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Nova Scotia is my hometown, as it is for a lot of us. The past few years I’ve come to grow protective of this beautiful place, despite all it’s ups and downs.
Now it’s that time of year where student tourists are rushing back in to escape their boring middle-class lives in Ontario and beyond to escape from the clutches of their parents and find the perfect manic pixie dream city. I’ve noticed that these kinds of people are kind of like friends who come to your house, eat everything in your fridge and then peace out when there’s nothing left. Halifax is much more than your new trendy scene. There are so many communities, so many characters, though you’ll probably play safe and party with all your new student friends who are also looking to get what they can from our precious city without contributing back. —Your fellow Nova Scotian citizen
This article appears in Sep 3-9, 2015.
Geezuz Peggy, why not invite them all to a party on your black rock patio.
Nova Scotia isn’t a town.
Yeah, damn those useless students and their money that gets circulated into our economy. Fuck them all to hell!!! As much as you don’t want to hear this, Peggy, universities are a huge economic driver in this region making students an important part of this community.
I bet it was different when you were younger…
I wonder how this person would feel about refugees or immigrants from other countries coming to NS?
I hear some of them…aren’t white!!!!
^^^
And they have no money…
No worries kiddies – we loves ya’ (until you make too much noise or pee on our house; that’s a paddlin’)!!!
I like seeing the new wave of fresh faces every fall. It brings an energy to the city and a sense of new beginnings. Lighten up, OB.
They spend a LOT of money here. That, in itself, is contribution enough. You sound judgemental, OB. “There are so many communities, so many characters, though you’ll probably play safe and party with all your new student friends”.. so because YOU enjoy those things, they should too? Wow, they must have had a huge sale on those High Horses at the LTWWB giftshop.
Foreign students now make up 20% of our university enrollment in N.S. That brings a lot of money into the economy for food and accommodations, etc. It also helps pay for the education of Nova Scotia born students because international students pay more than double for their tuition.
Must be fun up on that horse.
‘Course they spend a lot of money here…
have you seen how expensive our booze is?
http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Booze_211…
Soooo . . .
. . . fewer students in Halifax would mean:
–fewer pubs
–fewer restaurants
–fewer cafes
–fewer stores
–fewer entertainment/sports/cultural events
–fewer people to meet
–fewer opportunities for collaboration/innovation
–fewer young people in an aging province
–fewer people who decide to stay
–fewer academic offerings for all
–fewer jobs
JUST the sort of attitude Halifax needs?
Tell ya what, OB, why don’t YOU move to some stagnant backwater town where no one new ever arrives and nothing ever changes, and the rest of us will enjoy the many benefits of living in Halifax, including it’s vibrant and ever-changing youth-oriented culture.