Those Dreams Have Remained and They've Turned Around

[pseudohistorian]

Having spent the past couple of Canada Days dwelling on fictional Canadian pop stars and Heritage Minutes, I find myself thinking more this year about the vagaries of Winnipeg's specific identity...

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[ret4rd]

Thank you for this post. You captured and enunciated something I had been feeling for some time

[pseudohistorian]

Thank you for commenting...I had no idea you've been reading the blog! How long have you been checking things out here?

Your thoughts vis-à-vis Heima are really interesting, both because of the large Icelandic population here (so a lot of Manitobans are also "from" Iceland, in a sense) and because from the Winnipeg perspective, you're considered a success story (you "made it out"), but you sound reluctant to "give something back" in the same way as the band.

In light of how you feel, do you ever find yourself reluctant to "admit" you're from Winnipeg? I've encountered both ends of the spectrum from people who've moved away--those who are eager to assert their Winnipeg roots and those who cut all ties to the city the moment they leave.

What do you think is the source of your anxious detachment? Sometimes, it seems like Winnipeggers have a bungee cord connecting them to the city, so they can never quite get away...is that why there aren't more people from the prairies out in the world? Does your cord snap if you actually stay

[ret4rd]

I'll try to answer in order. First, somewhere post-Serenity but way pre-Star Trek