Ever wondered what a Hamiltonian thinks of Buffalo? For that matter, have you ever wondered what a Hamiltonian thinks of Hamilton, Ontario? Recently one Hamiltonian made the trip down to Buffalo to investigate, before returning home and reporting to an online audience at Raise the Hammer. It was nice to hear all of the wonderful sights that Dave Serafini discovered and passed along, while at the same time it was intriguing to learn that he identified with Buffalo fully (see here). His viewpoints explored many of the similarities that the two cities share, including some big-city envy that many (clearly not all) people have from time to time. From elected leaders to sports, I find it comforting to know that, not too far away, there are Hamiltonians (or Hamiltonites?) who empathize with us and understand us, and hopefully we with them. It would be great to strike up some different ways to cross promote our two cities. Cheers to Hamilton! From Raise the Hammer:
I was not disappointed. Apparently, Buffalonians say things like, "We're not as big as New York and we're colder than North Carolina". Am I looking in a mirror? I've heard strikingly similar comments here: "We are not as big as Toronto, and we are not as shiny as Oakville or Mississauga."
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I only hope that this recent decision to examine the MIP site was done in the interest of the city at large, rather than an insecure fear that we may not be good enough to get this deal done. Like Buffalo, we have a beautiful city with a storied past and a promising future.
Even the byline sounds like a Buffalonian's:
Dave Serafini was born and raised in Hamilton. He lived in some other places, but returned to Hamilton for family and friends. Traditionally, his extracurricular activities have been sport related, but recently, he has been looking for ways to get involved with broader civic issues.
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I was not disappointed. Apparently, Buffalonians say things like, "We're not as big as New York and we're colder than North Carolina". Am I looking in a mirror? I've heard strikingly similar comments here: "We are not as big as Toronto, and we are not as shiny as Oakville or Mississauga."
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I only hope that this recent decision to examine the MIP site was done in the interest of the city at large, rather than an insecure fear that we may not be good enough to get this deal done. Like Buffalo, we have a beautiful city with a storied past and a promising future.
Even the byline sounds like a Buffalonian's:
Dave Serafini was born and raised in Hamilton. He lived in some other places, but returned to Hamilton for family and friends. Traditionally, his extracurricular activities have been sport related, but recently, he has been looking for ways to get involved with broader civic issues.
As a fellow Hamiltonian (Queenseyes you were correct on first try) going to school at UB, I approve this post. This made my evening.
It's scary how similar these two cities are. Just driving down Main Street Buffalo to UB south reminds me of driving to my Alma Mater McMaster. Mind you Buffalo's traffic lights leave something to be desired...seriously WTF is up with them?
Because of their similarities, Buffalo is really growing on me.
I'll see how these sentiments change come December, since I hear you guys get the snow pretty hard.
as if buffalo is somehow exempt from global warming!
gotta laugh out loud that a hamiltonian believes the buffalo weather scare stories, since the two cities pretty much share the same weather systems. i mean, you are actually north of us!
trust me, our snow reputation is greatly exaggerated. in the 70s, kids often had to trick-or-treat in coats and mittens. nowadays, you can skateboard (in shorts!) right up until christmas because the snow is negligible.
Buffalo averages more than 2 and a half times as much snow per Winter than Hamilton.
Grad94- ummm Global Warming is a hoax....and cannot be proven, you should stay up on your current events.(Climate depot.com) and I LOL that you think because a city is to the north they automatically get more snow. SMH
So you think global warming is a hoax? That's funny because your "opinion" on this complex issue is right in line with the oil companies, energy lobby, major polluters, Republican party, Fox opinion channel, and everbody else that stands to profit from pretending there is no problem.