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Originally Posted by Table 5
Not trying to be too much of a dick, but why do people move to Edmonton? I feel like Calgary has left them in the dust in so many ways, yet they keep hanging around population wise. Apart from a better university, and that waterslide, I'm not sure what the appeal is over Calgary.
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My spouse and I moved to Edmonton last year. We're both professionals. Housing costs more in Calgary (especially way more near the core). Traffic is worse in Calgary. I really like the river valley and I go to FC Edmonton pro soccer games. I sure as hell don't go to the West Edmonton Mall.
I don't have a problem with Calgary, but aside from being closer to the mountains (if you care about that) and having a more impressive downtown (which is nice to look at, I suppose) what difference is there in the cities? This moral superiority is puzzling. It's not like Calgary is New York City or Chicago, it's just a really sprawling city of a millionish isolated in the middle of nowhere, just like Edmonton.