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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
I've traveled, worked and lived abroad quite extensively and more often than not, people from Europe to South America, Australia and Asia all know exactly where Calgary is and what is about, so I think what you're saying is misleading. Tourism relating to Banff/Jasper, Skiing, hiking, fishing, camping, oil production and the Stampede consistently come up no matter where I am. Naturally a few rubes bring up cool runnings and the olympics but that time has passed long ago for the most part.
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What kind of people are you meeting? Because oil and gas executives would probably know about Calgary more than the average person. And I've been to all the places you've just mentioned too.
Most backpackers, locals or people interseted in my accent only knew about Calgary through the Olympics, Cool Runnings, or Eddie the Eagle. And that's IF Calgary comes up in conversation.
Can't say if they knew about Banff/Jasper or not, but I never brought it up, and the fact no one I ever talked to has ever either shows me that it's just not as popular as some people think it is - despite how great of a place they really are.
Hardly anyone I talked to abroad knew about the Stampede. It's almost a non-existent event to anyone outside Canada and the US.