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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:41:47 -0400, "Sirius" <sirius@total.net> wrote:
>
>Well not much except the language, you must think. You are partially right.
>Basic people with low education level will adopt the American ''culture'',
>there is not doubt with that. However, educated people (most of them) will
>be more tuned towards France for the literature and the culture. These are a

This is evidence of far too much inbreeding (actually documented fact)
amongst the  separatists 

>When you say that Montr�al is as bourgeois as any other city in Canada, you
>are right if you stay and work downtown. The reason is that it is the
>business district and you will only find English and other immigrants there.
>If you want to see the real French, go to the live theater, go drink a
>coffee in a little caf�, go listen to a classic music concert, do not stick
>in the business district, you will not find any there.

Cause they don't really exist

>Regarding Paris, be careful. This will not give you a good idea of France.
>Paris is, like almost any big city, populated with immigrants, not much real
>French there, but lots of tourists. Go to the ''Province'' instead.

there it is again...what the fuck is wrong with this guy

>Welcome to Montr�al, you seem open-minded, unlike most of other English
>here.
And you wonder why..

I >am sure that if you stay here long enough you will try to speak
>French and you will not regret it. French is a beautiful and rich language.
>You will also find that if you have questions about the French language,
>everybody will be very pleased to answer you. Most of educated people love
>their language and are delighted to share it. What amazes me is that English
>here do not jump on the opportunity to learn French. Well I understand why,
More outright lies

>but believe me, the language is everything and you will not see the world
>exactly the same after you know French. English here are stubborn and do not
>learn French because they are lazy and for them it is a language of loosers,
>and they would not make any money out of it. They are wrong. Do not be like
>them.
>
>Do not believe what you hear : there are smart, educated, open-minded French
>people.

The truth is its assholes like you who give the french a bad name
I truly hope you don't beleive that drivel. moron

>
>Ariane Lantz wrote in message ...
>>yes this is a very silly argument, but being new to montreal, i find most
>>arguments here to be a bit worse than silly.  monsieur capitaine, or
>>whatever his name was raised a good point earlier, about english culture
>>being more pragmatist and wealth-oriented, while french culture was more
>>"tender, poetic, and communitarian".  On the whole I have to agree and
>>this is why I moved to montreal from the west coast.  but i have to ask,
>>which french culture?  quebec or france?  montreal is as bourgeois and as
>>mindlessly materialistic as is say, ontario or anywhere else in canada for
>>that matter.  having been from coast to coast more than once i have to say
>>that quebec is certainly more canadian than french.  and although i though
>>montreal would be a good place for someone who is sick of anglo-protestant
>>north america, i'm beginning to reconsider.  Paris is looking better all
>>the time.
>>
>>
>


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