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Originally Posted by djsFlames
That's actually a fair take. I personally don't like how Calgary has grown so much in the last number of years because it has made it more of a hub for people from abroad looking to move up and a very diverse city that has in turn lost some of its identity and homey-ness that it once had as a smaller city with families that were Calgarian stretching back a couple generations.
There are so many new Calgarians that you can bring up the Flames and the Iginla era and some people will stare at you blankly, which is crazy to think.
It's a city building out and not up, so you have more and more cookie cutter suburbs that all look the same full of people that have only known the city for a few years and don't know what the Caglarian identity really is or looks/feels like.
I have picked up on more of a sense of pride in the community lately in Edmonton which has not experienced the same kind of rapid growth as Calgary (which probably helps with that sense of inclusiveness). Though in the media it comes off as obnoxious pride that lacks self awareness. Edmonton in contrast seems like a city that is almost like that small town that many people don't escape, but they cope by buying into this self-contained belief that it's the best thing out there which probably boosts their spirits.
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That's deep bro. Definitely true though.
I lived in Edmonton for 2 years and although both cities are somewhat 'boring', Calgary is just 10x the city compared to Edmonton in every other way.