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people friendlier in bars
I grew up in Edmonton and moved to Penticton, BC, as a teenager (not exactly willingly). I return to Edmonton every fall to visit friends I've known since Grade 1. One difference between Edmonton and Penticton I have noticed is that people at the next table in an Edmonton bar will often strike up a conversation with us, whereas people here tend to stick to themselves. If a visitor sat on a bar stool in Penticton I believe he would be invisible to everyone except the bartender, but I don't believe that would be the case in Edmonton. I don't really notice Penticton being less friendly overall, but people here tend to be more reserved in bars. That said, having some stranger park himself at your table in Edmonton isn't always a good thing. Last time we had some guy who was hammered and had been abused in a church school. We felt sorry for him but he was really obnoxious. We hoovered our beers and left.
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