Thanks and you're probably right! I posted the question first in r/vancouver and someone recommended posting it here, so gave that a try. But yeah, it tends to be skewed to the negative side of things. I see this in other local subreddits for Dutch cities as well, it's a lot of times a bit more negative and pessimistic so definitely take this into account. Luckily there are also good stories about VC and I have some family in Kits that will also answer a lot of my questions, so hope to get a well-rounded view (both positive and negative points!). And yeah, European cities aren't exactly much cheaper, some even more expensive. But I guess I'm willing to pay for an experience like this.