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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| I think Lethbridge is the sunniest in Alberta, and Osoyoos in BC. Much smaller populations though. |
Lethbridge sure is the windiest! And warm in the winter. I went there to do my undergrad, and wore shorts outside in February while relatively nearby Calgary was shoveling itself from under two feet of snow.
Overall, I found Alberta to be ugly. Except at its western edges.
Sorry, but an early lifetime of blue ocean, green trees, lush fruitful valleys, milder climes and bookended by beautiful Vancouver Island and the B.C. Rockies made me biased. 
This is how most of Alberta looks for half the year:
If you don't think that is one sad looking scene to see day in and day out around you then Alberta may be the place for you!
And again, yes there are exceptions on the Western border to B.C., hours away from the cities. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| ...an early lifetime of blue ocean, green trees, lush fruitful valleys, milder climes and bookended by beautiful Vancouver Island and the B.C. Rockies made me biased. |
dang! after writing this it struck me...
I'm now working in a small town in Gyeongsangnamdo in large part because of its location, between the South Sea and Jiri, in an orchard river valley not far from my fav Namhae Island. The parallel is striking!
There is no parallel for Alberta in Korea, except maybe in North Korea somewhere! Seoul is like Toronto though, thinking itself the centre of the universe. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: |
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When I went to Cheongju in December once, it reminded me of Alberta.
Edmonton used to have cold winters, but this last winter the first snow wasn't until something crazy like February. The main climate problem is the dryness.
If you're into underground music, Edmonton is one of Canada's best punk cities and Calgary has a great surf/garage city (for a landlocked city). |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:25 am Post subject: yes |
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| The housing prices in Calgary have gone through the roof in the last few years. That's something to consider. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| Calgary is the sunniest city in Canada |
statistically not true
Winnipeg often trots out figures to show they have the most days of sunshine IN THE WORLD for any city with populations over a quarter million.
Of course, a sunny day in winter in Winnipeg without any chinooks is FRIGGIN FREEZING, no... DEEP FREEZING!
I was once engaged to be married to a woman on the prairies but she wouldn't even consider ever moving to the West Coast, or to anywhere else than her hometown, so that, coupled with her devout religious family ties, spelled the end to an otherwise wonderful relationship and future together.
Move to Alberta if you want but, seriously, first consider looking for a career move to somewhere you want to live for a long time!!
Good luck whatever. |
I have a calendar that disagrees with you. Maybe we're splitting hairs though. Let's just agree that Calgary is a hell of a lot better place to live than Winnipeg. If you won't concede that, than go back to smoking that good BC bud. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:24 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| mithridates wrote: |
| I think Lethbridge is the sunniest in Alberta, and Osoyoos in BC. Much smaller populations though. |
Lethbridge sure is the windiest! And warm in the winter. I went there to do my undergrad, and wore shorts outside in February while relatively nearby Calgary was shoveling itself from under two feet of snow.
Overall, I found Alberta to be ugly. Except at its western edges.
Sorry, but an early lifetime of blue ocean, green trees, lush fruitful valleys, milder climes and bookended by beautiful Vancouver Island and the B.C. Rockies made me biased.
This is how most of Alberta looks for half the year:
If you don't think that is one sad looking scene to see day in and day out around you then Alberta may be the place for you!
And again, yes there are exceptions on the Western border to B.C., hours away from the cities. |
Give me a break! Do most Albertans live in a farmer's field? That's like saying most of Northern Africa looks like desert. Yeah, the parts that no one lives in. Calgary and Edmonton are CITIES. Now, I'm not saying Calgary is the most beautiful city in Canada, but considering the modern houses, buildings, infrascture, restaurants, shopping, and money, that makes for a pretty attractive place to live. Oh, and we don't have the worst heroin problem in North America. I worked with a guy from Vancouver who couldn't stop talking about the coast, and the way people are, how great the attitude was. Funny thing though, he was in Calgary where the jobs are. You're making gross generalizations VanIslander, get off the wacky tabaccy. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| Let's just agree that Calgary is a hell of a lot better place to live than Winnipeg. If you won't concede that, than go back to smoking that good BC bud. |
Never inhaled the stuff until my profs toked up at a small party in grad school in southern Ontario. Never smoked. You misunderstand what's different between Albertans and B.C.ers: we B.C.ers essentially don't care if you or anyone else smokes it!
And my year and a half in Winnipeg in my twenties was awesome because the people are so friendly and laid back, the restaurant/dining out culture so nice, the values much more liberal and urban than conservative cowboyish Alberta in sooooo many ways, the music scene way better than Calgary, and the summers at the lake and cottage country great for swimming.
But Calgary has newer homes (albeit in in suburbia) with a much shorter drive time to the B.C. Rockies, yeah, I'll give it that. And it ain't far from Edmonton, that's a plus too.  |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Within the cities, Edmonton and Calgary both have some nice scenery. In a recent thread I posted some pictures of Edmonton's River Valley. It's one of the nicest giant urban spaces in North America. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| Let's just agree that Calgary is a hell of a lot better place to live than Winnipeg. If you won't concede that, than go back to smoking that good BC bud. |
Never inhaled the stuff until my profs toked up at a small party in grad school in southern Ontario. Never smoked. You misunderstand what's different between Albertans and B.C.ers: we B.C.ers essentially don't care if you or anyone else smokes it!
And my year and a half in Winnipeg in my twenties was awesome because the people are so friendly and laid back, the restaurant/dining out culture so nice, the values much more liberal and urban than conservative cowboyish Alberta in sooooo many ways, the music scene way better than Calgary, and the summers at the lake and cottage country great for swimming.
But Calgary has newer homes (albeit in in suburbia) with a much shorter drive time to the B.C. Rockies, yeah, I'll give it that. And it ain't far from Edmonton, that's a plus too. |
Conservative cowboyish? I guess except for having the strip clubs everywhere, a very active nightlife, and the most educated population in Canada. It is an incredibly young, vibrant city due to so many people coming for jobs too. I will definitely agree with you on the water issue though. It's something that drives me away from it too. But, I think all the stereotypical red-neck stuff doesn't reflect the reality. It may be Klein country, but that is more of an economic reality, not a social one. And I still say Albertans are some of the friendliest people you will meet. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| mithridates wrote: |
| I think Lethbridge is the sunniest in Alberta, and Osoyoos in BC. Much smaller populations though. |
Lethbridge sure is the windiest! And warm in the winter. I went there to do my undergrad, and wore shorts outside in February while relatively nearby Calgary was shoveling itself from under two feet of snow.
Overall, I found Alberta to be ugly. Except at its western edges.
Sorry, but an early lifetime of blue ocean, green trees, lush fruitful valleys, milder climes and bookended by beautiful Vancouver Island and the B.C. Rockies made me biased.
This is how most of Alberta looks for half the year:
If you don't think that is one sad looking scene to see day in and day out around you then Alberta may be the place for you! |
That picture actually makes me feel pretty good. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:45 am Post subject: |
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| Calgary's also got the largest Quebecois population in any city outside Quebec. Largest number of Americans too. |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| This is how most of Alberta looks for half the year: |
Yup if you like looking at clear blue skies then Alberta's the place for you!
If you like looking at drab dreary clouds 8 months out of the year then:
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| mithridates wrote: |
| Calgary's also got the largest Quebecois population in any city outside Quebec. Largest number of Americans too. |
Damn, the Q-beckers must live in the wrong part of town, because I never ran into them. Saw a shyte-load of Newfs, Saskatchewanians/Saskatchetonians/Saskwatches, but the frenchies must have hidden from view. Or, maybe they were in Rocket Richard poutine, a famous city landmark restaurant. Best poutine west of Chicoutamie. I don't like the stuff myself. I prefer prairie oysters, a local delicacy. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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Let's see what the Calgary Sun (Calgary's worst newspaper but very direct) says in their business headlines today:
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Profit hits $1.2B as production doubles
Oilsands output doubled for Suncor Energy in the second quarter, pushing profits to $1.22 billion.
Read More
Toronto stock exchange passes 12,000 mark
Full Story
WestJet profit jumps 873%
New aircraft help reduce fuel price impact
Full Story
Oilsands pipelines to go ahead
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:28 am Post subject: |
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mithridates, you actually like that yellow, flat, drab wintery Alberta picture? You must be from there!
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If you like looking at drab dreary clouds 8 months out of the year then:
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That's gorgeous! isn't it? (er,... I must be from there, the West Coast, but, dang, that's beautiful, isn't it?)
I want THAT to be a place to retire. |
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