I'd say Houston is a little more subject to hurricanes but you can't watch live
N.H.L. hockey there- so there is quite a difference. But we digress.
Calgary or Edmonton?
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I'd say Houston is a little more subject to hurricanes but you can't watch live
N.H.L. hockey there- so there is quite a difference. But we digress.
I haven't been to Nanaimo. It was always that terminal at Horseshoe Bay that nobody really cared about unless the vending machines were closed in the Langdale terminal. =p
I've been to Victoria but not much time spent on the Island. Seems like a lot of people from the coast go to Kelowna, that's also where my buddy wants to go. I'm highly considering Kelowna as well.
I'm not sure if I like big cities, I know I miss my town, but there sure is a lot going on here. I haven't been to Kelowna yet because it's a drive off of highway-1. I'm going to check it out though, sounds like a place I might want to settle. It sure is cold in Alberta, though.
Kelowna is a Vancouver wannabe and it has growing pains. Used to be a really high producer of food but the good land is being paved over. I find it easier to get around in Vancouver than Kloneville.
steve_american sorry for assuming that you were worldly enough to have ventured South of the Mason-Dixon line. My mistake.
So let me rephrase so that you can understand:
Asking for a difference between Edmonton and Calgary, is like asking: "What is the difference between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Or Seattle and Spokane."
GET IT??? Have good trip South of the Mason-Dixon line when you give up being CHEAP!
So let me rephrase so that you can understand:
Asking for a difference between Edmonton and Calgary, is like asking: "What is the difference between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Or Seattle and Spokane."
GET IT??? Have good trip South of the Mason-Dixon line when you give up being CHEAP!
The point of the conversation yukon is that he knows there are differences, and wants other people's perspectives on it.
His decision isn't helped by throwing out the names of American cities that also differ from one another. They're totally irrelevant.
His decision isn't helped by throwing out the names of American cities that also differ from one another. They're totally irrelevant.
kerrie, since IS an American, examples of American cities is more illustrative to his question.
If you don't mention/quote something comprehensible, it is like trying to explain colours to a blind person, or extolling the beauty of the music of Mozart of Beethoven to a person who is deaf (acustically/hearingly challenged??????).
If you don't mention/quote something comprehensible, it is like trying to explain colours to a blind person, or extolling the beauty of the music of Mozart of Beethoven to a person who is deaf (acustically/hearingly challenged??????).
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Oh, I see... so you didn't bother to actually read his OP. Might I suggest you give it a whirl? Born and raised in Canada, holding a dual citizenship, doesn't make him an American except on paper.
"Oh, I see... so you didn't bother to actually read his OP. Might I suggest you give it a whirl? Born and raised in Canada, holding a dual citizenship, doesn't make him an American except on paper."
Oh, I see... Someone's admission (by the very monicker he/she uses on this forum) to be an American is to be ignored in the name of political correctness.
If he/she is a dual citizen, why does he/she need the advice of a motley crew of forum contributors? When I EARNED my Canadian citizenship (not born into, like so many sanctimonious people here) I needed no help to know what I needed to know about Canada.
Inscidenally, I DO know quite a bit about America, too.
That was the reason I offered my helpful advice.
Oh, I see... Someone's admission (by the very monicker he/she uses on this forum) to be an American is to be ignored in the name of political correctness.
If he/she is a dual citizen, why does he/she need the advice of a motley crew of forum contributors? When I EARNED my Canadian citizenship (not born into, like so many sanctimonious people here) I needed no help to know what I needed to know about Canada.
Inscidenally, I DO know quite a bit about America, too.
That was the reason I offered my helpful advice.
that's what confuses me.. what advice did you offer? You simply stated some American cities that are different too. Does that help him decide between Calgary and Edmonton?
And I'm not dismissing his dual citizenship. I was simply listening to what his post said about his well of experience, and it didn't include the US.
As far as I can tell there aren't many differences. If I had to choose, it would be Calgary. In my honest opinion, Edmonton has a much nicer feel at night (driving) and in the summer. It's May now and it just stopped snowing here in Calgary.
Heck, maybe I will try Seattle.. only 5 hours back to Gibsons. *sigh* so much to choose from.
Thanks Karrie, thanks all.
Heck, maybe I will try Seattle.. only 5 hours back to Gibsons. *sigh* so much to choose from.
Thanks Karrie, thanks all.
Why don't you just split the difference and live in Red Deer pop. about 70,000 with all the amenities and then you can drive to either Calgary or EDmonton in 11/2 hours (if you have to go at all)
If I had to live in Alberta again , it'd be Red Deer (again). Too many Ontarians there ( I went there 'cause I'd thought it would be different) .Other than that (aside from weather ) Edmonton 'cause it has less of the Toronto feeling that Calgary gives me (yeh , I'm a small town boy by choice ).
Hope this helps (btw , I think I worked the same slaughterhouse )
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