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Old Posted Jul 22, 2009, 7:56 AM
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NewFlyer and True,

No , I'm sorry , I think you both misunderstood my point .

Winnipeg is best appreciated by NOT comparing it to somewhere else. In other words , don't come to Winnipeg expecting to find Calgary , Las Vegas , Toronto , New York , Hong Kong or anywhere else in the world. That's the mistake that so many people who rag on this town make. They think of somewhere that they really liked and then think about why they liked it. Then they think "Well , Winnipeg doesn't have any of that." What they DON'T do is to look at what IS here and enjoy it for its own sake. In other words , people who are new to Winnipeg think of what it ISN'T rather than what it IS. That's what you , me , and everybody else who loves this city are always trying to explain to people who bash this city. For example : T.O. person "Winnipeg sucks because it's so cold !" Winnipeg person "Sure it's cold. It's also got some of the best summer weather on the continent. Ever been to Grand Beach ?"

I've got friends who come from Beijing , Sarajevo (today...not during the war obviously) , Tel-Aviv , Melbourne , and Munich. These are world class cities and few people would deny that. They don't say "Winnipeg sucks because it's not like "......". They say "It is what it is". For the most part , they love it (until winter that is) even if they prefer somewhere else they're more familiar with or (naturally) call home. They don't say "Where are the freeways ? The 1000 year old churches ? The giant airports ?" No , they take a drive along Hwy. 75 , stop around Morris , get out , take a picture of themselves against the endless horizon and smile. This is absolutely amazing to many of them ...."Wow....I can't believe this. It's so flat...I didn't think that anything like this could even exist.Hey....is that Winnipeg over there ? Didn't we just drive for hour ?! Whoa..."
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