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- Before the Pandemic, the Vancouver Downtown Eastside has faced many problems, including poverty, drug use, crime, homelessness, mental illness, vandalism and other problems. Since, the Pandemic, the situation has gotten worse. Recently, homeless people are living in an area where businesses are located.
Chinatown is located near the Downtown Eastside. Chinatown is having its share of problems, including buildings being vandalized, loss of local business and loss of tourism.
Recent reviews on Tripadvisor have been really negative about our city of Vancouver. People are advising tourist to avoid different areas of the city, including Chinatown.
"You have walking dead roaming the streets", agrees Jordan Eng, with one of the reviews on Tripadvisor, who compared people in the area to the "walking dead". Jordan Eng is the president of Chinatown BIA.
In my video, I'm saying the area has been "affected" by the Pandemic. In other other words, the Pandemic has made things worse. Some viewers seem to think I'm saying the situation has been "effected" by the Pandemic. In other words, it is the result of the Pandemic. I'm not saying this.
I've lived in Vancouver my whole life and I used to walk through these areas....but this....this is unacceptable. But no one will do anything about this....we've failed as a civil society.
You gotta find something to be passionate about.
One point I was broke and living at home. Then I started a buisness and now I have a paid for house and a truck. If only I did this when I was 20
Richard, Can't remember if this is the same country, but they do public flogging even for the smallest of crimes. Maybe not now, but heard of this a few decades ago. Thanks for checking out my video.
Leadnsteel, You are a good role model. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and thanks for viewing my video.
You said it perfectly Athena's Sigil. Thanks for viewing my video.
as a Canadian it breaks my heart seeing some of this.....some parts look like Philadelphia. It's a shame that the world is under the grip of massive banks and groomed politicians.
We have to stop calling this homelessness. This is hard core addiction to street drugs.
EXACTLY!!!! The END result is homelessness, but it BEGAN with DRUGS= ADDICTS, not amounting to shit in the Game of Life. And I'm beyond sick of these ADDICTS dictating MY quality of life. Shit- just going to the grocery store- or my dumpster, usually involves these fuckers! I'm in Seattle in a HIGH rent district- and still, NO relief.
EXACTLY !!! That is what has caused the degradation of a once thriving area into a cesspit of crime and drugs.
They make me sick, sick of the pity party.
Just like calling illegal aliens immigrants. Change the wording to cover up the real problems
do you have CTE? nobody wants to be homeless you fucking loser, get real.
I used to walk through China Town a lot when I lived Downtown. Seeing how it turned out is very sad. Thank you for sharing this video and giving us a small tour with minor historical stories of some of the buildings.
You're very welcome. A few years back, there were plans to revitalize Chinatown, keeping the original storefronts and building additions. It never got off the drawing board. There was no leadership to execute the plan. Thanks for sharing your comment.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV It's crazy that we as a community have no authority to just take care of this area ourselves. Apparently, the government would rather just sweep the area under a rug instead of recognizing this problem and encouraging a better solution for it.
I'm usually not a fan of rent control or rent caps, but unfortunately greedy landlords and property owners are making it a necessity. The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.
Lived in Vancouver between 2004 to the summer of 2006, Chinatown was not clean nor very safe back then, but now this is a totally new level of it.
Changes will need to be made, no one should live like this.
This needs to be a priority. Thanks for checking out my vdieo.
There is absolutely no way of comparing China town back then and today. You could walk the streets back then and rest on a bench just enjoying the actions of people moving around. There isn’t no way you can do that today.
Why does he keep saying pandemic, this is pure drugs. Fentanyl and meth. Pandemic just made people sympathetic to this behavior.
I have heard anecdotal evidence but I have not seen the empirical evidence, so I do not want to speculate. Thanks for viewing my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV “By 1997, an epidemic of HIV infection and drug overdoses in the DTES led to the declaration of a public health emergency. As of 2018, critical issues include opioid overdoses, especially those involving the drug fentanyl.”
It’s been a problem since the 90’s, the pandemic definitely has made a bad situation worse, but this is rooted in poor support for people with mental health disorders which in turn leads them to self medicate with opiates.
That’s for sure
I live in a third world country and I don't see this kind of thing in my place and I'm thankful for it.
Yup this is how most f Canada will look like in the next few years, so sad
Why do you think there is less homelessness in your country?
I live in Mexico. I think the church, very strong family structures really help. In Canada's downtowns, people, mainly able bodied men, approach me all the time asking for money, or even demanding I buy them food. In Mexico, where many people are genuinely poor, this simply doesn't happen. They work for what they have and families help each other out.
@@saloninegi147 Interestingly, in my 40 years in Vancouver I have never, that I can remember, been approached by an Asian beggar. I don't know if that is cultural, but it is true. Mainly able bodied white guys asking for spare change and I doubt they are begging for rent money or baby formula.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV in Ultracapitalist societies, big money is made on on the most basic human needs, like the shelter. They can charge as much as they want, because people will need a shelter, so many just quit that landlord bs bandwagon.
I don't know how Vancouver can be classified as one of the best cities to live. Perhaps they meant to say the best city to live if you are in business to import manufacture and sell opioids. While laundering the proceeds in casinos and using the money to buy property for speculation.
Yes. These are drugs bought in to exploit and "kill off". Farmyard.
No it’s actually one of the best cities in the world. These people are barely committing any crime compared to basically every other ghetto in North America. Every time I walk on east Hastings I get offered cigarettes for 5 bucks and asked for change. They need help that’s it
Well said, your Chauffeur, J Bruce, Hollywood North 🇨🇦
I agree with you. I lived in Burnaby, Vancouver for 6 months, had moved there from the US thinking it would be a place I would call home after getting my green card. I realized it was mostly the white people who enjoyed the perks and rich business owners that had settled. Most of the foreigners who lived there, many friends of mine who left their countries and had been doing much better before thinking the grass is greener elsewhere, looked miserable.
My friends never seemed happy but decided to just deal with it even though they felt second class to everything. Some did it because they were too proud to admit making a mistake and leave. I had to swallow my pride and go back to the US. Eventually I got a better job than before I had left, became a citizen years later on the East Coast and did not regret leaving Vancouver, though I did enjoy spending time in Victoria Island.
Lesson I learned was the grass is always greener where you water it.
Obviously that's what they meant, it's really good for the economy
This is not a result of the covid pandemic. It is the result of drug addiction that is not treated. The talk about Chinatown is ironic given that the source of most of the drugs used are imported from China.
Why do you keep saying that the area was affected by the pandemic? I work and live down here and nothing stop. It was the same has always. Drug dealers, drug addicts did not stop and most of the people didn't even know that there was a pandemic going on for months.
Thanks for sharing your observations. As a person who works and lives in the area, you obviously have a better understanding than I do. From my observation, it just seems like there are more people there now than before Pandemic.
I just need to ask you a question. I heard in the news, that Police and City Sanitation were throwing out people possessions at the end of June. Did the increase of tents start happening after July 1st or were there a lot of tents up before July 1st?
Thanks for your insight and thanks for viewing my video on Vancouver Downtown Eastside and Chinatown.
@@chantalbrunet4230 This place is about to be the equivalent of Kenzo in Philly.
LoL !!!!!!
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV" winter is coming" They removed some tents one day, somebody els takes the spot...but winter is coming and everybody that has a place will go home. Then they will be able to see who needs help.I was homeless in winter and it wasn't fun, PARTY'S OVER. I got myself off the street. I pray every day that people are safe,that I'm safe.I live 2 blocks away in a co-op.I don't want to move but if it gets worse I will afto. My husband is very sick, he can't defend himself. The random violence is very scary. I was walking by the welfare office last week, there was a big line up and this poor young chinise guy got beat up for nothing. He kept saying "I didn't do anything" it was very hard to see. We finally separated them. The cops was called but the thug got away. I feel that the criminals are more protected than the victims.
GOD bless you and your family.
@@chantalbrunet4230 Thanks for your comments. Agree. This has been a problem before 2020 and has gradually getting worse every year. This is not due to the pLan.......
Dear Red Lobster, I've been a full-time employee for 3 1/2 years now, I've trained 15-20 people, I work multiple positions, I work very fast and never ever miss shifts, yet I've been given a 25c raise in nearly 4 years. from 15.25 to 15.50. Co-workers who have started less than a year ago make 16.
Why? It makes me want to quit working and give up. But I just can't. I've been homeless before and I guess this is a bit better. I really believe the minimum wage and these companies getting away with slaving people are the reason homelessness is an issue. If these jobs paid better, homelesss people might actually want to work. working could actually change their lives.
seriously, at the rate they've given me a raise, i'll be making 16 an hour in 10 years from now. How is that fair? lmao it's like they want me to quit...
rip
I hope your boss gives you a good raise. Good workers are hard to find. Thanks for viewing my video.
If you're unable to negotiate the value of your time... Simply walk away. Unless the place has more benefits aside money. It might be next to your home. It might be free food. IDK I'd of already made copies of keys and backdoored a ton of food if they did me like that
Get out NOW!!!!! 🤦
I grew up in Vancouver and have never seen it this bad. The more money that funds NGO'S and paid staff, the worse things become.
Two Board members of the old Downtown Eastside Residents Assoc. actually LOST their houses when DTES imploded. It's a number of issues not clearly understood. When all the resident hotels filled up with people with FULL disability paycheques guaranteed by the govt, room rents were racked up, and if you were on/off the system or newly arrived in town, there was no place for you but the street. Those hotels, most privately owned, wanted that guaranteed money. Certain drug dealers and sellers INSIDE those hotels can't be touched: they're in wheelcharis and/or represent a certain community that you CANNOT criticize, or you're racist. So what "normal" people there are in those hotels are bullied, scared, and pushed around. The list of "issues" goes on and on.
This is happening in NYC, Pennsylvania, and other places within the USA. Very sad to witness.
...common issue for all of these places....drugs?
@@acanadianfarmgirl2667 . Yes, totally. Is happening in Europe and Canada as well.
All over the world this is happening and I am from Ireland. Ireland is the Same
And they’re all run by the same political party
@@acanadianfarmgirl2667 very much. Drugs are a big reason so many of these people are homeless in the first place. They ruin their lives by injecting that garbage.
Just a shame and a disgrace what has happened to our beautiful city. When I was younger, Chinatown was a cultural jewel; teachers took students there on field trips. Gastown had the coolest shops in town, bustling with tourists and locals. The Downtown East Side has long been Vancouver’s epicentre of poverty, drug use, and desperation, but I used to visit the area without a second thought, my greatest fear being asked politely by a bum for a cigarette. We need more support for people with serious mental issues; we need more treatment opportunities for people to kick drugs; we need more housing to give people hope and stability.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom and experiences. Thanks for checking out my video.
It’s not just mental illness. Doctors are gas lighting people with serious injuries. CPP can’t get their pain meds. CPP are forced to go to the street for physical pain relief. Many die.
I’m sure none of these people has a doctor. There aren’t enough doctors in BC.
What had happened to Gastown??
Wow! Canadians are so kind with your approach to homeless.💕 I read your comment expecting you to say “we need to get rid of these bums.”
We need people, the city and the government to stop enabling this behavior. The only way people will quit is if they reach "bottom" like I did.(I fund the LORD first) we didn't have all of this organizations that will "wipe my ass"sorry for the expression. I work in organizations that will doctor the statistics just so they can keep there jobs. The money that the government spends on this organizations could go for detox
I work 5 days a week at Red Lobster and have for 4 years now and can barely afford a bedroom in a rooming house and food. Meanwhile my boss probably makes enough to cover a mortgage, nice car, and cottage. My job is a lot harder than my bosses job. Sometimes I wonder if I can keep up and whether I'll become homeless again.
Life is not fair...
I cannot imagine what I would have to do to be able to afford my own apartment. I would need to work 16h a day and have NO life or spare time. Whats the point?
not to mention I work so fast, I without a doubt save my company thousands and thousands of dollars every year and I cant even get a raise to 16 per hour. I dont blame homeless people anymore. Life is seriously unfair.
I don’t have an answer but God does. Pray for the Lord to sustain and provide your needs. I know he listens and answers prayers. Blessings to you for a better living situation.
I was in the same situation when I was in my early 20s, I've worked at horrible retail jobs that paid nothing, but now I'm working at Amazon and have worked 2 full time jobs to save up money to get where i'm at, I was blessed enough to find a decent apartment. Unfortunately in these times, you have to have multiple incomes to survive. I'm wishing you a financial blessing, pray to God he'll make a way for you.
@@lindabunker711 the answer is simple, redistribute wealth. That's what Jesus would do.
I recently moved out of Vancouver due to this. It is now overlapping into Yaletown. My car has been broken into several times while in my condo parkade, townhouse by the stadium broken into, needles everywhere you go, human fecal matter on the streets. Normal citizens and tourists getting stabbed randomly by the mentally ill almost weekly. I feel horrible for the small business in Gastown and China Town. Very sad to see this city deteriorate so rapidly with politicians just ignoring the issue.
Yes thanks to the corrupted gov't running the town. They don't give a hoot who lives , who dies. What once was a beautiful chinatown/downtown each day gets worst. As long as it does not effect their Lobster and Steak dinner on the other side of town, they don't mind at all.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. When I lived downtown years ago it wasn't like that. Now it seems there's a lot going on. Thanks for viewing my video.
Blame people with lots of money moving here forcing poverty because they have lots of money..look up vacant vancouver. People have been forced to the streets. Wait for a few years nobody will be able to own nothing.
Demon infested.
Because of the drugs drug addict are now considered mentally ill. My son has a real mental illness and he doesn't go around stabbing people. It looks like the professionals can't see the difference. They say "he or she behaved this way because they are mentally ill" NO it's because they are on drugs. I know someone when I was out there that was perfectly "normal" after years of drugs use they behavior looks like they are mentally disabled. It's a drug problem.
This is awful,never expected this situation would happen in Canada.😢
Unfortunately happening in a lot of Canadian cities now. Tha nks for viewing my video.
As someone who grew up in East Hastings and went to Templeton Secondary, I can say that this is a disgrace. Yes that area has always been some what of a low income area, but it was never like this. I remember as a kid my parents would take us to China town to buy Chinese medicine ingredients. What a disgrace this area has become. My goodness, words cannot describe how I feel right now. Thank you for showing this.
I moved to Van in 93 from Toronto,first job was in Richmond,lived in N Burnaby,Capitol Hill,so first day i was WTF is this,there was nothing close to this.Catching the Knight St bus,then over the bridge,get off at Viking Way and Bridgeport,GESCAN ELECTRICAL ,the thing that blows me away is Police HQ is right there,this shit is not going here,they tear down these shitty buildings at put up another condo,they are tearing down shopping centres,schools to build Twn Homes,my HS is gone,im 62 live in Scarborough,but the stuff going on there is mind blowing,YIKES.
then stop cryin and Do something about it
@@pacrossiljo6598 I did, I moved out of Vancouver. Your point?
^ sounds good . fuck this place
@@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER. American here. In the US, the story we here is Vancouver was flooded with Hong Kong millionnaires, like San Francisco , and average home prices are around à million bucks. So, as any social agency done any studies or surveys to assess who are all these people living g in tents? Are they drug addicts, working people who can't afford à $2000 appartement or people who just like to live as a nomad. In the US there people who are homeless or live in a car because they can't afford an appartement in the city. Isn't there low cost public housing for some of these people? I have visited Vancouver , about 20 years ago and it was beautiful. Sad to see these images of this great city.
Dan, the homeless problem is so widespread now and it's so sad to see in so-called developed countries. I commend you for trying to support the small businesses. That old school bakery looks so good and reminds me of the ones that used to be common in New York City. Thanks for sharing.
I fear for the tourists and the locals living in this area. This problem is not going away anytime soon. We shouldn't be promoting tourism if we can't get this situation under control. Sadly it's happening in other cities and towns. Thanks for viewing my video on Vancouver Downtown Eastside And Chinatown.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Victoria is out of control with addiction, mental health, and homeless. So sad.
The pandemic has definitely played a role in this but I believe that the proliferation of hard drugs like Fentanyl is the biggest contributing factor to the homelessness crisis. Back in the day even drug addicts could usually afford some shady apartment somewhere... now if you get addicted to hard drugs you're on the street. Cost of living is a big factor too... in Portland a studio apartment starts around $1,500 per month and you legally have to make a minimum of 3 times the rent to qualify... so $4,500 per month after taxes. There are a lot of types of jobs like blue collar work, restaurant workers, retail workers etc. who do not make this much money so they either have to find roommates to split the rent, try to find a house with a room available or move back in with family. Read an article that people in Portland making $100,000 per year are barely making it. That's why everyone is doing side hustles or working 2 jobs just to squeeze by. If you get into hard drugs and lose your job and don't have family to fall back on you're most likely gonna end up on the streets. It should be clear to all of us that something needs to change - a lot more affordable housing and homeless shelters would be a good start. A new war on drugs might also be a good idea.
@@user-uy3eq5hg1s The housing bubble is driven by billion dollar investments!
Blackstone Inc. is expanding its presence in Canadian real estate and opening a Toronto office to further drive investment in one of the world's hottest property markets. Janice Lin will lead the effort as head of its real estate business in the country, New York-based Blackstone said in a statement Monday.
@@adrienbancroft7895 Victoria too?
We need to draw the line between compassion and self-defeating stupidity.
Someone said it..... Very true
@@remmond3769 Yes, there is plenty of blame for a seemingly complex problem, but at the end of the day these are grown up people who have chosen the path of drugs and self-destruction. We simply cannot be responsible for their decision process and use our hard-earned tax money to make their lives more comfortable. I know single moms who work 2 jobs and struggle to keep a (basement) roof over their family's heads: they do not ask for city hall hand outs and free new housing...
@@remmond3769 It is not a matter of "mistake" but of accountability. No oversimplification here: only sticking to facts. Most people struggle to make ends meet in this overrated city, yet they keep it together for themselves and their families' sake. Choosing the path of drugs is the easy way out.
@@remmond3769 Once again, helping out our fellow Vancouverites, being compassionate is fully normal and expected! But you cannot help people against their will: when you open shooting rooms, you are basically telling addicts "Go ahead, continue on your self-destructive path." You cannot compare a city with a country. And in Portugal, the main problem was maryjuana/haschish coming from nearby North Africa. In Vancouver, it's mostly: crack, heroin and fentanyl... way worse. As for spending everyone's money (i.e., our taxes), it should come with accountability. I for one believe that this is extremely unethical to spend public money to keep drugs flowing on our streets, no matter how much you put on "clean" syringes and shooting rooms.
@@remmond3769 Mr. Lim...YOU are clueless! It's a 95% drug and alcohol addiction problem, not a "homeless" issue. Ask any person who lives on the street. "Homelessness" is a smokescreen for the truth behind what is really going on.
I am in complete shock! This was my favorite place to shop and dine from the time I was a child until '85 when I had my own child. It's atrocious what's happened here 😕 😳
Much has changed since those days. Thanks for viewing my video.
And Canada lecture other countries about Human Rights.
Many of my relatives are in Canada. My memories of Vancouver have just been surgically wiped with this video- the descent of the West into misery and dissolution is pretty depressing
The very bad leaders vou vote in and seem to not be able to vote out bro. Carrier politicians who only serve Commie Globalist concerns and their pockets. Com'on Canada.😭😭
You’re being very dramatic
@@jmac3322 You may well be right!!! Actually I think i will give the news etc a break for a week or so. Thanks
@J Mac You're obviously not a long time vancouver resident ( oh shit im racist now sorry lol fak off abt that tho) take a look around you. if your not in the same camp as all us renters about to be kicked out of ur scrub apartment to make way for the shiny glass turd that only the rich can afford you are either one of them homeless or an immigrant living in a house with average occupany of 9 to 13 people . It is dramatic when the people who serve you at your posh restaurant are LEAVING oh wait thats why turdeau brings boatloads of immigrants in to fill the gap. does govermnet sponser their shitty 2300$ apartment that all 6 of them share ?
@@jmac3322 no hes being realistic. Third world countries have ghettos that dont look this bad
Madness. This is so sad to see. I lived in Vancouver from 2011 to March 2013. And Hastings was always dodgey but this is another level. Thanks for sharing hoping the situation gets better. Realy unfair for the businesses in Chinatown and all the people living on the streets due to mental illness and poverty.
Do to laziness , I used to feel bad for them not anymore.
The UK and Canada are already gone, it’s questionable if the US can even hold on during the 2nd great depression.
I had been lucky enough to visit several Canadian and American cities in my life. Vancouver has always been my favourite! This is truly heartbreaking..😔
Canadian and American cities???? What land you think Canada stands on Asia?
A good start to finish this would be to stop pretending this is a housing or mental health issue. Everyone knows that this is caused by easy access to hard drugs and lack of enforcement, but for some reason authorities pretend it is ok to give people choices of using hard drugs.
What makes people feel like they have no choice but to take hard drugs in order to feel slightly less than dead inside? Probably poverty, mental health issues and lack of opportunity due to these mental restraints. Really could be a chicken and egg situation. Both need to be resolved to end the issue imo.
Why would they enforce anything if they are getting a share of the profits. Where do you think the money is going?
Well, a special thanks to the government of Vancouver for creating this problem.
It's a much broader issue yet it should start with local govt.
This will be an issue in the next City election and hopefully in future provincial and federal elections. thanks for checking out my video on Downtown Eastside And Chinatown.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV anything is better then nothing yet this is a massive problem. I hope for the best fear the worst. Our citizens deserve better Dan. Keep up with great content man.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV your video was great. You seem to care which is key..
This problem was created by unbridled capitalism combined with the pandemic's effects and a lack of empathy for people who are struggling and objectifying them instead of treating them as human beings, not from any government. If you were lucky enough to avoid such a fate, or think that it was merely your "hard work" that made it so that you avoided it with your own willpower you should more carefully consider where you came from and a complete list of cause and effect which determined in large part where we all are in life.
It is not a part of town "affected by the pandemic", we all got affected: these people made the wrong choices! Lots of us experience racism, personal crises, and traumas, this does not mean that we become drunks and drug addicts. Enough with the social blackmail with individuals who refuse to be responsible for their own lives. Because of a lack of political courage, the East Hastings Street situtation will only continue to fester.
Yes
I made this video because this area is affected by the pandemic but you are 100% correct to say we are all affected. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You made some good points for discussion. Thanks for checking out my video.
lol you still believe that shit? PanDeMIc?
No, it's not just the people. We live in a broken system, in a broken world! Jesus help us!
@@Light4theWorldTV Sure, the system is "broken", but it is broken for ALL of us. How do you think we feel when we make, say, $80,000/year and still hardly survive in this overrated city? However, there is a clear difference between confronting problems (social and personal) and turning into a drug addict.
The driver, sitting alone in his car - and wearing a mask - fits completely to the scenery he was filming. crazy absolutely crazy.
...wearing 2 masks...that's a double whammy 😅
I agree. Totally bizarre!
And clearly struggling to breath, talking like he’s walking up a mountain lmao.
@@BB-zi5wi yeah was wondering the same... 2 masks in a car alone,,,, wacked in the head just the same as Trudeau
not sure about vancouver but in certain place in the world like australia....there was a time when you drive without a mask is consider in public without a mask and get a fine for it.
I used to live one block over from the mess in Chinatown - moved a few neighbourhoods away just before COVID. These locations were always bad, but in the last 2 years, it’s become almost unrecognizable.
Does it snow much in winter?
I can't believe what you are showing me! Thank you. I haven't been to Vancouver since the pandemic began but it is one of my most favorite cities. Thank you also for supporting the Chinese community.
You're very welcome. I hope we can help these people with housing and improving their mental health, rather than just shuffling them around. We are getting really bad reviews from tourists now. Thanks for viewing my video on Walking Dead In Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
It's the same here in the Bay Area especially San Francisco
@@qidongxu7339 It is so sad but I don't know what we can do.
Tnx4sharing the Walking dead in Vancouver BC. Looks like the same situation in Kensington Philadelphia USA. 👍
The worst is yet to come in Vancouver. Thanks for checking out my video.
I think this is really shameful for the Vancouver city. Something must be done, so unfair to the merchants of Chinatown.
Yes, the merchants of Chinatown are suffering. Thanks for viewing my video.
All fentanyl comes from china
How bout they reopen the mental hospital so most of these ppl can go back and maybe it started in China town cause thats the place where they made the drugs accessable. So maybe start within to help stop the problem smh
And wrong China town was like this WAY before COVID so tell the truth it's no different since COVID
Angl0regime wont allow it.
Looks like those areas have been affected by government policies, not the ‘pandemic’.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for viewing my video on Walking Dead In Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
Exactly!
In the Bay Area especially San Francisco, the homeless situation is very bad even before the pandemic. The pandemic just made it worse
Largely leftist government policies.
“Affected by pandemic” , you mean by drugs .
I mean the situation is worse since the Pandemic, but drugs as you say is a big part of it. Thanks for checking out my video.
I believe there is an organization in Vancouver that actually gives away free heroin to users. That's absolutely insane.
I studied in SFU in 1983-84 and went to Chinatown very often.
It was very nice then.
Very sad to see that it had changed to the worse.
I always thought things like this only happen in the US.
@Augusto Pinochet I built the daycare on Expo Blvd. in 2008 and the city provided me with needle hazmat boxes. I held the pop cans for friday p/u for a homeless guy that kept me informed on the shit happening around my build (between the two towers right east of the park). These "poverty pimps" pull a HUGE paycheck and then just go home. That area DID experiment with outside toilets (Jimmy Pattison put up a kiosk at Main St. and the Greyhound station). There was NEVER any toilet paper!! But you have to do SOMETHING, and looking to govt. and society employees doesn't translate to getting "the concept" inside people's heads. Of course, my friend (Indian Johnny) started a DRY encampment and (of course) the city and cops shut him down. Be part of the solution, not part of the (entitled) problem. Remember that Insite was started by a GANG OF BRITS that were eventually sent back home: they were going to conferences in Paris and that kind of shit, and making huge coin.
Hello Dan. Thank you for this video. I am a Canadian expat, from Montreal, currently living in Thailand. I have spent several years in China, Korea, Thailand, and Cambodia teaching English. What I am seeing is third world stuff. It's horrific to see what the country of my birth has turned into. The Chinese, and Asians in general, take care of their own. I saw this close up during the pandemic. That is inspiring.
It's not third world stuff but worse, you won't see this in BKK, there is some poverty in Thailand but you won't see drag addicts an mass camping out in prime areas.
Hi Steve. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You live in Asia, so you see things on a wider perspective. We need to do more in Canada. Thanks for checking out my video.
Same thing in philadelphia you can see zombie like drug addicts in the side walk
Wow
you'll not see an Asian girl on a street corner. there will be an immediate and quiet, low key "intervention".
Not just Vancouver, it happened to China town in Edmonton as well. It is totally kind of long term discriminatory actions towards Chinese communities in Canada.
Mhm I don't think homeless ppl (who are mainly black and white) would want to choose a place where they are surrounded by another race that's mainly unaffected by homelessness so they can be judged by them.
I think they chose Chinatown to set up camps bc lots of Chinese stores closed down due to covid (no one wanted to buy from Chinese stores) so lots of empty spaces that attracted some ppl and soon a whole group of ppl
It's happening in every province get out of the Cities while you can.
@@monicadzisiak7291 There's no work out in nowhere.
Very true Jeffery
Canadian elitist roaches don’t worry about being called racist against Asians
F**k Canada 🇨🇦 hypocrites all of them
We left Vancouver 2 years ago. I use to work in Gastown
I could see it change and was scared to go to work on water street.
So glad we moved to Australia and didn’t have to raise my daughter in this mess of a town.
This is unbelievably sad 😢
I think you made a good choice to move to Australia. Tents are getting set on fire so buildings are getting damaged. Yet still no action to force the occupants to leave. Thanks f0or checking out my video.
Well when you go from the main objective of rehabilitation to injection sites and free drugs this is one of the results.
What you are saying makes sense. Thanks for checking out my video.
This was the reason I moved from vancouber to Victoria. The constant incessant filth and squalor that I was being exposed to and expected to live with out of a false sense of tolerance, I couldn't do it anymore. The city is in shambles and no one in government seems to give a fuck.
Victoria has been a breath of fresh air in comparison. It still has some of the same problems of vancouver, but nothing on this scale. And there the police are stricter with letting the city get out of hand.
The tax payer should not be expected to live with this shit when they're the ones paying taxes, and these parasitic drug fiends just take and take and take while contributing nothing to society. Only crime and danger.
Totally agree with you. This is the result of democratic liberal scum running things. The criminal psychopaths expect us to ignore their insane handling of social ills and expect us to continue to pay taxes like you said whilst dodging piles of shit everywhere on public streets and parks.
Your comment should be at the top of the comment page, but the truth butt hurts too many viewers who are just as culpable to the problem as the fiends. Thank you. Your words are a breath of fresh air because now I know that I am not the only one who feels the exact same way about this pure trash.
Thank you for sharing. That area has always been rough but I'm amazed at how much worse its become over the past couple of years. Yikes! 🤯
Similar to you, my anecdotal observation is that things have gotten worse since the start of Pandemic but others would disagree. Thanks for commenting and thanks for checking out my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Well I used to live in the lower mainland and moved out in late 2019 before all the fuss started. Anyway I used to drive by that area often & I certainly can notice from your video a huge increase in graffiti & people. That area was always rough and filled with drug problems, high crime etc but the problems appear to have multiplied recently. I can see the differences. 🧐
Nothing to do with the pandemic. Everything to do with government, starting at the mayor level going all the way up. The addiction problem is literally killing Vancouver
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.
Just got back to Toronto from Vancouver
I gotta say Vancouver homeless problem is way worse than bigger cities like Toronto or Montreal.
Vancouver and Victoria only cities of bigish size where homeless won't freeze.
@@adrienbancroft7895 Exactly, same reason why Los Angeles has more homeless than Chicago or New York. It's much better to put up your tent on the beach or on a sidewalk in DTLA, than freeze to death.
Probably true but I haven't seen any statistics. Thanks for commenting and viewing my video.
Its getting worse here too, been to dundas lately?
@@newtonia-uo4889 of course, every week.
Not as 1/10 horrible as downtown Vancouver
Affected by the pandemic????? I'm sure you meant to say affected by government policies.
Yes. This video is all a straw man argument. Blame homelessness and graffiti on pandemic? Shakes head.
Are you saying you read my mind? Thanks for viewing my video on Downtown Eastside And China.
Your support/documenting of the Chinese Community is commended. Chinatown will bounce back and the social problems will ultimately correct over time. Dan, your hard work is truly appreciated. Thank You.
You're very welcome. Much appreciated. I hope things are well with you Roy. Any Pandemic restrictions in your area now? Thanks for checking out my video on Walking Dead In Vancouver Downtown Eastside.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Just got over COVID (home self test) a few weeks ago, did not use Paxlovid, wanted immune system to get full brunt to remember, Paxlovid = mult. reinfections, my choice was correct for me. Caught COVID from Monday Poker Day with Macanese (Macau), pretty rough symptoms especially the sore throat. I am now in good shape. Met a ER triage nurse at Costco and said that admissions are increasing again at her hospital, we were wiping down cart with disenfectant spray and masked. Less than 1 out of 20 customers doing mask/wipedown. She says that she can't believe it....still deadly.
@@roykemp6502 Thanks for the update and the tips. Glad to hear you are over it now. Seems the same in our area. A lot of precautions to no precautions or updates now. Hardly anyone is wearing mask these days. I wish you continued good health Roy. Take care.
Sorry, homeless addicts mental ill people in Amerikkka n Canada are as bad as they are. This is only beginning, America n western powers are collapsing now so dirt poor n homeless n tent people continue getting worse till their countries were controlled by Asians Chinese Vietnamese immigrants n China, period. Get ready, Asians must move back to our Asian countries unless want get poor homeless rob n dead next few years. USA has too much debts debtbeats drug gun riot inequality inflation corruption corona bigotry bloody protest war pollution n tax to fix it but waiting for dying days. I can bet my life on it, no turning back especially war with China n dollars become worthless on global stage mean 1/3 USA population will be homeless soon.
@@roykemp6502 dude, surfaces don't spread covid, this has been debunked over a year. Washing hands is always a good idea, but let's get real the only way you're going to get this is by close contact or in enclosed spaces with lots of people. Social distancing works. Anyone getting Covid now likely is an anti-vaxxer. I honestly would care less about them if i knew how to.
Man this is HORRIBLE.
Shame on city leaders for allowing this.
i have many homeless living in my neighbourhood too. they are young and strong. they want to rely on funding from government. they want to live in better homes but they dont feel like to work hard. we, as the taxpayer have been feeding them all these years. they are homeless cause they dont feel like to work hard like us. they wandering all they long. they drink and smoke and doing nothing. but we are working like hell to feed our families and feed them.
Homelessness is happening in other areas of the city, as you say. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
You have to take into account they have a lot of barriers towards finding employment. And yes, addiction is first and foremost. But if you don't have access to proper hygiene, have a phone or clean clothing....well...good luck finding a job.
I have worked with street people. You have to understand many people that wind up in such a situation probably started off in less ideal situations. Easier to sink to the bottom when you are starting off three rungs from the bottom of the ladder.
Easy to judge, but as the saying goes...can't say much about someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes.
I am saying this not to be confrontational, but live a month on the streets. See how easy a time you would have maintaining a normal schedule or life. I didn't do a whole month, just a week....and let me tell you...after five days of it....damn...I needed a drink too.
If you are working hard to feed your family then you clearly have a good family. Many of these people come from broken homes that had little stability.. Some of them have never known what a good home environment is like. Be thankful that you have never had to experience that.
Nothing has changed here in many many years. The advocates and SRO providers don't want change. They want free drugs and money. No rules. That's what they want. Its disturbing
Many years ago I worked in some offices in the area and even went to some bars and pubs as well. It has gradually changed for the worse. Thanks for sharing your observations.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV thanks for being concerned. It's caused alot of trauma
There are organized drug gangs making tens of millions of dollars a month keeping this debacle going. Will only get worse. Organized crime including chinese triads and East Indian slum lords keep this nightmare oppuraying
Welcome to Canada land of no rules or consequences. Great country if your a Billionaire or a Bum but not if your working middle class.
Pandemic have nothing to do with this problem......it is an old problem with a political cost that mayor and politicians dont wants to solve because it is a good business..to feed corrupcion ...ONG ...human rights...VPD...and lot of organizations who makes a living of the problem. that grows up everyday...in a vice circle with a big tab for taxpayers and no solution
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.
Thank God you were wearing your mask in your car. I still have hope when I see great intelligent people like you around.
yeah he should be a politician.... and make more mandates,,,, "Mandatory 2 masks while driving in a car alone"
Cognitive dissonance is alive and well!😂🤣👌👍😎😜🤣🤪🤔
That “fuck off and get outta here” was pure gold😂😂😂
Much appreciated. In another video, a guy revved his motorcycle. Same thing except a policeman pulled him over. Thanks for checking out my video.
When I visited Vancouver for the first time. I had to take the #8 bus to get to Gas Town. I was shook at how many homeless people there were.
I'm sure a lot of tourists had the same reaction, based on some of the reviews. Thanks for viewing my video.
Wow...I vacationed in Vancouver several years ago and even shopped at the old Army Navy store and there were zero homeless, graffiti, trash etc... Sad how things changed for the worst.
Its been like this for decades.
Agreed that Hastings had this reputation a long time ago, this is nothing new
Things have changed a lot. These was some homelessness before, but usually in areas hidden somewhere, such as under the bridges, near warehouses, etc. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV C'mon man, you know this isn't true. I volunteered at Co-Op radio in the mid 80's when i was 14 yrs old and it was rough then. Pigeon Park isn't a nice clean atrium, though pigeons do seem to wreck everything. The building the station used to be in used to be a nice bank with marble everywhere, before my time.
Do you not remember the time 5-7 yrs ago or more when Woodwards building was being re-invented, there were tent cities all around it until the city kicked them out finally. They all probably went back to Main and Hastings and Chinatown Alleys. I'd have my grandfather reply here if he was still alive, he was a postie in Chinatown and the Blood Alley area. He'd tell you this isn't a new problem, only exacerbated
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV So you think hidden area is fine? The Government allowed to much real estate to foreigners and pricing Canadians out of a roof over their head.
Anyone that doesn't live here full time should not be allowed in this country or pay 50% taxes of the purchasing price. Also Chinatown is not the standard most cities used to be. What a sad and sick world it is today. People deserve better!
thank you for the video.great contribution on your part to take the time. It's sad but so important to know what's going on in other places
You're very welcome. Thanks for your comment. Thanks for viewing my video.
I am astonished to see not only Vancouver but the big cities in Canada having this homeless people living in a such miserable life, addicted to drugs and violence, I lived in Canada from 1971 til 2003 and my last visit was 8 years ago and never seen something like that ever, yes as a society we have failed dearly. TORONTO is the same where I lived.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. thanks for viewing my video.
These vermin failed themselves. More jails.
People blame homelessness. Homelessness is the result, not the reason. The reason is drug abuse and / or mental illness combined with lack of support. Even if affordable housing was available, let's say $500, most of these people would not be able to afford it.
Thanks for your comment. Good points for discussion. Thanks for checking out my video.
Many would prefer to spend that $500 on drugs and just keep living in a tent.
It's a tragic situation. I drive down Columbia street and cross at Hastings every day to get to work. It's a community based on substances and mental illness and and wallowing in all the behaviors associated.
I notice that most of the homeless are young people, how sad, and from what I read many blame the expensive housing cost, please, anyone seen that area in person knows most are addicts, it’s a problem of drugs not housing.
I think around 2005, there was a study about homelessness was due to unaffordable house. That narrative has not changed but things are a lot different now. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and thanks for viewing my video.
To say that the rising cost of housing, food, and gas isn't a huge contributor to this is an insane take.
@Buramiko the homeless problem is probably 60 % addictions , 10 % elderly and disabled , 10 % capable of work but not currently working ( as you need money for that ) and the rest aren't in a position to get a job as they're too far gone . But it's free ... you get what you pay for .
It's pretty sad to see all those people basically giving up trying to better themselves. But can you blame them; the government has destroyed the economy , which people need to survive .
@@lloydmunga4961 THE DTES had approx 18, 000 residents and 5000 homeless people when I moved here in 2007 because I could find nowhere else in BC I could afford to live without a car. Not ALL of the homeless are addicts or just rebels against rules. And there are far more housed addicts ( in EVERY neighbourhood) than homeless on the street. It's a terrible thing to state stats starting with "probably"! Look those stats up instead of speculating. There are far more elderly and disabled than you account for and FAR less who are considered "employable". Employers don't just hire if you are "capable" of working. Even in this supposed time of desperate lack of employees AGEISM is rampant! Both for first timer young folk and experienced and willing to work older folks. Appearances are STILL taking precedence over availability and capability. Especially in restaurants and retail. Two industries which have been screaming the loudest in the media about "people not wanting to work/rents to high for employees to live where they work". Those things are ALSO often true. But, when they weren't true of me ... I still couldn't get hired. :/
What does covid have to do with the mess. Graffiti is crime. Stop blaming covid. This is drugs and poor city management
I try to point out the situation. I let people make their own conclusions. I only make anecdotal observations. Thanks for checking out my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV it’s terrible to see a city in Canada 🇨🇦 looks like this.
The only way to solve this issue is for the legal system to allow people with addictions and mental health problems to be forcibly institutionalized for the help they need if they refuse to go on their own. Then we have to use a firm hand to clean up the remaining petty criminals. The small handful who are sincere can easily be helped without out the drain on resources by those in need of treatment or imprisonment.
Forcibly doesn't do it, won't work, you only get sober or off drugs if you want it
Kathy Larson, I just saw an article in the Vancouver Sun Newspaper about what you're talking about. I skimmed over the article but I will have to read it in detail. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.
and then they get out of jail and go right back to the dope. They have been trying that for decades and it doesn't work. It got way worse in the early 90's when they shut down Riverview psychiatric hospital. Before that it was mostly skid row, drunks/homeless/prostitution. It was rough but nothing like today.
Now its mostly addicts who have hit rock bottom and the mentally ill who have no support or anywhere to go.
They have been trying to arrest their way out of it and all its done is clog up our justice system and jails. No matter how long they are in for once they are out its right back to the streets and the drugs to numb the pain of life.
30 years ago the Province washed it hands with housing the mentally ill and all that happened was they got hooked on the dope or taken advantage of by the hustlers who prey on the weak down there.
No matter how long you lock them up for the minute they are released they will want to be back down there or back on the drope. If you are on the dope you will end up there eventually.
They can do all the programs they want in jail, all the AA/NA meetings, forced detox/ forced rehab. It wont work. So do we do what most cities do and just play musical chairs with them, kick them out of one area and they migrate to another, destroy it, then the NIMBY's ( not in my back yard's) get vocal. They move them along and the cycle repeats its self.
Where do we build these new prisons/detox facilities for them? How do we staff them? Where do we get the resources to help them? Do we raise property taxes some more? More income tax? We are taxed to the hilt here already no government is going to survive if they try this out. There will be armys of people down 'on their behalf" there saying it's a community, it's their lives, it's their right. All the bleeding hearts will be down there with their hands out to the piggy bank saying we can help just fund us.
Its a Cancer that we have let fester for way to long. I don't have any idea's to help those who don't want help and will fight you every step of the way while you try to tell them its in their best interests to listen.
@@michaelhoule2134 I agree, I wouldn't have any ideas myself, as a recovering alcoholic it was not easy and even with AA, I believe God led the way, even with me not knowing what was wrong I prayed because I knew something was wrong, I consider myself one of the fortunate ones. One part of your mind wants it to go on so fights to keep it going, that part will kill the host, your body, to keep it going, the only thing I can think of as far as drugs that would help is to stop it at the border and that won't happen
I have adored China town over the last 30 yrs. Loved being introduced to dim sum as a kid and shopping in local grocery stores. This is beyond words.
Chinatowns all over North America are experiencing the same thing, sad to say. Thanks for commenting.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV tell me what are the causes
People fought to get all the tents removed from Oppenheimer park and now they're upset at the sudden influx of tents to the streets... They were forced from their homes and not provided any alternative, what did we expect. The situation on the DTES makes me very sad but the way we are all dealing with it, or rather not dealing with it makes me more upset 😭
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. It this follows the pattern of what's happening in U.S. west coast cities, this will get much worse. thanks for viewing my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Hopefully with enough exposure we can rally more people to care enough about the situation to fight for change. Thank you for your video and your response! Take care
That’s so nice of you for supporting the restaurants. It’s so sad to see so many homeless people. Something must be done.
We definitely need a good leader or different government.
@@suspicious2delicious A new leader will only go so far. However the community at large needs to help as well. It’s time we all start showing we care for each other and our community.
@@annaangol1748 that would be nice. However I don’t see communities helping at all especially the black community. It’s very unfortunate too. Everyone hates cops and are too focus on race to lift themselves from their predicament.
Well let’s continue to believe and hope that everyone will help. If it takes a few black people that wants to help then move on with a few. A Few people are better than non. I still believe it can be done. Regardless of race , religion, or creed.
@@annaangol1748 I pray for the day for that to happen. I really do. We all deserve peace and love.
I lived in Vancouver during 1995/2007. Even then, Main/Hastings area was filled with drug addicts. The only difference is there were no camps. Past Pender to Keefer and you come to a pretty safe and enjoyable surroundings. Drug addicts and beggars have always been a problem in Vancouver downtown areas !
THIS IS A RESULT OF A WEAK SOCIETY. My friend lives in the city in the US and the homeless try almost daily to do this. He has a STRONG neighborhood where owners and renters are not afraid to confront these people and make them move on. He has a simple solution. The moment they start loitering and setting up camp, he or a neighbor walks over to them and tells them they have 12 hours to move on or they will make them move on. They give them a piece of paper explaining it as well. Every 24 hours, about 20 to 25 neighbors get together and go on a foot patrol together with a pickup truck slowly creeping in the street. They come up on a tent and they told them they gave them notice and to move now. If they will not move, everyone will pick up their crap and throw it in the pickup. If the homeless person puts their hands on them, they get a warning not to do it again. If it happens again, they beat the piss out of them. Simple. Done. Yea, it is extreme but there is no alternative. The police and city government will not do anything. Take back your streets.
What if they ask for help, such as driving them to set up tent somewhere else and food? You and your friends would help?
I mean they gotta live somewhere on the street, after all they are homeless.
You have zero compassion and deserve zero respect
@@Martin199320 No. These citizens pay taxes for politians to manage. If true, this neighborhood has the right idea.
Your friend made that story up.
@@jason19twofour LOL not true but opinions vary
It was not the pandemic but the ease on drug use and "helping" the homeless. Programs that "help" the homeless is enabling them to stay in their tents and get to drugs instead getting them clean up
It's an experiment gone wrong. Thanks for viewing my video.
In 2018 we visited Vancouver. It was clean and we felt safe. After friends visited a few weeks ago, based on what they said about the homeless I would not want to go back. But I am sure Seattle is thankful
A lot of things have changed for the worse recently. Not helping to attract tourists. Thanks for viewing my video on Downtown Eastside And Chinatown.
I thought Seattle had problems, but this is a total Zombieland-level nightmare.
@@larryj1048 This is what happens when a society becomes gentle and more tolerant
seattle is no better by any stretch of the imagination at this point, may as well modify the space needle into a syringe.
Been to Vancouver and the west coast many times and this is appalling. If this is an indication of how we treat our least fortunate we're hooped. Farm animals wouldn't be allowed to live like this.
Wow I thought this only happens in the United States.
This is what enabling drug addiction instead of stigmatizing it does. Social stigmas work very well to correct undesirable social behavior. Now we have made all those people into victims that believe they can't help themselves.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is an ongoing experiment that doesn't seem to be going very well. Thanks for checking out my video.
😱 I visited Vancouver 20 years ago and Vancouver was a beautiful place. Unbelievable
Very sad, I have not gone downtown in almost a year now. Too bad there seems to be no solution for these people
Demon infested.
This is what happens when psychopaths and sociopaths, reject helping the people, and look out only for themselves and their buddies.
Visited Vancouver in 2010 and it was a paradise. I remembered people there were so rich, luxury car everywhere, people were living in big house with garage and garden. All people i knew who moved there chose to stay there.
Hello Dan. Thanks for this mini reportage on the homeless situation in Vancouver. I am absolutely speechless. The pandemic was/is being really hard on several places in the world but here I also see people let down by their own government. I reckon that born-priviledged politicians will never do a thing for poor people because they simply do not have empathy or interest. They (the rich) live in another world and do no see or feel what ordinary people do. Thanks for the video. I think your supporting the Chinese restaurants and shop is commendable and honorable! 🙏👍😊😊
Thanks for your kind words. Our city is often in the news as one of the most livable cities in the world. We can no longer ignore these parts of the city. The situation is getting worse. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and thanks for viewing my video on Vancouver Downtown Eastside And Chinatown.
You're mistaken. A lot of these people aren't here because of the pandemic. They're here in the DTES because of the lack of law enforcement in the area. People can do whatever they want without ramifications from cops. Even though cops patrol the area people are free to smoke crack, shot heroin, do drugs openly, sell stolen merchandise, etc. A lot of the tents are not homeless people, they are drug addicts from other neighbourhoods and even other cities who've come to set up their tents and have drug parties and just get high all day and night. Another issue is they come here because OPS an organization that keeps drug addicts addicted to drugs operates 8 locations on Hastings street alone. 8 locations on two or three blocks. In addition they set up tents just like drug addicts do where they invite people to come and get high on crack or heroin or fentanyl. The situation is reminiscent of the Tenderloin in San Fran and is only going to become similar to the Tenderloin with decriminalization of drugs. The issues are the result of city hall and city councillors choosing to build luxury condos rather than affordable and below market housing and then casting blame on provincial govt when it's the city creating the problem
Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.
JFK
@@gooddognigel9992 Famous words to live by.
Excellent comment. I am ashamed as a tax paying canadian
Hello Dan, thank you for sharing this. I drove past Main & E. Hastings last week and it was hard to believe how bad things have gone. Chinatown has persevered but it has been a never-ending fight to keep the area clean, safe and vibrant.
You're very welcome. It's a struggle down there. There are no alternative places for people to go. Thanks for checking out my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV I guess you don't remember Hogan's alley, and how they destroyed that wonderful neighborhood before they wiped it out?
A city can not keep its number 1 without the help from the nation , Qintao is the city that an American can live whithout thinking of back to Seattle , but how can you block the poor from the north ,south ,everwhere , the same problems here.
@@cdncrooner1 When I was young, I used to go to Chinatown and see, I think it was called Vi's Chicken. Correct me if I spelled her name wrong. Walked by there many times. I always regret I didn't go in and try her chicken. Instead, as an underage youth, I went to the New Delhi Strip Club.
I feel bad for you. Hogan's Alley is a neighborhood that would have wonderful to preserve. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV My parents lived above the Dixie chicken Inn right beside the Penthouse, on Richard Street, and so many times they scrambled across the roof and down the stairs at my parents place as a cop to rain in the front door.
Hi Dan! This is so sad to see what is happening to Vancouver. I'm in eastern Canada and we're starting to see similar problems here. I live close to Montreal and used to go to Chinatown often with my husband to grab ingredients at the grocery store there. There always been homeless shelters in the area, but since the pandemic more homeless are on the streets taking drugs in the open. The city do nothing and last Sunday night an homeless man was stabbed by another homeless man. There's so much violence and problems in Montreal now... 😢 It's sad because we try to avoid going there as much as we can now. Sorry for my poor english.
So sad to hear this is happening in a lot cities, including Montreal. I haven't been to Montreal in over a decade. I really like going to Scwartz Smoke Meat Sandwich. Also the the big buffet in Chinatown Thanks for checking out my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV it is no different from Calgary.
@user-zz8pc6vb8p move to gulf countries. It's soo safe, no homeless, no zombies, and no LGBT of course.
Latest Montreal visit AUG 2023. Urban decay and disruption since prior 2017 visit. So what there T
I stayed in recent hotel bldg, in Chinatown.
Chinatown has some vibrant, well patronized restaurants. But the strip of R. de la Gauchetiere has but 2 mostly vibrant blocks. The rest of this remnant of larger Chinatown and adjacent commercial area is in sad shape with closed restaurants etc. away from that, and it looks like a shelter nearby (on Rue Jeanne-Mance). A remnant of it is separated, being on the other side of highway, wedged down from Old City and also looks ready for redevelopment. Last old significant shop seems to have been a camera store.
A shelter or such was just off it, after the shops ended. I walked thru the outdoor plaza outside it on R. Jeanne-Mance, and looked like U paid them no mind, so they paid me no mind and did not get hassled. Only concerned on the inside. But I know where to avoid after that,
Note, not far along side streets near and a few blocks away from lace des Arts, up to Sherbrooke, large number of closed shops in fine old small commercial building looked ready for sale for demolition and redevelopment.
Careful you don’t choke on that double wrap. Looks like you’re gasping for air
I remember living in Vancouver in the 90's and trying my first pork bun ever from Chinatown and it was amazing. I visited Vancouver last year and went to Chinatown and it just wasn't the same, the homeless have totally ruined it and it was scary just walking back to my car. I've noticed Toronto and Vancouver Chinatowns back in the 90's were great places to walk around and do some shopping and grab a bite, but governments keep setting up homeless shelters and soup kitchens near every Chinatown in every major city, at least that's what I've noticed. It truly is a shame to have to see Vancouver Chinatown end up like that.
edmonton has done the same thing here. and it's getting worse here as well
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Like you, I miss the good old days of all Chinatowns. Thanks for viewing my video.
Very interesting point you bring up with the homeless shelter and China Town bring adjacent to each very very interesting Calgary is no exception very interesting what other city's Edmonton?
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV i regret not visiting the toronto chinatown when i could. man, the whole covid fiasco and its ramifications really changed the world for the worse.
@@EliteExteriorPaintingCalgary fmight just be cheap property. apparently these chinatowns have been losing business for 20 years. that means places going bankrupt and sitting empty in that area which is unfortunate for the locals when a shelter is placed there.
Moved to Vancouver over 6 years ago and it is so sad to see how much downtown has changed. I even lived there and used to walk home from work late at 1am, seriously can’t imagine doing any of that today. Rip downtown and gastown area
It is a sad situation, as well as in other parts of the city. Thanks for checking out my video.
true
What's going to happen with the 40 below zero winter that's been predicted this year
In the past few years I had a dental appointment in that area in the summer. After walking past a young woman... maybe 18? ...lying on the sidewalk passed out I came into the office and just broke down and cried. That was once a little baby, then a little girl growing up, and is somebody's daughter. Very sad. 😭
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. When I was in Cuba a few decades ago, I saw the poverty there. It affected me but it was nothing like this. Thanks for viewing my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV In Havana, Cuba I occasionally saw people with obvious alcohol addictions sitting on the streets, but hardly any. What we see in this area of Vancouver is out of control.
@@luv2travel2000 True. When I was in Cuba over 20 years ago, it wasn't the drugs or alcohol that made me cry, but just the extreme poverty. The average income of a Cuban was $21 per month at the time. Here, the situation is exacerbated by drugs, as you say, plus mental health, housing and other issues. This area does seem to be out of control. I hope this will be an issue addressed in the upcoming election.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Have an Eng. buddy in Canada that has spent his entire career managing a refinery in Cuba. About six years ago Cuba started going sideways: food provided at the refinery started getting really low end, and other maintenance issues hit hard. He loves the place, but this slide is bad. Everyone is getting hit, and I fear it's (obviously) going to get worse before it gets better. And that's everywhere. Just got a call from our caregiver in LA (she just moved). Where she was, ANY house empty for ANY reason has squatter in it within 24 hours. That never happened before in old, safe, north El Monte. It now does.
@@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki Sad to hear. As you say, it's happening everywhere. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Very sad! It's happening in every major city now!
A few years ago, I heard about the situation in San Fran and Seattle. And as you say, it's happening in every major city now and probably smaller cities as well now. Thanks for your comment and thanks for viewing my video.
Thank you Dan for showing your video. It's rough times for many people and families now!
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Every NORTH AMERICAN city perhaps?
It’s not just because of the pandemic, there are other reasons too. Many of them are out from the other provinces because being homeless there, is either too cold or too hot so many come here instead since the weather here is more bearable and comfortable.
Greetings from Glasgow Scotland, I really thought we had a bad homeless problem here in the UK but the US and Canada have it so much worse, this is a real crisis globally and I dont see it getting better anytime soon.
Greetings to you in Glasgow. It's a sad situation everywhere. Thanks for checking out my video.
Спасибо за ваши видео, интересно посмотреть на жизнь в разных странах❤️❤️❤️ очень грустная ситуация с бездомными((( от всей души желаю, чтобы она изменилась в лучшую сторону, чтобы людям помогли и позаботились о них!
P.s. выпечка супер!
Thank you for sharing this video. I hope it sheds light to what’s really going on in parts of the world, not just in places like California and NY.
You're very welcome. It's happening in a lot of places now. Thanks for commenting and thanks for viewing my video.
When I first came to Vancouver, I had $50, and the DTES was a place with a lot of resources to help me survive. For the first year, I lived on Gore and Keefer. The area (and the building) was always very impoverished, and the worst part was around Hastings and Carrall. The nearby alleys were always grimier and sketchier, but less populated than the street for the most part. Now, it looks like everywhere is as populated as the Hastings segment between Main and Carrall, and at the same time grimier like the alleys. Sad state of affairs. And it's very sad for Chinatown. I saw recently that Gain Wah had been severely damaged by fire, too. I hope they can reopen soon. I sent a donation to help them out, because when I lived next to them, they sure helped me out a lot, too. Lovely people.
As to the DTES, so many things need to be done to help people there. Many of those things actually need to be done for everyone, including improved healthcare (including mental care), preventative measures to keep people healthy and striving in the first place, better safety nets, including some kind of a universal right to housing alongside with building good quality public housing for all. Then in regards to the DTES, harm reduction needs to keep happening, but also, such services need to be provided elsewhere so that the problem isn't as concentrated as that and the ratio of people with serious issues vs general population decreases. It's easier for 10 people to help 1 deal with serious issues than for 1 person to help 10 with serious issues.
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for telling it like it is. You make many valid points. Thanks for supporting Gain Wah Restaurant. Thanks for checking out my video. Take care.
When I went to Manila many years ago, I saw people living in tiny houses made by metal sheets on the sidewalks in the streets. I felt bad for them. Now I saw so many homeless people in US and Canada living in tents. US and Canada suppose to be 2 of the most richest countries. What's going on?
Some of the most livable cities in North America don't publicize these homeless conditions. Thanks for viewing my video on Vancouver Downtown Eastside and Chinatown.
Drug use is getting out of hand. Without drugs, people would not tolerate this living condition. They’ll rise to take action.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV who are they, city, ads, magazine or news?
Rents are astronomically high in BC, especially Vancouver
They choose the way to live as they like to have, the government has given too much
Is this largely due to drug addiction and poor city management like all the west coast cities doting the US coast?
This is a direct result of kicking the can down the road for several governments over the past several decades. What a mess.
"just let ppl do drugs bro their body their rights"
"just give them free drugs"
"why won't they go away?"
Thanks for sharing. Thanks for viewing my video.
Disagree, this creates a burden on society in many ways besides the financial aspect...bro......you should educate yourself and maybe you too can give back and help society someday. Unlike these selfish drug addicts.
@@tianly6177 Screw them. I'll defend myself and property as best i can. Advocates and polictians have created this mess. Its past time to play hard ball with these vagrants and criminals.
So very sad. I visited Vancouver Chinatown many times during my msny visits. My Aunt/ Uncle and cousins live in Vanvouver. It must be so terrifying for the business owners and residents. 💔
Justin is soft on drugs! Legalizing weed is one thing but letting people deal in heroin, crack, meth etc. should carry jail sentences! Instead of providing pipes and screen kits at taxpayer expense. How about hefty fines and jail time? It's time we take back our streets! Now, back to "Dan Seto" and Chinese Cooking Channel!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. It's much different from even a few years ago. Thanks for viewing my video on Walking Dead In Vancouver Eastside.
except individual punishment doesnt work on crimes of despair.
That's what America has done. And pretty much every large city there has an area like this. So, obviously that tactic doesn't work at all. And fining a homeless person? What makes you think they have money for fines.
As a rule of thumb, whatever America does in regards to any social problem; Do the opposite.
@@paulmackay7265 Throw them in jail!
I have quite an extensive experience with the Hastings culture as my mother, due to her early childhood traumas compounded by a toxic developmental environment, lived out most of her life trapped in this lifestyle. Its a very complicated situation when people end up here. A lot of it is childhood inertia that developed through factors beyond the individuals control at extremely vulnerable times such as abusive parents or step-parents, molestation, drugs and alcohol being a normal facet of life, etc. Sometimes they just end up with the wrong crowd and at the time they don't see it spiraling into this level of chaos; they try something one time and don't know they're susceptible to developing addiction whereas others may be able to try something once and then leave it alone. The variables go on and on. Therefore, I don't think there is a neat, pretty solution which adequately and comprehensively addresses it all simultaneously. I've just seen too much in my life and met too many of the people who live here to believe it's an easy fix. Nor do I think the government really has much power in preventing it, because from my experience the reason people are in this state goes far beyond economic factors. I've been inside SRO's my entire life and if you think socialized housing, which in Vancouver means cramming them inside old, rotting hotels infested with mites and bugs, is any type of a tenable solution, well, visit one and find out for yourself.
Anyways, that's my experience. What I would like to do, is ask what people think could actually be done about this? Why is this here and what could be done about it? I'd love to have an open discussion with anyone. I don't have any opinions which are so cherished that I can't be persuaded of another point of view. Thank you for reading this and thank you for your replies!
Thank you for your articulate and well thought out comment. As you say, there are many factors involved and no easy solutions. I do appreciate the insights you have given me. There has to be access for people to express themselves and have have input on what needs to be done. Maybe not solve but at least improve the situation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and thanks for viewing my video. All the best.
The problem is that it's very difficult of commit someone to psychiatric care against their will. They have to be a danger to society, a judge has to decide, psychiatrists have to agree, and so on.
Most mentally ill people aren't aware they need help, meds, and so on. Plus Canada closed many facilities and beds decades ago, so the system simply does not have the capacity. There is literally nowhere for these people to go, and this in a wealthy society. Add to that street drugs, alcohol, abuse. It's awful. I often think if people could be safely housed, it would help a lot. Sleeping properly, getting proper food, meds, being able to shower daily. It sounds simple, so why is it so hard?
I live in Mexico, and also lived in Mexico City for two years. Never saw anything like this.
@@saloninegi147 the problem with Canadian social housing is the lack of transparency to the public really. What you get in Canada is a whole lot of posturing without any real verification of results. Our social housing here may be among some of the most pitiful in the entire world. Welfare recipients are eligible to get into housing we call "Single-Room Occupancy" or "SRO" for short. What these amount to is: a decrepit, rodent and bug infested building from the early 1900's that instead of being redone was simply repurposed. I wish I took videos of these buildings when I would visit my mom but sadly I don't have any raw content. Generally these buildings are merely everything you see on the street in public except confined to a claustrophobic space where abuse, rape, drug-use, and all-around neglect is the dominant atmosphere. I can't even begin to describe the horror of these buildings. On my first visit, upon opening the door to my mom's floor, the first thing I was confronted with was a pile of human feces on a paper plate in the hallway and rats scurrying about openly. They are no solution, they merely move it from the streets to the hallways of a small building.
@@kylenordio96 I do know that better social housing is available but very difficult to get because the demand is so high. Takes a while. I have several friends in social housing who, now in their late 50s and 60s have almost never had a job in their lives. The places are small but nice. These people are not disruptive either, which helps. Also subsidized housing and co-ops have very, very long wait lists because once people are in, they just don't leave a good thing.
And thank you for your insight. I agree there is no easy solution.
@@saloninegi147 well said agree with everything you’ve pointed out. I’d like to add that it’s not just about building supportive / subsidized housing , if you give a mentally ill person an apartment unit on their own, some of them are still going to not know how to take care of themselves and turn their unit into a disaster in no time. The harsh reality is that there isn’t enough $$$ to go around supporting this ever growing population of the homeless. What infrastructure is society willing to give up in order to improve this segment of the population?
Why arnt they using state funds to help remove and place these people, they could designate areas outside the city with trailers or large tents, cots, social services. Where is all the money gone? Politicians corrupt
This situation must be taken more seriously by governments on all 3 levels. Thanks for viewing my video.
Thank you Dan for sharing this video. I have not had the opportunity of going to Vancouver, nevertheless, have heard great things about the city but this video has shattered my views and also many of my illusions about modern-day Canada.
98% of the city is very nice.
I have always loved Vancouver. I live in Edmonton and the homeless situation is absolutely shocking now. Of course our Chinatown is small but my hairdresser (who is Asian) told me there are now only two restaurants open in Chinatown. The homeless have their tents all over the sidewalks and right at the door of business ‘s. Edmonton has always been rough. Now it’s an outhouse
I'm from Edmonton as well. And it is sad about Chinatown.
I live in in downtown Edmonton in my truck I worked in the army reserves we provided proper miltary tent s why can't City to that in order fashion
Sad to hear. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.
@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
People, are generally good, and want to contribute in positive ways. Systems, however, can be bad, they can be really bad, in fact, so bad they are a cancer to society. We live in a world that is using a cancerous system known broadly as monetary-market economics. It puts a price tag on nature, demands infinite growth and consumption, and consolidates power into the hands of a small group of people because we give money power over us. We have agreed that money must dictate our survival. So some fat cat in a suit 1,000 miles away can make a decision like: No homes for the homeless (even though there are plenty of empty homes), and no food for the hungry (even though there is plenty of food in the grocery store and restaurants and we waste 40% of food before any human gets to eat it). Why to do they make that decision? Because the system reinforces those negative decisions. Poor people are worthless to a for-profit system. Why haven't people put two and two together?
The system is the sickness. We have ruling class vs working class and the only way out of this system is to acknowledge it is unsustainable, learn what a viable alternative would look like (Read: Natural Law Resource Based Economy) and stand up together with your fellow citizens of Earth and make it happen.
The problem is, minimum wage in Canada should be 18 minimum, not 14. I've been at Red Lobster for 4 years now and still make under 16 per hour and I cant afford to get my own 1 bedroom. I'm still living pay to pay and often borrowing money from my brother just to survive til next pay day and I work 5 days a week.
It's just not fair. I need a huge raise before I become homeless...
Why not instead work towards empowering yourself through some sort of education and developing a skill set that provides society with a greater service?
Minimum wage jobs like deli clerks and gas station attendees are jobs for high school kids and immigrants.
Why not invest in maybe developing some sort of trade skill or applying to obtain that qualification? This country is in desperate need of skilled workers. Why settle for a minimum wage job?
Can you give me an example of a skilled worker that this country is desperate for? Maybe I'll look into it. Keep in mind I do not have a hs diploma so my options are limited. I also have to work 5 days a week to survive so I don't have much spare time. I'd love to hear back from you though, maybe you can help guide me hahah
@@changenoways9555 Invest in developing skills needs money too, buddy boy.
@@bldomain Thats because you havent put in an iota of effort to search for work. You expect things to just fall in your lap. You expect things to just be handed to you. You have to be willing to snatch the meat from the tigers mouth to feed yourself and your family. Only then will you come out of the sewage and find yourself in the promised land.
你又冇本事，咁你就去溫哥華整乜呢，如果你喺香港可以攞綜援,冇地方住可以申請公屋咁又唔會變homeless 啦,我覺得你係攞嚟衰,!
The pandemic played virtually no role in the decay of this once great place. It’s the city leadership leading the city into the abyss…
Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for viewing my video.
My Wife is Chinese, born in HK, been in Canada longer than I have, ( so I am the Immigrant in the family)I am Gwailo, I used to work at the Clinic at Keefer and Main, Good memories of Ctown back in the days. We used to go Chinatown once a week, Newtown bakery was always a favourite. her Father was in the Chinese old folks home, in Chinatown, we moved him out of there as the area got worse. Sad to see it go downhill.
Yes, downhill from before. Thanks for viewing my video.