Proud Displays

[c9]

Some bullets:

• Added: Sometimes we think about leaving Kitchener for Waterloo, the trendier, younger, richer, prettier, more prosperous, more dentally-attended sibling of Kitchener. leapfish sent me a link to this house today, not because it's anything great, but because of the description. Highly recommended reading.
• I've seen more people without sleeves on their shirts in Kitchener than in any other city in which I've lived.
• Added: Kitchener used to be called Berlin.
• I've seen more swastikas and iron crosses tattooed on sleeveless and shirtless individuals in Kitchener than in any other city in which I've lived.
• A boring grey sedan drove by me the other day with a 50ish man driving. It was decorated with those hubcaps that spin independently from the wheel rim, typically meaning they actually stay still. They were Iron Crosses.
• There's a town in northern Ontario called Swastika*.

Sometimes I feel so disconnected from other people around me and I just can't make that leap to understand where they're coming from. As a trainer I feel bad when I can't empathize with my students.

I definitely don't feel bad about it when it's some Nazi sympathizers.

* Swastika, Ontario was not named in honour of Nazism, it's older.

Comments

[momma2jbsm.livejournal.com]

Cam, we almost went to Kitchener for our holidays this summer.

Oh, it's Steph, btw. hehe Shannon told me that you had an lj too. :o)

Only reason why we didn't...........gas prices. Yeesh.

Oh, just a note, I must say that I totally LOVE your new IKEA kitchen! To one who is ready to chuck her old laminaty 70's ugmo kitchen, I really need some exciting ideas, and yours, I love!!

[c9.livejournal.com]

Hi Steph!! Long time no speak!

Thanks for the kudos -- the kitchen was so stressful, but is now rather enjoyable, in its 95% completed state. :)

[zuptd.livejournal.com]

This might be a totally dumb question, but I think it's just something I don't have reason to consider often.....do gas prices trend similarly everywhere (i.e. are Canadians experiencing similarly record high prices like we are here in Cleveland, Ohio USA?) I guess it always just feels like a personal conspiracy against me when gas prices rise....LOL

I think I need to post this question to my own LJ for further input and discussion....hmmm.

[c9.livejournal.com]

To a certain extent, yes. Canada always has higher prices that the US (right now, we're averaging $1/Litre, or $3.78/gallon), but ours have shot up recently similar to in the US.

We also have the regional differences, like the US. In eastern Canada it's more expensive than in Alberta, where our oil is.