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Re: Edmonton or Calgary ?
I have lived in Edmonton now intermittently for 4.5 years.
Was a student for part of it, and I like the job I have up here. But I want to be Calgary. The city is better, and the mountains are close. The one thing Edmonton has is more cultural stuff. But the only tickets I want to buy are lift tickets.
I had a big debate about the road system with some colleagues. They had the similar debate that roads are all names in Calgary. They would list off McLeod, Crowchild and so on. But Edmonton has Yellowhead, Whitemud, Whyte, Henday, Parsons and so on. I did do a pile of driving for work around the city here, and began to understand it. But I still hate the starting at 100street and 100 ave.
But it is also where/how I live. In Calgary I lived 25 blocks from 17th, short bike ride away from downtown. So I never ventured out into the boonies, rarely ever past Chinook mall in the south, and Sait in the north.
So much opinion is pretty skewed. The few times I have gone out o auburn bay or shawnessy, I found it pretty easy to find stuff, no harder/easier than here. Once you get into a planned community you lose numbers and you are fucked.
Here I live close 10 blocks from whyte and the UofA. I would much rather live in a smaller/older house for ease of commute. Than live in a flashy house in the middle of no where.
The airport here blows. I hate that thing. So far away, laid out all silly. But planes land and take off, and because no one ever is there, baggage and security is quick.
Calgary has a downtown, what Edmonton has, is a slightly more dense area, wouldn't call that a downtown. I am down there pretty frequently. But their 'downtown' does have sweet venues for shows, and some cool bars. But just too many eggs in one basket. In Calgary you have 17th, 11th, 10th and then downtown. Edmonton has Whyte and part of Jasper.
I have lived in Edmonton now intermittently for 4.5 years.
Was a student for part of it, and I like the job I have up here. But I want to be Calgary. The city is better, and the mountains are close. The one thing Edmonton has is more cultural stuff. But the only tickets I want to buy are lift tickets.
I had a big debate about the road system with some colleagues. They had the similar debate that roads are all names in Calgary. They would list off McLeod, Crowchild and so on. But Edmonton has Yellowhead, Whitemud, Whyte, Henday, Parsons and so on. I did do a pile of driving for work around the city here, and began to understand it. But I still hate the starting at 100street and 100 ave.
But it is also where/how I live. In Calgary I lived 25 blocks from 17th, short bike ride away from downtown. So I never ventured out into the boonies, rarely ever past Chinook mall in the south, and Sait in the north.
So much opinion is pretty skewed. The few times I have gone out o auburn bay or shawnessy, I found it pretty easy to find stuff, no harder/easier than here. Once you get into a planned community you lose numbers and you are fucked.
Here I live close 10 blocks from whyte and the UofA. I would much rather live in a smaller/older house for ease of commute. Than live in a flashy house in the middle of no where.
The airport here blows. I hate that thing. So far away, laid out all silly. But planes land and take off, and because no one ever is there, baggage and security is quick.
Calgary has a downtown, what Edmonton has, is a slightly more dense area, wouldn't call that a downtown. I am down there pretty frequently. But their 'downtown' does have sweet venues for shows, and some cool bars. But just too many eggs in one basket. In Calgary you have 17th, 11th, 10th and then downtown. Edmonton has Whyte and part of Jasper.
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