22 06 2004
I’m really not sure how much longer I can live in Toronto.
After reading a journal entry on Hwan’s website about how a tame guy like him was spurned by some jackass in an SUV into a deadly car-on-car race, I started thinking about what this city can do to people. After all, I only recently posted a similar Road Warrior story on my Blog.
I figured, when I moved here to study, that I could spend about five years and then leave with some good experience under my belt. Much more than that and I might start turning mean. Well, my fifth year anniversary will be June 30.
How I sometimes get really mean, just mirrors that “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)” speech/song from a few years back. You may have liked it or not, but there was one part that I always liked:
Live in New York city once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Swap out “New York city” for “Toronto” and “Northern California” for… I don’t know… maybe “Vancouver”?
When a tame guy like Hwan is cutting off Explorers, and someone like me who usually tries to be a “nice guy”, flips off an H2 driver, then something is really wrong.
