The majority are though. I didn’t feel safe when I last went there.

alberta politics is awkward but people are friendly in larger communities. Some remote small communities may be awkward but not always.

We’ve got a “range” but most fall into friendly category. People will stop to help you when you’re stuck.

I was frequently harassed and the rest just stood by and did nothing. I won’t be going back.

Do they dismiss entire provinces’ worth of people as jerks based on a single experience? Because that would be a pretty awful thing for them to do, yeah.

Most areas are a mixed bag of all colours, and nobody cares. You may still encounter a racist or two, but it is not overt racism like the USA is displaying right now.

I would say Canadians are more polite than friendly. Too polite to be really friendly a lot of the time.

I mean look at what the government is doing and how most albertans support them. They have the largest emissions per capita in North America.

I’d say generally yes. Of course, there are still assholes like in any country.

Cities are generally quite multicultural with people from everywhere. Every major Canadian city I’ve visited has seemed to be quite friendly.

I’ve seen people say to avoid Alberta in this thread. Generally, unless you are going to Middle of Nowhere, Alberta where their yearly tourism consists of a single person stopping by to get gas, you’ll be perfectly fine.

You will be just fine. Enjoy yourself here.

what the government is doing

Which is?

how most albertans support them.

Let’s hear those specifics, I think you’ll find that the population’s not as supportive of whatever you’re imagining they’re supporting. And in particular the large cities, which are NDP strongholds.

They have the largest emissions per capita in North America.

This is why you think a tourist wouldn’t be safe here? Because we’re an oil-producing province?

Better advise OP not to visit Norway either, they must be monsters over there.

Better advise OP not to visit Norway either, they must be monsters over there.

The cops don’t carry guns there and the population is more accepting of other people groups.

But their emissions!

buddy I grew up in Alberta. and there’s 2 things to sum up the people.

During mask mandates I was in the Carstairs post office, and saw a woman with no mask picking up 2 boxes labeled cristianbooks.com

the second is everyone in Alberta thinks being compared to Texas is a compliment.

these are two light hearted examples, with many more in the memory bank.

there’s jerks everyone. My worst bit of transphobia was in Toronto.

But Alberta does seem to have the highest concentration of jerks. at least as far as my experience has gone.

During mask mandates I was in the Carstairs post office,

Carstairs is a rural town with a population of 4900.

the second is everyone in Alberta thinks being compared to Texas is a compliment.

Oh, everyone?

I happen to be Albertan and the notion of being compared to Texas fills me with anger. I’d like you to back that up with some kind of poll or statistic, please.

Norway has the highest market share of evs at 96% so they’re cleaning up the mess.

And yet they produce 2 million barrels of oil per day. Must be a bunch of jerks.

if your taking things that literally on the internet, I can’t help you.

but what I can say is I didnt know anyone who understood it’s an insult was until I moved out of Alberta. So everyone I met while growing up, yeah.

for the record I grew up in Calgary.

OP is being warned to “stay away” specifically from Alberta because we’re apparently not safe to be around, how am I supposed to be taking this? So far the only solid reasons that have been given are:

• Alberta produces a lot of oil.
• Someone in a small town post office didn’t wear a mask while picking up a box of books related to Christianity, which I might add is far more widely practised in Canada’s eastern provinces.
• Apparently “everyone” in Alberta thinks being compared to Texas is a compliment. Based on the fact that you personally didn’t know anyone who thought otherwise, in your particular social bubble.

So yeah, I’m rather offended. I think OP would have a perfectly fine time coming to visit Alberta.

Their emissions are still lower than that of Alberta and the wealth is shared with the everyday people ie the oil fund. Though they should reinvest into renewables and heat pumps more.