Why don't people from Winnipeg love their city more?

Question

Why not make it better than it is if you hate it so much. And if you don't hate it, why don't you celebrate the city?!

It makes me very sad that Winnipeg has tremendous potential.

So why don;t you all come stay at my place for free in the states? I'll show you Washington, DC, New York, Boston, and I'll tell you why Winnipeg has something NONE of these other places have.

Answer 1

I still love it...I love travelling to other places, but always look forward to coming home.

Answer 2

Who says we do?  Not only are we happy with our city, we could show you many great things about it.  And I have been to DC.  My cousin who leved in Chevy Chase, then moved to DC, comes to Winnipeg every single year to enjoy our city, and all it has to offer with us with us.

We have unique and diverse celebrations such as the Winnipeg Folk Festival, which attracts people from all over the world, Folklorama, a celebration of all the diverse cultures that exist here, and the Fringe Festival.  We have world class beaches in the area, museums, sports, and other attractions far too numerous to mention.  We have hosted the PanAm games twice, we have World Championship curling and hockey, as well as major equestrian events.  There is actually very little Winnipeg doesn't have, and we quite well know it.

Answer 3

Sometimes, we get passionate about the city's shortcomings because we care.

There are some parts of Winnipeg that have a quality of life that is second-to-none Go for a walk on a warm summer evening in River Heights and even after dark you'll see people out for a walk or occasionally with their front doors open. Even many Winnipeggers have no idea how pleasant some of the neighbourhoods are in their own city.

Other areas of town, however, have some serious social problems. In one rough part of town, the majority of working-age people have never finished high school. I'm not sure what the figure is for Winnipeg specifically, but Manitoba as a whole has an infant mortality rate in the same league as Croatia and Lithuania -- ouch!

Our challenge as Winnipeggers is to appreciate the good aspects of life in Winnipeg (and there are some very good aspects to it), while keeping up the passion to fix the things that need fixing.

Answer 4

I love Winnipeg! I don't know what your talking about :)

Answer 5

I don't know what your talking about either, I love living here.