Talk:Cottage country

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==Question==

Are we absolutely ''sure'' that no other region in the world besides [[Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario|Muskoka]]-[[Haliburton County, Ontario|Haliburton]] is known as "cottage country" by the locals? [[User:Bearcat|Bearcat]] 03:10, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

: Okay, no. I just did a Google search and didn't even have to pass the first page to find references to cottage countries in [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Ireland]]. [[User:Bearcat|Bearcat]] 03:11, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

never heard of it in BC! we call them cabins not cottages. And I dont know anyone who could afford a vacation home in the fraser valley...like where surrey!!! —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/70.69.59.144|70.69.59.144]] ([[User talk:70.69.59.144|talk]]) 15:27, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I think this means something very different in BC. In Vancouver, at least, when people refer to "cottage country" it seems they are usually referring to *Toronto's* cottage country. The following statement from the article does not resinate: "The name is often applied locally; that is, any major population centre may have its own popular "cottage country" area." Moreover, there are some in BC who hold a certain distain for the perceived ethos of 'cottage country.' It seems 'cottage country' is held to be a distinctly Eastern Canadian concept...at least among those who have lived in BC for generations. I am not 100% sure how generalizable this is, but have had many conversations with friends and family here in BC on the topic. A cottage typically connotes a certain cultivation of the surrounding environment. In situations like this, we typically refer to 'recreational properties' / 'rec properties' or 'vacation properties.' [[Special:Contributions/174.6.64.149|174.6.64.149]] ([[User talk:174.6.64.149|talk]]) 15:23, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

== Canadian usage ==

This term is never used in the States (since second home ownership is less common, plus more density between urban areas). —Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/99.245.238.133|99.245.238.133]] ([[User talk:99.245.238.133|talk]]) 07:05, 10 August 2009 (UTC)