My comment was directed to everyone. I live here – by no means can call myself a local as I was not born here and have been told on many occasions that I will never be a local, but everyone needs to change their attitudes. My husband was almost beat up by a ‘local’ who has lived here for 4 years when he was washing his hands in the bathroom in one of the bars (no reason whatsoever). Today I was given the finger twice by Albertans while I was stopped at a stop sign downtown. I agree that it is a two way street, and find it very sad how the people in this town, both ‘locals’, actual locals and visitors treat people. Whatever happened to what your mom told you to do “treat others how you want them to treat you”, saying “have a nice day”, a simple smile, or as I’ve seen so many times at the grocery store or gas station – not freaking out at the cashier. It’s common courtesy. We need to start being nicer to people. If it’s this bad now – what will it be like in 5 or 10 years?
