We're about to be the native capital of Canada. Immigration is shipping African immigrants here instead of Calgary. Lots of Hispanic temporary workers.
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Remington Steele |
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Relatively speaking.
We're about to be the native capital of Canada. Immigration is shipping African immigrants here instead of Calgary. Lots of Hispanic temporary workers. |
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Penelope McBagpipe |
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Yeah but the riggers passing through on their way back to newfoundland don't count pie.
Anyways, I know 2 caucasian people out here. 1 in Morinville and one in Sherwood Park. |
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pie123452001 |
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Penelope McBagpipe |
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pie123452001 wrote: \ / _ eta: |
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Axle the Bulldog |
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Yeah, Calgary is probably the whitest Canadian city. It's also probably the most conservative city although Edmonton is a competitor. If you have any sort
of sinus problems or allergies, stay away from Calgary. The combination of high altitude, constantly changing weather, and the dry air, it's fucking killer
for the sinuses.
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pie123452001 |
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I rike this one: >) |
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NewOrleansIsSinking |
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Axle the Bulldog wrote: I adore the whiteness. It's just like home to me but without the Jamaican fruit farmers we import in every year.
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pie123452001 |
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One advantage to living in Calgary is the proximity to the mountains. Banff is less than an hour's drive away.
Canmore's even closer. And Cochrane has the best.ice.cream.ever. |
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Axle the Bulldog |
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I prefer the humidity to the dryness as well. I am dying to move to Kelowna (I love the Okanogan and Shuswap) but can't just yet.
How can you love the whiteness? Various cultures are a good thing. Calgary is so bland. And Cochrane has the best.ice.cream.ever. Have you ever had Dutchmen's Dairy is Sicamous? Mmmm..... |
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pie123452001 |
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Sicamous, BC? Not yet.
Thanks for the tip though. |
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NewOrleansIsSinking |
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You can smell someone here and determine where they are from. The dirty French hippies on Friday were the worst when i passed them on the sidewalk. Wash your
dreads, skanke.
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Althea Xegony |
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Swear to God! When you guys said whiter than Edmonton, I thought you meant snowfall lol. Call me dingie! And conservative actually works for me.
Thanks for the replies btw. |
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Angela in WI |
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you're going to hell.
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ScruffyGuy |
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Honey, Canadian pharmacies sell Tylenol with CODEINE over the counter.
The reasons why are obvious, if you just give it some thought. Consider how absolutely horrible it must be to live there. Consider how much better the citizens feel if they dope up on codeine during the long, long, long, cold, cold, cold winter months. You'll be able to walk around like a zombie in a light narcotic haze and pretend you AREN'T THERE. And, really... that's just about all you can hope for at this point. You won't have to fill out any forms or provide any identification to get the codeine. Just go to the pharmacist and ask for 222s, or the generic equivalent. When I was a teenager, all the best hash oil came from Canada, too. I think they distill the hash into oil so it stores better in the root cellar or something. There is no good food in Canada. None at all. You may starve to death in a few months. Suggestion: bring several barrels of exotic spices with you. Canada is BLAND. Oh, but it's "very clean." This is the ONE THING that everyone who visits Canada always says. "It was so clean!" But that's of little solace. It's like when someone tries to compliment a really fat chick and they say: "She has a pretty face..." because there's really nothing else they CAN say. My deepest sympathies to you. |
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Remington Steele |
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^ Jealous bitch.
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It wasn't cold here at all this winter.
I was colder back in Ontario two weeks ago when it was about 40F because it was bone chilling |
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aaronin08 |
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I have been here for almost 12 years, and no word of a lie. I fucking hate it.
If this city didn't have such disposable income - I would move in a heartbeat, but sadly, Calgarian's splooging their money works for my business. Housing - You shouldn't have a problem. Shopping - Great. Winters - Too fucking cold for my liking. Not the place I'd raise a family, I wouldn't even suggest moving here unless you're desperate for a job - and if you're looking for a job outside Constructions/Marketing/Sales or Office - look elsewhere.. Those are the only things that Calgary is actually good about. Anything else will pay like shit, and you can live somewhere else doing it. |
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Penelope McBagpipe wrote: not true. You know ME. |
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Ogakorbutt |
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I hated Calgary when I lived there. I'm so sorry you are moving there.
Get used to Cherry Blossoms in June. Get used to the worst sushi you've ever eaten in your life! (With the exception of Toma on 4th). Get used to people who love to boast that they are friendly, but in real life, aren't so friendly after all. Get used to being send home from work during Stampede because you didn't wear a fucking cowboy hat to work. Get used to migraines during the Chinooks. Get used to winters so fucking cold that when the ice cracks on the Bow river, steam comes up because the water is warmer than the air! Get used to shitty malls. The Chinook is the best they have to offer, and it ain't nothing to brag about. Get used to working with "Calgarians" who are like the ugly old bushes that grow on the sides of the roads - prickly, ugly, dry and with roots that go so deep you'll never dislodge them! Sorry Pie, but if given to choice to live in Calgary or a septic tank, I'd give that tank some serious consideration. |
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Althea Xegony |
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So far what I hear good...... and if you're looking for a job outside Constructions/Marketing/Sales or Office ........... 17 years of sales...That works
for me.
Ummm yeah, one thing so far, but we are already committed. His family are great folks, and has a ton of 'em. His uncle has a place in Mexico, so hopefully we can hit that during some of the winters to break it up. Daughter loves to snowboard, so Banff will work nicely for her. As for the lack of good Sushi...that one scares the living hell out of me. I would say that 1/3 of the time I will eat out it involves sushi. Scaring me big time on that one lol. Been reading these comments to hubby, and of course it's home to him, and he loves it there. His reply? 'Seriously, don't fucking read that shit to me anymore.' lol Seattle has such great sushi! BTW! Those that do live in Seattle, make sure you hit IpaNema down by harbor steps, across from the hammering man at the Seattle Arts Museum. OMG! That place is awesome! I will miss IpaNema. |
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