For those that live here, what do you love about Alberta and what do you despise.
Despite being liberally inclined, i do like our defiant political spirit out here...even if i think Ralph Klein is a goober, i do admire him cuz he spits when you say don't spit, he jumps when you say don't jump..and for no other reason than you asked.
I think in general, i like our defiant nature out here. It's almost like a rite of passage.
I like how we tend to be proactive on things. I know I am generalizing, but when you think that we saw the foresight to take steps to improve our economy..and now we are reaping the rewards. We did not wait for the federal government to tell us what needed to be done. We do not want handouts.
I like how you can drive for hours in Alberta and see changing scenery, often oversecting eachother. (example..you can see huge mountains in the distant despite driving on flat land).
I like how we give the impression of being the rough and tumble, rednecked defiant hicks, yet you will not find nicer, more caring, more tolerant people than those in Alberta. I think its one of those great perceptions that are so far off the mark. Yes, we have a stonger religious fundamentalism out here. But that does not mean that we won't stop to help anyone out. Or open our doors to our neighbours.
I like how we don't need to have anyone define us. We are who we are. Deal. We don't need validation from anyone else to make us feel good about ourselves.
Despite being liberally inclined, i do like our defiant political spirit out here...even if i think Ralph Klein is a goober, i do admire him cuz he spits when you say don't spit, he jumps when you say don't jump..and for no other reason than you asked.
I think in general, i like our defiant nature out here. It's almost like a rite of passage.
I like how we tend to be proactive on things. I know I am generalizing, but when you think that we saw the foresight to take steps to improve our economy..and now we are reaping the rewards. We did not wait for the federal government to tell us what needed to be done. We do not want handouts.
I like how you can drive for hours in Alberta and see changing scenery, often oversecting eachother. (example..you can see huge mountains in the distant despite driving on flat land).
I like how we give the impression of being the rough and tumble, rednecked defiant hicks, yet you will not find nicer, more caring, more tolerant people than those in Alberta. I think its one of those great perceptions that are so far off the mark. Yes, we have a stonger religious fundamentalism out here. But that does not mean that we won't stop to help anyone out. Or open our doors to our neighbours.
I like how we don't need to have anyone define us. We are who we are. Deal. We don't need validation from anyone else to make us feel good about ourselves.
