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transplant99 · 04-08-2011, 04:22 PM

I think the other thing I dont quite grasp is the "look at Paris" thing.

Paris is over 2000 years old and has a completely different culture than anywhere in North America never mind Calgary or Edmonton. Calgary is only 35 years older than my still living grandmother fer chrissakes. If I go to Paris, sure I want to see what they have, but when I get back to Calgary I dont want to see a bunch of stuff that was sculpted 9 years ago just because it was done locally.

This kind of stuff tends to form its own path and history and should not be force fed to anyone. Canadians will decide what Canadian culture is....not some government grants to build a nice place to show stuff from elsewhere, though i do understand the value in that as well, but importance to the majority of people? Not so much.

04-08-2011, 04:22 PM	#82
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	I think the other thing I dont quite grasp is the "look at Paris" thing. Paris is over 2000 years old and has a completely different culture than anywhere in North America never mind Calgary or Edmonton. Calgary is only 35 years older than my still living grandmother fer chrissakes. If I go to Paris, sure I want to see what they have, but when I get back to Calgary I dont want to see a bunch of stuff that was sculpted 9 years ago just because it was done locally. This kind of stuff tends to form its own path and history and should not be force fed to anyone. Canadians will decide what Canadian culture is....not some government grants to build a nice place to show stuff from elsewhere, though i do understand the value in that as well, but importance to the majority of people? Not so much.