Klarinet Archive - Posting 000444.txt from 2003/11

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music Museum
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 20:12:41 -0500

Mark, thank you for the interesting look at American geography. Of course,
Canada is not party of American (though it is North American) geography, but
more to the point, Canadians in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba would
either laugh or be insulted to be told they were living in the Midwest. They
don't live in anyone's Midwest. Canadians call these three provinces the
Prairies.

Best

Audrey

Mark Gresham wrote:

> Well, I welcome the opportunity on Thanksgiving Day to post a reply
> in the area of one of my favorite subjects, American cultural identity.
>
> >
> > Why is it that people (especially people from the East Coast) seem so
> > surprised when something of cultural significance occurs in the Midwest?
>

> , then northwest
> into Saskatechwan, Canada, west of Regina, all the way to Calgary,
> Alberta (see http://www.visitor.calgary.ab.ca/ ), which, much like
> Denver is a cultural border town

> - Winnipeg,
> Manitoba for larger metro areas that are entirely within the Midwest

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