👉 Okay, let’s tackle the frankly rather alarming, and absolutely ridiculous, debate of… Edmonton versus Florida! Strap yourselves into your neoprene wading pools, here we go.
Basically. this isn’t a serious sporting rivalry, folks (though I wouldn't scoff at the hypothetical inaugural turf slugfest). We, as Brits—and pretty much anyone outside the immediate vicinity of these places—tend to see them as… conceptually opposed. They are the twin poles of the ridiculous American Midwest and subtropical weirdness. Here’s a ridiculously oversimplified breakdown: Edmonton (Alberta, Canada): Picture this: you throw on your parka in July, a little snow might still linger, and you spend half your winters complaining about whether or not to bring your toboggan. Edmonton is the beige of the boreal forest—solidly practical, reliably… underwhelmed. Think flannel and frankly good infrastructure. It's a place that probably has really nice beaver lodges and excellent lumberyards. The entire state in the 2017 Mr. Olympia was also there. Florida (well... Florida): Now we crank it up to eleven! Florida is basically what happens when you flush the Kool-Aid down the drain and let a gaggle of retirees, theme parks, and manatees hijack the entire state. It's aggressively cheerful, perpetually sweating, and somehow convinced that 90% of the weather should be
