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Reddit Thread Comparing Vancouver Neighbourhoods to People at a House Party Extremely Accurate

By Alyssa Hirose /

Every once in a while, Reddit gets it right. I myself have stayed off the app as much as possible—believe me, I get enough online discourse in our Instagram comments for three lifetimes—and consider it to be a relative hellscape. I’ve been permanently posted on r/hapas along with a comment saying I don’t look white at all. (Thanks!)

But this week, a post on r/vancouver asked commenters to compare Vancouver neighbourhoods (and suburbs) to people at a house party. And the internet didn’t disappoint.

This is my favourite: “Commercial Drive is playing a guitar even though no-one asked him to bring a guitar and in fact he has been asked several times to stop.”

Kerrisdale is labeled a party pooper (we wonder what Seth Rogen would have to say about that).

Langley keeps things interesting (not more interesting than this Reddit user’s handle, though).

Always health-conscious Kits is predictably not drinking because they’re on a cleanse, but also smoked a joint earlier.

North Van is obnoxiously PNW.

And Coquitlam is lying to everyone and themselves.

You can find the whole thread here.

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Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose

Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.