CULTURE SHOCK! (of my Polish finance who visited the US)

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Jan 4, 11, 06:05 #211

Pinching Pete:

Actually I don't lack funds as I am not in dire straits.. contrary to the tune you are plucking tonight, most of us down here are not.

I certainly didn't want to generalize, but seeing Buffalo, well.. I hope you understand.

Pinching Pete:

Strange as you an exatled Canadian... had business.. in a dump.

Hey, they threw those $4B on the table recently so there is some change for grabs. It's not like the city has any real chance though. The place is a dump. Did I say that yet?

Oh, and besides, pecunia non olet.

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Jan 4, 11, 06:17 #212

z_darius:

Did I say that yet?

Yes... the wind has blown it in a few times. The schadenfreud is apparent.

z_darius:

but seeing Buffalo

No never the pleasure.. have seen upstate New York though. Certainly not a dump. Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo.. lot of Pennsylvannia , Ohio.. sure they're probably gone to a degree. Dumps in the making as you have put it.

Don't click your heals too much .. Canada trades a lot with the US. Then again maybe your many Chinese citizens can pull some strings with the mother ship and bring you along with their ascent. Hopefully, your daughter will find their perfume counters "modern".

THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE.. SALUTE YOU!

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Jan 4, 11, 06:37 #213

Pinching Pete:

No never the pleasure.. have seen upstate New York though. Certainly not a dump

Upstate NY is a big place :)
Some nice areas though indeed. I particularly liked weekend trips to the West Point Academy. Nice spots to spend a weekend. But then, this spot was (and I guess still is) subject to a very particular branch of "economy". They're doing well. So are some little picturesque areas such as Spring Valley and such. But... does that change the fact that Buffalo is a dump? (and don;t get me started on Detroit or Baltimore)

Pinching Pete:

Don't click your heals too much .. Canada trades a lot with the US.

As long as you drive cars and have light bulbs, yeah, you will the US will be buying from Canada what they cannot steal without much negative PR. Heck, we are also thankful even for those few dollars Americans bring in the middle of scorching Summer, looking for nearby ski resorts :)

Pinching Pete:

Then again maybe your many Chinese citizens can pull some strings with the mother ship and bring you along with their ascent.

Sadly, we have only just under 50% the Chinese you enjoy in the US.

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Jan 4, 11, 07:04 #214

z_darius:

and don;t get me started on Detroit or Baltimore)

Can I get you started on Mackinac, Charlevoix maybe?

z_darius:

negative PR

Which should be less as there not so much acid rain coming up to you anymore?? Do you think? Nahh.. you will get your digs in some way shape or form. Slip something about the My Lai Massacre in at dinner. Haha. Why break with precedent?

z_darius:

pecunia non olet

.. and we were led to believe the average Canadian had transcended beyond it.

z_darius:

Sadly, we have only just under 50% the Chinese you enjoy in the US.

Per capita? I've heard you've quite the dynasty brewing up there. Maybe your Vancouver wing?

Well, I'm fresh out of stones to throw at you, boss. I'm going to trek through your wilderness someday as the cold doesn't hurt the Slavic bones too much. Leave you with this: Virtually no one says anything bad about Canadians down here. And thanks for treating the Edmund Fitzgerald as a grave site. Probably down here people would sell tickets to see the bodies below. You're sometimes a glum bunch but more often a classy one as well.

FUZZYWICKETSThreads: 12 Posts: 1,999 Joined: Nov 3, 09 ♂	Jan 4, 11, 11:33 #215
Pinching Pete wrote: Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo.. lot of Pennsylvannia , Ohio. what is it with Poles and living in cold, dank places? feels like home?

tygrysThreads: 2 Posts: 404 Joined: Dec 28, 07 ♂	Jan 6, 11, 05:08 #216
z_darius: Her comment on that day was much briefer: "what a dump". your daughter sounds like a spoiled brat, she's better than everybody and doesn't appreciate the beauty of a "dump". Life is too short no matter whre you live, to one person it's a dump, to another paradise. It all depends how you look at it.

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Jan 6, 11, 05:23 #217

tygrys:

Life is too short no matter whre you live, to one person it's a dump, to another paradise. It all depends how you look at it.

Have you been to Buffalo other than to see a Bills' game, or to see Canadians whack the US hockey team?

I was there for about 3 years on every business day and some weekends. I know the place pretty well. It's a dump. No question about it. I'm not in a rush to go there if I don't have to, but the next time I'm across the river I'll take a few pictures of the route. I won't even go to the worst of the dump. Kinda risky and beyond dump, so I'll just show you the average residential 'hood.

About 1/3 of former Buffalo residents thought the same about the city. Some who stayed may as well think it's a paradise. Others simply any other choice since food coupons won't buy you much mobility within the US anyway.

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Jan 6, 11, 06:10 #218

tygrys:

Life is too short no matter whre you live, to one person it's a dump, to another paradise. It all depends how you look at it.

I agree with this. Sometimes "dumps" have a lot of character and a cool vibe. Plus there's usually less uptight rules, snobs etc.

FUZZYWICKETS:

what is it with Poles and living in cold, dank places? feels like home?

Yeah probably.. A lot of those places can be pretty beautiful though with distinct changes in seasons. I kind of like the winter personally. Also, I don't know if the rust belt is completely gone either.. it's showing signs of life here of late.

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