Toronto, the Not so Good

Also, just a sampling:

• The lack of a true centre in the city
• Yonge and Dundas Square -- more concrete surrounded by sky-high advertising in an attempt to imitate Times Square. This could have been the city centre, but feels like the inside of a pinball game.
• The displaced and homeless -- In a fifteen-minute walk I can easily come across at least three people talking to themselves, and then several more in no condition to talk to anyone, not even themselves. It is very sad, especially the number who seem to have primarily mental disorders.
• The lack of true space for children to play. The schoolyard behind me (all asphalt) has its gates locked and basketball courts off limits when school ends.
• The lack of truly good breakfast places (in the downtown anyway)
• Surprising lack of good, medium-priced restaurants downtown.
• The way the media (and Torontonians) complain about the weather.
• The way traffic gets snarled as soon as anything precipitates, rain or snow -- even if it is just a drizzle.
• The scary-looking tranny sex workers on my street in the wee hours of the morning.