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-   -   Quebec Racists (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/quebec-racists-770866/)

Jingsamichty Sep 7th 2012 4:31 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
My (French) Quebecker friend tells me that he and his wife have been treated very badly by French people in France. Kinda like the way we look down our noses at our colonial cousins.

It's funny to hear him going on about "les f***ing French ba$tards"

iaink Sep 7th 2012 4:33 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10269137)
So based on that a Scouser can be racist to a Geordie then?
No, but they can be (and often are) prejudiced.

iaink Sep 7th 2012 4:34 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 10269141)
My (French) Quebecker friend tells me that he and his wife have been treated very badly by French people in France. Kinda like the way we look down our noses at our colonial cousins.

It's funny to hear him going on about "les f***ing French ba$tards"
I though the French treated everyone like that, so its not really prejudice...:getcoat:

magnumpi Sep 7th 2012 4:38 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10269137)
Yes all the definitions I read basically say that.
So based on that a Scouser can be racist to a Geordie then?
Or a German racist to a Polish or Jewish couple.

Greenhill Sep 7th 2012 4:40 am
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Is this it?

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09...n_1852722.html

Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 10269134)
I can't, I'm on my iPhone, can some one else do it please. I've only heard the audio track on 640am and they said it was a racist action on the part of the Quebec meet and greeter.

magnumpi Sep 7th 2012 4:54 am
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Originally Posted by Greenhill (Post 10269153)
Thanks

They didnt play all the Audio, and did not say the guys were Asian on the radio.

At first glance it looks like a drunken rant. Not great though if you are on holiday and that happens ehh?

dbd33 Sep 7th 2012 4:59 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 10269141)
My (French) Quebecker friend tells me that he and his wife have been treated very badly by French people in France. Kinda like the way we look down our noses at our colonial cousins.

It's funny to hear him going on about "les f***ing French ba$tards"
I had a francophone father-in-law, he was violently prejudiced against people living in Quebec, he thought they were all Petainists. I thought that a bit rich for a man who lived in Switzerland.

Steve_ Sep 7th 2012 5:07 am
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I did find it rather fascinating that the attempted assassination of the premier-elect of Québec was all over the news in the US but barely mentioned here in Alberta.

Which gives you an idea of how much of a shit people in western Canada give about Québec.

JonboyE Sep 7th 2012 5:26 am
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The raison d'etre of the Reform party - to govern Canada in Alberta's best interests rather than Quebec's.

(I can't work out how to do a circumflex on this keyboard)

iaink Sep 7th 2012 5:32 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 10269240)
The raison d'etre of the Reform party - to govern Canada in Alberta's best interests rather than Quebec's.

(I can't work out how to do a circumflex on this keyboard)
Isnt that fair enough given that the PQ exists to do the same thing in what they see as Quebecs interest?

The difference is that the Reform parts became the government under the guise of Harpers Conservatives

Steve_ Sep 7th 2012 6:27 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 10269240)
The raison d'etre of the Reform party - to govern Canada in Alberta's best interests rather than Quebec's.
Was it a big news story in BC?

Can't make up my mind as to whether it is Canada's "nice" policy on everything or no-one caring.

Or... it might just be that US media dominates the world and the CBC et al just lead with whatever leads there, even when the story is in Québec!

JonboyE Sep 7th 2012 6:30 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10269245)
Isnt that fair enough given that the PQ exists to do the same thing in what they see as Quebecs interest?

The difference is that the Reform parts became the government under the guise of Harpers Conservatives
I don`t think the PQ are interested in governing the ROC.

Originally Posted by Steve_ (Post 10269336)
Was it a big news story in BC?
It was featured quite prominently on CBC.

jimf Sep 7th 2012 7:26 am
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10269144)
I though the French treated everyone like that, so its not really prejudice...:getcoat:
Apparently Chauvin is the middle name of everyone in Quebec........

bats Sep 7th 2012 12:03 pm
Re: Quebec Racists
 
I've been to Quebec 3 times for v short visits and apart from the idiot in Tim Hortons they were very nice to us. Even spoke English. Mind you USA Immigration peeps are nice to us too.

As for 'racism' that's rather an outmoded term. It's ethnicity or shared culture.

macadian Sep 7th 2012 3:21 pm
Re: Quebec Racists
 
Originally Posted by bats (Post 10269763)
I've been to Quebec 3 times for v short visits and apart from the idiot in Tim Hortons they were very nice to us. Even spoke English. Mind you USA Immigration peeps are nice to us too.

As for 'racism' that's rather an outmoded term. It's ethnicity or shared culture.
Or just 'wankspeak' for not liking someone/something/somewhere etc etc


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