What is there to do in this city?

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

Phoenix is a great city when your are retired...

Well, the guy just said he didn't renew his season tickets, which would definitely enable him to retire given today's horrendous prices.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

Yeah because Calgary is so affordable..

and phoenix is? if calgary isnt affordable for you, than there arent too many places that will provide you with the same standard of living at a reduced cost.
i havent been to phoenix for 17 years...but retirement cities tend to be pricey and i can tell you that walking through the Paradise Valley mall as a 13 year old amongst nothing but grandmas and grandpas wasnt fun at the time...i wanted to cruise some chicks.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

24 years is enough for me. Anyway, i'm exhausted with this topic and on a board where the majority of people live in Calgary my opinion obviously isn't a popular one, but I'm not afraid to say it's not all rainbows and lollypops in Calgary.

I wish you good luck SarichFan, I am 24 as well and going to be moving away again too. I got a taste for international living, and I, like you, need a change of pace again. Calgary is a great place to grow up, make some money, and raise kids, but I'm not neither here nor there with any of those goals.

There are quite a few things to do around here though, I agree with others. It's what you make of it.

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by MelBridgeman

and phoenix is? if calgary isnt affordable for you, than there arent too many places that will provide you with the same standard of living at a reduced cost.

You are extremely uneducated about this subject first of all.. and secondly it's almost like you're encouraging me otherwise.

Phoenix's housing market is insanely cheap right now, enough that it'll save me nearly $1000 a month compared to Calgary.

Energy costs are not much different at all, Gas is cheaper also.. Almost $1 cheaper on the gallon.

Do some research pal. Time to walk away from this thread methinks..

Unless you all want to see me and Mel going back and forth for 8 pages...

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I wish you good luck SarichFan, I am 24 as well and going to be moving away again too. I got a taste for international living, and I, like you, need a change of pace again. Calgary is a great place to grow up, make some money, and raise kids, but I'm not neither here nor there with any of those goals.

There are quite a few things to do around here though, I agree with others. It's what you make of it.

Bravo!

I'm out.

[MelBridgeman]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

You are extremely uneducated about this subject first of all.. and secondly it's almost like you're encouraging me otherwise.

Phoenix's housing market is insanely cheap right now, enough that it'll save me nearly $1000 a month compared to Calgary.

Energy costs are not much different at all, Gas is cheaper also.. Almost $1 cheaper on the gallon.

Do some research pal. Time to walk away from this thread methinks..

Unless you all want to see me and Mel going back and forth for 8 pages...

uneducated
i used a question mark for a reason.
good luck!

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

For your interests you might have stuff to do, don't you play in a band or something? So naturally there's alot you can be doing.

HA! Yeah, except my bass player is married, and kicked us out of his basement so he could develop it. My drummer is being lazy about buying a house so he can play his drums. And I've been out of the country for most of the last three months.

I actually find that one of the best things to do in this city is get involved in intramural sports, like the Calgary Sport and Social Club.

[tvp2003]

Interesting thread. I'm born and raised in Calgary, so there isn't a whole lot in this city that excites me anymore. I moved to Victoria when I was 23 for school and even though I enjoyed it, I missed some of the perks of living in a "big city". Looking back however, I realized I should have taken advantage of the proximity to Vancouver and Seattle; I guess when you're a student you don't have the cash to make those trips all the time.

Anyways, when I eventually moved back to Calgary in 2006, it's in the middle of a boom and a lot of the perks have been overshadowed by all of the new problems Calgary faces (cost of living, traffic, etc.). Plus, there isn't anywhere within a 6 hour drive that I would want to go to (I'm not really an outdoorsy person). I'd like to pick up shop and move, but my job (and my income) will be keeping me in Calgary for the time being.

I'd love to live out in the Seattle area, or at the very least, in the BC lower mainland (near the border) so that trips across the border can be made without booking a plane ticket

[Buzzard]

Here's a few ideas. Stage West, Yuk Yuks, Jubilations, the bar beside Jubilations with the dueling pianos? A movie? I mean there is lots to do if you want to. There's concerts almost every weekend, just look up Ticketmaster. Any place you live is what you make of it.

[Buzzard]

New York Times just listed Calgary as the best city to live in the world.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

If you've lived in ANYWHERE long enough, it's a very, VERY boring town unless you enjoy the bar/pub scene.

Fixed

[SarichFan]

^^^ That's actually very true.

Calgary best city to live in, in the world? Perhaps overall but I still don't know how people are affording $500,000-$650,000 1 story bungalows in Altadore... (Saw this on the old channel 4 news channel last night, as an advertizement)

Calgary is a good safe city in general, safe for kids, ect..

Hey, who knows, in 4 or 5 years once Calgary busts (and it will) I may move back.

[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

So what? At least it'll all be new to me.. that's the kicker.

Plus, driving down a freeway in shorts and a t-shirt in November heavily outweighs driving up bow trail after work after a nice snow... gotta love all the dirty cars, gravel and overall bleek-ness... Oh it's a Chinook? How exciting! a Nice warm 5 degrees and windy as hell! Joy!!

I'm at an age where I can make a change with absolutely no consequences, if Phoenix sucks.. so be it, but I guarantee you I Highly doubt I'd even look in Calgary's direction if I were to move anywhere else...

I'm not trying to convince any of you that Calgary sucks... if you think it fits you, and what you like to do.. and are content with everything here. Good on you..

24 years is enough for me. Anyway, i'm exhausted with this topic and on a board where the majority of people live in Calgary my opinion obviously isn't a popular one, but I'm not afraid to say it's not all rainbows and lollypops in Calgary.

Like a previous poster mentioned, relax people, he is just moving and not trashing the city of Calgary, he is merely bored, and needs a change. Its one thing to have civic pride, but come on, Sarich has his opinion. If you love Calgary, good for you, if you hate it, that is ok too. Sarich, whether its a popular opinion you have, shouldnt matter at all, dont you think, your not the first and certainly wont be the last that is bored of Calgary. Some just dont choose to say it, as it serves no purpose at times.

Calgary has things that I love about it and also things that make me hate the city as well. Then again, I have no civic pride whatsoever, no matter where i live, its pointless, IMO. If someone says something negative bout the city, calgary, it doesnt bother me at all, since they are entitled to any opinion they choose. I dont think Calgary is any better or worse than other cities(even Edm), just depends on what you look for in a city.

Good for you for moving away and experiencing other places. Whether its better than Calgary, that is a choice that only you can make for yourself. I am 30 and have lived in many different cities in my life and have my opinion on Calgary as well. I am here for economic reasons and because its close to my daughter. If not for those reasons, I wouldnt be living here at all.

Phoenix has a decent club/nightlife environment, and to top that off, you get MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, which is a huge bonus I think. Then again, these are my opinions. The weather is a bonus, if you dont like cold.

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[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

New York Times just listed Calgary as the best city to live in the world.

Do you have a link for that? I would be interested to read the article. I dont take too much into any best city this or that, cause it really depends on what they are using for the criteria.

Case in point, I am not sure when exactly, but I recall an article where a newspaper either in Saskatoon or Calgary had something to the effect of our city has the best downtown in North America. Upon research on how they came to this stupid statement, it was broke down llike this.

They would randomly ask people in the cores about whether they liked the downtown or not and apparently 90/100 people (example) said they liked it in city A, whereas in city B 80/100 people liked their core. So since 90 percent in A said they like the core, that meant they had the best downtown.

I take any Best of Cities to live etc, very subjective.

[Ozy_Flame]

Actually when I came back from living in Australia / New Zealand (and I'm going back soon), I came back to a city that was far more, how should I say, "too busy to appreciate." And when I say this, I mean that I knew my days would go from laid-back casual / social environments to one where life is so incredibly fast-paced, and money took far more precedence here (even though I was making the same in New Zealand). From this, I felt my time was far more constrained by work and career goals coming back to work in Cowtown. Now that's not to say it's a bad thing, but I felt life was what happened after work in Auckland, and not what was going on at my desk like it feels here. I feel some of my friends I've known for a long time are trying to rise the corporate ladder so quickly to capitalize on Calgary's good fortunes, they're not taking the time to realize their youth to the fullest extent, especially in their 20's. But for some, that's just how they operate and they thrive on it. I understand that.

I don't know, I guess you just have to leave and come back to understand this view. This city is entertaining, and it's almost ludicrous to leave while this city continues to boom, but I think there's more to it than that, and I would just feel alot better about myself at this age hitting the beaches of Byron Bay and the football pitches rather than trying to max out my RRSP contributions for the best possible tax return.

In the meantime though, there are plenty of activities to engage in, particularly snowboarding, walking, making frequent trips to the mountains, which I do very much enjoy.

[Phanuthier]

I actually find that one of the best things to do in this city is get involved in intramural sports, like the Calgary Sport and Social Club.

I find thats what keeps me busy in Calgary/Edmonton. Being in this city is usually the outdoors (sports, the mountains) but past that, I think Calgary is just young and immature in its development. For me, I'd love to go live in New York, Rome, Paris, London, Hong Kong, Tokoyo, I just love the life there. The pubs in San Diego on the Glasslamp street have a reputation for a reason, and you area kick hop to Tijuana for other reasons.

I've lived in Alberta for 23 and I'd love to move on if I get the chance. I have to admit, I'm pretty bored. I play alot of sports (soccer, street hockey, squash, wall climbing, ultimate though I suck), go to the mountains a ton (hiking, backpacking, skiing, etc), I try and do the cultural things like taste of <city>, I've actually been a performer at Carifest, Afrika Day, Kiwanis and Sun and Sulsafest, and I usually go to a couple other events. I also really enjoy sailing too, especially in the Lakeland region.

I like the big city life. When I was in Rome last year or Hong Kong a couple months ago, there was an ocean of people everywhere you little, little restraunts packed with good cheap food everywhere, street markets and so on. Tons of life. Calgary's population density is a little low for that to happen.

I'm crossing my fingers to get a job in Buffalo (close to New York), Boise, San Jose and Hillsboro (just outside of Portland) - not lively cities, but hopefully I'll end up in Silicon Valley, and maybe lead my path to Tokoyo or Bangalore for the sake of living international. I know the part of Calgary I will miss is skiing, camping and hiking, and sailing.

[SarichFan]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

This city is entertaining, and it's almost ludicrous to leave while this city continues to boom,

It's actually the opposite for me, the boom made it an impossibility for me to live in this city due to cost of living, I could get a job like nothing here but with higher pay comes higher costs... I'm not sure it'd be worth it for me.

A few years ago i'd agree with you, if you bought a house in 2003 you're rolling now, but for me heading into a market like Calgary? It'd take me 10 years to get a house.. maybe a slight exaggeration but still a huge concern and as much as I am saying I'm bored of Calgary, I could see myself living here a few more years if I could, but I really can't do it financially...

I'm an American/Canadian dual citizen and have my U.S. Passport and Social Security number so for me to move down there is cake.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by SarichFan

It's actually the opposite for me, the boom made it an impossibility for me to live in this city due to cost of living, I could get a job like nothing here but with higher pay comes higher costs... I'm not sure it'd be worth it for me.

A few years ago i'd agree with you, if you bought a house in 2003 you're rolling now, but for me heading into a market like Calgary? It'd take me 10 years to get a house.. maybe a slight exaggeration but still a huge concern and as much as I am saying I'm bored of Calgary, I could see myself living here a few more years if I could, but I really can't do it financially...
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Sure you can.

Get a room-mate.

Get a 2nd job.

Lots of options.

Expectations for young people now a days are out of wack...nothing wrong with not being able to afford a house until you are established in your career and 10 years down the road.

But if you want to buy a house sooner, there are ways to do that too.

Man I sound like a cranky old kook.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Sure you can.

Get a room-mate.

Get a 2nd job.

Lots of options.

Expectations for young people now a days are out of wack...nothing wrong with not being able to afford a house until you are established in your career and 10 years down the road.

But if you want to buy a house sooner, there are ways to do that too.

Man I sound like a cranky old kook.

Actually you sound like my late father. Too damned logical

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Dion

Actually you sound like my late father. Too damned logical

AND GET A DAMN HAIRCUT.

Frickin hippy.