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BristolUK Jul 4th 2011 1:11 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

I always thought of Canada as quite cool and glamorous. Pierre Trudeau, Gilles Villeneuve etc.
Maybe it was just the French names giving that impression. Canadian French isn't "sexy" like French French is.;)

FlirtyKnickers Jul 5th 2011 2:57 pm

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by glennster (Post 9468999)
I always thought canada as being cool even 25 years ago when I was 11 and my obsession started with the country... will be living where I have always wanted to be from the 11th July can't be happier :)

I'll remind you of this post in 6 months time....:rofl:



I always thought Canada was like the Uncle knob head at a wedding. He's best left alone to get pissed and bored some other poor bugger to death. :p

FlirtyKnickers Jul 5th 2011 3:09 pm

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 9474296)
Maybe it was just the French names giving that impression. Canadian French isn't "sexy" like French French is.;)

au cas où vous ne le sauriez pas...

the French have all the fun...;)

BristolUK Jul 6th 2011 5:14 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 9477811)
au cas où vous ne le sauriez pas...

Dunno what you said but your place or mine? :rofl:

Souvy Jul 6th 2011 6:13 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Joe_Sleepy (Post 9468300)
It's clear that you find French Canada cool..

Again, me.. not so much...
I've always preferred chocolate to carob, the French are French,
French Canadians are just angry ...Canadians..

It may just be that wiry mullets, polyester clothing, BO & pornstar moustaches were last considered cool in 1976..

Idiot/Sun reader.

French Canadians, and I take it you are referring only to those in QC, are not French. They are North Americans who speak French. And usually English.

Angry? Really? I think you mean extremely warm and friendly. What would I know? I only live in QC.

As for the fashion aspect of your insult, I suggest you visit Montreal or Quebec City in order to get a more informed view.

This automatic and ignorant branding of French Canadians is really starting to piss me off.

Oink Jul 6th 2011 6:19 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479314)
Idiot/Sun reader.

French Canadians, and I take it you are referring only to those in QC, are not French. They are North Americans who speak French. And usually English.

Angry? Really? I think you mean extremely warm and friendly. What would I know? I only live in QC.

As for the fashion aspect of your insult, I suggest you visit Montreal or Quebec City in order to get a more informed view.

This automatic and ignorant branding of French Canadians is really starting to piss me off.

That's typical.

Alan2005 Jul 6th 2011 6:47 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479314)
This automatic and ignorant branding of French Canadians is really starting to piss me off.

That's good to know for the future.

Tangram Jul 6th 2011 6:49 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479314)
Idiot/Sun reader.

French Canadians, and I take it you are referring only to those in QC, are not French. They are North Americans who speak French. And usually English.

Angry? Really? I think you mean extremely warm and friendly. What would I know? I only live in QC.

As for the fashion aspect of your insult, I suggest you visit Montreal or Quebec City in order to get a more informed view.

This automatic and ignorant branding of French Canadians is really starting to piss me off.

I loved the 'cafe style' in and around Quebec City when we visited. Reminded me a lot of Europe and very pleasant service we received all round actually.

Souvy Jul 6th 2011 6:55 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Tangram (Post 9479393)
I loved the 'cafe style' in and around Quebec City when we visited. Reminded me a lot of Europe and very pleasant service we received all round actually.

Did you perhaps also notice that most of the women were as hot as a snake's ass in a wagon rut?

dbd33 Jul 6th 2011 6:59 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479410)
Did you perhaps also notice that most of the women were as hot as a snake's ass in a wagon rut?

Is that in joual?

cheeky_monkey Jul 6th 2011 7:13 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479410)
Did you perhaps also notice that most of the women were as hot as a snake's ass in a wagon rut?

see now you just gone and spoilt your arguement:p

Tangram Jul 6th 2011 7:23 am

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479410)
Did you perhaps also notice that most of the women were as hot as a snake's ass in a wagon rut?

I did indeed.

Joe_Sleepy Jul 6th 2011 12:36 pm

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9479314)
Idiot/Sun reader.

French Canadians, and I take it you are referring only to those in QC, are not French. They are North Americans who speak French. And usually English.

Angry? Really? I think you mean extremely warm and friendly. What would I know? I only live in QC.

As for the fashion aspect of your insult, I suggest you visit Montreal or Quebec City in order to get a more informed view.

This automatic and ignorant branding of French Canadians is really starting to piss me off.

I have never read The Sun nor am I an "Idiot"..

No, I wasn't "referring only to those in QC". I live in The Maritimes &, unlike you apparently, realise that Quebec is not the only place French is spoken as a first language by some of it's inhabitants.. If I have a point of reference for French Canada it is here.. (Try Googling Acadia.!?.).

As I made clear in my initial (intentionally clichéd post), I don't consider French Canadians to be French any more than I consider the Mexicans to be Spanish..

I've visited Quebec (including Montreal) & marveled at the "Fashion" first hand, it struck me as endearing that they try so hard to appear European..

Please don't stop bringing the full weight of your intellect to bear when criticising me, it's a little light relief & often humorous (In a Pecksiffian sense).. ..

Souvy Jul 6th 2011 10:53 pm

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 9479417)
Is that in joual?

Good Morning Vietnam, actually.

dbd33 Jul 6th 2011 11:25 pm

Re: How did Canada become uncool?
 

Originally Posted by Souvy (Post 9480784)
Good Morning Vietnam, actually.

Ah. I didn't see it because it has Robin Williams in it. Speaks in gibberish, he does.


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