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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Porthcawl
(Post 11325619)
Yes, the British and French were only allies in two world wars, after all... heard of the Entente Cordiale?
No never heard of that. translate please When it comes to capital letters, it may also have been fashionable to pepper them at random through sentences as you do in the 1600s. These days, however, they begin sentences, and introduce proper nouns (names). Your scattergun approach, whilst.... creative... is reminiscent of a primary school child who has yet to learn what a proper noun is. |
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Paul_Shepherd
(Post 11236976)
I must say I tend to agree with this, I don't think British people were always that way, its seemed to have gone that way in the last 20 years or so. I noticed this more so in my last visit just over a year ago, I couldn't believe how much more aggressive Brits are.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Vulcanoid
(Post 11325686)
Seriously? OK, quick history primer: UK and France have been friends and close allies since 1904 when we signed the Entente Cordiale (cordial understanding). French speakers in Canada have had their rights (language, worship) guaranteed by British then Canadian rule for centuries, which is one of the reasons the US colonies revolted (against 'the intolerable acts'). You, apparently, are a few hundred years behind the times.
When it comes to capital letters, it may also have been fashionable to pepper them at random through sentences as you do in the 1600s. These days, however, they begin sentences, and introduce proper nouns (names). Your scattergun approach, whilst.... creative... is reminiscent of a primary school child who has yet to learn what a proper noun is. |
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Ok, pre-debate era, I think this thread should be separated first provincially. Also find the street and office culture very different.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11325574)
I find the animosity between the English and French speakers in Canada quite funny and entertaining. The unabashed racism towards the native peoples is not, its shameful and very sad.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Steve_
(Post 11325654)
The one thing that does get me is that immigrants to Québec have to go into french language schools, even if they're from English-speaking countries. Now that is idiotic. |
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Steve_
(Post 11325654)
The one thing that does get me is that immigrants to Québec have to go into french language schools, even if they're from English-speaking countries. Now that is idiotic.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Porthcawl
(Post 11325671)
That is something I would refuse to do point blank. I would move to another Province. Well, I think my time is up on this site so I'll just say. Grazie per le risposte, buonanotte e arrivaderci a tutti.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 11325759)
Is that not a somewhat patronising view?
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11326174)
That I find the overt and unapologetic racism depressing?
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 11326185)
I can see it being shameful. Sad/depressng not so sure, although perhaps just a figure of speech. I don't think we should be depressed about racist views I think we should be annoyed or angry about them.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 11326226)
You can get as mad as a bag of ferrets, but it isn't going to change anything. The iniquities and inequalities and the downright wrongness of so bloody much is not going to alter a fig by me being fractious.....people are apathetic on the whole, they think they can change nothing....and indeed given the scum bags who dare to call themselves our political representatives, who can blame them?
You are probably right Shard, we should be cross - but where and with whom? |
Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 11325904)
Something similar happens here Steve. Ecole Ste. Anne, my son's school, is one of the best in the area, but Anglephones can't generally get in, except like us if the kid was born in France and attended all the primary years there, which gets my neighbours, with a kid the same age in French immersion, a bit cross. However the Koreans, Iranians and other non native English speakers that arrive in Fredericton nearly all get sent to Ecole Ste.Anne...the weird thing being, if they speak any foreign language at all it's normally English. It's frankly no picnic for the kid involved.
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Originally Posted by jandro
(Post 11326316)
On reading this it comes across as discriminatory to the anglophone kids and their families.
what about your rights? |
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