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Originally Posted by realcity
It's true about Mac students esp the out of towners. When I went there and talked about places in the city to students in second/third year even, they had no idea about the rest of Hamilton. Westdale is the 'town', it's like a small US University Town. There is no desire to go off-campus, unless its to an off-campus residence, which is in Westdale or the area south of the Hospital. Which to me isn't Westdale. Hollywood, the Tally Ho, anywhere south of Main these home owners love to call their neighbourhood Westdale, esp the real estate agents.
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I believe that hood is called Aisnleywood? Named after the Ainsley Woods? Unless I'm mistaken... then pls correct me
And yes, I agree that most Mac students I have spent time with (which is a significant number considering I am their age) know NOTHING about Hamilton. They do know, however, that Downtown is DOWNTOWN. They like the clean, friendly, relatively crime-free area of Westdale, so they tend to stick with it.
I once asked a schooly (Mac Student) on res if she ever left campus, she replied, "OF COURSE... I go to Fortinos all the time!"
...she was referring to the one that's pretty much across Main St from Campus! hahaha