These days everybody and their wife seem to have an opinion on Edmonton and Calgary - and the information is not always consistent. So, without further ado (and, believe me, I'm definitely not trolling here, just being curious, having never visited Alberta), here are some (tired) slogans I'd like you to comment upon:
1."Calgary is whiter than Edmonton" (alternative version: "Edmonton is more multicultural than Calgary" - why would it be?);
2."Edmonton is more of a blue-collar kind of a city" (huh?.. say what? what could this possibly mean today - it's not a mining town, is it? how can a metropolis be "blue-collar"?);
3. "Relocating to Calgary is not recommended (finance-wise), if you're not in the oil business" (huh again: we're talking about another metropolis here, not about Ft. McMurray);
4. "Calgary is more conservative, Edmonton is more left-wing" (but then, people also tend to define Northern Alberta as "the most conservative area in this country");
5. "Housing is more expensive in Calgary, but also better" (alternative version "Edmonton is cheaper, but its houses are not that attractive" - having browsed MLS and other realtors' sites, I found it only to be marginally cheaper - and not "uglier").
(more to follow...)
1."Calgary is whiter than Edmonton" (alternative version: "Edmonton is more multicultural than Calgary" - why would it be?);
2."Edmonton is more of a blue-collar kind of a city" (huh?.. say what? what could this possibly mean today - it's not a mining town, is it? how can a metropolis be "blue-collar"?);
3. "Relocating to Calgary is not recommended (finance-wise), if you're not in the oil business" (huh again: we're talking about another metropolis here, not about Ft. McMurray);
4. "Calgary is more conservative, Edmonton is more left-wing" (but then, people also tend to define Northern Alberta as "the most conservative area in this country");
5. "Housing is more expensive in Calgary, but also better" (alternative version "Edmonton is cheaper, but its houses are not that attractive" - having browsed MLS and other realtors' sites, I found it only to be marginally cheaper - and not "uglier").
(more to follow...)