A French America

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Nope. No West Vancouver in NZ.

Mea culpa!

I'd say the reason that the ex-british colonies are so rich right now, as compared to ex-Spanish/French colonies is probably because the British invested more into their colonies. The Spanish pretty much took all the resources back to their mother country, and the French didn't put much effort. It seems the British were the only ones who cared enough to invest. In the end they lost the colonies, but they had a good run.

<<There's also a Vancouver in Oregon.>>

That Vancouver is actually in Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. But because of its close proximity to Portland, it makes up part of the Portland metropolitan area, with a majority of its residents working in Oregon.

There's also a Mount Vancouver on the Yukon-Alaska border.

Also, despite some spectacular successes, not all former British colonies are rich . Basket cases abound too like Belize, Burma (Myanmar), Jamaica, Guyana, Nigeria, South Yemen (Aden), Sudan, Zambia and Zimbabwe etc . India is just beginning to become an economic powerhouse.

yes..and all french speaking countries are very poor except belgium (the French part is poorer than Dutch part) and switzerland

even France is the biggest land in europe in term of jobless

The french pasific countries is used by French as laboratorium to test french nuclear..

A French America? You mean a Latino USA.

Guest Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:38 am GMT
A French America? You mean a Latino USA.


brennus told his imagination about French glory 200 years ago,...

You are partially right. However the usual scenario in most of North America (east and west) was for French trappers to live in Indian communities often with Indian wives rather than in towns and cities. The British usually did not do this. The Dutch never did this.

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Without wishing to appear racist, it has mainly been the former British colonies that were dominated by settlers, such as Canada and Australia that have thrived. The basket cases like Burma and Zimbabwe either had minimal settlement, or the settlers' role was later reduced to a minimum. The reasons for this can be debated, but it is a clear pattern.