Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to Eh Buddy Hoser@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoOnly big brother Canada has the right to pick on lil bro Quebec!lemmy.caimagemessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down12
arrow-up1249arrow-down1imageOnly big brother Canada has the right to pick on lil bro Quebec!lemmy.caRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca to Eh Buddy Hoser@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agomessage-square56linkfedilink
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI wish we kept our indigenous names. Tacoma or Tahoma means “Snow Covered Mountain.” Waaaaay better than Mt. Rainier.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoYou can blame Captain George Vancouver for that. Same for Mt. Baker and a whole bunch of stuff up the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It seems like if you ever even served George a sandwich you’d get a mountain or lake name after you by him.
minus-squarepelespirit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoBut why did we listen? We didn’t have to.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThere is no Toyota Mt. Ranier.
I wish we kept our indigenous names. Tacoma or Tahoma means “Snow Covered Mountain.” Waaaaay better than Mt. Rainier.
You can blame Captain George Vancouver for that. Same for Mt. Baker and a whole bunch of stuff up the Pacific coast of British Columbia. It seems like if you ever even served George a sandwich you’d get a mountain or lake name after you by him.
But why did we listen? We didn’t have to.
There is no Toyota Mt. Ranier.