Speech pattern and typographical variations across Canada - Page 22

SignalHillHiker · #**421** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 1:53 AM**

Just Victoria and Vancouver here, and Victoria is BARELY climbing into consciousness, only because it's the capital.

I was an adult before I had the, "Oh, there's a CITY named Nanaimo!? That explains the bars!" moment.

If I had to guess, the general map of Canada here:

Boris2k7 · #**422** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 1:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by ue

I don't know about that. There's a lot of territory east of the Rockies. Many Albertans are very familiar with "The Island" and regularly vacation in Courtenay, Victoria, Tofino, Comox, and Nanaimo. Saskatchewan and Manitoba seem to have similar relationships with BC, although a bit less the further east you go. Ontario is kind of middle ground, but I'm guessing east of Ottawa, people are less likely to have heard of cities in BC beyond Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Kelowna.

Yeah, this. Albertans are quite familiar with B.C. geography. We have lots of people from Saskatchewan in the office as well, and they wouldn't bat an eye if you told them your were going up to Fort St. John, down to the Osoyoos, our out to Campbell River. I'm assuming it's much the same for Manitoba natives.

You want to draw a blank stare from me? Ask me to place Sault. Ste. Marie on a map.

GlassCity · #**423** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Just Victoria and Vancouver here, and Victoria is BARELY climbing into consciousness, only because it's the capital.

I was an adult before I had the, "Oh, there's a CITY named Nanaimo!? That explains the bars!" moment.

If I had to guess, the general map of Canada here:

Let me get this map straight. So the city names are where you think they are? What are the circles? I really hope this isn't the case

SignalHillHiker · #**424** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:01 AM**

Circles are general range of anything that would just be lumped in with city.

"I'm from Sudbury."
"Oh, O.K.... Toronto..."

BUT I posted that picture above on FB and asked if it was accurate.

I've been told it's not.

This is the accurate map of Canada according to Newfoundlanders:

Another friend says you could replace "Away" with "Up along".

GlassCity · #**425** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:07 AM**

OH okay. I was a little worried about your geographic knowledge for a second there

SignalHillHiker · #**426** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:09 AM**

Oh my personal geographic knowledge is excellent. I love geography. I can easily do every country/province/capital in Canada and Europe, etc.

But just guessing the general level of knowledge here, for people who don't have that interest.

saffronleaf · #**427** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:18 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Circles are general range of anything that would just be lumped in with city.

"I'm from Sudbury."
"Oh, O.K.... Toronto..."

BUT I posted that picture above on FB and asked if it was accurate.

I've been told it's not.

This is the accurate map of Canada according to Newfoundlanders:

Another friend says you could replace "Away" with "Up along".

Kind of sad that Newfoundlanders consider Labrador to be "away" territory. Why even remain one province? It seems like a rather exploitative relationship.

ue · #**428** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Just Victoria and Vancouver here, and Victoria is BARELY climbing into consciousness, only because it's the capital.

I was an adult before I had the, "Oh, there's a CITY named Nanaimo!? That explains the bars!" moment.

If I had to guess, the general map of Canada here:

What about Edmonton and Calgary, the places with the largest Newfie diaspora in the world?

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Originally Posted by Boris2k7

Yeah, this. Albertans are quite familiar with B.C. geography. We have lots of people from Saskatchewan in the office as well, and they wouldn't bat an eye if you told them your were going up to Fort St. John, down to the Osoyoos, our out to Campbell River. I'm assuming it's much the same for Manitoba natives.

You want to draw a blank stare from me? Ask me to place Sault. Ste. Marie on a map.

Yeah, BC is the one near-universally popular place to visit for Albertans within Canada. Many don't care about the East or do, but haven't been, or have, but still have extensively toured BC. It's rare to meet someone here not familiar with BC.

SignalHillHiker · #**429** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:40 AM**

That's all Fort Mac.

People live in Calgary, and Edmonton, and (oddly) Grande Prairie, but when they come back, that's all just "Alberta" which = Fort Mac here. You don't hear people here say the city names very often. It's always "away", "oil patch", or "Alberta".

And I don't think you guys beat Nova Scotia or Ontario yet in number of Newfoundland-born residents, do you?

GlassCity · #**430** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:43 AM**

I love that Whitehorse is "Vancouver"

ue · #**431** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

That's all Fort Mac.

People live in Calgary, and Edmonton, and (oddly) Grande Prairie, but when they come back, that's all just "Alberta" which = Fort Mac here. You don't hear people here say the city names very often. It's always "away", "oil patch", or "Alberta".

And I don't think you guys beat Nova Scotia or Ontario yet in number of Newfoundland-born residents, do you?

Interesting that Fort McMurray is a byword for all of Alberta for you guys. I'm used to Calgary taking on that role.

No idea about NS/ON.

Boris2k7 · #**432** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 2:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by ue

What about Edmonton and Calgary, the places with the largest Newfie diaspora in the world?

Yeah, BC is the one near-universally popular place to visit for Albertans within Canada. Many don't care about the East or do, but haven't been, or have, but still have extensively toured BC. It's rare to meet someone here not familiar with BC.

The B.C. interior going well past Invermere is pretty much an extension of Alberta. This one article from back in 2006 showed that Albertans bought up $1.2 Billion of B.C. property in just 2005, which BY FAR outpaces out-of-province buyers from any other jurisdiction. Like, it's not even close. Whether it's the Osoyoos or Shuswap or Radium... the Interior is heavily reliant on Albertan money.

kwoldtimer · #**433** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 3:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

Unknown in the east, but it's not really that obscure - it's part of a metro area (Courtenay) of 55,000!
Then nobody east of the Rockies probably heard of Courtenay either!
Vancouver island manages to be unknown territory to most Canadians.

I don't know about that. Hasn't everybody met at least one heroin baby from Nanaimo?

lio45 · #**434** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 10:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Circles are general range of anything that would just be lumped in with city.

"I'm from Sudbury."
"Oh, O.K.... Toronto..."

LOL... you got a spoonful of your own medecine at least once though, with that cancelled flight to St. John's, and the lady being very collaborative, kindly offering to replace that with a flight to Halifax with someone you know picking you up.

SignalHillHiker · #**435** Posted **Jul 12, 2014, 11:28 PM**

Hey now, I'm not like that.

ue · #**436** Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 5:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Hey now, I'm not like that.

But the lady at the airport didn't know that!

Architype · #**437** Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 6:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by ue

I don't know about that. There's a lot of territory east of the Rockies. Many Albertans are very familiar with "The Island" and regularly vacation in Courtenay, Victoria, Tofino, Comox, and Nanaimo. Saskatchewan and Manitoba seem to have similar relationships with BC, although a bit less the further east you go. Ontario is kind of middle ground, but I'm guessing east of Ottawa, people are less likely to have heard of cities in BC beyond Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver, and Kelowna.

My bad, instead of "East of the Rockies" I should have said "East of The Prairies". At 55,000, Courtenay-Comox would be the second largest city metro if it were in Newfoundland, and ranking respectably in any of the Maritimes as well.

ue · #**438** Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 6:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

My bad, instead of "East of the Rockies" I should have said "East of The Prairies". At 55,000, Courtenay-Comox would be the second largest city metro if it were in Newfoundland, and ranking respectably in any of the Maritimes as well.

Now that it's been brought up, I'm kinda curious...is BC (Vancouver, the Island, the Okanagan) a popular place to retire to for folks east of Thunder Bay or do people mostly stick to places like Peterborough? I know BC is still a fairly popular place to travel to across the country, but I wonder if the relationship that we have on the Prairies with BC and retirees is the same in Ontario, Quebec, or Atlantic Canada. I'm guessing not, but I'd be curious to find out either way.

SignalHillHiker · #**439** Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 1:21 PM**

I don't know anyone who moved to B.C. to retire, but it'd have to be the most popular Canadian option, I imagine?

I think the most common thing here (at least in my parents' circle of friends) is to buy a place in Florida but only spend a couple of months per year there. But that's becoming less popular as retirees want more than just getting out of the cold. If St. Augustine wasn't there, I don't believe my mother would even go.

Beyond that, it seems like winter vacations down south are the norm, as opposed to actually moving. I don't know anyone who sold their house here, etc., and left permanently just to retire.

lio45 · #**440** Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 2:29 PM**

I have not ever heard of anyone who's moved to BC to retire.

What's common though is to retire to Florida, and spend summers in Quebec.