I haven't been to Saskatchewan in almost five years. Yet I still sometimes have dreams - nightmares? - about what life was like there. That place, that evil, awful, nasty, hellish place. The rectangle of regression.
Yes, it happens. My mind wanders, usually when it is in a vulnerable, tired state. Numb. It goes back to that dark place. The cursed land.
I only go there when I am weak. Fragile. Sleeping. Having a bad dream. In Hell.
Saskatchewan
They see me rollin...
It happens. Maybe once every 3 or 4 months. I wake up in the morning. Or maybe it is my wife. One of us has done it. Dreamt of that place. That awful, mediocre province that shall not be spoken of.
Saskatchewan
Fuck. These dreams are the worst. They always remind us of what life was like there. Cold. Boring. Dirty. Plain. White. Mediocre. Fat. Did I say cold?
Saskatchewan
I still hate it.
22 comments:
Thank you for this blog. I never had any plans to go to Saskatchewan but this just reaffirms my assumptions were correct and I'll never move there.
Thank you, I still have something between nightmares and hallucinations based on Saskatchewan. I hope Im not alone in my hate for that fucking rectangle.
About a year ago, my husband took a job in this province. I went it thinking, how bad can it be? I am currently living this nightmare! Why the hell did I leave Alberta for this shit hole?
why, fuck why, am I here?
Life is what you make it...don't like it here, then go home.
Thank you for exposing the truth about Saskatchewan. You are doing a valuable service to humanity.
Why bitch. Move you loser. Woohoo sask roughriders!! Bleed green or leave!
Dear Mr. I Hate Saskatchewan,
It must be horrible to carry around so much hate for so long.
You haven't lived there for 5 years yet you still haven't been able to let go of whatever it was that you caused all this grief?
Obviously it was something very deep rooted. . . I have heard of a number of young boys who were sexually abused by hockey coaches, priests, even Boy Scout leaders.
I watched the documentary with Theoren Fleury who said the hate he carried for his abuser almost destroyed his life. A lot of other men who were abused as boys have lost their lives to drugs and alcohol trying to forget the hate they feel instead of confronting and resolving it.
Might be worth a try, instead of trying to live with the nightmares.
Brent
I am a middle-aged mother and professional who recently moved to Regina from another province. Unfortunately the men here stare at women and harass them constantly. I feel very sorry for the girls and women who grow up here. Myself, I no longer even jog outside because every time I'm out in public by myself I have had at least one man yelling at me from his car or from his bicycle - hey baby, what's up, etc. It's bloody awful. I have jogged in every province in this country, and SK is the only place where I've actually been sexually harassed simply for being outside. And let me re-state: I am middle aged. I don't want to imagine what it must be like for young women. I love the outdoors and I love to run but now I'm confined to treadmills because I absolutely hate being catcalled just for trying to get outside and enjoy the outdoors.
Brent! I feel so humble, being in the presence of Saskatchewan royalty. I just loved your show, Corner Gas. It was so awesome and so, so Saskatchewan. The movie, well, that wasn't so great. But hey, you can't win all the time. Or even very often. Any Rider fan knows that!
I admire your psychoanalytical skills and how much effort you're put into understanding me. However I am afraid there is no "anal" in the truth. I didn't play hockey, nor did I go to church (I know, I had a very un-Saskatchewan-like upbringing). And while I was a boyscouts, the time was spent building fires, not playing hokey-pokey with Mr. Janzen. But I do appreciate your advice to do drugs and alcohol. You're one thoughtful guy!
Say hi to bubba for me!
What happened to Moose Jaw ?? Post cards of 1890's MJ show a thriving main street full of ornate Victorian buildings, colourful awnings, trim Victorians in top hats and dresses, and a streetcar track going up and down the street. Community.
When I lived there, it was empty most days, you were stared at to be walking, the buildings for the most part were unkempt and the few folks around were fat as hell and in jogging pants. What happened ?
But in defence of the province at large, the weather is beyond any persons control. Either you can deal or you can't. There are delicate issues regarding history and race that overshadow the place, there are no quick fixes. It's a quiet and geographically isolated place that's been quietly feeding North America for a long long time, it's not New York.
Saskatchewan, land of the living skies! Very true indeed! Only the sky is living the rest are either dead or catatonic. Rider Nation? Yes fanatics taken for a ride by a bunch of clown pretending to be foot ball players! 1 win 5 lost, really a bunch of green clowns!
Your documentary interest consists of watching abuse victims and learning about boy scout leader pedophiles? Sounds like a prime Saskatchewan candidate
We have been trapped here for 5 years now, i hate this place and what it has done to my family. It is the most bland, boring, colourless, racist, unfriendly place on the planet. Employers treat you like crap and everything is overpriced, we have experienced poverty like never before. We are doing what we can to get out of this hole as fast as we can. If you like living in a place where everyone acts like a selfish 17 year old teenager, and the only music is country shite and you feel like everyone should be a trump supporter with their narrow minded racist views then move here, me no thanks i'm done - pure shithole
Just escaped from Saskatoon last month, thank God and were pretty sure were suffering from ptsd now. The racism is through the roof out there, the food sucks, people are rude ignorant and racist. Poor aboriginals dont stand a chance and they even deny their treaty rights. Unfucken believalable...all I can say about Saskatoon is I hope you burn in hell. And that's pretty bad when Winnipeg is heaven compared to that shithole.
i'd like to say that brent's comment about little boys being raped is exactly what's socially wrong with this place
you complain (which makes complete sense, this place is trash), and the average shitty man here responds with 'but who hurt you? yeah, that must be it. can't be this shitty place i've settled in myself because i've decided to be blind my entire life.'
keep on hatin, i love your blog.
Love this blog and happy to see people still hate Saskatchewan six years after the last post. Moved to Regina in 2012 thinking how bad can it be? I lost $100000 on my condo because the economy has tanked since 2013 and lost my job over personality conflicts because people only like working with their friends here. Friends equals anyone who grew up here. This place is awful. I hope another tornado comes and destroys the whole city. A government handout is the only way I’m going to see a penny for my real estate investment in this shit hole. Stay away. Far away. Don’t come within two provinces of this useless place. Spit on it as you fly over.
Saskatchewan is horrible. Had to live there for 3 yrs. longest 3 yrs ever. Saskatoon is a small town, people are racists and narrow minded. Feel so sorry for the aboriginals.
I've been living in this Hell hole for ten years now. Ten years of my life I will never get back. I fucking hate it here, but I'm stuck in this dump and can't see any way out. The only thing I share with the locals is that none of us want me here. Not a welcoming place for someone who did not grow up here. The province should put a sign at its borders: "If you are not from here, you are not welcome." I feel bad for all new immigrants landing in Saskatchewan. This place is not Canada. Racists and bigots, that's all what Saskatchewanians are. They are the most conservative people in this country, yet they believe they are the most progressive. As an investor from the US once said: "If the world was coming to an end, I'd move to Saskatchewan; because everything their happens 50 years later". So much truth and wisdom in these words.
Saskatchewan shouldn’t even be a province
I HATE Saskatchewan! FUCKING HATE IT! I purchased an acreage here & its only been 8 weeks & I want out in the worst way! The snow in my driveway is 4ft deep EVERY FUCKING DAY! Neighbors want $150 to clear the driveway which is EVERY FUCKING DAY! I FUCKING HATE THIS ARCTIC WASTELAND SHITHOLE
Fucking CREEPS live here. I had a horrible experience living here. Can’t stand the people. Can’t stand the men. Fatties. Plain stupid. “I thought several meant seven” — are you Fucking KIDDING ME?
I recently visited BC, my beautiful lush green province, for seven days. Holy fuck. My creativity came back. I was happy. I felt like I belonged.
Come back here, few hours later, my mood begins to crash.
Fuck the people who live here. Fuck the creepy men. Fuck the small cities with dusty unkempt roads/homes/yards. Fuck all the ghetto restaurants that serve the exact same shit wherever you go. Absolutely zero creativity, or imagination this shit province holds.
Much of the people here are “meat and potatoes” — a lot of them lack everything— brains, fitness, creativity. It’s all about plain Jane. No sense of fashion. No sense of personal pride. Police here are also shit by the way. They do nothing except ticket you. Praying one day I will leave this dusty, forlorne, ASS BACKWARDS (10-15 years in the past) province. Oh. Wait. We’re experiencing a horrible recession.
Maybe I’ll just jump from one of the buildings in Regina. Who knows.
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