Andrew Phung: My friend and I were in Calgary at the same time, and I was like, “Yo, let me take you out for dinner.” And I remember getting to his hotel, and he’s like, “How’d you get here so fast?” I’m like, “It’s Calgary. There’s not that much traffic.” He’s blown away. And we went to this restaurant, CHARCUT , get a table, and he’s like, “Did you make a reservation?” I’m like, “Nah, man, I just assume we get a table.” He’s like, “You just walked into a restaurant at 7:00 and got a table at this nice of a place?” I’m like, “Yeah, man.” He’s mind blown

Nora Richie: Ah, the Calgary life. No traffic, no reservations, no problem.

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