I pulled up to the Chevron at Goldstream and Veterans a few weeks ago. Everyone leaving the station peeled out, one after another.
I don't get the west shore at all. What's up with all the Nascar clothing worn by the locals? It's like a whole other world out there.
There's definitely some yahoos, but geez, way to paint us with the same brush. No offense, but how is this kind of stereotyping productive?
If there's anything I've learned in the last 2 years of living in Langford, it's the following:
1. Most people I have met in Langford have lived in other parts of Victoria, or from other parts of BC/Canada, with a fairly large Navy representation. (but so does Esquimalt)
2. I see racing paraphernalia on occasion, but I suspect it is due to Langford having a racetrack, attracting fans of racing to the area.
3. There is a larger working class population in Langford than some other parts of Victoria (as does Esquimalt, Saanich)
4. Apart from the above, I haven't seen convincing evidence to suggest that the modern West Shore has any sort of significant cultural differentiation from Saanich, Esquimalt or any other parts of the Victoria area.
I feel like this attitude is deeply ingrained with people who remember a Langford that may have existed at one point but that I frankly can't really find anymore. Isn't this just another form of the same kind of thinking that keeps this region so fractured and kind of broken?