Comments on: Top 10 Things I Hated About Edmonton

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:14:36 +0000

Dan, thanks for your thoughtful response. I’m constantly amazed by two things with this post: 1) the number of insightful comments it’s received and, 2) the number of jerks who comment on this. You fall in the former category.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:03:14 +0000

AHHH I acidentently pushed post….add computor illiteracy to the list.

4) While I dont suscribe to one ideology J think that it is safe to say that I lean to the left. While Edmonton is extremelly conservative, not all of the majority of the conservatives in Edmonton are of the gay bashing/ left media propaganda/slash all social programs, variety. Most of the conservatives here are not overly politically active. In my opinon their conservatism has more to do with the innefeciency of the left than backwards ideology. Unfrotunatly the Conservative have done a good job at selling the “we care about small buisness” line. You can probably guess why that is appealing in Edmonton. Lastly, Edmonton has some innovative and inspiring social programs. The work being done in the at-risk youth feild and restorative justice is amazing despite lackluster funding.

5) Edmonton’s nightlife scene is abysmal. Undebatable. Oil City and The Ranch are the worst of the bunch. However, its not like crappy bars marketed towards young douche bags is an Edmonton invention. These bars exist in every Canadian city.

7) Im not a fan of mall’s either but you have to admit that WEM is a good thing for Edmonton. The majority of people LOVE this mall. For a city as small as Edmonton having an attraction like WEM is remarkable

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:51:33 +0000

I’m from here and I agree with a large portion of your list. 1,2,6,9 and 10 are on point.

3) I don’t think Edmonton is a terrible sports town. Yes it is overly obsessed with the Oilers but if NHL is your thing, Edmonton is a fantastic sports town. We are also big on CFL. The Crackercats did suck but The Capitals (the team that replaced the Cats) offer a solid product at the beautiful Telus Field. There are also countless sports bars to follow sports. We also have some great MMA events here, especially when you consider Edmonton’s size.

By: amanda

amanda — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:22:57 +0000

Wow for a guy who didn’t like Edmonton, you spend a lot of time complaining about it. If you drink martinis and margaritas then maybe you shouldn’t have been in Edmonton in the first place huh? However the whole truck testies is a bit stupid.

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By: jillian

jillian — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:31:10 +0000

It’s all pathetically true! Yet there’s so much more. The deal with the big trucks is that they lack in size not only in height but elsewhere as well and have to make it up.

By: A little offended

A little offended — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:36:51 +0000

I am disappointed to hear that you’re having such a bad time in Vancouver! Although I’m not exactly sure what more one could want from a city? In my experience, when I was in Vancouver I loved the buzz. Everyone was so friendly and nice and the scenic beauty of Vancouver is breath taking. I haven’t gone to university there, but I must say, it wouldn’t bother me that there where a million Chinese there! I find that comment rude and offensive. Canada for that fact, has a strong Canadian Chinese history and you will find many Chinese in Edmonton as well, particularly in downtown and many own restaurants. So if Chinese people are your problem, well maybe you should leave Canada, not exactly sure where you can go in this world for that matter of fact that doesn’t have a strong Chinese/Asian presence in one way or another!

By: Darcy W

Darcy W — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:33:42 +0000

EDMONTON CAN NOT BE WORSE THAN VANCOUVER!!!!

I Just moved here from Calgary and after 8 months, I am so depressed here, the city is cold and there is absolutely no multiculturalism (unless you call the sole Asian population multiculural).

There are rarely no ther people from other countries here! I came here for school at UBC and I HATE HATE HATE going to UBC (University of a Billion Chinese)! I am used to seeing and interracting with people from the Middle East, Africa, Brazil, El Salvador, Somalia, Ethiopia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Lebanon e.t.c, I miss having and knowing people from all cultures and backgrounds,

I wish I had listened to people tell me not to move to HongCouver! I wish I had a time machine and I could go back and just go to school at U of C or U of A! Now it’s too late, I don’t want to go back with my head down in shame,

I should have listened, Vancouver is a deceptive city, Beautiful at times yes, but within it, the people here are soooooooooo cold, materialistic and miserable, there’s no joy here, I am depressed and riding out 1.5 more year of school before I leave this Yuppie, lonely lonely cold and miserably depressing place! My next destination, either Alberta or Chicago, only time will tell. DEFINITELY NOT STAYING OR APPLYING TO JOBS IN HONGCOUVER AFTER I GRADUATE!

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reporter666 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:44:18 +0000

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By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:15:41 +0000

I’ve had the great fortune to live in 3 major cities, and 2 different countries in my lifetime. Edmonton is by far the worst. The sad thing is, it could be one of the best. What makes it suck is, like I mentioned earlier, it is full of douchebags (as we’ve seen direct evidence of, by their postings). I think I have only seen 1 person defend this city, with any intelligent arguments.
Teh problem with Edmonton, is that it is full of jobs that require no education, so that is exactly what you get…..a bunch of poorly educated fuckwits, who have no concept of anything outside of themselves and the oilers. If you mention anything outside of their world perception (which lets face it, is nearly everything) you get called a fag (because this is the worst thing in the world apparently).
Edmonton is full of people who have no critical thinking skills, and therefore believe whatever rag media they subscribe to, tells them. They question nothing, and the ones who do are shouted down by the morons who believe the rhetoric by someone who shouts louder.
It’s really like a small sister marryin’ town that grew into a city.

Like I said, it’s sad because it really has the potential to be great, if only someone with any kind of forethought was here to implement it. Unfortunately, as long as the dregs have any sway, we’ll always be a cesspit.