My name is Josh Loewen, and I'm the coolest person

in . Coolness Factors

Rad tattoos and a leather jacket? No thank you! This cool, balding dad has the game on lock by:

1. Wearing sensible pants 2. Going to bed early 3. Doing technical SEO for fun Considerations

1. We’re talking about Vancouver, Canada, not Vancouver, Washington. (Get your own name)

2. This page is an SEO joke (the best kind of humour available)

3. I ripped this idea off from a guy in Nashville An expert's guide

on being cool

Below is my 8 step program on how you, no not you the one I’m pointing at. Yeah, yeah, you. YOU can become cool when living or visiting Vancouver, BC. Step 1: Live in a cool

neighbourhood.

Vancouver has a ton of trendy neighbourhoods and one way to jump-start your Cool Person Journey is to live in one of them. The hippest neighbourhoods are Strathcona, Commercial Drive, Mount Pleasant, East Van, Gastown, West End, Chinatown, Kitsilano Step 2: Avoid

Tourist Stuff

1. Granville Island 2. The Seawall 3. The Steam Clock Step 3: Know the

city

You can’t be a cool person and not know the local slang. Some of these phrases may seem strange to those new to the city, so drop a few of these phrases into the conversation and you’re Captain Vancouver:

“My bike got stolen.” “Real estate is nuts, huh?” “I could never live in Toronto.” “I actually like the rain.” “My other bike got stolen.” Step 4: Know the Cool People in

Entertainment

Vancouver is sometimes dubbed as “Hollywood North” because the Air Bud films were made here. Being such a hub of entertainment means you gotta know who else is around. Here are a few folks in the industry you might see around town.

1. Katee Sackhoff 2. 3. the Human Serviette Step 5: Know the

Artists

Vancouver has been known as a creative hub for many years, giving a home to many fantastic visual artists. Here are some of the most celebrated.

1. Bill Reid 2. Jeff Wall 3. Drew Young Step 6: Know the

Musicians

Vancouver used to be a place where musicians lived. Now it’s too expensive so they’re all Creative Directors at an agency. But it’s cool, they meet up every two weeks to jam.

1. Grimes 2. D.O.A. 3. Sarah McLachlan? Step 7: Know the mainstream

companies

You’ve gotta know the big companies in town. I mean, they control everything from our employment to our food supply so they’re worth buddying up with.

1. Lululemon 2. London Drugs 3. BC Ferries 4. Translink 5. Hootsuite 6. MEC Step 8: Insider stuff

Random about town stuff.

1. Kingsgate + Tinseltown Malls 2. Rollergirl 3. Seabus Memes More About

Vancouver

Vancouver is a city in , Canada. It sits on the Coast Salish people’s unceded territories of Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh.

● A North American city of around 750,000 people (metro Vancouver is around 3.1 million) ● A coastal city on the Pacific Ocean ● An ethnically diverse city whose 52% of residents are not native English speakers