Good reference here . Very relevant today . <| sep |> It ' s Every new guy leaves after ninety days . <| sep |> Seriously , who is actually upvoting this ? <| sep |> Also a Waterloo native . Been here 56 years now . Everything ulearn 2 swim has said is pretty bang on . The lack of an expressway makes getting around slow going , even though the city is rather condensed . Once you start making friends here , you ' ll find this place is much like a big small town . Everyone knows everyone or has heard of them it seems or knows someone that knows them there ' s only a couple degrees of separation . There ' s also a lot of old money in this city which is why it is as conservative as it is and I believe is what stunts its growth . Don ' t move to St . Thomas . Just don ' t .