Talk:Tsawwassen, British Columbia

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[edit] Youth Problems

Why no mention of Tsawwassen's huge problems with rowdy young people and massive house party culture? Verged

There aren't a lot of upper-middle class towns without rowdy young people and house party culture. Feel free to add specific instances, if they have a good citation (I added a destructive party awhile back to Ladner, British Columbia, but it gained national newspaper coverage, which is properly referenced). - dharmabum 10:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

A valid point, but Tsawwassen is known amongst young people throughout the Lower Mainland for it's particularily extreme house party culture. I have no references to this, unfortunatley, and obviously my common knowledge isn't good enough. Next time a house is trashed, though, I will add a bit and reference to a local newspaper. Cheers. Verged

I don't believe that Tsawwassen is a huge problem, through my experience as a rowdy teen. I think Ladner has more of a problem.

The youth in Tsawwassen, like any community, tend to reflect their social environment. Over the years, Tsawwassen has attracted many professionals and business executives that tended to start families later in age than the average. While older parents may not have found raising young children to be any more challenging than would have younger parents, these older parents have faced greater challenges than younger parents when raising teenagers. Not only is the generation gap between parent and teen wider for older parents, but older parents tend to have less energy. Moreover, these older parents with professional and executive jobs have likely spent more time and energy developing their careers than the average, especially during the more impressionable younger years of their children; hence, the means to raise a family in Tsawwassen. Children raised in these environments tend to receive less attention from their parents than the average. Many of these children have nannies. Recreational activities are treated by the parents as glorified babysitting services. As teenagers, these children are encouraged to find jobs earlier than the average (check out the local Safeway, Starbucks, and other businesses). Some may also have allowances. Needless to say, youths with relatively large homes, their own disposable income, and older parents that just don't understand, are perfectly poised to develop a "massive house party culture". What do you think?

[edit] Downtown Tsawwassen

There are several references to "downtown Tsawwassen" in the article, but what part of Tsawwassen that refers to is not clear. I lived in Tsawwassen through my adolescence, so I know you mean 56th and 12th, but perhaps this should be a little more clear in the article? I'm not really sure where to add this, but I guess the Main Streets section would be appropriate. Andrewjuren(talk) 14:32, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Good point; a fairly minor change to Main Streets seems to accomplish this if you want to take a look at it. - dharmabum 20:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Downtown Tsawwassen consists of 12th and 56th. There are few clothing stores and NO proper mall. The mall is about 8 stores, and non of them chains....

There are 3 malls at that intersection. Major chains include two Starbucks, Safeway, Rogers Video, Home Hardware, White Spot, Tim Horton's, Little Caesar's, Panago, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Just off the top of my head, I can list around four dozen stores in those 3 malls (although, admittedly, only a half-dozen clothing stores). Seriously, have you ever been to Tsawwassen? - dharmabum 09:14, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ladner Vs. Tsawwassen

There exists in the two places a sort of friendly animosity, especially between SDSS and DSS. Should it be mentioned in the article? 154.20.135.89 03:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

a) Care to elaborate? and b) Is it verifiable (with reliable sources? -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 03:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Well, it's just simply that people feign an intolerance for the people from the opposite town or the land itself. A ridiculosly basic sentiment among residents of Tsawwassen is that "ladner smells," due to the large amounts of farm land. It's not verifiable, really, as there's no documentation of it. Just word of mouth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.20.135.89 (talk • contribs)

Then it probably shouldn't be mentioned at all. -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 04:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't believe there is an "intolerance" in any way - suggesting an intolerance without any documentation is irresponsible.

It's more of a friendly competition between the two towns. Games between the towns are usually published in the local newspapers which service both the areas. That and you have to blame somebody for the awful manure smell from the farms between the towns in the springtime.Leah 02:11, 4 January 2007 (UTC)