Exchange within USA?

[Sinchets]

Lol- there'll be a culturally biased documentary about it on the Discovery Channel at some point.

[johnw]

the British Empire no longer exists and Canada is an independent entity outside of the UK?

What??  When did that all happen

Certainly not on Victoria Day.

johnw

[Sinchets]

Is that a public holiday?

[johnw]

Is that a public holiday?

Of course it is - in Canada.  The 24th of May, birthday of our late Empress you know.  

In school we were still singing "God Bless the Empire, with heart & voice we sing...." - don't recall the title - in 1960!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Day

johnw

[Sinchets]

My word I wouldn't be able to tell you when any of the current Queen's birthdays are- let alone Victoria!

[cohan]

My word I wouldn't be able to tell you when any of the current Queen's birthdays are- let alone Victoria!

of course to the average canadian below a certain age and or having arrived more recently from places not so close to the crown, the holiday is simply referred to now as the 'may long weekend' or even more succinctly as 'may long' ..its a big thing mainly because its the first long weekend of (hopefully) warm weather, and is seen by many as the beginning of summer..of course here in sunny alberta, its as likely to have snow as summer conditions (either is quite possible, even both in the same weekend!)

i doubt most people know who queen victoria was, let alone her birthday! (although i see a new movie out about her young love life...the beginning of a comeback?)

[Lesley Cox]

That's a great portrait of Her late Majesty. Something of a battleship about it.

[Sinchets]

Well if the movie of her young life is true to life it will certainly be an eye-opener!!!

[Rodger Whitlock]

That's a great portrait of Her late Majesty. Something of a battleship about it.

Does it make you feel better to know that there is a very large statue of HM Queen Victoria on the grounds of the BC Parliament Buildings here in her eponymous city? Or that the Royal BC Museum collections include one of HM's bonnets?

You may now go writhe in a state of disgusted envy!

[Lesley Cox]

Pass.