wild goose chase
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Obviously, Toronto is much more like most (North) American cities than British ones, but there were British influences that could still strongly be felt in the past, both long ago and up to even a generation or two ago -- whether it was Victorian architecture, the cultural demeanor of the city up until the 70s, the popularity of Fish and Chips shops, or the England-built G-series red rocket subway cars that existed up to 1990. The TTC's "Mind the Gap" warning was supposedly borrowed from London's too.
But all in all, it seems that aside from general Canadian things, British influences are not noticeable anymore in terms of influences that outsiders can easily see, unless they know about its history, how pre-1970s Toronto was said to be very "British". There's little to show for it now.
But what things in the city's character, face or culture still show it currently? Would there be anything you can think of that makes people recognize British influences, as opposed to American here? I just read how even Drake, who I suppose is one of the celebrities that's pretty prominent as a Torontonian to outsiders, was noted to even use some slang common to the UK, though that's probably due to the shared UK-Canadian West Indian community.
But all in all, it seems that aside from general Canadian things, British influences are not noticeable anymore in terms of influences that outsiders can easily see, unless they know about its history, how pre-1970s Toronto was said to be very "British". There's little to show for it now.
But what things in the city's character, face or culture still show it currently? Would there be anything you can think of that makes people recognize British influences, as opposed to American here? I just read how even Drake, who I suppose is one of the celebrities that's pretty prominent as a Torontonian to outsiders, was noted to even use some slang common to the UK, though that's probably due to the shared UK-Canadian West Indian community.