Dumb question: is british columbia like great britan? with accents and everything?

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SteveN

British Columbia is just a name for the province. They certainly do not sound British.

Before the United States and Canada were formed, the area around present day Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia was referred to simply as "Columbia District", probably because of its proximity to the Columbia River.

When both the American and British settlements started to try and acquire and claim land for their respective countries, the British referred to the area as British North America, and later British Columbia when it joined Canadian Confederation.

frozen

No, it's not actually British! LOL!! Would be funny if it were though!

Fred C

Victoria is like a British city in many ways, but the only people that have Britsh accents are people who have come from Britain. It's kind of the same idea as the New England states, people don't have accents there either, well, at least not English.

mediacenterfan

No...it's not like Great Britain. There is a definitate Canadian accent but its not like a British accent.

JuanB

If you venture into the Uplands or Oak Bay areas of Victoria you might just think that. And as Victoria are all some tourist see of BC, many would think that. "More British than the British" is what I've heard about Victoria.

But the average BC accent is closer to Seattle and Portland. I risk getting thumbs down for that, but we are closer to that than Toronto, and Albertans. But much in common with prairies too, we just don't sound as western/rodeo.

Here is wikipedia to back me up, usually don't quote them.

Melissa M

nope, no british accents. BUT depending on where you go (vancouver, richmond, etc) it can be a great culture shock. :-) the Asian population seems to be the majority out there, as opposed to what we are typically used to.

:-)

Take care and have a great day

kent_shakespear

you are so lucky all these nice people gave you accurate answers. If I'd have gotten here first, I'd have pulled your leg a bit.

Jacob

No.. In fact they will sound very closed to the way people sound on TV.

Webber

Hey, I have a question too: are the accents in south dakota like the accents in the southern states?

Chris

lol nope, but you'd be surprised to see how many asians there are there; they outnumber the Canadians. I'm not being racist, just stating facts :)

Goldista

No, it's not.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, it's much more like the UK in many respects, i.e. sense of humour, drinking culture etc. But not in accent

Halifax itself was founded in 1749 by Lord Cornwallis, Earl of Halifax, head of the powerful Board of Trade and Plantations, which chose the town as Britain's naval and commercial centre in the brave New World, and sent 2,500 English settlers. Which, along with the Loyalist influx, explains why Nova Scotia is the British heart of Atlantic Canada today. And why Halifax natives are so ardently Anglophile.

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