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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
Not really. If I want go to Airdrie, I dont say I am going to Calgary.
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But when my parents (in Winnipeg) tell people where I live, they say Calgary and not McKenzie Towne. Or a better example- if I lived in Midnapore (which was its own town at one point) they wouldn't say they are going to Midnapore, they'd say Calgary.
Airdrie is a little different. You leave city limits, pass kilometres of farm land, then hit Airdrie. Whereas in Vancouver you really don't leave urban areas going from one city to another.
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Originally Posted by Red
BTW, this 'going back home' is starting to become a trend now. Just yesterday I found out that my boss is packing it in and going to Regina. He only lived here for about 8 years. He's got enough to go back and semi retire.
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Yep, I've looked into that too. After living in my house for 1.5 years I could buy a house in Winnipeg- in a neighbourhood like Acadia; with a pool and pay cash for it. The problem is my current job averages about $10 /hour less in Winnipeg than I make here, so my after house payment income would remain exactly the same. Funny thing, I was talking to somebody who kept telling me I should do it to be mortgage free. I tried to explain that taking home $3500 per month and then paying $1000 on a mortgage is the same as taking home $2500 per month and having no mortgage.