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Originally Posted by Berger_4_
Provost is pretty bad, what with the cross burning, and the fact that you're an hour and a half drive to anywhere else in the world.
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meh, there was a cross burning in 1991. Big deal. It was like 25 Klan members who had traveled from all sorts of places. No worse than the fact that I get called Jew-lover and threatened by skinheads when I walk around with my best friend in Kensington or sometimes on Stephen Ave. I'm sure it's a crap town, but it struck me as odd that you would use that as one of the reasons to dislike it.
I guess I'm much more of a city person than most here. I cannot comprehend why anyone would rather go freakin' skidooing rather than go to a fun dance party, randomly sample a few bands, take in a good beer or scotch tasting, etc. etc. and all on the same night. On the other hand, I do understand why people like the country, but I'd much rather be somewhere like New York or Toronto than even a nice small town. The amount of stuff to do is just way beyond what a small town offers. I guess Calgary is at that frustrating mid-point, though, where there might not be enough to do to justify the cons of the urban experience (which, for someone like me, are positives, but I understand why others dislike them).
My favorite place in Alberta is, hands down, Waterton. I have avoided the smaller places and desolate crapholes, so I don't really have a worst. Edmonton really is an ugly and depressing city, though.