Birds of a feather flock together. This saying could not be more true. Saturday night I attended a 35th birthday party for a friend of mine. Mark, like myself is originally from Winnipeg. We both moved here a little over 2 years ago. That would seem like a long enough time to really submerge yourself within a new city- this however does not seem to be the case.
ALL the guests that attended the party were from Winnipeg. I don't mean that everyone who attended still lives in Winnipeg, but every single person at the party had a serious Winnipeg connection.
Doesn't this seem strange to you? Well it did to me!!
Every time I say to someone that I am from Winnipeg they have this look on their face as if they feel sorry for me, well let me tell you I am very proud to be from Peg City.
Maybe we don't have the fancy subway or the endless rows of shops and restaurants or the professional sports teams or the dense population but what we do have that many other cities don't (including Toronto) is the connectivity. The connectivity on a personal level. If I meet anyone who is from Winnipeg or has family there I automatically take to them more and feel an instant connection.
No matter how long I live in Toronto, or any other city for that matter I will always be a Pegger at heart.
-the Manitoba Babe
