There are definitely redneck areas in BC, even in vancouver itself, like maple ridge and new west. There was a huge push out of maritimes to change unemployment benefits so that seasonal workers qualify. Right now, you have to work a certain number of months before you can claim unemployment. So instead of getting 2 jobs, or moving to where the work is, like normal people, they just expect everyone else to support them 8 months out of the year as they sit on their asses and smoke dope. No wonder obesity rates are so much higher. The only upside to living there is relative lack of hipsters and cheap real estate. It's cheap for a reason. And seriously, fuck airfare prices in Canada. for $600, tax in, I can fly to Hong Kong out of Vancouver area, or to Calgary, a 55 minute flight gate to gate.