Alberta Forumer Count: Where are you from?

Boris2k7 · #1 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 7:10 PM**

The purpose of this thread is to figure out where everyone is at right now, and if we have a significant number of people from the Rest of Alberta (ROA), being the areas outside of Edmonton and Calgary CMA's. To clarify, this is whether or not you consider yourself a forumer from that area. For example, CorporateWhore is in New York, but he may or may not consider himself a Calgary forumer.

A similar question for further clarification: What part of Alberta do you represent?

Surrealplaces · #2 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 7:37 PM**

Born and raised mostly in Calgary, so pretty easy one.

Boris2k7 · #3 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Surrealplaces

Born and raised mostly in Calgary, so pretty easy one.

Yeah, I'm hoping it is not too confusing for people who have moved around though. For example, I consider myself to be from, or represent, Calgary even though I was born and partially raised in Edmonton. Such cases require a judgement call. Perhaps I should have worded the question differently.

In an ideal world, we would have around 100 votes for this poll, but I'm expecting only around a 50-60% participation rate (which I don't really understand, since voting in this kind of poll should be easy enough to do).

Xelebes · #4 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 8:38 PM**

I think participation rates would be a bit higher, looking from the Sask-Man poll.

lubicon · #5 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 8:45 PM**

Crap, should have read the post first before voting. I thought it was 'where are you from', as in where were you originally from. Not where do you live now.

Currently in Calgary but not 'from' Calgary. Born in N Alberta and moved around a fair bit as a kid. Consider myself to be 'from' N Alberta.

Boris2k7 · #6 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 8:49 PM**

That's my bad, not yours...

So would you say you 'represent' Calgary?

I should add this in: part of the reason for this poll is to see who currently on this forum is able to represent the rest of Alberta, to see if any sort of sticky would be feasible. Obviously, if there are no forumers keep the thread updated then it isn't really feasible.

Calgarian · #7 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 8:57 PM**

Born in Calgary, then lived in Nova Scotia, then Calgary, then New Brunswick, then Calgary, Then Medicine Hat, and Back to Calgary. So I am pretty much born and raised, just stopped in a few other places along the way.

Arriviste · #8 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:01 PM**

Calgary.

lubicon · #9 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boris550

So would you say you 'represent' Calgary?

I guess I do now, although I have a strong interest in what is happening throughout the province.

freeweed · #10 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:09 PM**

Boris:

I guess you could have done 2 polls: "Where were you born", and "where's home" (to deal with students, for example)

I would seriously like to do a study on how many born and raised Calgarians there are in this city, because I've only met 3 out of the hundreds of people I know here.

entheosfog · #11 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:12 PM**

Grew up in Cochrane (considered myself a partial Calgarian

) then moved to Calgary when I started high school. Been in Calgary ever since.

entheosfog · #12 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Boris:

I guess you could have done 2 polls: "Where were you born", and "where's home" (to deal with students, for example)

I would seriously like to do a study on how many born and raised Calgarians there are in this city, because I've only met 3 out of the hundreds of people I know here.

I've met quite a few born and raised Calgarians and many transplanted ones. I know a lot of former Sakatchewaners (Saskatchewanites??) and former Maritimers who call Calgary home now.

My dad and his mum were both born and raised here (Grandma lived in the town of Forest Lawn!) but spent time living in other countries. I was born overseas but raised in Cochrane from a real young age. Guess that doesn't count as born and raised? Just raised, I guess...

240glt · #13 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:23 PM**

Born in New Westminster, grew up in the Okanagan, went to Selkirk College, UBC then BCIT, graduated & worked in Vancouver for three years before being transferred to Calgary, then transferred to Edmonton in '04, where I've been since then. Own a house in Edmonton and 1/2 interest in a condo in d/t Calgary, as well as a chunk of remote-ish land S.E. BC, where I go when I need to unwind!

DLLB · #14 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:24 PM**

Winnipeg and Victoria

Stephen Ave · #15 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:26 PM**

O-town translplant.

skrish · #16 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:32 PM**

Born and raised Calgarian here

feepa · #17 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:33 PM**

Etown representing, though I like all topics on Alberta, and would like to see more news from other communities besides the CMAs of Edmonton and Calgary represent on this mofo

Distill3d · #18 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:37 PM**

i'm an exVancouverite, exEdmontonian. bred, educated, and naturalised Calgaryan.

CorporateWhore · #19 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:41 PM**

I live in New York, but the Calgary page is definitely home territory.

Distill3d · #20 Posted **Mar 20, 2007, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Boris:

I guess you could have done 2 polls: "Where were you born", and "where's home" (to deal with students, for example)

I would seriously like to do a study on how many born and raised Calgarians there are in this city, because I've only met 3 out of the hundreds of people I know here.

lol

i was born overseas (Dublin, Ireland) and moved here as an infant. both my parents were Canadian (mom from Vancouver and dad from Calgary). I've always considered myself as a Calgaryan.

as for where is home? home for me is Edmonton. i love the city.