The Best Place On Earth!

[mmmatt]

I had no idea lol

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/15444.jpg

[401_King]

blech

[JBinCalgary]

i thought it was red deer alberta?

[m0nkyman]

I was thinking South Pacific.

[IntotheWest]

That sign would be pretty close though...

[Xelebes]

You're going to have to have a word with Bill Smith soon...

[LeftCoaster]

Is it wrong that i saluted when i saw that picture?

[smasher000]

ALL HAIL!!

Get ready for the Albertans to bitch... :notacrook:

[Xelebes]

Nah, we'll just wave around a Bill Smith flag.

[squeezied]

oh no, please dont bitch at us, please!

[Bassic Lab]

i thought it was red deer alberta?

The overgrown truck stop that serves no useful purpose other than filling the void between Calgary and Edmonton?

Yeah, it could be the best place on Earth, some kind of wierd irnoy that no one actually expects. Would add flavour to the universe.

[PhilippeMtl]

Nice concrete.

[e909]

The overgrown truck stop that serves no useful purpose other than filling the void between Calgary and Edmonton?

Yeah, it could be the best place on Earth, some kind of wierd irnoy that no one actually expects. Would add flavour to the universe.

:hell: Red Deer is more than Gasoline alley.

oh who am i kidding :D

[Only The Lonely..]

I'm thinking Winnipeg..

Its one of those places everyone should see before they die.

[Calgarian]

fuck that shit!! Calgary is god and all of you will bow down before us or die.

[Calgarian]

On a serious note though, I LOVE BC, it should be called the funnest place on earth. Can't wait to do some hiking, wakeboarding, camping and if there's time, houseboating.

[Taller Better]

Unfortunate slogan.

[Wooster]

I am the best place on earth.

[raggedy13]

How about now... ;)


http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g296/raggedy13/15444.jpg

[smasher000]

^ GASP! i would expect nothing less than that from an Albertan but.. you're from VANCOUVER!

[baggab]

How about now... ;)

I think I know who vandalized the Olympic Clock now...

[Jarrod]

As a British Columbian living in Calgary,

When I lived in BC, I hated that slogan because who is to say it is the best place on earth? I mean, COME ON!!!

[Lead]

It's there to make us feel good. :yes:

[Mike K.]

Where were you guys five years ago?

BC has been the best place on earth for quite a while :cheers:

[kirjtc2]

Wha? It's not Buffalo?

[someone123]

I have noticed that some people in BC can be very arrogant. They think that BC is perfect and that nowhere else in the country could possibly have any kind of advantage over it. It is a very provincial attitude.

The arrogance is also puzzling because people in BC mostly brag about natural characteristics of their province that they had no hand in creating.

[Waterlooson]

I have noticed that some people in BC can be very arrogant. They think that BC is perfect and that nowhere else in the country could possibly have any kind of advantage over it. It is a very provincial attitude.

The arrogance is also puzzling because people in BC mostly brag about natural characteristics of their province that they had no hand in creating.


Arrogant perhaps, but why not just admit it.... BC is Canada's most beautiful province.

[someone123]

Beautiful in what way? BC doesn't have a monopoly on natural beauty and most of its towns and cities are kind of dull looking.

[Taller Better]

Arrogant perhaps, but why not just admit it.... BC is Canada's most beautiful province.

BC is blessed with a lot of natural beauty, but I honestly don't think people need
their government making up such an arrogant slogan to make them "feel good". Don't you cringe when you see that sign? I did.

[Waterlooson]

No, I didn't cringe, I just chuckled.... they are just teasing you guys.

In the natural beauty department, BC easily wins the contest.... and I have traveled from Cape Spear to Long Beach, and from Whitehorse to Point Pelee.

[MonkeyRonin]

I still prefer Vaughn: The City Above Toronto.

[Taller Better]

No, I didn't cringe, I just chuckled.... they are just teasing you guys.

In the natural beauty department, BC easily wins the contest.... and I have traveled from Cape Spear to Long Beach, and from Whitehorse to Point Pelee.

It is the "unnatural" department that needs some work... ;)

[m0nkyman]

It is the "unnatural" department that needs some work... ;)

Come on. It is definitively the best place on earth to score the kind of weed that puts you out of this world.:banana: :whip: :jester:

[Taller Better]

Come on. It is definitively the best place on earth to score the kind of weed that puts you out of this world.:banana: :whip: :jester:

True...it does come in handy. Helps pass the time! :D

[le calmar]

I don't think BC is the most beautiful province in Canada either... It's still very good looking, but it's all about big mountains and sea you know. That would be very arrogant to ignore the wonders of the Atlantic provinces, the Appalachian moutains (even if they're smaller, who cares, really?), the coast, the historic jewels and also the diversity in the landscapes. If big mountains is the only point for being the most beautiful place on earth, then the Alps, the Himalaya and the Andes would win the contest, cause the Rockies aren't that big compared to some other ones. Canada is great, but I'm not sure the most beautiful place of earth is over here. Some places are just amazing in Europe... They have the mountains + everything else... sea, history, beautiful villages... Europe is cool.

[Policy Wonk]

the sign needs an anamatronic junkie with a shopping cart waving at the comming traffic

[spiritedenergy]

Some places are just amazing in Europe... They have the mountains + everything else... sea, history, beautiful villages... Europe is cool.

oh my goodness you're so right... this is what I cradle in my heart:D
http://www.bolgheridoc.com/images/grasceteb.jpg
http://foto.borghitoscani.com/articoli/bici.jpg
http://www.elbaworld.com/archivio/comuni/pferraio/grandi/3.jpg

nevertheless, I think Quebec is amazing too.

[Taller Better]

I don't think BC is the most beautiful province in Canada either... It's still very good looking, but it's all about big mountains and sea you know. That would be very arrogant to ignore the wonders of the Atlantic provinces, the Appalachian moutains (even if they're smaller, who cares, really?), the coast, the historic jewels and also the diversity in the landscapes.

I wondered how long it would be before this degenerated to "Which Province are You From?"

[Hardhatdan]

:hell: Red Deer is more than Gasoline alley.

oh who am i kidding :D

Its slutty girls and cheap pony pitchers.

[someone123]

I still prefer Vaughn: The City Above Toronto.

I thought their slogan would be something like "Vaughan: We have an IKEA" or "Vaughan: At least it's not Scarborough".

[LordMandeep]

whats with Ikea?? there is one 20 mins away in Toronto.

[Jeffy78]

the sign needs an anamatronic junkie with a shopping cart waving at the comming traffic

:laugh: :lmao: sooo funny! I would like to see that, actually.

[Jeffy78]

The slogan is meant as an international (and domestic) marketing tool, not so much for British Columbians to make themselves feel self-important....

But is is true! ;)


I had no idea lol

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f232/stu_pendousmat/15444.jpg

Where was this picture taken, anyway?

[smasher000]

I have noticed that some people in BC can be very arrogant. They think that BC is perfect and that nowhere else in the country could possibly have any kind of advantage over it. It is a very provincial attitude.

The arrogance is also puzzling because people in BC mostly brag about natural characteristics of their province that they had no hand in creating.

I can see your jealousy. :jester: And what IS the most beautiful province? NOVA SCOTIA? YUKON? ALBERTA?!?!

(im kidding!)

[Architype]

I live in BC, and I agree that calling it "The Best Place in the World" is a bit arrogant, and is not a good choice for a slogan as it would likely get this kind of reaction. I don't know what they were thinking when they came up with that, but slogans should not be taken too seriously. When I constantly get asked for money by down and out homeless people, I don't think I am living in the best place in the world.

[kirjtc2]

Let's see...they call it "the coast", as if there were no other coasts...then they call Ontario "the east"....are they aware Atlantic Canada exists? :)

[Taller Better]

I thought their slogan would be something like "Vaughan: We have an IKEA" or "Vaughan: At least it's not Scarborough".

I remember one of those slogans from my old Vancouver days:
"Richmond means never having to say you're Surrey"... :haha:

[Dorian G.]

I like the BC coat of arms much more than the ugly new logo which has nothing to do with anything—no provincial tree, bird, flower, &c.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/COA-BC-Large.jpg
Government logos should be permanent and static—whipping out a new picture every time the govt. changes just seems partisan.

[Dylan Leblanc]

the ugly new logo which has nothing to do with anything
:jester:

This newer logo is not a replacement for the coat of arms, but it provides a modern image for the government to use. Believe me, the new logo says a lot to some people.

The slogan "the best place on earth" is akin to a father telling his family that they are the best family in the world, even it they literally aren't. It's a moral booster.

[kool maudit]

they can have it.

[Distill3d]

God created BC...Lucifer gave us Alberta

[Taller Better]

God created BC...Lucifer gave us Alberta


Nah.. not true at all. Some nice things about Alberta... the foothills are beautiful. :tup:

[ReginaGuy]

:)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/820/untitled2vp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just bugging you! I love BC :P

[Taller Better]

:jester:

This newer logo is not a replacement for the coat of arms, but it provides a modern image for the government to use. Believe me, the new logo says a lot to some people.

The slogan "the best place on earth" is akin to a father telling his family that they are the best family in the world, even it they literally aren't. It's a moral booster.

I love the old BC coat of arms, and BC has the nicest provincial flag ( I still have my grandfather's silver letter wax sealer with the native holding the crest of BC). I understand about the moral boosting, but it just crosses a fine line between boosting and boasting. Something like "Our place on Earth" might have implied it is the best, without actually saying so... but every province does something similar. I love the current Ontario ads on tv because of the song, but it is basically the same type of boosterism and morale raiser:

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It is similar, but a teensy bit more modest. Just a scintilla. I think it is just the use of the word "BEST" that is a bit much.
The sentiment is completely allowed! ;)

[raggedy13]

:)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/820/untitled2vp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just bugging you! I love BC :P


^:haha:

Personally I think a little ego-bruising is healthy for us British Columbians, especially for a number of the ones who posted earlier in this thread, though I'm sure they were all joking around (I hope). Obviously we think it is beautiful here, as I'm sure many other people think as well, but of course there are many other great places across the country and around the world as well and therefore no place on earth could really accurately claim to be the "best" since everybody has different ideas of what's beautiful. Speaking of other beautiful areas of Canada, I thought the area around the Laurentians in Quebec was amazing when I was there years ago one summer. I wish I could remember the names of the towns I saw around there. I think I was like 14 at the time but I liked that area. Niagara on the Lake was a beautiful town as well when I was there the same summer.

[Taller Better]

^^ I'm gonna fess up, too... I laughed and laughed at Reginaguy's composite!

[CCF]

:)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/820/untitled2vp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just bugging you! I love BC :P

Haha.

Seriously, what's the sun doing in there? ;)

[raggedy13]

^I know you guys are joking around, but just for those who may be uninformed, such a sign would not hold true for all of BC. Of course it would for Vancouver and most coastal areas but BC also has some of the driest places in the country. I think the residents of places like Osoyoos would be a bit confused by that sign...

http://www.bestofosoyoosbc.com/Osoyoos.jpg

http://desertsurfside.osoyoos.com/about1.jpg

http://canadavacationrentals.ca/BritishColumbia/photos/c2258c.jpg
^(they like to think they're in Mexico or something with a lot of the buildings there)

[Taller Better]

Haha.

Seriously, what's the sun doing in there? ;)



LOL! That is like the old joke about the business-woman on a
trip to Vancouver. It rains every day she is there. On the final day
she asks a small boy if it ever stops raining here. He says:
"How should I know? I'm only six". :D
(I'm joking... don't club me)

[Maldive]

This is the most beautiful place on earth... and the food's better too.

http://www.fotoeweb.it/sorrentina/Foto/Positano/Positano%20spiaggia%20grande.JPG

[Taller Better]

^^^^ Mmmmmmmmmmmmm ... drool..... wish I were there right this moment.

[Biff]

:)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/820/untitled2vp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just bugging you! I love BC :P


Laughed my ass off!

[bigcanuck]

This is the most beautiful place on earth... and the food's better too.

http://www.fotoeweb.it/sorrentina/Foto/Positano/Positano%20spiaggia%20grande.JPG

How is an Albertan or B.Columbian supposed to drive his/her Escalade up to those houses? Kinda steep.

[Taller Better]

LOL!! Specially when it snows!

[Maldive]

http://www.upside-down.ca/maldive/salt.jpg

[SpongeG]

they have since changed the slogan

even locals whined about it

[SpongeG]

th whole thing started cause poll after poll and survey after survey Vancouver kept chalking up "the best place to live in the world"

[raggedy13]

LOL! That is like the old joke about the business-woman on a
trip to Vancouver. It rains every day she is there. On the final day
she asks a small boy if it ever stops raining here. He says:
"How should I know? I'm only six". :D
(I'm joking... don't club me)

:haha: That's a good one, seriously. Unfortunately I don't think such jokes circulate much locally, for obvious reasons, so I miss out on good stuff like that.


Perhaps I'm too young to know better, but what is British Columbia Salt? And what does salt have to do with the rain?

[Taller Better]

Perhaps I'm too young to know better, but what is British Columbia Salt? And what does salt have to do with the rain?

It is just a take-off of on Morton's Salt (when it rains... it pours...).

[MolsonExport]

To many, BC may not be the best place on earth, but it is extremely far from being the worst place. Quite frankly, if the real estate prices in Vancouver were not so high, I would consider it among my choices for 'best place'. I loved my 5 years in BC (4 of which were spent in Vancouver and Richmond).

[Taller Better]

It is not likely, but I could conceivably see myself retiring there when my life slows down a lot...
maybe take up some gardening.

[raggedy13]

It is just a take-off of on Morton's Salt (when it rains... it pours...).

I see...

I'm guessing I'm probably too young for knowing Morton's Salt as well then, especially after looking up their website and seeing how old their original adds look.

[MolsonExport]

^I know you guys are joking around, but just for those who may be uninformed, such a sign would not hold true for all of BC. Of course it would for Vancouver and most coastal areas but BC also has some of the driest places in the country. I think the residents of places like Osoyoos would be a bit confused by that sign...

http://www.bestofosoyoosbc.com/Osoyoos.jpg

http://desertsurfside.osoyoos.com/about1.jpg

http://canadavacationrentals.ca/BritishColumbia/photos/c2258c.jpg
^(they like to think they're in Mexico or something with a lot of the buildings there)

Indeed. My father has retired to Osoyoos, and I visit regularly.

[Taller Better]

I see...

I'm guessing I'm probably too young for knowing Morton's Salt as well then, especially after looking up their website and seeing how old their original adds look.

It is an American brand of salt. You can buy it anywhere in the States.

But also when I get old and retire I might just check into Shady Pines in Boca Raton, Florida... :)

[IntotheWest]

^TB - I could retire in the south Okanagan...I do think it is the best place in Canada...

...Vancouver I did find it rained too much while I worked there for 2 years (only in the winter months...spring is about the same as everywhere else, and summer is drier than most out east). Seriously, the first 2 weeks I started there, I was wondering if I'd ever see dry roads. Combined with low single-digit temps, and humid air, it isn't all that pleasant.

..but the greenery and flowers are awesome!

[squeezied]

spring is definitely vancouver's best friend! warm and doesnt rain that much. everything's all green and pleasant. summer is like a desert here(comparatively at least), i could only wish for rain at that time. autumn is ok i guess... iono, i always feel depressed during this time of year, maybe because of school? lol. and winter is... wet... way to wet.

well thats how i think of van... but i guess it also overlaps with many other cities aw well hehe.

oh, and yea i guess i know how it feels being an "outsider" seeing that sign. if i were an albertan, i'd cross the boarder just to egg the sign. :P

[DizzyEdge]

.... if i were an albertan, i'd cross the boarder just to egg the sign. :P

HMMMMmmmm :)

[SpongeG]

well vancouver is in a rainforest

people seem to forget that fact

[Stingray2004]

Looks like they are lately reverting back to good ol' "Super, Natural British Columbia" on all of the updated freeway tourist info centre signage:

http://www.kin.bc.ca/Archives/Moyie/VisInfoLogo.jpg

Anyways, who cares:shrug:

[mmmatt]

Looks like they are lately reverting back to good ol' "Super, Natural British Columbia" on all of the updated freeway tourist info centre signage:

http://www.kin.bc.ca/Archives/Moyie/VisInfoLogo.jpg

Anyways, who cares:shrug:

hahaha, at first glance I thought it said "supernatural British Columbia" I dont think that slogan would would work well, unless you like ghosts and stuff like that :)

[Dylan Leblanc]

but of course it alludes to "supernatural"

[IntotheWest]

well vancouver is in a rainforest

people seem to forget that fact

I don't think anyone who's been there forgets that. It is by far one of the greenest places I've seen...it's just a different climate - some like, some don't. But it hardly sums up British Columbia.

[Taller Better]

^^ I agree. I could never forget that Vancouver is in the rain forest.