So stop bitching! People here actually smile at and hold doors for you (normal people, and not in the creepy sorta way), cars stop not only to let you cross in a crosswalk, but to jaywalk, and saying ‘thank you’ and ‘you’re welcome’ are not entirely foreign terms. Try going to almost any other city in Canada outside of Nova Scotia and see if people are this nice to you. Check out Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec. Hell, they’re not even that nice in smaller Maritime cities like Charlottetown, Moncton, Saint John… and especially Fredericton! If there is one small city to bitch about that has complete assholes throughout, it’s that pretentious, very unfriendly shithole.
So relax, Halifax! And keep smiling.
You’re welcome.
This article appears in May 1-7, 2008.
Haligonians display a sort of perverted courtesy — stopping for jaywalkers is both illegal and dangerous, as is stopping in the middle of a block to let someone make a left turn (lethal on a multi-lane road) and of course, the dreaded one-on-one at a yield sign. But they won’t let you merge on an expressway.
LMAO Keith, that’s a good point… I sort of agree with the OP though, people in Halifax (and the rest of NS) are for the most part pretty courteous. Not perfect, of course, but my first outing to the grocery store in the city I currently live in sent me running for cover… talk about aggressive!
LMAO Keith, that’s a good point… I sort of agree with the OP though, people in Halifax (and the rest of NS) are for the most part pretty courteous. Not perfect, of course, but my first outing to the grocery store in the city I currently live in sent me running for cover… talk about aggressive!
Oh my god! You are out of your mind!!!Since I’ve been here I’ve met more rude, arrogant assholes than anywhere I’ve ever been. (Thats right across this whole land baby)!!!.I guess minimum wage is the accepted norm around here so I can kinda’ see why people are so happy. Flame on Haligonians. Let your best side show now.
I say the reason we are so warm and friendly and welcoming is because we can rant and rave and bitch here 🙂
i was there for all of a year…. it wasnt like that is where i am based out of.Calm yourself.
I’m with Desi on this one. Spend a short time in Halifax and you’ll find aggressive and competitive behaviors (this forum notwithstanding), snotty executives, hard lives and poverty on every corner and some of the most arrogant misinformed drivers in the country. If you think Halifax is a lovely place full of please’s and thank you’s just check out the rate and nature of crime in the area. Halifax is a place where people come to (A) eat the weak or (B) to be swallowed and slowly digested. It’s pretty obvious where the smiling OP comes from *gag*
You might find that people in other cities you visit are pretty much how you expect them to be. If you are expecting “nice”, you project that and you are more likely to get it… If you are expecting “asshole”, there is usually one nearby that is more than willing to accomodate..
That doesn’t necessarily hold up when you apply it to Toronto (not that everyone there is an asshole!) but I went with no expectations and was friendly to people on the street…boy was that an eye-opener! I cannot to this day figure out how “Good Day” can elicit such rudeness that such an ambiguous phrase did on the T.Dot’s streets.Desi as you have obviously noticed…no-one is jumping at hating you here for what you have written, I think maybe what Floyd has pointed out might apply to your experience. Here in Halifax (for the most part) people here give back what is given…so if you are friendly and nice you will most probably get the same in return, not always as there are shitty people here too…just not as many as you would expect.
Anytime you generalize about something like this, you can always find someone with an exception… Its been about 10 years since I spent any time in Toronto, but I always found people to be pretty friendly there for the most part… In Halifax (where I’m from) I have often found people not as open to strangers as in other larger centres…Its all individual experience and its pretty subjective…
agreed, toronto seems just as friendly, but that depends on where you go, just like here. You dont get too many hellos from the casual folk on gottigen. There are pockets of toronto where it is as nice as pie.Once difference there is that it may appear many people are rude, but there is FAR more people that have english as a second language. I watched 2 american ladies get pissed as they asked a guy for directions, and when he didnt have it and looked at them blankly, they took him as rude. I see the guy in the bank like 2 minutes later, he is trying to commmunicate to the teller that he only spoke german.
I think that there is an expectation that people have that goes something like this:As you go from smaller to a bigger city the people are “colder” while from a town to smaller town the people are “warmer”…But I am thinking that in a larger city people are more “open” while in a smaller town they are more “closed”…Halifax is kind of in the middle so you get some of both…Pure supposition on my part though… Could be total bunk…
i think that is about the best way that could be described. Having lived in Toronto, and a couple of cities the same size or smaller, i think that is about the fairest way of putting that.
You lived in Toronto?!?!?!?!? NO WAY!!!! Did NOT see that coming!!!
Nice sentiment Kay, and what is the reason YOU came to Halifax… (A) or (B) ???Call it a hunch, but I’m thinking Type A for you (i.e. eat the weak)…So with Halifax as the hell-hole, doesn’t that make you something of a bottom-feeder?
This is beautiful! Trying to watch the “locals” defend this stance.I like the one where “I” must be an asshole so thats what I’m getting back. Holy shit. What institution did you escape from? I’m sick of people grabbing my money without a thank you or a smile. You name it…, Tim Hortons, Gas Stations, Restaurants, Ferry fairys, grocery stores,the bars. Fuck it goes on and on. And of course I’m always an asshole when I do these menial chores daily.Beyond that , how about that infamous “grunt” when an employee actually has to do something…., like serve me!!! (There are a whole hell of a lot of fat bitches around here and I’m still wondering how anyone can get that fat on welfare and/or minimum wage).How about you assholes who like to walk the whole width of the sidewalk so that when I’m out walking with the girlfriend or the dog I literally have to move for you, you ignorant sons of bitches. I always hope something like that happens to me when I’m not with my old lady so I can shove the pointed end of my car keys thru your fuckin’ temple. In general I’m finding people will cut you off then give you the finger. Butt into line at the grocery store and then gaze around like the retards they probably are…, everywhere but into my eyes. Fat bitch again! Then there’s the “jock” type guys who like to eye my girlfriend constantly even when I’m standing right beside her…, almost challenging me. Well listen here you fuckers…., she ain’t gonna’ be talking me out of beating you within a breath of your life too many more times. I feel bad for all woman having to endure this. What pisses me off most is that because I’m a guy most females assume because I’m in Nova Scotia I must be a Nova Scotian. That’s depressing. I tell you ladies, you’ll get a lot more respest if you move from this hell hole. Being a fairly well travelled person I know how to mind my P’s and Q’s in new towns so I resent the fact that someone would think I was just getting what I’m giving. Maybe I should start “giving”. (and boy can I give), I have a feeling some of you fuckers might shut up or even better yet…, try to fight back. At that moment I hope you have made your peace with god motherfucker.To tell you the truth I’m only here for a couple years then it’ll all be but a bad memory.Just for your information…, I’m type A. Watch out!
Sounds to me like you might be the one with the problem, Desi, not Haligonians.Just saying …
Sounds like Desi’s got a whole boatload of “issues” there… Can you say “Anger Management”?I like the part where he doesn’t like jocks looking at his G/F, almost challenging him… A real man would say take a good look chumps, but she’s coming home with me….Honestly, someone with an attitude like that, its very unlikely that he even has a G/F… Seems to me like its been a long time (if ever) since he’s got laid… Geez Desi, maybe you and kay should hook up…
Huh,…. explain this Desi….(and for the record I’m not a local)Went for groceries on the weekend, had a large order and let the gal behind me go ahead cause she only had 1 item. The cashier was then extremely friendly asking if I found everything I needed and smiled and wished me a nice day, Then I stopped at Zellers to pick up some of the specials and the young girl at the cash managed to carry on a pleasent convo while ringing in my stuff. Monday morning, running late, had to stop for gas, I prctically threw the $20 at the man working there and he still managed to yell after me ‘thanks, have a nice day!’….Then when I went to Tim’s with a coffee order for 10 people, the girls there were nice and funny…made me smile. Lastly, out for supper last night and the waitress was super friendly even the hostess who seated us was kind and smiley…….(sorry for the rant) But how do explain all this, Desi? Even when I was maybe being an ass, people are still friendly to me everywhere I go in Halifax……strange I know, but I’d say yourmom is onto something….
Floyd, that’s a good idea! What d’ya say, Desi? We can people-watch together… see how friendly Haligonians are to the icky squeegee people, bad bad smokers fittin’ one in right outside the ferry terminal or even check out the beautiful babes as they cling to their boyfriends while jocks, dirty old men and retards alike croon on and on while thinking this is normal and acceptable behavior in Canada. Stand close enough to me, Desi, make like my boyfriend and guaranteed it won’t be long before you’re reaching for your car keys *too funny* Something tells me this guy didn’t have too many anger issues until he arrived here. He likely heard a rumor about how nice people are here saying please and thank you and all that crap. Can hardly blame the guy for recognizing that’s just not how it is.I used to think like Floyd.. what comes around goes around, you get what you give and all that but my experience here says it doesn’t matter how many ‘karma points’ you have… you’re in Haligonia now and everybody judges everybody poorly no matter what their vantage point. Even the bums call me a fucking bitch when I shell out only a quarter instead of a loonie.
I can’t get enough of people like this Desi guy. He complains about everyone in NS, rants about how he’s going to “shove a car key through someone’s temple”, or the guy looking at his GF, “challenging him”. I bet you’re a sorry little excuse for a man, and wouldn’t have the balls to stand up to a single one of these people you just spent your time complaining about. Go ahead Desi, take some action. Let’s see you go running back to wherever it is you come from with your little weiner tucked between your legs.PS. maybe YOU’D get a little more respect if you’d lighten the fuck up and treat people the way you’d like to be treated. Obviously someone was never taught proper ettiquette.
People see what they want to see. It doesn’t change the facts. Lori, you didn’t notice these things but, no doubt, they were there:Before you got in your car to leave for the evening you had to stop and clean up the garbage bag left on the curb for pick-up because some bum came along and ripped the fucker open to snoop while you weren’t looking.Either you covered your female face and curves or simply ignored the aggressive non-stop stares from aggressive men everywhere you went.The waitress said thank you because you look happy enough *gag* to give her a 20% tip… funny what people will do for money.The Zellers check-out girl is 15, doesn’t have a clue about real life and likely smoked a big gagger with her buddies in the parking lot just before her shift started.The gal at the grocery store is gay and wanted to hit on you but you’re not gay so you didn’t notice.Shall I go on or are you still content drinking your fictitious cup of… what is that you’re drinking anyway?
Wow!This is real funny now. I have “issues”. Actually I’m just stating facts but alot of the response has confirmed a lot about these bitches I’m reading.To the guy who thinks I might not have a girlfriend…, by your response I now know you don’t. Also, with that attitude thats why there are so many bitches about girls complaining about perverts…, probably like you. Bet if I sat and stared at you for 3 hours while we were at the bar you wouldn’t come up and say, “stare all you want, I’m going home alone”. You’re probably one of the assholes I’m talking about.Then there’s the person who got all this fabulous treatment at the grocery store etc. Well good for you. It’s not like no one is ever nice. There are some nice people I’ve met here but I’ll say the 80% of my daily routine will involve asshole treatment or having to put up with one.You see…for all you locals, outside this province there’s this fairy tale about how nice and clean and friendly it is here. Well, it’s not!!! I was expecting cotton candy and rainbows. All I got are pirates, wanna’ be pirates, wanna’ be rappers, gangsters and all the other shit I’ve mentioned.I grew up on the streets and pulled myself out of the gang and into a 5 figure salary, new car every couple years, beatiful girlfriend, RRSP’s…, but you wouldn’t know it because I’m a long haired freak out on an adventure. Maybe that’s it…, the long hair and the aura of “try me motherfucker”.You think this is violent and scary here? Pfffft!!!! This Neverland with a city full of Micheal Jacksons.Man, I’d love to see you people on my stomping grounds and see how fast your views of things change. In some ways you are lucky but in others…, you’re out to lunch.
Kay, I don’t think Halifax is the only place you’ll find people like that. If you’re convinced it’s nastier here than in other Canadian cities, i think it may be time to step out of your bubble.
You know that annoying guy at work? Yeah, the one who started out kinda nice, but then you noticed those annoying little quirks, then, before you knew it, that’s all you noticed and everytime you see the schmuck he pisses you off without even having to do anything. Well I think Halifax is Desi’s annoying work guy and as soon as he steps out of the house in the morning, that’s all he sees. You always manage to find what you are looking for.
Kay, if you approach something with a shitty attitude then you’re going to get shitty thrown right back at you.Halifax isn’t the only city with aggressive men (in fact, I’ve felt more threatened in other cities than Halifax). It’s not the only city with bums digging through garbage. At least that 15-year old cashier was pleasant and didn’t just grunt like most 15 year olds would. Who cares if she doesn’t have a clue about the world, she was still friendly.Really though, check your attitude before approaching these situations and see how it changes. People can smell an asshole from miles away and are going to treat an asshole exactly as they deserve.
Sounds like you are the one writing fiction Kay.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume Desi has never been to Alberta. if you think you have seen shitty attitude, entitled little brats and downright ignorant, mean-hearted people in halifax, try going to Alberta where everyone east of Ontario is a “Hick” and deserves to be looked down upon. I was a bartender at a sports bar, and had customers rip me to shreds over my ‘accent’. you walk into Tm’s to get your coffee and the little highschool bitch at the counter rolls her eyes as she sees you come in, and instead of smiling and saying hello, she says “yeah?” with a face like shit just passed under her nose. you go to your local bar to get a drink and the girl who serves it to you treats you like a peice of garbage and ignores you until it’s pay-out-and-tip time.You will encounter assholes everywhere you go, but just like you who say “I’ve TRAVELLED, i know what im talking about”, ive lived in other places and i can tell you right now, i have never loved and appreciated Halifax and it’s people more than i did upon coming home from Alberta. Maybe it’s just because this is my home, but i’ve met hundreds of people through university who come from other places but have ended up calling Halifax home and will probably never leave BECAUSE of the people here. and i think i speak for a lot of people when i ask desi:if halifax is so awful, why are you here? im not saying that in a bitchy, confrontational way, i really am curious to know. I hated Alberta and every single person, place and thing in it, so I left. and about the girl thing- thanks for your concern fucktard, but i think i’ll stay here. have you ever stopped to consider that maybe guys are ogling your woman because she ogled them first? ive seen it happen, and done it myself MANY times. and yeah, if you get the urge to kill or maim as much as you expressed in your post, you should seriously consider help.PS- a guy like you should really take it as a compliment when a girl assumes you are from NS, basically what she is saying is that you dont seem like a complete moron. until you talk or type.
LMAO You nailed it, anony! I come from Calgary AB and left for those same reasons. Call me stupid but I didn’t realize while the population was increasing out there it was thinning out here. Calgary used to be a nice little town but now it’s FULL OF FUCKING NOVA SCOTIANS!
By no means am I suggesting Halifax is without fault. I’ve lived in several Canadian cities (was born in Victoria, moved to the GTA in middle school, then came to Halifax for university and ended up staying) so it’s not like I have blinders on. I go back to Toronto several times a year, and visit family out west every couple years.To Desi & Kay – “How about you assholes who…””I have a feeling some of you fuckers…””You’re out to lunch…””There are a whole hell of a lot of fat bitches around here…””Doesn’t have a clue about real life …”Do you honestly have to ask why people treat you badly? If this was my attitude, I’d expect people to treat me like crap too. You get what you give, my friend.And of course there are shitty people here. There are shitty people EVERYWHERE.
ou see…for all you locals, outside this province there’s this fairy tale about how nice and clean and friendly it is here. Well, it’s not!!! I was expecting cotton candy and rainbows. All I got are pirates, wanna’ be pirates, wanna’ be rappers, gangsters and all the other shit I’ve mentioned.I grew up on the streets and pulled myself out of the gang and into a 5 figure salary, new car every couple years, beatiful girlfriend, RRSP’s…, but you wouldn’t know it because I’m a long haired freak out on an adventure. Maybe that’s it…, the long hair and the aura of “try me motherfucker”.Wow desi, i think i figured out the mystery. people here treat you like shit bc you are NOT one of us. you basically just pointed out that you had unreal expectations from the get-go, that you are money and power-driven, and you have a “try me motherfucker” attitude in a place where nobody gives enough of a shit about you to fucking care. from how you’ve described yourself, you are the anti-haligonian and we all hate your type. why dont you and your oh-so-hot girlfriend jump into your brand new car, and take your 5-figure salary to Alberta, where you will fit right in?oh right, because your hot girlfriend is probably your fat, ugly, baby mama, your car is probably a junked out camaro that you spent all summer repairing on your lawn, and your 5 figure salary is probably $12,000. buddy, i made a 5 figure salary in highschool. my brother had a paper route and he made 5 figures.
Kay- you all complain about there about the amount of “Newfies” you’re stuck with. ummmm, maybe it’s because we do twice the amount of work, in half the time, for a quarter of the wage and one eighth the amount of fucking whining. maybe if you werent all so lazy and entitled, we wouldnt be taking all of your jobs.
Jennie thinks people are naturally miserable and not a product of their environment. hmmm These are justified and qualified opinions. Justify and qualify yours, Jennie.
I left AB for the same reasons you did, anony. Uh, the booming economy created jobs. I didn’t lose my job to a “Newfie” HAHAHA
Kay’s probably a one-legged prostitute and disgruntle because she came here from out west because she was told the men were horny … business not so good?
what is funny, is no matter where you are, people of all sorts are all over. Having actually only interacted with less than .000001% of the population of any given province, really has anyone here met enough people to generalize things like this? This is a stupid argument. No stupider than arguing what band is the best. Its different for each person.
There you go talkin’ like a Newfie again
I’ve had a ton of terrible encounters in Halifax. Not saying a lot of people arn’t nice, because they are. But, throughout the rest of this province, like antigonish, people are loads nicer…Small towns, too. Unless, you’re an annoying tourist who thinks they own the place because they have designer shorts on, and polo shirts.
I don’t think people are naturally miserable. Some people are jerks, plain and simple. By and large though, I think people are decent.Maybe it’s a chicken and egg scenario. Are people nice because they’re treated well, or are they treated well because they’re nice? I don’t know. I do know that when someone views me (or my friends and family) as ‘fat bitches’ or ‘those fuckers’ I’m not going to be kind to them in return.
Hey Homie, you’re less than dust from the sun’s perspective. Does that mean your perspective is invalid, unfounded, unjustified, not worthy of posting in a public forum? Just the other day you were mad at the Haligonian do-gooders spreading the word all over your kitchen table.. and you acted like a… Haligonian I’m sure I’ve already met you… just like the other 99.999999% of people around here.
Fair enough folks.Why is Desi here then? Well, like Stompin’ Tom said, ” I’ve been everywhere man”, (except Nova Scotia) so here I am. For better or worse I made a commitment to come explore for a couple years. I take the good with the bad in whatever I do, wherever I go. I just say what I see. Don’t worry…, I’ll be gone soon.Here’s your hint everyone: I’m a moderately succesful Canadian musician on a self imposed road trip that will cross North America in the next 10 years. I’m not trying to hide. Just having me some fun.To all the others who think I bring all this on myself. Haha. I’m so meek and polite it’s pathetic. But I’m not stupid or a pussy. That’s why I usually end my sentences withy “try me”. (I love being under estimated).Has Desi been to Alberta? Pffft!!! Good god!!! I lived there for a bit. Sucked the big one. Thank god they’re getting the Nova Scotians they deserve.Especially Calgary. Friendly in Wetaskawin tho’. This is getting boring now so I just want to end this expose with the statement;Any sentence that starts with “you all” or even has “you all” in it does not reach my ears so talk to my ass ’cause the face ain’t listening.Adios.GO LEAFS GO!!!!
kay- first of all, You have no clue whether or not I’m gay….so you can take that one back. That’s who I had supper with last night, the girl that was hitting on me at the checkout…and I gave a 15% tip to the waitress because she didn’t seem to judge us for being lesbians and she was hot as fuck!!!!!As for all the men in Hali starring at my womanly curves,… well I just chalk that up as compliments, thank you very much.And if the chick at Zellers smoked a big fatty B4 her shift….well good on’er….the world would be a better place if everyone had a hoot now and then!
I still think me and Desi should hang out sometime
It sounds as though Desi & Kay assume everyone is bad, and look for fault.My question for you two is: what kind of way to live your life is that?????
So Kay/Desi, have you been to a place where the people are better? What are people like there? Maybe we all should go sometime and learn a thing or two.
Hah. Suck on that one Kay. Good for you though, trying to pick up men on LTWWB.
Still too many Calgarians for my liking Kay, but maybe soon we’ll be able to run you all out, take ALL your resources with us when we leave and leave our shit behind for you to clean up… not that anyone would notice, I’ve never seen such a fucking filthy city… or one so proudly swimming in male camel toe hahahahahaThat’s right Kay… you keep telling yourself you have something on us, and we’ll keep coming to your home, taking what we want and leaving with it, in the process destabilizing you economy and swarming in all at the same time, jacking up the price of your homes, which you ALL re-financed at the peak of the buying frenzy and now they’re worth SHIT… which in your eyes, means YOU’RE worth shit, as you define yourselves by what you own. And now you owe the bank $600,000 for a house that would sell for $200,000 MAX! And all of a sudden your hummers and cowboy trucks don’t look so cool, do they? What went wrong??? You people are fucking retarded. I’ve never met a group of more boring, uptight, STUPID hicks in my life. And before you go off on some lame tangent about the province keeping the country’s economy afloat, I’m actually looking forward to a recession. I prefer to be surrounded by people who are struggling than people who are prospering – they’re much kinder, more interesting and they waste less. Plus I’d like to see some decent music get made for a change.
Desi “There are a whole hell of a lot of fat bitches around here and I’m still wondering how anyone can get that fat on welfare and/or minimum wage”This is a great example of your outlook on Nova Scotian’s. If this is how you feel maybe you don’t say it directly to people( even though your hard as fuck) but obviously give it away with body language or something if everyone is treating you like shit.And you let people but infront of you at the grocery store? WTF tell them you were there first and if they dont move beat them within an inch of their life then move forward in the line.And so what if the check out clerk isnt nice to you, who gives a fuck maybe they are having a bad day.Nice five figure salary as well, as an FYI people making minimum wage earn five figures.I find people in Halifax pretty nice, like FFF said def not as nice as people in Antigonish or other small towns in NS. And like alot of people have mentioned a prick will be a prick no matter where they live if your going to let that get to you well………good luck with that I guess.
Desi- it all makes sense now! Your a leafs fan……..Pfhahahahahahah!!!!!!!
Kay, it doesnt mean my opinion is any less valid. I do know however the reality is that i havent met enough people to qualify this province’s people are anything. Hell the people in dartmouth greatly differ from the people in Hali. THen again i havent met enough people to qualify this general statement as fact. I have met all sorts that would discount lots of this shit that people are saying, but then again, i have also met lots that that they are talking about. Some of the people i have met were having a shit day and were complete dicks to me, then on the next day, be the complete opposite. Really this is a silly pointless argument.
Qwerty, if you want to hear some decent music, I hear Desi’s on tour….Where you all playin’ at Desi?
5 figure salary?!?!?!?!Where can I get something like THAT?!?!?!Wow, so by that statement one can deduce you were pulling in a cool 9 grand not too long ago…And don’t bother trying to say it was an error. People with 6 figure salaries NEVER accidentally say 5 figure. It doesn’t happen. Joker.
I’d say on a street corner, and he just spent all his change from this morning’s busking (5 figures indeed) at an internet cafe. Back to work, Des, there are people to annoy!
AAAAAAAAAAhahahahahahahahahahahahNice, Kay. Trolling the chat boards to pick up dudes. What a class act you must be. Of course, where you come from, you only just got the internet about 2 years ago, so I guess I understand it’s still a novelty.Move along, cowpoke.
It’s not pointless just because it’s subjective Homie. People are expressing their opinions. Who care’s if they are right/factual or not? We are just sharing experiences, telling stories, trading insults….communicating. That’s point enough. You don’t always need to back up what you say on here or have the situation fully anal-ized….that’s what makes it bitching.
Big cities are full of mean people. The bigger they get the meaner they get. This post proves Halifax is no different despite its (old) reputation. It’ll soon change.Of course not each individual falls into the ‘mean’ category but this place is no shinier than the next.I still want to meet Desi. A real musician who earns at least 5 figures playing music. Holy fuck!
Hey Big Vadge, if you don’t want to partake in the discussion, get going. Or see if you can google something so relevant it’ll make our heads spin.
Big cities are just full of people Kay.
Kay, don’t know if I should give you he heads up, but you’re really presenting yourself as someone who’ll take WHATEVER you can get with that talk. Nobody else here is trying to hook up.
Kay, Desi doesn’t want you. He’s already got a “hot as hell” girlfriend. It’s over. Move on.
It was Floyd’s idea 😛
This is really off topic..But can i just say, yaaaaay qwerty’s back!! (The board was seriously lacking humor for a while. Never leave again.)
i guess pointless isnt the correct word Miles,i guess its one that really, no one is ever going to win. Being a subjective conversation of this nature, its going to wind up being an even bigger pissing contest. I dont know, i really have no stance on where is better in terms of people being nicer than another place’s people. Idiots and dickheads are everywhere. Nice people and polite people are interspersed with the idiots. I dont attribute where you live to why someone might being a dick
I am Qwerty! Oh no wait, I already hooked up this week…..snagged myself a 5 figure making, super-hot, cashier. Damn.
Floyd is bad news, Kay. He’s trouble. Just look at how he ran 5 gum out of here. Stay away from that guy.LMAO @ hot as hell girlfriend… Wow that guy has got it TOGETHER!!! Hot girlfriend, 5 figure salary, blossoming music career… where can I get me some of THAT????Hi poopie. Good to be back. Hey, where the hell is Matt these days???
Hey Big Vadge, didn’t you get the memo? Nobody’s here to win. There’s no first prize. It’s a CONVERSATION… a DISCUSSION! Perhaps you heard of it? Or did you think everyone was hear to rattle off a series of exquisite factoids to each other in the most inflated, wordy fashion imaginable?Do people still say that? “Did you get the memo”?
The only point qwerty has made worth noting is when people struggle socially, economically or both some of the best art and music rise to the top. Go Desi go! Abandon LTWWB in favor of creating good music!
Conversation was fine, when it became a belittling situation, i deemed this silly.Sorry that pissing on people like you seem to do, isnt fun or something i partake in. Continue on with the name calling and insulting of others with differing opinions. It clearly makes you a more articulate and intelligent person. Cheers
I got the memo. It said Homie was a douchebag, and Kay reeeally needed to get laid.
And we’re all sitting around with baited breath waiting for you to deem things… What a relief to have the truth, finally.Hey guys? Vadge Giner said this is silly! Everyone go back to what you were doing!
I know, poop, right? Ages ago, when I told her to take a flying leap onto a fencepost, I had no idea that truly was something that was missing from her life!
Clearly Poop is the type of good haligonians that make this city so hospitable.Irony, these people are talking how friendly this place is, but since when has insulting people been deemed positive or welcoming behaviour?
Any thread that isn’t dominated by his Vadginess is just hogwash. He’ll need to write another Common wealth games post to redeem himself. Go Vadge!
correction qwerty, i have deemed this silly for me to take sides, you all can do what ever the fuck you want…… i mean since you seem to be telling everyone what is right and wrong around here.do you get added hit points for this? do you get the sword of awesomeness that gives you a modifier of Plus 2 to attack for posting in the manner you do?
Clearly, Irony deems…Oops, sorry! Having trouble with the ole RHG… it’s taken to spontaneous generating when it overloads with Homieisms. Sorry, web nazi. Won’t happen again.
im active in only this one thread…. and you have spent more time posting about me than the OP.preoccupied with me much? Seems that you need to make me part of all your conversations. Nice.
Sword of Awesomeness?!?!?!?Why did nobody tell me there was such a weapon?!?!?! You bastards!I’m off, to find the sword that will increase my awesomeness EXPONENTIALLY!!!(I’m still here though. I’m just opening another window to search for said sword.)
Uhhh… it’s “occupied”, not “preoccupied”. Didn’t you read the manual I gave you? Bad Homie! If you’re going to be the new Ginger, START ACTING LIKE IT!sheesh.
I do not know how that person acted, i can only act as myself. Enjoy your sword and have a good day. I am off to work myself.
The OP would like us to believe Haligonians are especially friendly people. You’re not. You’re exceptionally mean. Have a read.Homie will give it to your face if you’re a little old lady standing in his doorway then bash all the bitchers for doing it anonymously. Qwerty provides nothing but meanness, insults and distracting drivel. Any direct communication between a boy and a girl contorted to imply sexual innuendo… all of you have proven the OP completely and totally right
NOT
What a bunch of idiots you guys are.I just figured it out…, you’re all here pissing on each other….I’m gonna’ go out and have me a good Halifax experience.I’ll let anybody know who I am but you gotta’ give me your details too. This anonymous thing is bullshit. 90% of you wouldn’t have the guts to say half this shit to mine or anyone elses face so let’s do it. You wanna’ rant…., just let me know where we can meet. And to all who have a problem with the “five-figure salary” here’s the catch…, in 4 hours I make what you do all week working your 9-5. In an hour I make as much as your brother does delivering newspapers all year so maybe try and put things into perspective here. I get royalty checks that could pay your rent for a year so fuck off.I’m not flaunting it or even sure why it’s being talked about. The point I was trying to make is I’m not some homeless bum or someone with such a small life that they spend all their time here.
Why do you even have to act? Why not just BE yourself?
aaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahaDesi I think I love you. Can we meet? Pleeeeease????
“I am off to work myself.” – which means another grueling day at the homeless shelter. Be strong, you can do it..we believe in you.Kay: HAHAHAHAHAHA
Well Homie, I think you have already taken sides……these are your words from another post…..if this is one thing about halifax that i like, as a dude without a car, i walk freely. You people here are too nice about this shit. They stop and politely let me illegally j-walk.ontario, i am worth points if i get hit. Dude can score hundreds of points for each illegal j-walker they hit. Double points if they are joggin accross the road. Here, i would care a fuck if someone screamed some shit at me here for any driving infractions, people are too nice and passiveI guess you can call yourself silly now!
Kay, did you just say “not”???Ummm, 1992 called. It wants its catchphrase back.Oh wait, you’re from Calgary, that’s right. A solid 16 years behind the rest of the world.
“4 hours I make what you do all week working your 9-5″Yeah, but is that all you work in the week Desi?
Calling bullshit on Mr. Tough Guy Desi:If you make so much in royalties. We must have heard of you. Since you claim to be fearless, tell us who you are.
Yes Desi, i’d love to meet you!! Will you sign my bra? I’ve always wanted to meet a star with fame equivalent to Hal Johnson or Joanne Macleod. This must be my lucky day! Asswipe.*Somewhere in HRM, Kay is reapplying her Marykate and Ashley lipgloss* -You go girl!
Yeah, what Qwerty said.Sharon, Lois, Bram?? Fred Penner? The guy on the corner or Spring Garden and Dresden Row? Am i getting warmer? I bet i’m getting warmer.
hmm a musician posting on the Coast. Go figure.If I were Desi I’d stay far and away from you guys. For him to tell you who he really is or where he’s playing next would be like painting a target right on his chest. Keep going… still proving the OP wrong wrong wrong
I’m also calling bullshit, Qwerty. I know a fair bit of musicians in Halifax, some that most have heard of and I really don’t think they’re pulling in 5 figures in royalties. I could be wrong … they might like the starving musician life style.
It’s weird though, NONE of the successful musicians I know (and I do know a few) would ever, ever live in a city and join a message board populated with the residents of that city, with the sole intention of alienating their potential audience. I mean, you live in Halifax, right? If you were such a moderate success, you’d know better. Page 1 of the rule book: “Don’t alienate your audience until you’ve reached Prince-like stature in the music community”. Wow, and to think I almost fell for you.Hey Desi, know who has a hot as hell girlfriend? My boyfriend, that’s who. It could have been all yours, man, and YOU BLEW IT.
Maybe its Desi Arnaz Junior Junior…LUCEEEE… You got some splaining to do….
Doesn’t sound like Desi is too worried…”she ain’t gonna’ be talking me out of beating you within a breath of your life too many more times”Apparently he’s a tough guy.
Well, think about it Jennie. He MUST be tough if he’s on the internet telling strangers how tough he is. And moderately successful. And famous. We all know, whatever anyone says about themselves on he internet HAS to be true. It’s the law.
lmfao @ Floyd and Qwerty
Yah proving the op wrong kay. The op said we were nice. But what reaction do you expect from your first post and your defense of your opinion?I’m a guy in Halifax does that mean I spend all my time that im not picking up my welfare check staring and making women feel uncomfortable?Call out a province for being pricks and perverts then cry and say people are mean when tell you how they feel about that?
Thanks for pointing that out kay. At this point I graciously bow out ’cause I’m not trying to make enemies. For funs sake tho’…, if you’re out at a live venue listen for the catch phrase “DESI”. When I play from here on in I’ll mention that name. You’ll all know what it means. Come over and show me some Halifax kindness I don’t bite …, or throw eggs. Your choice. Have fun people.Hope to see you out there.
C’mon DES, give us a hint… Are you playing the commons… Huh Huh is it the commons…. BC thats where most of the annual-rent-cheque royalty-earners play when they come to town…Tell us Tell us Tell us… Pleease… We want to come and adore you… Specially Kay… Poor lonely Kay…We’ll be good… I Prommmmmmmmmmiiiiiisssseeeee!!!!!!
You would think a successful musician would know that “I’ve Been Everywhere Man” was written by Johnny Cash, not Stompin’ Tom…
I prefer Stompin’ Tom’s take on the song, don’t you? At least it’s been Canadianized. Relax! Most people think Anne Murray, voice of a nation, wrote all those hit songs too.I’ll be listening for you, Desi!
Look out now. Here comes T, that executive snob type I was talking about.”Flame on Haligonians”
K, ive spent all day hacking away at this problem and ive come up with two likely scenarios: #1-Desi is Gary Beals, or #2- Desi is Mikey, the guy who sits on the waterfront with his broken guitar and sings “heeeeeey bay-beh” for change. ive seen that guy’s guitar case, he totally makes 5 figures.and yeah, im gonna go to every copper penny and cheers live show just to hear some old fart throw out the word “Desi” all cryptically. if you are a successful musician, why are you sitting here so bothered by what a bunch of us think of you? shouldnt you be writing awesome songs about travelling around the country? wouldnt want those royalty checks to dry up. a mans gotta eat. funny, because i grew up with two guys who are now VERY successful in the music industry, and both of them have said that anyone who claims to make tons of money off of the small-scale music industry in canada is a total bullshitter. and sorry Desi, but i have a pretty good feeling that you’re not Justin Timberlake. In fact, earlier when i speculated that you might be Gary Beals, i was being kind of generous..
haha too funny, you got me right on. Executive snob, maybe someday if things go well.Your so full of shit though, your using this board as a comparison to social interactions people have day to day. Yah because people talk shit to stranger anonymously in public?I never flamed you either simply asked you some questions so you could back up your points/opinions but it seems pretty clear that you can’t.
I actually don’t like either version Kay. I just thought serious musicians like to attribute songs to the original artists. Not the covering act.
Gary Beals!!!!!! I forgot about that guy!You might be on the right track, though, maybe he’s some long forgotten Canadian Idol finalist who hasn’t yet come to terms with he fickleness that is the summertime CTV audience.
Another great point, Jennie.
the funniest thing ive ever seen was when i was clothes shopping with my mom at the mall before school started waaaay back when, and all of a sudden i hear some girl shriek “OMG, ITS GARY BEALSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”the next time i heard of him was 3 years later when he came to my friend’s cash at Wendy’s, and his cousin demanded free food for them both because ‘dont you know who he is?!?!?!!? thats gary BEALS!!!!!!’
Maybe they wanted free grub at Wendy’s cause the royalty cheque was late that month…
Maybe that’s why Desi is so pissed off…He’s Gary and nobody knows/cares anymore. We are all so rude ‘cuz we won’t fork over free food to him and his freeloading-coat-tail-riding relatives. Now, Ellen paige…there’s a star i’d give a free hot dog to.
Gary Beals…All my co-workers think I’m nuts cause I’m sitting here laughing by myself…Even the name is fucking hilarious…
Hahahahaa Desi = Gary Beals.So by royalties he must be refering to those free junior bacon cheese burgers. Go team Gary.
Prediction: We never hear from Desi again.Because he’s Gary Beals.
mmmmm…. bacon…..
LOL Floyd, same here.
hehDesi- ‘shit, they know now, guess i need to move on to Kijiji Rants and Raves’
oh man, i just noticed that Desi offered to expose himself, heh, if someone else gives him their info. Yeah, Desi, I’m a 6’5, 300lb male, covered in tattoos. i live in a doorway on barrington st (that just happens to have wireless access) Your turn!!!!!!!
I’m not so sure i want Gary Beals to “expose himself”.*shudder*
“I guess you can call yourself silly now!”ummm lori… that isnt me taking sides. I am not going to qualify that as all people are like this here, or anything like that. I lived downtown in major cities in ontario, OF COURSE the traffic was heavier. I was making a simple comment, not slamming any province or any cities people. I am not about to say that they are friendlier here as opposed to there or anything like that.So try again.
Man, you ever see that minivan with Preston: Home of Canadian Idol Runner Up! on the side of it? That shit is funny.
WE’RE NUMBER 2 !!!WE’RE NUMBER 2 !!!
Wow you guys can really talk yourselves into a tizzy, can’t you? haha I met ‘Desi’ playing on a stage this past weekend. No he’s not Gary Beals, whoever that is… Listen up while you’re out and you too could take in the likes of this amazing musician. BTW There are many sources for royalty revenue to be had by a dynamic musician. You hear this guy’s music in TV and radio commercials (i.e. Molson Canadian Rock ad campaign… the ones with the rippin’ guitars). Maybe Desi will come back and tell you who he is but I know he’d rather meet the lot of you fuckers face to face.To the OP… check out today’s bitches and then tell us what a happy friendly place this is. You haven’t a leg to stand on. The Maritimes was maybe once a nice place to be. Now it’s full of angry bigots for the most part.Head west young, fella’s, head westOh and Qwerty… kiss my ass while you fuck yourself
Thanks, Kay – I think that’s the very thing this board has been missing… a nice injection of “fuck you” to liven this place up a bit.
Well kay, its about time you got back here and told us how you made out with Desi… After all, It was Yours Truly who told you two kids to hook up in the first place… You owe me BIG time for this kay, so I’m going to give it a few days to think of how you can begin to pay me back… But in the meantime, you’ll have to start being much much nicer to my good buddy qwerty….k?
Whoa there, Floyd – the beast needs to be fed, and right now Kay’s the only one bringing the good stuff…
Jeez qwerty, I hope my comment wasn’t misread… I was actually hoping to get you both riled up a bit… something along the lines of….Kay: “I’m not making nice to that #$$@! qwerty…”Qwerty: “Step over this line…. and SAY THAT AGAIN…”Me: “HAHAHAHA…. Man I love monday night at the catfights….