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Old May 27th 2006, 1:16 am
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Are French Canadians as "Friendly" as THE French?

If you have ever queued up in a lift queue in a French ski resort you will know what I mean?
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Are French Canadians as "Friendly" as THE French?

If you have ever queued up in a lift queue in a French ski resort you will know what I mean?

I don't really know what you mean but trust you will be grateful to the French Canadians who put in place the policies that made you eligible to immigrate.
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Are French Canadians as "Friendly" as THE French?

If you have ever queued up in a lift queue in a French ski resort you will know what I mean?
I met one F-C dude, he was fine, had good banter, the 'deep' drawn out F-C accent can take a bit of getting used to, and maybe it is that which causes the communiction problem, puts you on the back foot and may give the wrong impression, both ways.

Course, this is in BC outside of QC so maybe a more neutral environment helps foster happier discourse between the Anglos and the Francophones.

The dude was perfectly pleasant but spat and smoked a lot. Not spitting into garbage bins though. Perhaps he needed coaching from dbd33 in the finer arts of hacking and harking into assorted depositories ?

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I don't really know what you mean but trust you will be grateful to the French Canadians who put in place the policies that made you eligible to immigrate.

In the same way the French show their gratitude to the British for their liberation during the second world war?
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In the same way the French show their gratitude to the British for their liberation during the second world war?
I don't think we really need your racism in Canada. Please stay where you are.
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Are French Canadians as "Friendly" as THE French?

If you have ever queued up in a lift queue in a French ski resort you will know what I mean?
I hear a few "Onion Seller's" around the shops....But I think you'll find them a different breed to the yellow livered Alp inhabitants.
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The dude was perfectly pleasant but spat and smoked a lot. Not spitting into garbage bins though. Perhaps he needed coaching from dbd33 in the finer arts of hacking and harking into assorted depositories ?
I'm certainly willing to help with the etiquette and, accordingly, I'd advise him to aim at Wearsider.
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I don't think we really need your racism in Canada. Please stay where you are.
Racism...and having a pop at the French, are completely different ...Any self respecting British Person, has even before the battle of waterloo, had a parting comment to make about the Froggies.....and some other european neighbours.
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Racism...and having a pop at the French, are completely different ...
How?
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How?
"How".....did'nt know you were a french indian...How
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"How".....did'nt know you were a french indian...How
oops..I meant "Native"
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How?
Fishing...are we?????
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Racism...and having a pop at the French, are completely different ...Any self respecting British Person, has even before the battle of waterloo, had a parting comment to make about the Froggies.....and some other european neighbours.
dbd, je crois que Monsieur Mackem (Wearsider) avait eu un peut trop buvez ce soir. Aussi, Monsieur Frankieforehead a plus en avance qu'iil a dans sa tete.

How you doing? Shouldn't you be in bed by now?
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dbd, je crois que Monsieur Mackem (Wearsider) avait eu un peut trop buvez ce soir. Aussi, Monsieur Frankieforehead a plus en avance qu'iil a dans sa tete.

How you doing? Shouldn't you be in bed by now?
I wish....I've had a hard week, and My OH is watching a film, and won't oblige......yet
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dbd, je crois que Monsieur Mackem (Wearsider) avait eu un peut trop buvez ce soir. Aussi, Monsieur Frankieforehead a plus en avance qu'iil a dans sa tete.

How you doing? Shouldn't you be in bed by now?
Novocastrian, quite the liguist!

I agree FWIW ..... and with your German post too.

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