy thin beard since forever, thinning top of head, but a thick chest, leg and bottom carpet :S

For some reason a perfectly fine river will often insist on forming and oxbow and complete ruining a straight path :/

Yep, this had me confused because Ailuropoda is the panda family.

Also as you said it really makes sense that you're more connected to the USA, what with the largest population centre sticking down into great lakes by Detroit, Chicago, Rochester. Met some Chicagoans in Kensington bars.

Legal weed and.... possibly mushrooms was the biggest surprise.

Left Ottawa for Montreal today. Was in Toronto about 3 days but going back for 5 days after I see Montreal, then the long flight home.

I was very impressed with the variety in Toronto a lot more ethnicities and cultures than back in my small city.

Never been to North America before and wasn't quite prepared for the scale of buildings - closest we have is London/Birmingham/Manchester. I'm a bit acrophobic so I had to stay away from the bay and centre but everything else is ... fantastic especially older buildings. I've never seen a Little Portugal before, want to see Koreatown and Kim's Convenience before I go. Feels like half the world has come to stay.

The little 3 story houses with porch and basement are lovely, they're also painting and decorated more individually. Planning on seeing the parks and more of Kensington Market too. Plenty to sketch (high park was great).

I think that would be too convenient for me ;) Unless there's something I've missed I thought it's just for those born in Canada, or can you pass it on? His father (from Penzance in UK) was editing an army paper for Canadian troops about 1917, then went to Toronto to work for the Telegram (folded in 1971 when Star and Globe sold a lot more issues!). Charles was born in 1920 and the family moved back to UK when he was aged 3 - couldn't find where he was born, but worked out the Telegram was on Bay and Melinda. Now Melinda St. is shorter and massive office complex and food court sits on the site.

Also the Telegram was very conservative and liked to emphasise Canada as part of "The Empire", very different times indeed. We also don't really think about the Royal Family in the UK except for distracting the poor, and selling tabloids, just ceremonial.

The brave climbers were "under-turd".

Stuff like this make me worry about owning a cat.

Hehe, I forgot that was even a thing. My grandad was born in Toronto and moved to England aged 3... he only left the country once in WW2 but still retained Canadian citizenship.

Thanks for the advice, unfortunately I'm just visiting from the UK. I'd definitely come back though when I can afford it. So much to see in Toronto alone.