[HPFGU-OTChatter] Quebec

[Sheryll Townsend]

--- A B <old_wych at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, this resident of Quebec thinks she lives in a
> country called Canada. But then I'm an anglophone
> and
> an immigrant to boot. FWIW my husband is a Quebecois
> "pure laine" (meaning he traces his family tree back
> to the original Frnch-speaking colonists) and he'd
> tell you he lives in Canada, too, and Quebec is
> merely
> a province among 10 others. Despite what Bernard
> Landry would like everyone to think, not all
> Franc-speaking Quebeckers think the same as he does.
> 
> Anne (who says "kwa-BECK" when she's speaking
> English
> and "kay-BEC" when she's speaking French).
> 
Sorry if my post offended, that certainly wasn't the
intent. My Canada includes Quebec, most definitely. I
think my opinions are a little coloured by having
lived in the Chicoutimi/Jonquiere area for a while
(for those who don't know, this is the area most vocal
in their desire to see Quebec separate from the rest
of Canada). Personally, I find Bernard Landry quite
scary, knowing that he does not represent the views of
all the province's residents.

Awesome that your husband can trace his family tree
back that far. I do research at the National Archives
and have seen some of the census records for 1666 -
very interesting stuff!

Where abouts in Quebec are you? I'm in Ottawa now, but
was in Chicoutimi and Bagotville (before it became
Ville de la Baie). Went to school in Arvida, before it
was amalgamated with Jonquiere.

Again, hope my post didn't offend you.

Sheryll

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"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

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