Your accent will be a premium in Vancouver (and pretty much everywhere else except maybe NYC where people are more jaded). Also Vancouver is great if you have yellow fever.
Downside is vacuous Cascadian crunchy culture, lack of style with girls wearing purple and teal fleece year round, relatively expensive housing. Upsides incredibly good food (top-notch Asian, local seafood and produce), superb landscapes.
WRT Ottawa, you have the flexibility of staying there or going nearby to Montreal or Toronto if you want a change of scenery. It's a small city, it feels smaller than it actually is.
Downside is vacuous Cascadian crunchy culture, lack of style with girls wearing purple and teal fleece year round, relatively expensive housing. Upsides incredibly good food (top-notch Asian, local seafood and produce), superb landscapes.
WRT Ottawa, you have the flexibility of staying there or going nearby to Montreal or Toronto if you want a change of scenery. It's a small city, it feels smaller than it actually is.
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