And responses to the original "slagging Toronto" article from the Edmonton Sun.
Re: Kerry Diotte's slagging of Toronto compared to New York. I was born and raised in the great city of Montreal, came to Toronto 24 years ago and enjoy raising my family here. I have spent a lot of time in B.C. and other cities in Canada, including Edmonton. Jasper and Banff are exquisite. Nova Scotia is a real treasure. Every destination one travels to should be appreciated in its own right for what it has to offer.
John den Ouden
(Sure, except for grimy ol' centre-of-the-universe Hogtown.)
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Re: The article by Kerry Diotte comparing Toronto to New York. It's good that a true Edmontonian points out Toronto is worse than New York City. I've been to Toronto, Kerry, and you are so right about how bad people are and how dirty the city is.
P. Ashby
(Hogtown could use a thorough cleansing.)
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I've lived most of my life in Toronto and I've never heard of anyone comparing it to the Big Apple. Torontonians have an inferiority complex about their town. They know Hogtown is a cowtown with good theatre - a horribly provincial burg that couldn't produce a good bagel to save its life. How does Edmonton (a town I love) stack up against the Big Apple? Edmonton doesn't have the gall to compare itself to New York. Well, except for that one guy your columnist overheard, neither does Toronto.
Mark Umland
(Hogtown a cowtown? Calgary will be jealous.)
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Re: Kerry Diotte column, Big Apple beats Hogtown. I have lived in New York and Toronto and I totally agree with Kerry. I found Toronto to be very boring and the people were arrogant and insecure. I love New Yorkers. In three years there I never saw any crime and was never mugged or threatened. I saw much more crime in Toronto. Also, New York was much cleaner than Toronto.
Scott MacKenzie
(New York's the Big Apple of your eye.)