Understand
Saint John is a city whose population is composed almost entirely of the descendants of Irish immigrants and British loyalists. Canada's oldest incorporated city, Saint John boasts a metro population of approximately 125,000 and routinely plays host to cruise ships and individual tourists from all over North America. Note: Saint John is never spelled St. John - locals will be very quick to point this out.
Visitors from outside North America may be shocked to find many apparently homeless alcoholics loitering downtown, lending the city a somewhat "ghetto" feel - like Ottawa, but without the cachet of being the nation's capital.
