I'm currently watching The Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. It's a fascinating documentary on the infamous White family of Boone County, WV.
You hear "county" in American movies or on the news all the time. Erie County this, Dade County that.
In the more rural places I hear them reference the nearby counties all the time. Instead of saying they're going to the nearby town, you hear them say they're going to Lincoln County. Well, the county contains many towns. Why not just specify the town you're going to? It's only in the next county over. I'm sure people have heard of the town you're going to.
You get the point.
Seems to me counties in Canada are bigger geographically compared to the US where even in sparsely populated states they have a different county every 10 miles down the road. Mike Harris' PCs of the late '90s and early 2000s would have a nightmare if they saw a map like this (that's 93 counties!):
https://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/nebraska.shtml
Do we ever reference counties in regular conversation? I know I've never said I'm going to Dufferin County. I say I'm going to Orangeville. I don't say Perth County. I say Stratford or St. Mary's. If someone said Simcoe County, well Tottenham to Penetang is a 1:15 drive.
Anyone in the rest of Canada use "county"?
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