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Originally Posted by ma-skis.com
you ever been to anyplace outside of a 6 hour drive from here? people in europe / africa / australia, they don't know about the greatest out door show on earth you say calgary anywhere south of seattle, they all think Cali.
but cool runnings... jamaican bobsled team... classic disney comedy that reaches hearts around the world, that was us man, i was in that airport. i was at that bar, or some variation of it thereof with the same cowboy theme.
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Going back long before the Calgary Olympics, I met a surprising amount of people that knew about the Calgary Stampede, including Texas and parts of Mexico. I also dated a girl from Oz that knew all about the Stampede. Naturally the Olympics gave Calgary international exposure, but it's a relatively recent and one time event.
Another thing Calgary would be known for is the Oil sector of course.