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In Edmonton or In Alberta??
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E-town
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E-town is slang for Edmonton, Yunemus.
not to worry Yunemus, i don’t know any grownups who refer to edmonton as e-town.
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It is part of the Edmonton vernacular.

Hats are seen around town and it is well recognized by many, even us older folk.
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not to worry Yunemus, i don’t know any grownups who refer to edmonton as e-town.
Really?

Is that supposed to be condescending, insulting or both?
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All of the above.

Likely also a bit of 'humour'.
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Old Posted Jul 7, 2020, 4:27 PM
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Really?

Is that supposed to be condescending, insulting or both?
it was meant to be humourous (although like most humour there is more than a little truth behind it).
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Lovely city. I'm still sad I wasn't able to find my place there work wise.
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Lovely city. I'm still sad I wasn't able to find my place there work wise.
To bad I could not get you over here.
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Lovely city. I'm still sad I wasn't able to find my place there work wise.
At least you're back in Kelowna, one of Canada's best mid-size cities imo (i.e. climate, geography, active transportation, etc.).
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To bad I could not get you over here.
How are you and our Riders fan over there?

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At least you're back in Kelowna, one of Canada's best mid-size cities imo (i.e. climate, geography, active transportation, etc.).
Oh I love Kelowna don't get me wrong, it just feels like I'm starting over again financially. Although I had huge doubts things would look up for us in that regard had we stayed there a few more years.
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for those that think our river doesn't go up and down like crazy:



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This one totally reminds me of one of the first renders released when Stantec was announced (which I’m too lazy to search for - sorry).
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^^every time people say Edmonton is ugly, i tell them to step away from YouBoob and the endless winter videos they have and take a look at how lush and green Edmonton gets in the summer !
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The 95-97st stretch is going to return as one of the best strips in the city.
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