▲ 54 ▼ B.C. woman detained at U.S. border, sent to Arizona detention facility in chains (vancouversun.com) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 13 points 2 years ago (7 children) British Colombia permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] commiewolf@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago (6 children) British Colombia I'm imagining a world where the Spanish Colonized Canada first lol. Colombia is the Latin American country, "Columbia" is what every Anglo thing that uses his name is written. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Grew up in Colombia and people saying "hope we were colonized by the British" is something you get used to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Yea, its a very common thought unfortunately. I myself used to think that the spanish that conquered us mustve been lazy in comparison to the americans. Then you learn that the North american settlers just murdered everyone and brought slaves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago Lol, like “British Honduras”, now Belize. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago fwiw: they started colonizing nootka sound in british columbia, but abandoned it the 1790's as part of territorial concessions to the british empire permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago ha permalink fedilink source parent [–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Considering where it gets the name from, Culombia is how it really should be written. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] commiewolf@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 years ago (6 children) British Colombia I'm imagining a world where the Spanish Colonized Canada first lol. Colombia is the Latin American country, "Columbia" is what every Anglo thing that uses his name is written. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Grew up in Colombia and people saying "hope we were colonized by the British" is something you get used to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Yea, its a very common thought unfortunately. I myself used to think that the spanish that conquered us mustve been lazy in comparison to the americans. Then you learn that the North american settlers just murdered everyone and brought slaves. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago Lol, like “British Honduras”, now Belize. permalink fedilink source parent [–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago fwiw: they started colonizing nootka sound in british columbia, but abandoned it the 1790's as part of territorial concessions to the british empire permalink fedilink source parent [–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml [S] 5 points 2 years ago ha permalink fedilink source parent [–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Considering where it gets the name from, Culombia is how it really should be written. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Grew up in Colombia and people saying "hope we were colonized by the British" is something you get used to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Yea, its a very common thought unfortunately. I myself used to think that the spanish that conquered us mustve been lazy in comparison to the americans. Then you learn that the North american settlers just murdered everyone and brought slaves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Yea, its a very common thought unfortunately. I myself used to think that the spanish that conquered us mustve been lazy in comparison to the americans. Then you learn that the North american settlers just murdered everyone and brought slaves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago Lol, like “British Honduras”, now Belize. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago fwiw: they started colonizing nootka sound in british columbia, but abandoned it the 1790's as part of territorial concessions to the british empire permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Considering where it gets the name from, Culombia is how it really should be written. permalink fedilink source parent