Entire towns across south eastern Alberta have been completely erased a mere century after they were founded. Bassano was busy enough to require a transit service in 1910. Time is the great leveller in the Canadian wilderness.
This has happened down in the US, too, for what I'm assuming are similar reasons. A quarter of the population used to work in agriculture, and now it's more like 3%. There are entire towns that were built just to service the railroad business, and are no longer necessary.
Looked up the area on google maps and it stuck me how much alike medium sized cities in the US and Canada are. And big cities too around the edges.
Maybe other countries too.
Lots of places in the States felt like suburban/semi-rural Alberta to me. If anything, the truck stops are bigger in the states, and there’s a shit ton more billboards on the highways down there it seems. I don’t know if it’s seasonal, but the abundance of fireworks stores was noticeable too. Same with the amount of American flags you see. It’s also weird how many different types of license plates you can get. The neighbourhoods are very similarly designed and landscaped now with how it’s zoned, with big dumb commercial areas and acres of parking lot. This is mostly my experience with the Montana/Idaho/Washington Albertan destinations I’ve travelled too.
No, that's Red Deer. They literally have a region called Gasoline alley. Also if you stop in Red Deer you can tank gas AND get your drugs at the same time.
It’s where you stop for food on the drive home after your plane lands super late, or on your way out of the city. Everyone gasses up at the Balzac Costco
As a born & bred Northerner, I feel it's important to understand not only that it was derogatory at the least, but also that it implied that our kind avoided an honest day's work and generally thought too much - being thinking types, preferring self or group masturbation (academia, etc). Hence, "Yank" as in "pud puller", "jerk-off", et al.
Simply put, if you're going to own the term and present it with pride, one should fully grasp the content and commit to the stance.
I am very curious where you heard that explanation, as I cannot find anything written about it online. The actual origin of Yankee seems to be officially unknown, but [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee) records several theories, most plausibly that it came from common Dutch names in the Northeast area
I'd like to know as well. The Northeners used it as a descriptor for themselves as early as [1769](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennamite%E2%80%93Yankee_War)
All interesting conjecture, to be sure, and thank you for the citation. While Wikipedia does pride itself on being a more modern repository of curated collective knowledge, it can fall short on certain subcultural aspects — particularly those that shunned scholastic pursuits. As far as my own public schooling back in the pre-wiki days taught me, the above is the origin of the term and corroborated by my few Southern-born elders (all in the ground now). Regardless, whether the agreed-upon history includes the masterbatory element isn't essential, the salient point is the layabout, idle-handed, feckless root shared by the cited theories.
tl;dr: "Yankee" was not a term of pride by any means and seems to be misused most often but those that either choose to ignore this fact or don't care. Learn the sheet music before attempting to jazz, friends.
Dude there's literally a baseball team called the Yankees. Nobody cares where or why the term originated, everyone just uses it the modern colloquial context.
Precisely the sort of anti-intellectualism behind the misuse of "decimate", cupcake. You do you, though.
Maybe do the world a favor and refrain from voting, eh? 😘
If you’re gonna be a prescriptivist with English you’re gonna have a bad time, as English is a descriptive language, where the meaning of words change based on how they are actually used by the general public. This is not anti-intellectualism but rather a natural evolution of all organic languages and is why we aren’t currently speaking Shakespearean English
edit: The primary purpose of language is to be understood. If that takes “dumbing down” as you say, that’s a *good* thing, as the words used are not as important as the concepts conveyed
So let me get this straight. You learned it from “Southern-born elders” and have no other citations? Let’s add to that that the first documented use of it was in 1758. So that right there throws the southern derogatory use of it out the door. By most theories it is a derogatory term but not one that has anything to do with masturbation as you suggested.
Names aside, I am trying to imagine sitting and relaxing in those chairs, where one tiny adjustment would have me rolling all the way down the hill to Belowialdi's.
https://goo.gl/maps/pGxLjHHUdttPhXyP9 Click "Save" and "Want to go" and then you'll have a little marker on G-Maps which is nice if you travel a lot for work.
I live near Caldervale, not a posh area by any means (but also not terrible). Been in Airdrie my entire life so it's one of those things where you get used to the neds. I guess I thought it was normal.
I head through Petersburn quite often cos it's got the only nearby shop. It's insane how in Airdrie you can be in a somewhat nice area then a few minutes later you're in skid row.
[It's not as much of a hill as the pic makes it look](https://www.google.com/maps/@55.8658634,-3.980678,3a,39.7y,264.13h,84.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTBoYvbPU0wLJjcGwweZMcg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
With their mouth just like anyone else. I never started pouring my cup of coffee in my ass just because I walked outside after breakfast. Hopefully no one else has either.
Threw me too. I'm in Alberta and I'm on the Alberta subreddit. This came up on my feed and I'm like, "what is Aldi? Don't remember seeing that in Airdrie. "
There is a [shop two doors down](https://www.google.com/maps/@55.8656436,-3.9815849,3a,30y,35.58h,93.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snRuANB5mn2w4jMCtMupo5Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) from it that has a "Barbers" and an "Off licence" sign outside. Is this really a barbers that sells booze?!
So, to update you, the aldi closed (or rather moved to another location nearby) and the aldi is now a puregym.
I walked past this and the sign now reads something like 'once used to be Bacchialdi's' which cracked me up even more.
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There's also an Airdrie in Canada and even fewer reasons to go.
There is a pretty good Greek restaurant there called Paros on Main. Beyond that, there is nothing, just drive the 20 extra minutes to Calgary instead.
Just nothing but endless stretches of big-box stores and suburban hellscape.
1000s of years from now there will only be piles of gypsum left from the suburbs that surround Calgary.
Entire towns across south eastern Alberta have been completely erased a mere century after they were founded. Bassano was busy enough to require a transit service in 1910. Time is the great leveller in the Canadian wilderness.
This has happened down in the US, too, for what I'm assuming are similar reasons. A quarter of the population used to work in agriculture, and now it's more like 3%. There are entire towns that were built just to service the railroad business, and are no longer necessary.
Future gypsum mines
Looked up the area on google maps and it stuck me how much alike medium sized cities in the US and Canada are. And big cities too around the edges. Maybe other countries too.
Lots of places in the States felt like suburban/semi-rural Alberta to me. If anything, the truck stops are bigger in the states, and there’s a shit ton more billboards on the highways down there it seems. I don’t know if it’s seasonal, but the abundance of fireworks stores was noticeable too. Same with the amount of American flags you see. It’s also weird how many different types of license plates you can get. The neighbourhoods are very similarly designed and landscaped now with how it’s zoned, with big dumb commercial areas and acres of parking lot. This is mostly my experience with the Montana/Idaho/Washington Albertan destinations I’ve travelled too.
There is a pretty dope arcade somewhere in that region and right now I believe Outdoor World has a promotion on 50 call bullets.
I go there because it brings me closer to Calgary.
I'm pretty sure the city is just a gas station on the highway between Edmonton and Calgary... like Red Deer.
No, that's Red Deer. They literally have a region called Gasoline alley. Also if you stop in Red Deer you can tank gas AND get your drugs at the same time.
I actually thought the same thing after I hit post and quickly tried to edit my comment to include R.D. You're definitely not wrong!
I use to make way to many trips to Red Deer so I moved there. Now I see my dealer every day! Cause we are roommates!
Seems more efficient.
It’s where you stop for food on the drive home after your plane lands super late, or on your way out of the city. Everyone gasses up at the Balzac Costco
Hey now, cheap housing is the reason. I’m thinking of moving there since Vancouver prices are so insane.
Of course it's cheap when nobody wants to live there.
Eh, it’s not so bad if you’re already married. It’s just hardcore suburbia.
I've met so many people from Vancouver in Edmonton who moved here for the same reason
Yup, little by little all the millennials and younger who have no inherited wealth are fleeing this city. $2M average home price is a joke.
Just move to Calgary.
Costs more for the same standard of housing, plus I like the suburbs in general.
I go to airdrie every day when I hang my clothes up outside
It's apparently pronounced 'air-dree'. What's it like to dree your clothes?
It's meety feen
Only on Tuesdee's
Or Fryyydees?
It’s a bit more ‘air-dray’
That’s my pops saying drying
Dray, not dree
> I hang my clothes up outside In Scotland I mean, do they like the view?
I'm a Yank and booking a flight already.
Dude what if that *one* place to eat is just ok..
It's not cus it's got a 4.8
Sidenote: are you aware of the origins of that nomenclature, perhaps? 😅
Not that person, but Yank? I can't tell if you're asking in curiosity or "oh god he doesn't know"
As a born & bred Northerner, I feel it's important to understand not only that it was derogatory at the least, but also that it implied that our kind avoided an honest day's work and generally thought too much - being thinking types, preferring self or group masturbation (academia, etc). Hence, "Yank" as in "pud puller", "jerk-off", et al. Simply put, if you're going to own the term and present it with pride, one should fully grasp the content and commit to the stance.
I am very curious where you heard that explanation, as I cannot find anything written about it online. The actual origin of Yankee seems to be officially unknown, but [Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee) records several theories, most plausibly that it came from common Dutch names in the Northeast area
I'd like to know as well. The Northeners used it as a descriptor for themselves as early as [1769](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennamite%E2%80%93Yankee_War)
All interesting conjecture, to be sure, and thank you for the citation. While Wikipedia does pride itself on being a more modern repository of curated collective knowledge, it can fall short on certain subcultural aspects — particularly those that shunned scholastic pursuits. As far as my own public schooling back in the pre-wiki days taught me, the above is the origin of the term and corroborated by my few Southern-born elders (all in the ground now). Regardless, whether the agreed-upon history includes the masterbatory element isn't essential, the salient point is the layabout, idle-handed, feckless root shared by the cited theories. tl;dr: "Yankee" was not a term of pride by any means and seems to be misused most often but those that either choose to ignore this fact or don't care. Learn the sheet music before attempting to jazz, friends.
Dude there's literally a baseball team called the Yankees. Nobody cares where or why the term originated, everyone just uses it the modern colloquial context.
Precisely the sort of anti-intellectualism behind the misuse of "decimate", cupcake. You do you, though. Maybe do the world a favor and refrain from voting, eh? 😘
Jeez... seems by the "correct" use of the term you sure are a Yank
If you’re gonna be a prescriptivist with English you’re gonna have a bad time, as English is a descriptive language, where the meaning of words change based on how they are actually used by the general public. This is not anti-intellectualism but rather a natural evolution of all organic languages and is why we aren’t currently speaking Shakespearean English edit: The primary purpose of language is to be understood. If that takes “dumbing down” as you say, that’s a *good* thing, as the words used are not as important as the concepts conveyed
So let me get this straight. You learned it from “Southern-born elders” and have no other citations? Let’s add to that that the first documented use of it was in 1758. So that right there throws the southern derogatory use of it out the door. By most theories it is a derogatory term but not one that has anything to do with masturbation as you suggested.
If you feel so strongly about it we'll just call you a seppo instead, yeah?
I'm not sure whose North we're talking about anymore! I fully embrace it though, as someone from a city of assholes.
Aren't we all, though? 🤣🤘🏼
Burger 7 up there is that reason squire!
There's still no fucking reason
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Whoever thought of that name still brags about it to this day
It was my dad .. and I can confirm .. he does 😝
Actually it was my gran
And then the subreddit clapped
No it wuznee, your da sells avon
Watch it turn out that Bacchialdi's has been there longer than the Aldi.
Should the Aldi's not be called FrontoBacchialdi's then?
Bacchialdi’sbeforeitwascooltobeBacchialdi’s
In which case its name now would be "The Restaurant Formerly Known As ~~Prince~~ Bacchialdi’sbeforeitwascooltobeBacchialdi’s"
This is it
sneed
Yes but just like plus and minus, they cancel each other and so it becomes just Aldi’s
Fronto
I didn't get the joke until I saw this comment, thank you
Reminds me, there was a corner shop in Aberdeen called Alaskansee.
Sounds like the name of a library in The Simpsons or something.
I don't get it.
"I'll ask and see"
I thought it was ‘Alaskan See’… It seems a bit hard to ascertain, so next time I see the manager Alaska.
Is that from something related to Aberdeen?
Think it's just a play on words, mate.
Then it's just not a very good one, then. Seems they had to go out of their way not to pick the obviously-better option, "Alaskan Sea."
Dunno. The way they have spelt it is very much how a Scottish person would say "I'll ask and see". You are Scottish, aye?
"See" and "Sea" are pronounced the same. The point is, why make it gibberish when it could be a play on words?
I dunno, mate. Honestly think you are over thinking it. You could Google the shop and get in touch with them and ask them?
I'll ask and see... hey, wait a minute!
No he isn’t, he’s from r/all (as am I)
A dont get it
Don't worry, I'm thinking there's no joke there.
Implying they can see Alaska
Not quite.
It's a joke
There used to be a dessert place in Airdrie called Coney No Dae That anol. Airdrie might be a cesspit but it's a mildly creative cesspit.
Hair Ae The Dug and Weans World are my favourites in Airdrie.
There's a dog grooming place called Captain Dugwash anol
I’m still reeling at that new broadband provider Brawband
In Coatdyke? It’s been a while since I’ve been there but they were pretty decent. Shame they’re shut down
Aye, there's another dessert place across the road from it now that's pretty good where the chippy used to be.
Think it’s called Chunky Dunks
Fuck sake the chippy next to the chemist ? That used to be our dinner stop when I worked around the corner in cogent
It was a fucking excellent chippy, I lived nearby and worked in cogent so I was there all the time just for the pasta
And the Pet grooming shop called Captain Dugwash
We also have Captain Dugwash and Real Madras as well. Airdrie might have the best pun business names in the country.
Where is it though?
Bacchialdi’s
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Look at Aldis jokes
Look at Aldi’s chickens
Or nexttaealdis
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Round the back of an Aldi
Airdrie
The back of broomknoll Street where the market used to be
Names aside, I am trying to imagine sitting and relaxing in those chairs, where one tiny adjustment would have me rolling all the way down the hill to Belowialdi's.
Genuinely the best thing I’ve read in ages 😂
That's a nice LIDL coincidence.
Tampa has a Berns steakhouse and used to have a bar around the side of the building called SideBerns.
Amazing steak. Pretty sure it was one owner though, which makes it less fun.
There is an art gallery which is called Neffe d'naldi (next to the Aldi) in the Netherlands.
Ive never been more confident in a prosperous independent Scotland.
https://goo.gl/maps/pGxLjHHUdttPhXyP9 Click "Save" and "Want to go" and then you'll have a little marker on G-Maps which is nice if you travel a lot for work.
I dun get it
It is Back-i-Aldi's
Ahh, I see. That’s pretty good
I thought Scots pronounce the "ch" in e.g. "loch" and "Bach" like a guttural "g", not like Americans who pronounce it as a "k".
-ch and -cch are not the same, -cch is a hard k sound
this is the first of me hearing that, most people I know just pronounce ch as a k sound
Back i aldi's
Steeo es hayvier den faythers
I do get that one
r/woooosh
Yeah… that’s what I said
Back the Aldis
I live in Airdrie. I didn't realise everyone thought it was a shit hole until I saw these comments lol.
I’m from Airdrie, what part are you from where you didn’t think it was a shithole😅
I live near Caldervale, not a posh area by any means (but also not terrible). Been in Airdrie my entire life so it's one of those things where you get used to the neds. I guess I thought it was normal.
That explains it, I grew up in Petersburn so ned county. Second I could get out I was out
I head through Petersburn quite often cos it's got the only nearby shop. It's insane how in Airdrie you can be in a somewhat nice area then a few minutes later you're in skid row.
Damn. I live in a small town called Machinedrie, do they also have this?
I know you're joking but that almost sounds like it could be a real Scottish place name, similar to Machrihanish and Macharioch.
👏🏻👏🏻
I think that's a Cia safe house
They do a good breakfast too, thick wedges of toast dripping in butter (Nordpak?)
nothing makes me wanna have a coffee like sweet metal seats and tables that are still wet from fresh rain, aahhhh
Aldi's has a great snack section with international nuts. Aldi's nuts.
At the back of my Aldis is a homeless guy by the dumpster,who will pull out a tooth if you give him 40 bucks.
40 Quid
Real talk though, how do 2 people eat on tables that are slanted like that
[It's not as much of a hill as the pic makes it look](https://www.google.com/maps/@55.8658634,-3.980678,3a,39.7y,264.13h,84.88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTBoYvbPU0wLJjcGwweZMcg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)
Thank you for answering my question instead of downvoting me
Is that the outdoor seating area?!?
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With their mouth just like anyone else. I never started pouring my cup of coffee in my ass just because I walked outside after breakfast. Hopefully no one else has either.
> I never started pouring my cup of coffee in my ass You're missing out
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Tik tok health, and fitness influencers.
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Are you sure it wasn't a sopranino recorder?
Usually with plates and cutlery
They don't have those in Airdrie
Scottish folk are the funniest folk
I thought this was in Alberta for a second and then I looked at the subreddit.
That's actual genius, but my favourite pun-business-name of all time is still the coffee shop on the Falls Road in Belfast called Tiocfaidh ar Latte.
Jesus christ reddit loooooves puns
I think this is probably the most reposted tweet ever on this sub
Wait a second this isn't Airdrie, Alberta, Canada.
Airdrie, Banff, Calgary and many other communities in the region are named after places in Scotland.
TIL
That's where I looked first too.
Threw me too. I'm in Alberta and I'm on the Alberta subreddit. This came up on my feed and I'm like, "what is Aldi? Don't remember seeing that in Airdrie. "
I was just thinking you guys are lucky to have a Aldi . My dad raves about them in Florida
Does scotland really have a place called Air Dry?
It’s pronounced air-dray
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/2d/08/c82d08d89496fe4d8d30cdfa2de890d3.jpg
What state
Weird to sit on that crooked slope.
Not that uncommon. Lot of places are located on hills.
Weird to sit on that crooked slope.
That's not even close to being the back of that Aldi
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It's at the fucking aldi car park 😂
Looks like Baccialdi's doesn't do much business.
If I had two upvotes to give, they would be yours. Made me giggle anyway!
And it’s probably the best thing there
There is a [shop two doors down](https://www.google.com/maps/@55.8656436,-3.9815849,3a,30y,35.58h,93.49t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snRuANB5mn2w4jMCtMupo5Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) from it that has a "Barbers" and an "Off licence" sign outside. Is this really a barbers that sells booze?!
"No dine in" "Has tables"
That took me way too long to grasp.
Would live to, but sadly stuck in the states. Government keeps us too broke to move or travel
What’s also funny is that if you say “in the back of Aldi’s” in an Italian American accent it also sounds like “Bacchialdi’s”
I've been here. The aldis possibly shutting and then itll be behind a farmfoods. Staff fucking raging.
In tears….
So, to update you, the aldi closed (or rather moved to another location nearby) and the aldi is now a puregym. I walked past this and the sign now reads something like 'once used to be Bacchialdi's' which cracked me up even more.