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Subject: Rate these Canuck provinces
Written By: BlooBerryMuffin76 on 11/30/03 at 08:22 p.m.
After responding to Rice Cube's rating of States as a Canuck, he suggest that I give a list of provinces (and territories) to be rated. I'm pretty sure I'm not going to get as many responses, but here's the list along with my personal ratings:
1. Alberta----4.25 (My aunt lives in Calgary so I've been to
Alberta a few times. A nice province full of
diversity in terms of the landscape: mountains
and wildlife in the west and the ol' plains in the
east. Calgary seems to be a transition zone.
It's a clean city and usually sunny. Gets cold
in the winter, but there are the shinooks, which
makes the weather unpredictable. It's got a
cowboy/rodeo edge to it, yet the city offer so
much opportunity. I think Edmonton is about
the same except it's further north. I've also
been to Banff, which is a nice ski/resort town
in the Rockies. Drumheller was ok, but only saw
that dino park. Finally, I went to Medicine Hat,
which is in the prairies and seems to be in the
middle of nowhere. The shopping is kind of
crummy and maybe the city's a bit too small, but
it looks clean and spruced job--like they take
pride! Anyway, Alberta is a wealthy province and
offers plenty of opportunity. Also no pst).
2. British Columbia---4 (Another beautiful province. I've been
to Vancouver, and it's a wonderful city--the
architect, the ocean, and the mountains in
the background. Victoria is also a charming
city on Vancouver Island and I would like to
see it again. Vancouver Island is also very
scenic; it's got beaches, groves, little
towns, and even it's own mountain range.
My grandfather lives in the Comox Valley
area---the shopping's terrible, but just take
a short drive somewhere, and there's
adventure. BC is another great province,
but it seems to have more issues.)
3. Manitoba---2.75 (Haven't been there, but it looks
rather bleak. On a positive note, I've heard it's
suppose to be a province full of friendly
people :) )
4. New Brunswick---3 (I've been to Fredericton, and that
was a cute little city)
5. Newfoundland----1.25 (haven't been there, but I think I'd
be on Prozac if I ever lived there. The
economy is terrible and I think it's
suppose to be the rainiest province)
6. North West Territories---2 (haven't been there. Looks a
little depressing)
7. Nova Scotia----3.5 (I've been there, and found it to
be quite quaint and charming, but I don't
know if I could spend winters living there
---looks awfully cold and damp!)
8. Nunavut----1.75 (haven't been there. Does this territory
ever have summer? They probably throw a
big celebration when they see grass poking out
of the snow!)
9. Ontario----3.75 (my province---like most Canadian! There's
so much diversification that I don't know where
to begin. There are many scenic areas in
Ontario and the economy is decent, but the
province has its issues such as the spriraling
health care system and the 15% tax!)
10. Prince Edward Island---3.25 (I went there when I was
nine, and enjoyed myself because
there's plenty of good
entertainment. The beaches are
beautiful, but I found it windy
there and the sand kept blowing
in my eyes, but then again I was
only around 52 inches from the
ground, not to mention the waters
seemed to be infested /w jellyfish!
The economy is also only one
notch better then Newfoundland.)
11. Quebec----1.75 (Being so close to Quebec, I've been
there several times. Quebec City is a beautiful
place and I've spent a few day trips in
Montreal---I really need to spend an overnight
trip there. I've also been to some scenic
parks. All of the places I've mentioned are
appealing, and I would like to visit Quebec
again, but I definitely will never live there
because of the Parti Quebecois and some of
those stupid regulations including their
education system)
12. Saskatchewan----3 (haven't been there. I've seen pics'
and it looks a little dull)
13. Yukon Territory---2.25 (haven't been there either. Is too
north for me, but has that romantic
"Goldrush" look to it)
Subject: Re: Rate these Canuck provinces
Written By: Rice Cube on 11/30/03 at 09:39 p.m.
1. Alberta----Hey, it's where Wayne Gretzky grew up, right? Can't be too bad :) 4
2. British Columbia---5 One of my mom's cousins lives in Vancouver...very nice area, and they film a lot of movies here because it's so pretty.
3. Manitoba---3...ever since the Jets left for Phoenix I haven't heard much about Manitoba, though some friends from Minnesota go to Thunder Bay a bunch...
4. New Brunswick---3...probably better than the one in New Jersey ;D
5. Newfoundland----2...it takes like 3 days to drive there from New England, right? Considering it's like RIGHT THERE, that kinda sucks :P
6. North West Territories---2...the population figures say that it's like an equivalent of a human finger every square mile :P
7. Nova Scotia----4...looks pretty from the pictures my aunt showed me :)
8. Nunavut----1...hey, the Inuits want their own province! Let's give them the crappiest part of the Northwest Territories! :P
9. Ontario----5...my extended family lives in Toronto and Oshawa...I love it, always snow and ice in the winter :)
10. Prince Edward Island---3...it's small
11. Quebec----3...I don't know, I liked Montreal, but the province seemed kinda gloomy...
12. Saskatchewan----4...because it's capital is "Regina" ;D
13. Yukon Territory---3...kills too many people.