whats happening to Calgary?

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

that was me, you *******!

Wheelchair? check
Druggy?
Homeless? Nope

[CaptainCrunch]

I have noticed that the business environment has changed a great deal in this city in the last 5 or so years. People are constantly hiding behind thier voice mail, showing up late or unprepared for meetings, and not meeting commitments.

Its worse when your trying to do business with companies that approach you for "Urgent" services and then drag thier decisions out for weeks and months until I finally drop them. It makes me look bad to the people that I report too.

Calgarian's are also far more eager to blow up over the smallest issues, I've noticed a distinct change in work ethic in this city as it stands.

Calgary has finally stepped into the big city realm and they've adopted the same arrogance and bad manners.

[feartheflames]

My opinion is that I dont want to be that person who just walks by, I understand that there are crazies in Calgary ( I'm a girl and i work night shifts in downtown, believe me I know), but i wouldn't be able to deal with my conscience if i just walked by. can you imagine how horrible it must be to be laying in the middle of the street and people are walking right by you , like you are garbage. to me that person is still a human being, no matter what. although i can understand the reasons mentioned above

[Superflyer]

I moved here in 97 and I really liked it, we had that small town feel in a big city environment. But over the years, especially in the last 3 or 4 I guess it has gone down hill quickly. I am scared to see it in another 5 years.
But that being said I think that out of the big cities in Canada this is still the one that I would like to live in........ask me again in a few years and it may be diffrent.

[maverickeastwood]

Can Calgary even be Calgary anymore? I'm an implant as well (BC) along with many, many others. What is the true population of this city minus the imports. This city must've had something that I have missed because it reminds me alot of Vancouver.

To add to the previous poster, we go home after spending the day at work and in traffic, turn on the T.V. and watch all the "bad " that has happened. It's always the breaking story when someone gets killed, what happened in the middle east or even the pickton trial.

It's not just here, it's happeneing everywhere to a varying degree, some worse than others

[CrusaderPi]

Don't worry folks. In a few more years the boom will cause some eastern Canada jealousy and we'll have the NEP II foisted on us. Edmonton and Calgary will become more like the small cities you remember.

You may not have a house or be here to enjoy it though.

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

Don't worry folks. In a few more years the boom will cause some eastern Canada jealousy and we'll have the NEP II foisted on us. Edmonton and Calgary will become more like the small cities you remember.

You may not have a house or be here to enjoy it though.

Agreed.

I help people who help themselves, always been like that always will be like that. With the amount of help wanted signs out there is no reason not to have a job. I respect someone who has a job (doesnt matter what it is, McD, City, Encana) not someone who walks around the +15 that causes me not to leave the food court when I want to because I know the arouma will be awful.

MYK

[Ozy_Flame]

Well I'm coming back to Calgary at the end of February, and to be completely honest, I'm scared to see how the city is in terms of economy, people, culture, etc. I don't know what to expect in terms of gainful employment, what the cost of living is there anymore, and whether I'm going to be able to relate to Calgarians anymore. It just seems like, from being on the outside looking in now, that the city has lost it's spirit, and that it's being diluted with money-driven maniacs.

Calgary is getting too large, too quick. I don't know what to expect.

[Daradon]

There's two other factors at work here I think. I don't like just saying, 'the city is too big and is filled with too many money driven jerks'. That's untrue, and a cop out answer with no imagination. There might be some corrolation, but it's a simple and largely incorrect answer IMHO.

The first factor was touched on. Simply, the element of fear. In a city this size people fear the unknown because there is more that IS unknown. In a small town, there is a good chance you might know this person and what the risks (real or imagined) that would be associated with helping him. As we know less and less about our surroundings and the people within them, the fear reaction increases (for most people). A large city has too many people/neighbourhoods to know and we don't have to worry just about that one person, but all the other people in the situation as well, like the drivers at the light, the people watching us etc.

To go into that a bit further, we probably do isolate ourselves more in large cities, but it's not because we don't care or don't have time for people, it's just fear or suspicion of the unknown. Therefore we don't take the time judge the situation properly.

Second is more of a sociological comment, but it has to do with the amount of people around the 'need for help'. A person needing help, in situations as simple as this, to serious life threatening ones like assault or rape, is far more likely to get it if there are one or two people nearby to help, than if there are 20 or 30. Some might think that the odds are better with more people but for two reasons they are not...

1. Most people will be too afraid of jumping in and being judged, or failing in front of others.

2. People will rationalize in their heads that they are not the best person for the job, that someone else will take care of it since there are so many around, or that it's simply not their problem.

Whereas, if people realise they are the only ones who can help, this will often override their fear (as mentioned above) and spring into action.

Neither of these are good excuses or reasons, but they are hardly the sole domain of large cities.

I'm glad you were more than ready to do the right thing though, and I think lots of people are.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by CrusaderPi

Don't worry folks. In a few more years the boom will cause some eastern Canada jealousy and we'll have the NEP II foisted on us. Edmonton and Calgary will become more like the small cities you remember.

You may not have a house or be here to enjoy it though.

A few more years???

How about.....if Dion ever comes into power.
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