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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 months ago (4 children)
  1. Canada doesn’t have states
  2. I have never heard anyone call BC the “Pacific Province” - that really sounds like someone from out east who had never thought of the west coast but knew Oregon was the Beaver State was put on the spot and made up something that sounded plausible.
[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Came here to begrudgingly add that. A very cool guide. But as a near 50 year BC resident I’ve never heard that.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

“Beautiful BC”, Lotus Land, …?

Hah… they got it from the Wikipedia page, which looks like someone just made stuff up and linked it. Wikipedia cites a CashNetUSA 2019 blog article that’s already been taken down.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Also incorrectly coded Saskatchewan "Land of the Living Skies" as "Climate/Weather"

Anyone who's lived there knows it's a reference to the density of flying insects.

[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

BCer here, never heard that.

"Supernatural BC", on the other hand.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

BC calls (called) itself "the Best Place on Earth", lol. Now put that on the chart to make all 62 other Provinces, Territories and States upset.