How many people in Quebec are like Viper and Grallon?

Started by Razgovory, August 15, 2013, 06:10:39 PM

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Syt

I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.
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HVC

Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 02:02:26 AM
I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.
that's why she's not in quebec anymore, they kicked her out :P
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Syt

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Grey Fox

Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 08:25:06 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 16, 2013, 07:45:52 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 02:02:26 AM
I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.

She's from Montreal?

From near Montreal, yes.

That's your explanation then.

You have to understand when Outside of Montreal people like Viper are exposed to english, it's usually by some asshole tourists or in the news being used to put down something French. If he didn't watch American TV or browse Languish, Viper could live his entire day to day life without ever being exposed to English.

While when people from Montreal are exposed to English, it can be in totally mondain way, beause they are actually english speaking people living here. After a while you get use to hear different languages, English gets lost in the chatter anyway.
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Syt

My colleague is mostly francophone. She speaks English with an accent, and German, too (her parents are German immigrants). However, it's not an accent a French person would have - in fact, when I first met her I found it almost impossible to place her German/English accents, and she didn't speak French in the office (that was before my French colleague joined).
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Quote from: PRC on August 15, 2013, 10:00:28 PM
While Viper is obviously a proud Quebecois i've always had the impression that he is at core a Federalist.
I don't think seperation is viable at the moment, not when the 3 seperatist party have almost the same socialist agenda.
I do believe there are valid reasons, historical, current and future ones to seperate from Canada.
I think it is unavoidable that one day Quebec will have to quit the Federation.  I would prefer an evolving Federation where Quebec could grow, but I don't think it will be possible.
I don't think seperation will happen while I am alive, if it happens while I'm alive, we'll probably have lunar tourism for the middle class by then.
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Quote from: Grey Fox on August 16, 2013, 08:32:04 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 08:25:06 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 16, 2013, 07:45:52 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 02:02:26 AM
I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.

She's from Montreal?

From near Montreal, yes.

That's your explanation then.

You have to understand when Outside of Montreal people like Viper are exposed to english, it's usually by some asshole tourists or in the news being used to put down something French. .

That explains why he puts so much importance ono matters in the "media" that are unimportant to English speakers.

Barrister

Quote from: HVC on August 16, 2013, 07:00:30 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 02:02:26 AM
I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.
that's why she's not in quebec anymore, they kicked her out :P

I was going to comment  that 'none of the Quebecers I know are anything like that', but realized all of the Quebecers I know have all voluntarily left the province, so they're probably not representative...
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Valmy

Quote from: Barrister on August 16, 2013, 09:18:01 AM
Quote from: HVC on August 16, 2013, 07:00:30 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 16, 2013, 02:02:26 AM
I work with a girl from Quebec, and she's not anti-Anglo.
that's why she's not in quebec anymore, they kicked her out :P

I was going to comment  that 'none of the Quebecers I know are anything like that', but realized all of the Quebecers I know have all voluntarily left the province, so they're probably not representative...

Well some people voluntarily leave for economic opportunities not because they hate their homeland so much.  It sounds like Alberta is the place to be because of all your sweet oil wealth.
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Quote from: Valmy on August 16, 2013, 09:23:39 AM
Well some people voluntarily leave for economic opportunities not because they hate their homeland so much.  It sounds like Alberta is the place to be because of all your sweet oil wealth.

They (and we) should nationalize the oil reserves. No more free money for Katmai.  :mad:
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Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 15, 2013, 08:30:35 PM
Is condescending obnoxiousness really a "political persuasion"?


No, that's just being French.

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Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 15, 2013, 06:27:49 PM
In my experience, 1/3. The other 2/3 are like GF, Rex, Oex and Zoupa.  :P

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