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Originally Posted by Cappy
Honestly, who the F cares about the global reputation of this city because of it's sports teams.
People in Europe and asia don't care about the Flames or the Stampede. The economist certainly doesn't care about the Flames when they rated Calgary the 5th best place to live globally.
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Are you being dense? People come to Calgary in droves from Asia and Europe because of the Stampede in particular. Maybe you shouldn't be trying to speak for people you've never met and have no idea about. Try telling the European fans on this forum that no one in the world cares about the Flames.
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Originally Posted by Cappy
People don't care about the Trail Blazers when they talk about Portland, or Austin. People don't talk about going to Berlin or Paris because of Football; New York because of whatever team.
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Seriously how would you know? You're trying to set yourself up as an expert on what everyone in the world thinks. Preposterous.
Have more people in the world heard of Portland because of the Trailblazers? Yes, I think that's pretty obviously true.
Berlin, New York and Paris are world renowned cities on their own merits. Calgary is not. There is no parallel there.
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Originally Posted by Cappy
The association of sports teams to a City's reputation is such a small-town and backward view of what makes a city an attractive place to live and work.
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Believe what you will. Most people in the world wouldn't have heard of Calgary at all without the Flames and the Stampede. That's the reality. Have you travelled? Have you talked to people in various countries about Calgary? Doesn't sound like it.
The association of a sports team to a City's global reputation is obvious. There are lots of things that make a city an attractive place to live and work. I never said having a sports team was a major factor for most people. But even if its a minor factor for some small percentage of people its making a difference to the reputation. If you don't care about the reputation thats fine. If you don't care if people across the world have heard of Calgary or not that's your choice. Some people care, some don't. Don't try and pretend you know what everyone in the world thinks though, that's ridiculous.