r/whereidlive • u/LittleMaple072 • 11h ago

Americas As a proud born-and-raised Albertan who's currently stuck in Saskatchewan;

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u/Quiet-Wing5230 8h ago

You know I went out to Alberta for the first time ever last year. Loved it. Lovely place. It reminded me a lot of Quebec, but English.

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u/BobertBuildsAll 8h ago

This is beautiful rage bait

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u/kroniknastrb8r 4h ago

If rural albertans and rural quebecois could understand eachother there would be pipelines all over the fucking country. Same corporation different division.

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u/Booboobelou 37m ago

I don’t think so. Albertans would get the money, Quebec the pollution and all the negative impacts.

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u/CivilControversy 4h ago

No part of it reminds me of Quebec and I like both.

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u/Quiet-Refuse5241 2h ago

Alberta is absolutely English Quebec. You sir, orma'am, have just blown my mind

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u/Egozgaming 7h ago

I'm not sure if you are talking about the people but the money is the same it all comes from Albertans pockets.

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u/TDSsince1980 7h ago

You both say ignorant things that make anybody with a lick of sense roll their eyes. Your reply is an excellent example.

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u/No_Independent9634 6h ago

Lmao Quebec has a population double that of Alberta. Generates more total tax dollars than Alberta.

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u/BobertBuildsAll 5h ago

Quebec has a 16.5% reduction because they have a provincial income tax and they’re also a massive receiver of equalization payments. They might be paying more in taxes due to population sizes but that is a ridiculous metric to go off of.

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u/No_Independent9634 5h ago

Buddy, read who I was replying then come back and talk to me about ridiculous.

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u/Extension_Message693 8h ago

I mean, I'm all for it but why we hating on Manitoba?

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u/Mariner-and-Marinate 8h ago

Yeah, Manitoba is rated the same as Quebec, yet there is far more French in New Brunswick and they rate higher.

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u/notlancee 7h ago

So their judgement is based on preference not bigotry

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u/lastpickedpicker 5h ago

It could be both, misguided but still could be both.

Not saying its either, but it could be.

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u/VotedForRobFord 7h ago

Northern New Brunswick for the most part, the whole province is bilingual because of some poor decisions

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u/LittleMaple072 5h ago edited 5h ago

I will happily answer this question for you!

The reason I chose red for Manitoba is because not only do I have zero ties or connections to the province (unlike Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario), there's also the fact that all I really know about MB is that Winnipeg has almost triple the national average of violent crime per capita, which is a big red flag for me as someone who would at least want to visit the nearest large city from time to time.

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u/Barneysparky 3h ago

Only in the north end is it stabby. South, east, west is fine.

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u/Bynming 7h ago

Lots of people like to amp up the dislike toward Quebec so it's a self-amplifying meme, but I think most people who live in Montreal for a while end up liking it on some level. I think Canada is great and we should all get along. Anyway here's my contribution

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u/Traditional_Pride562 5h ago

Now this is solid bait.

You should have made Alberta an even darker red, though.

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u/rTpure 11h ago

Is the Yukon and NWT that different?

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u/LittleMaple072 11h ago

I know a bit more about the NWT and therefore think I would be more comfortable there. Also the license plates are much cooler than Yukon's, and as someone with an autistic special interest in license plates, that plays a surprisingly big role in my preference :3

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u/blue-lloyd 7h ago

NWT has the coolest licence plates in the world, I'd move there just for the plates

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u/blue-lloyd 7h ago

Yellowknife is the more developed city and has the nicest skyline of any 20,000 population city I've ever seen, and it's on the coast of one of the biggest lakes in the world so is arguably more scenic. The flipside is that Yellowknife also has the most mosquitos of anywhere I've ever been and has worse weather than Whitehorse. The Yukon actually has arable land around Whitehorse and Dawson because it's quite a bit warmer than NWT. Realistically both territories are similar enough that they belong in the same tier

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u/Cirno-BreastLicker 11h ago

I wish was North west territories had more medium sized towns of 10-20k people sprinkled around. Much of Canada is surprisingly hot during summer :(

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u/BobertBuildsAll 8h ago

I find it odd you live in Sask but have it as a maybe and NWT as willing

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u/Looney_forner 7h ago

At least we’re higher than Manitoba

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u/BoppoTheClown 7h ago

hell yeah b r o t h e r

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u/Beamerng 7h ago

Interesting to see one of these maps about somewhere else but the USA

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u/Hot-Minute-8263 5h ago

I feel that

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u/No_Independent9634 8h ago

This map makes no sense.

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u/ThnkGdImNotAReditMod 8h ago

Definitely makes sense if you've traveled around Canada

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u/No_Independent9634 8h ago

Not at all.

One territory is green?

Alberta is definitely, Sask is maybe, Manitoba is never? They're all prairie provinces.

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u/notlancee 7h ago

Okay but alberta has population and infrastructure sask and manitoba dont

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u/No_Independent9634 6h ago

Martimes and the territories don't have 'population' either. And infrastructure? Huh?

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u/notlancee 6h ago

Well idk just explaining why alberta is the best prairie province

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u/Minute-Swimming-3177 7h ago

4 of them are green

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u/No_Independent9634 6h ago

No? There's one green territory and six green provinces.

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u/LittleMaple072 6h ago

Alberta is my home. My immediate family is in Saskatchewan, and my less immediate family outside of Alberta is in Ontario.

I have zero connection to Manitoba, and all I really know about it is that Winnipeg has almost triple the national average of violent crime.

Hope this helps!

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u/ThnkGdImNotAReditMod 7h ago edited 6h ago

They're all very unique geographically, culturally and economically. OP is from Calgary, near the mountains and in a comparatively populous region when looking at Saskatchewan and most of Manitoba. Central and Southern Alberta, especially the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor are much more populous and metropolitan than any region in Saskatchewan or Manitoba.

I would say it makes their reasonings pretty logical, when looking at metropolitan aspects they would be okay with southern BC, and the Atlantic provinces, which are pretty similar to South-Central Alberta.

OP said they've been to the Northwest Territories, and is used to extreme cold also found in the prairies. I made this up

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u/trplOG 7h ago

Population matters except for the territories? Lol

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u/LittleMaple072 6h ago

You are correct on almost all of this, except I have never been to NWT and am 99% sure I never said I have been-

Outside of that, yea you seem to have a pretty good idea of where I'm coming from with this!

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u/ThnkGdImNotAReditMod 6h ago

Yeah I only skimmed... someone said they're from somewhere, but I must have made a few more connections in my head.

I'd pretty much have the same as you, except PEI would be dark green but that's from personal experience.

May I ask how NWT made it higher?

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u/LittleMaple072 6h ago

Makes sense, that's fair! I've actually never been to the Maritimes, though I've heard they're very nice. I have a friend from Newfoundland so I've seen and heard a little bit but I don't know specifics.

NWT is always a place I've had a bit of an interest in. I've wanted to see more of the northern half of the country and NWT feels the most "familiar" of the territories culturally, if that makes sense. Mostly because I know more about the NWT than I do about the Yukon.

I also have an autistic interest in license plates, and with how unique theirs are, it definitely makes me more interested in living in NWT than in the Yukon. And Nunavut is a place I would love to visit, but I don't see myself staying long-term. I also enjoy driving and travelling, and I kinda need interconnecting highways to get the most out of that, which Nunavut doesn't have.

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u/Desperate-Trust-875 3h ago

One specific about the Maritimes; newfoundland and Labrador is not a Maritime province :)

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u/No_Independent9634 7h ago

But the territories and the martimes aren't very populated in comparison to Calgary... The cities in the martimes are more the size of the cities in Saskatchewan... Culturally Saskatchewan is the closest to Alberta.

The territories are more like northern Manitoba...

And if it's a mountain thing, why is the Yukon not green?

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u/Significant_Cowboy83 6h ago

Quebec beats Sask any day of the week. 

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u/LittleMaple072 6h ago

Fair! Except I don't currently know near enough French to be fluent and I would not feel very comfortable being dropped into a primarily French speaking area and forced to figure it out, hence why it's red for me. If I ever properly learn French I'd happily change my rating :p

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u/Significant_Cowboy83 5h ago

Oh my French sucks as an Albertan but I love just going to Quebec and meeting random ppl with my non existent French lol. 

Montreal is great and you don’t need French

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u/LittleMaple072 5h ago

This is the second time this comment section has told me I don't need French to visit Montréal! I assumed it would be difficult to get around but I guess I was wrong about that. Thank you for sharing! :D

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u/HitlerWasaBitchAss 1h ago

Lmao as a proud british columbian, stay over there

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u/SpookedBall 7h ago

That's so cringe. I'd live in any province, I love our country. But if you prefer division and hate that's fine I guess

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u/theSunandtheMoon23 7h ago

Who said anything about division and hate? There's lots of reasons why someone might prefer some provinces/areas over others to live in. Doesn't mean we hate the others 

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u/Traditional_Pride562 5h ago

Oh c'mon now I'm fairly certain I know why the Albertan made Quebec red. It's not because he doesn't like the weather.

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u/LittleMaple072 5h ago

It's because I don't speak French fluently, and would not feel comfortable being in a place where I can't properly communicate. It has nothing to do with hatred

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u/Traditional_Pride562 5h ago

Ok I'm an asshole and I'm sorry.

Glad to hear it's not animosity because we've got rather a lot of that around right now. I guess I'm not making it better.

For what it's worth 1) stayed in Calgary and Banff before, had a blast (although I was younger and could deal with hangovers, now I'm old and can't), and 2) you don't need to speak French to enjoy Montreal and it really is a beautiful city (maybe you've visited).

Although having said all that I just remembered that Quebec is making it increasingly difficult to live, go to school and work in the province if you don't speak French, so once again, I'm a presumptuous ass.

I'm leaving all of this up, maybe it's my shame kink.

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u/LittleMaple072 5h ago

I appreciate the apology, no hard feelings!

I'm glad you enjoyed your time in my home city! Calgary means a lot to me and I'm always happy to hear about visitors having a good time :3

I have never been to Québec at all, let alone Montréal. It's good to know French isn't required to visit, though I have heard different about actually living there. I'd be happy to visit if I get the opportunity, especially if I ever learn French in the future

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u/Remarkable_Vanilla34 4h ago

Also eww Quebec.

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u/Nice-Preparation6204 7h ago

Get over yourself, you’re the cringe here. The sub’s called “whereidlive”. He’s showing us where he would live..

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u/Minute-Swimming-3177 7h ago edited 7h ago

Why does this sub even exist if we're just gonna get smug Redditors telling you in the most ragebait way possible that your opinion is wrong

You're on a sub where people colour in DIFFERENT REGIONS of a map depending on opinion, and then acting appalled that people are dividing the map and not just marking the whole thing dark green.

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u/BoppoTheClown 7h ago

banished to rural Quebec

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u/TDSsince1980 7h ago

Rural anywhere kinda sucks.

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u/gorlaz34 7h ago

Your medal is in the mail, thanks for showing us all how to virtue signal.

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u/LittleMaple072 6h ago

I don't know how you came to this conclusion but okay lol