I'm proud to say I live in Winnipeg. I'm not from here originally, I voluntarily made the choice to move here.I have learned that Winnipeg is known for two main things;
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1. Being ridiculously cold (Hence Winterpeg) 2.Losing the Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg is like the underdog that was picked on in High School. We were told we weren't good enough, that we could never be successful. Sometimes the challenge to prove people wrong is all it takes to persevere. They told us we'd never get the Jets back, that Winnipeg, our arena , and our ticket sales potential were too small. The entire 2011-2012 season of NHL tickets sold out. In 17 minutes ! While there may be things that Winnipeg doesn't have, there is one very important thing that we do have, community.
I've heard the expression that it's not ideal to "live in Winnipeg", but it's a great thing to be "from Winnipeg". Good people come from Winnipeg. Our license plates say "Friendly Manitoba", come on now. We can't make that shit up. We have lakes, beaches and endless sky. We don't have smog, traffic jams or concrete jungles. No matter where in the world "Peggers" end up, they'll always call Winnipeg home.
Homegrown Winnipeg Boys - The Weakerthans
At first listen "One Great City", seems to be about, well - hating Winnipeg, but in all actuality it's a tribute, to the hometown of The Weakerthans. While the song speaks specifically about the Peg, it's an ode to everyone's hometown and the love/hate relationship that they have with it. In a blog my boss showed me, the headline is -Winnipeg Love Hate - "The most beautiful, most repulsive city in the world." Could not have said it better myself
Late afternoon, another day is nearly done A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one A thousand sharpened elbows in the underground That hollow hurried sound, feet on polished floor And in the dollar store, the clerk is closing up And counting loonies trying not to say
I hate Winnipeg [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/w/weakerthans/one_great_city.html ] The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late The crowded riders' restlessness enunciates The Guess Who sucked, the Jets were lousy anyway The same route everyday And in the turning lane Someone's stalled again He's talking to himself And hears the price of gas repeat his phrase
I hate Winnipeg
And up above us all Leaning into sky Our golden business boy Will watch the North End die And sing, I love this town Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim
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