On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 14:04 -0400, Etienne Goyer wrote:
> Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> > On Wed, 10/22/08, Bryan J. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Ironic, but everyone has regressed, sans the French.
> > 
> > BTW, when I say "French," I also often mean the Québécois.
> > Or should I say, they would more relate to "France" than
> > "Canada" in those areas?  ;)
> 
> History split us apart from the French a bit over 300 years ago; since
> then, we have not had much in common with them, except for some warm and
> fuzzy around La Francophonie and some (surprinsigly little) cultural
> exchange.  I think you should use "Québecois" when you mean "Québécois";
> "French" do not quite describe us correctly anymore.

Dare I say it? Vivre le Quebec Libre!
http://www.theshrubbery.com/0799/canada0799.html 

(Note - last time I said that to an English Quebecker, sans accent, he
responded with a middle finger.)

Thanks,
Mike

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