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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

"Great state of Canada"...

To be fair, I heard a news anchorwoman in British Columbia refer to the US as "the lower provinces" lol. I had never heard this before, but since it was used casually on a newscast I assumed it was a fairly common expression. Maybe Bonespurs heard about that and got a burr in his diaper.

[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

I'm down with that. In fact, can Canada just annex Oregon and Washington? I would consider emigrating to Canada myself. But...that's hardly a trivial thing to do. Plus packing is such a pain in the ass. Plus, selling a house, moving companies and all that. Ugh. What an effort. It would be a lot more convenient for me if we could just move the border a good ways south.

[-] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Upper and Lower Canada making a comeback, with slightly different meanings.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

There is a significant difference between a regular person, even a TV personality, and a politician saying that. Enough so that I don't think the term "to be fair" can be applied to it.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was speculating that calling the US "the lower provinces" might be a fairly common figure of speech. Wasn't comparing newscasters to politicians. But whatever.

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