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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I don't know why the stampede has 'international renown'...it's just sort of a small country festival with rodeos and carnival rides and hick sideshows in a run-down and shabby park that is 40 years out of date.
I still remember vividly when Ewan MacGregor and that show he had where he and his friend biked around the world...came to Calgary and visited the stampede. I cringed a little. They weren't impressed and certainly, I never have in all my years here.
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Well, because Ewan MacGregor said so...... You mean the same Stampede that 1 million+ visit absolutely every year? Bring millions of dollars to the City and Province every year? They are spending a lot of money to update and expand Stampede park. It's not something that is easily done. Maybe you are not a big fan of western culture, but as much as you say it is a hick show, it's western culture. IMO hick is kind of a racial slur. You are aware that this is a culture and way of life for many people?