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We want to know: What makes you unhappy with your city?

This file photo shows Vancouver skyline, pictured in 2009. (AFP Photo/Don Emmert)
This file photo shows Vancouver skyline, pictured in 2009. (AFP Photo/Don Emmert)

Whenever these lists of the best cities to live, or worst cities to retire in come out, there's always the caveat that they should be taken with a grain of salt; after all, no survey is going to take into account every single resident's experience, and no one city in Canada could possibly be bursting with joy or completely miserable all the time.

However there is something to be said for consistency.

Yet again, Vancouver has ranked poorly on a city happiness survey. Despite being the object of envy for many Canadians (mountains at your back door, the ocean a quick jaunt away, and temperate weather all year long), it looks like when it comes to overall quality of life, Vancouverites just don't seem to be finding much to smile about.


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In another survey, conducted last year and which identified Kingston as the happiest city in Canada, Vancouver ranked #24 out of 25 cities in the happiness ranking, ahead of only Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Cheer up, Vancouver: You're far from alone when it comes to reasons to be unhappy in one's city. And no one knows those reasons unless you live there, and can share your feelings with the rest of the world.

That's where you come in, Yahoo Canada reader: Is there a reason why you're unhappy with your city? Too much traffic? Too much polution? Not enough late-night pizza places? Unburden your soul and tell us what makes you unhappy with your city, and we'll share some of the best answers in a future post.

(And don't worry, we know that just because you have one thing you're unhappy with, doesn't mean you hate your city.)