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[-] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

"The Paris of the north." Really?

[-] n2burns@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Paris of the [blank]" was a pretty standard phrase used to attract settlers.

"Paris of the Prairies" was commonly used to describe Winnipeg, but also Saskatoon as noted in the Tragically Hip song Wheat Kings.

[-] card797@champserver.net 5 points 1 year ago

New Orleans. Paris de la Sud.

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

You think Whitehorse is more deserving of that title?

[-] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nope, i haven't a clue. I'm just an ignorant Scot who's judging by online photos. I'm sure it's lovely, but i can't see anything Parisian about the locale, architecture, or cuisine. Haven't seen anything about the dancing girls, so that's to play for!

Can i infer from your question that Whitehorse is, in fact, a shitehole?

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