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| Posted By: Katie Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 804 | Hey Americans! Hey guys! Just wondering- what do you guys think of Québec (the Canadian province) and us Québécois??? Do you have any opinions or thoughts on the province, its people, or the issue of separation? Just curious! Merci beaucoup a tout le monde!!! |
| Posted By: Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 800 | RE: Hey Americans! I don't really think about Quebec but I know a lot of people in Canada and it seems most of their opinions are that Quebec should become it's own country and let them fiqure out how to survive on their own. It seems most of Canada hates Quebec more than the US. |
| Posted By: Everyone in the world Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 794 | RE: Hey Americans! If my country had a province full of frenchies, I'd be trying to get rid of them too! |
| Posted By: Blake Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 788 | RE: Hey Americans! I doubt the majority of Americans know that les Quebecois want to seperate. We're just that ignorant. |
| Posted By: Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 786 | RE: Hey Americans! A majority of Americans couldn't point out Nebraska on a map let alone Quebec. |
| Posted By: Irish Person Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 781 | RE: Hey Americans! Well, as my name suggests, I'm Irish, and one thing lots of people have noticed about Ireland is that for a long time we have had struggles for having our own country and independence from Britain and stuff, and that for a long time after that was done for the rest of us, we still have Northern Ireland under dispute with lotsa bombs and shootings and nasty stuff like that. What a few people know about us is that we used to have our own language (Irish or Gaeilge) before all that started. What we now have, in The South (sometimes known as the Republic of Ireland, or Eire), is a bunch of ole crusties working hard to make sure that schoolkids are forced to keep learning Irish, completely against their will. In the past, this lot have been associated with keeping the terrorism going on, and keeping the idea of a Nationalistic "United Ireland" going. Don't believe a word of it tho. These guys are so ancient and uncool, that what they actually achieve is turning all young people off, not only the language of Irish itself, but also any of these "old-fashioned" ideas of nationalism as well, which lets face it, only tend to cause civil war and dissonance among the people that continue to believe in them. So I am well in favour of any peeps who are trying to promote minority languages in countries which have different ethnic groups who have trouble getting on. They are well good at distracting indigenous peoples from the serious business of kicking the c**p out of one another :) Best of luck with that! |
| Posted By: ddd Posted On: Sep 24, 2006 Views: 778 | RE: Hey Americans! canada is a piece of shit |
| Posted By: Replier Posted On: Sep 25, 2006 Views: 747 | RE: Hey Americans! "If my country had a province full of frenchies, I'd be trying to get rid of them too!" We do, it is called New Orleans. |
| Posted By: adam Posted On: Sep 25, 2006 Views: 733 | RE: Hey Americans! is frenchies the new slang term for them now? dirty frenchie |
| Posted By: joe Posted On: Sep 25, 2006 Views: 723 | RE: Hey Americans! i'm atuly in canda unlike most of these other people and i think that if we cut off thems payments to quebec then they would end up screwed over since they arnt getting free monney anymore so it would be EXATLY the same if they separated no more payments from alberta guys you would be in some seriose **** (i doubt anything like that will ever happen :S) ahwell peace out yo! |
| Posted By: That one idiot guy Posted On: Sep 25, 2006 Views: 720 | RE: Hey Americans! New Orleans is not a province, it is a city. Cajun and Creole are not the same as French. They just hardly bath as much as the French. At least Katrina got most of them cleaned up and washed all the urine off of Bourbon Street. Joe you are one god damn illiterate son of a bitch. I don't think you spelled a single word right in the mess of a post you made. |
| Posted By: garp Posted On: Sep 26, 2006 Views: 705 | RE: Hey Americans! If they Quebec Province leaves Canada, then what would they do about the Montreal Canadian Hockey team? Couldn't very well call them the Canadians anymore now could they! |
| Posted By: vixy13 Posted On: Sep 26, 2006 Views: 701 | RE: Hey Americans! i know some people always say that the quebecois hate us or think that they think we're below them. people tend to say that they are very rude to americans. HOWEVER, i visited quebec a few years ago, and i must be honest-- i thought it was very charming there and the people that i encountered were normal in their manners and way they acted towards me. maybe it has something to do with the fact that i can speak french, but i doubt it, because my french is just OK. |
| Posted By: Chicago Guy Posted On: Sep 26, 2006 Views: 698 | RE: Hey Americans! Personally I'm a big fan of Quebec...well, I've only seen Montreal (and Longueuil, a bit of Laval, and of course a bit of Dorval when I flew in), but I really dug what I saw. I can see why Quebec might have such a big separatist movement, what with the different language, culture, etc.. On the other hand, it's sorta cool how Canada has so many different cultures (English, Quebecois, Inuit, etc.), and it would be a bit of a shame if Quebec separated. Plus, an independent Quebec would geographically make things tough on the Maritimes...am I the only one that thinks that? Anyway, don't let some of these other jackasses make you think all Americans are ignorant about all matters outside U.S. borders, or are functionally-illiterate Canada-haters (who don't even know why they hate Canada). To the person who asked about what would happen to the Montreal Canadiens if Quebec were no longer a part of Canada: that's easy, they could officially change their name to "Les Habitants" (their current nickname by most French-speaking fans, and is shortened to "the Habs"...the word "habitants" used to refer to the French farmers who originally settled in what is now Quebec). Finally, the nudie bars in Montreal are truly top notch...I highly recommend everyone check them out. |
| Posted By: observant Posted On: Sep 26, 2006 Views: 674 | RE: Hey Americans! Are there really United Staters who hate Canada? I always thought it was just a running joke. How could anyone possibly hate Canada or Canadians? It would be like hating Australia. Anyway, I think it would be a shame for Canada to split up. Like taking a step back in time or something. Isn't the goal of the world today to become united? |