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Blessed is the individual who hasn’t felt the need to shirk public decorum, crumple to the sidewalk and drown in a puddle of hot snotty tears. For the rest of us normal folks, crying in public is an inescapable eventuality.
The body’s natural reaction to modern life, crying can burst forth from any number of causes. Hearbreak, stress, depression and even joy can all get the waterworks flowing.
Is it shameful? Hell no. You’ve earned this. But that doesn’t mean some privacy wouldn’t be nice.
So we asked Halifax where its favourite public cry spots were and assembled the results. Parks, libraries, bars, back-of-Shoppers-Drug-Mart-where-no-one-can-see-you; they’re all here. All the premiere destinations for a tearful intermission.
Did we miss your fav? Share your selection in the comments as we’ll be updating the map periodically.
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Burnside.
in the stacks at the killam!
Scotia Square Food Court at lunch time.
quinpool rd mcdonalds
in the rain
In your car at the Windsor/Chebucto/Cunard intersection when you don’t know when it’s your turn or who has the rightofway.
The Park at Charles and Gottingen// George Dixon Centre (not during daylight)
The bedding aisle in the Mumford Winners.
Public gardens inside the covered branches of a tree. (i did this the other day)
Behind the casino (at the end of the harbour walk thing)
In the Dalplex during exam season.
Citadel Hill facing Sackville Street
Halifax waterfront on a cold September night…(and then falling asleep because the water is just so soothing)…(and then being woken up by EMS because you’re unresponsive because so relaxed)
That weird non-park, bench area on the corner of Almon and Agricola across from the RBC.