Ross of Ottawa4d ago

Thinking about the "sister city" thing following a radio piece, and about how it seems pretty meaningless in many cases.

I had no idea where Ottawa's sister city is. It never seems to be mentioned nor celebrated here. Turns out we have two – Beijing and Catania.

Presumably it's supposed to foster trade and tourism relationships, but I suspect beyond an initial announcement, it usually fades into obscurity.

Does your city celebrate and build on a sister city relationship?

#SisterCity

Show threadgnaddrig4d ago
@ottaross
Our "sister cities" have stalls on the Christmas market, manned sometimes by people living here but originally from the corresponding sister city. And often, there are school partnerships and exchange programs with schools from the sister cities. Afaik this is pretty common in Germany.
Show threadRoss of Ottawa4d ago
@gnaddrig Nice - sounds like the right approach to keep the relationship going.
Show threadgnaddrig
@ottaross
Yes, not very high profile, but steady.
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