Xplornetsuck, good to hear from ,you , For my etenal Brit shame I had to Google "British Columbia "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia , looks a beautiful place ,
are you guys still happy with the British prefix ? just curious
Regards
Roco ..London /.Great Britain
Well 'British Columbia' is better than 'French Columbia'.

But we still have a problem in Canada where people will say they are from 'Vancouver Canada'... Instead of 'Vancouver ,British Columbia, Canada'.
That would be like someone there saying they are from London Europe.. Instead of London England.
And it is nice, Depending on where you are. some places are growing bigger than the locals like,,Other than the free money from new people and housing..

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