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De Repentigny Yves wrote:
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> software_answers@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell) writes:
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> >fawzi@vir.com (Fawzi) wrote:
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> >>Yes, Newfoundland is a distinct society from BC.  As Texas is a distinct
> >>society from California.  But you canot compare Quebec at the same level
> >>with other provinces,
> >I think your statement above is very arrogant, I live in Western
> >Canada, and really don't consider any other Canadian  to be superior
> >from the rest of us, that is what you meant by the " you canot compare
> >Quebec at the same level with other provinces" statement ...didn't
> >you?

> The guy just said that the differnce between people from Quebec and, say,
> Ontario, was bigger than that between people from Texas and California.

Ever lived in Califonia AND Texas?  Obviously not (you've probably never
even been to either--but now I'm just guessing).  I've spent lots of
time in Quebec, Ontario, Texas and California, and I can tell you that
the differences between the states is only a little less than the
difference between the two provinces.  The major difference seems to be
the the two states aren't currently in a "debate" (and I use that term
VARY losely) about independence.  So before YOU go making offhand
comparisons, take a trip off your turf and see what the rest of the
world is actually like.

> That's what he meant when he said that the level of difference wasn't
> the same. I have always wondered why people always equate distinct with
> superior, while, actually, it means different.
 Oh, I don't know...could it be laws that favor people in your province
(and which would be called racist if anyone else implemented something
like them)...

> >We are all from somewhat different cultural backgrounds and languages,
> >but that's were it stops.... we're Canadians first!
> 
> Well, it is a matter of opinion. The use of "we" is somewhat dangerous.
> I, for one, consider, myself Quebecker first and foremost. I'm only
> accessorily Canadian, or technically, if you want.

Maybe its good you haven't lived in the US at all...your unpatriotic
spew wouldn't be taken very well in a PROUD country (don't get me wrong,
I hate the states--another story all together--but shit people, have you
no PRIDE)
 

> >No Fawzi, they are a "Canadian Province" called "Quebec", with a
> >predominantly  "French" language and cultural background.
> 
> Things might change, or they might not. God only knows.

Try living with what IS for the moment.  You might be swallowed by a
purple-people-eater tomorrow for all we know--but I'm sure you don't run
your life on that eventuality.



					Brett Kilty


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