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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Most of this makes me question whether or not you actually live here.
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I guess if young left leaning progressives are bringing their politics to Alberta and have for decades, why is that not making it's way to the ballot box and provincial government? I highly doubt the conservatives are really that good at campaigning that the only loss that they have take was during a serious fracture.
As for the immigrants in Alberta, I know what I am talking about. My entire social circle is immigrant or children of immigrants. We all discuss how "white washed" a lot of immigrants in Alberta are as opposed to other cities with more specific communities and culture centers are.
Probably why I have Jewish friends that import kosher meat from Toronto, the selection in Calgary is piss poor.
There may be 40 000+ people in Calgary with Italian ancestry but there is probably 3/4 Italian owned supermarkets for the culinary needs. 3/4 where real Italian's shop, not the places designed for the non Italian crowd.
Where does one find a German speaking banker? What area is predominantly Irish in Calgary? Any Ethiopian law office that you can point to in Calgary? What street has the best Italian/Greek/Hungarian/Ukrainian/Jamaican food?
Ya, immigrants in Calgary/Alberta generally take a little more of the assimilation route as opposed to other cities. In other cities, sometimes it doesn't even feel like your in Canada with the signage and business. Those areas are pretty much where specific cultures live.
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