118 was my stomping grounds for a bit. Had a few problems but nothing I couldn't handle. I wrote a story about an experience I had, but I can't find it in this massive list of posts with stupid titles that don't explain anything. When I find it I'll send it your way, if I remember.
Growing up, we didn't know what racism was until they started teaching the dangers of it. Next thing you know there's a scuffle an they're using slurs. I think they teach the differences more than the similarities, and problems stem from that. The news does that too. I keep life simple. I enjoy people unless they're sketchy. Then I don't want to be around them.
The Somalians. My neighbor's friend was from there. Told us all kinds of crazy stories about that place. We'd drink in his garage. There's an Asian, Native, African, Indian, neightbor was a Newfie, and me. Had a great time.
But yeah. Make sure they don't burn that city down. I miss it.
The stories you told me were def 118 th related, I remember that much just not the specifics. I think I even commented on that post. Ya...it was long ago!
"I think they teach the differences more than the similarities, and problems stem from that" - absolutely, same for me I didn't know what it was until later. I had white friends, native friends, black friends and we all got along even when none of us spoke the same language we still just all had fun together. I currently live in a mostly muslim neighborhood, with a few white people and a few natives thrown in there, and a jamaican and we all get along and smoke joints together, have tea, turkish coffee whatever, we even compare religions without panties getting in a wad. Be cool don't be nobody's fool is the line around here! lol. Edmonton is pretty diverse tho, we have a little bit of everything like it's the promise land.
don't worry, we always rebuild what we burn down so we can burn it down again, it's like a cycle here.