A new resident's impression on Toronto, Canada

Finally landed on this foreign but friendly land. Yes, friendly is the feeling I gained after being here for a little more than ten days. Most cars await us at crossings; most pedestrians on the streets are polite and many will hold doors to you or will thank you if you also do so; most passengers are graceful while entering the subway trains and they either read or listen to something when they are in; most stuff in the agencies and shops are professional and polite. In addition, the sky is blue when it is dry and the water in the great lake seems clean. Prices of commodities at markets are generally acceptable with some being amazingly cheap (like strawberry and some grapes). 

This city seems dynamic, diversified and convenient. The possibility for us to come across a person from our motherland on the street may be bigger than that to come across a provincefellow on the street of another province on the motherland.

But there are problems. The property price in and near downtown is too high, no matter to rent or buy. Yet this is a problem plaguing most metropolises in the world, especially in the country we are from. The next big problem is it takes time, patience and luck to secure a nice position. We just settled down and we will work on that soon. What is more, the transportation is also costly compared to that in our homecountry. It is understandably so for we know the country we are from invests heavily on public transportation. Though more expensive, the public vehicles are not always breathtakingly crowded and it is worth the fare. 

Another bonus here is the lovely and lively carefree animals like the squirrels and birds. They don't need to worry about being caught and cooked. People here have sufficient food and mercy on the little wild things.

Actually, I assume the number one attraction here is the order set by the rule of law. The clean water and air, the polite and kind people and nice environment as well as the unblocked access to all the social media and searching engine are all products and by-products of the institution: rule of law. I donot know if democracy and equality are also the products of the rule of law, but I am quite certain that without rule of law, democracy and equality will be seriously undermined. This surely is the reason why people of so many races and nations choose to come and stay here.