# Ottawa, Canada (and area) Dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132 "2003-02-01T18:05:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/21 "2003-02-04T02:53:38Z")
Di Di Di… Did you just say four cheese poutine?! My mouth is watering already! I live in Northern NY (argh… Why couldn’t I have been born just a few miles…er… km north?!, then I could eat poutine all day… the stuff here is cheez whiz crap). I hope to eventually live in Ottawa, such a beautiful city, great people, and also with an amazing history. (and poutine) ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/22 "2003-02-04T06:04:13Z")
Ottawa is a lovely town. I’m a country boy at heart so I wouldn’t want to live there, but it’s a damn fine place to visit. Of all the cities I’ve ever visited, I enjoyed Ottawa the most. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/23 "2003-02-04T13:58:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\*Ottawa is a lovely town. I’m a country boy at heart so I wouldn’t want to live there, but it’s a damn fine place to visit. Of all the cities I’ve ever visited, I enjoyed Ottawa the most. \*\* I’m exactly the same way, **bibliophage**. Ottawa is the smallest “big” city I can think of and gives you the perks of a big city without the feeling of being crowded. I’ll never move into a bigger city, that’s for sure. Of course, I rarely go into downtown Ottawa and prefer Nepean and Kanata. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/24 "2003-02-04T14:36:53Z")
AC: Funny how you said that Ottawa is the smallest big city you can think of… I think of it as the biggest small city I can think of… all the distinct neighbourhoods makes Ottawa feel like 20 communities all bunched together. I love that. 🙂 Of course I guess having the Sens technically makes us a big city, but I love the small town feel… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/25 "2003-02-04T15:31:47Z")
It occurs to me that I’ve never had the ESD’s onion ring poutine. That was a stupid oversight. Next time we go up (say, April) I must remedy the situation. We’ve thought of moving to Ottawa eventually. It’s nice- it never really felt big-city-ish to me, and it’s so pretty. The real problem is the cold. Although it’s blizzarding outside my window right now. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/26 "2003-02-04T15:48:38Z")
What’s with all this talk of Poutine? As it goes Poutine is pretty great, but it’s BEAVER TAIL season!!! I live in the Toronto Area, but I am in Ottawa every other weekend, this past saturday I ate so much beaver tail, Oh I didn’t know what was what… I am really doing my part to save trees! 😉 Ottawa is a fantastic City, I drove in on Friday during “Rush Hour”… HA! Toronto is a parking lot from 4 till 6 (or worse depending on the weather!) Ottawa, was busy but not bad at ALL! I Love it! Plus skating on the canal, all the $$ from the government, no tall buildings (Well, ther is Dunton Tower in Carelton Univ. but even it isn’t all that big!) Mmmm I wanna go back! ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/27 "2003-02-04T16:24:36Z")
Maybe an Ottawa Dopefest is in order? ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/28 "2003-02-04T17:33:26Z")
I agree, an **Ottadope** is in order!! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/29 "2003-02-04T19:34:40Z")
I confess I’ll be in Ottawa from Feb 28 until Mar 9. ---
**Author:** ![ladydisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@ladydisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladydisco)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/30 "2003-02-04T19:41:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lno \* > \*\*I confess I’ll be in Ottawa from Feb 28 until Mar 9. \*\* Ino, you’re going to miss Winterlude! (insert \I wouldn’t say I’d be MISSING it, Bob\ here.) I’m onboard for an Ottadope too. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/31 "2003-02-04T20:20:22Z")
Dopawa? I could do that with enough advance notice… ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/32 "2003-02-04T20:57:49Z")
Register your Otta-dope-awa thoughts [HERE. 🙂](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=160733) Let’s plan! ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132/33 "2003-02-04T22:55:57Z")
I’m in Ottawa, children. Smack DOWNTOWN. Woo! And yes, we CAN do something when lno’s here! 🙂 I _MAY_ be willing to share. A little. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ottawa-canada-and-area-dopers/152132.md?page=1)