My dear Mr. hblair...

[BigJim]

heheheh Snoopi the last time I looked GrapeVine, Texas WAS in MY country.

[Hangtime]

"Which way is Old Orchard Beach?"

(most asked question by French Canadians in Maine)

"Ayup. Thot so... Whaelp; yah cain't get theya from heya.. Yah gots ta go ovah theya fusst."

(most common answer; followed by wildly inaccurate and incomprensible directions to Vermont)

Downeasters have known the truth fer decades. And, no; they they don't have or need maps.  

Hang

[BigJim]

LOL nope Hang the answer is "I don't care" or "I ain't lost"

[funked]

I shoulda put a smiley though.  

[DrSoya]

BigJim, Bombardier is nowhere near Quebec City. By FAR. As for the bilingual situation, well one or two persons I know in my area speak as good or better English than I.

Your post shows ignorance, not knowledge.

So, what you're saying is that you don't like francophones and that you don't care. I don't see why I should continue this matter with you further. I guess all I can do is just .squelch you then.

I play and discuss AH to have fun, to relax. Not to serve as a channel to pass anyone's frustrations.

DrSoya
308 (Polish) Squadron "City of Cracow" RAF [AH]
303 (Polish) Squadron "Kosciuszko" RAF [WB]
Part of the Northolt Wing (First Polish Fighter Wing)


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[funked]

Hmmm I dunno BigJim.  I've been to Montreal twice and found people quite understanding when I spoke English, and they went out of their way to get an English speaking employee if we had trouble understanding eachother.  Also I met some very friendly people on the Metro who had no problems conversing in English.

[MANDOBLE]

I any of you want to have a mistic experience, hear my speaking in english  

[BigJim]

Well Funked I lived very close to Quebec for a number of years, shared boating on Lake Champlain with them ( AND we sent a BUNCH of GUYS to Quebec City to train for employment with Bombadier when they opened their railcar shop in Barre, Vt) and there are some great guys in Quebec to be sure but I just didn't care for the "radical" change after Rennie Levec took over and all the English Signs had to be taken down etc etc etc.  Then to have the same "ilk" to me at least get on some kids case and then LATER use the language excuse just didn't sit well with me.  Now he claims I am a lier about Bombadier and next he will claim Quebec City is NOT on the St Lawrence River so I sure as hell hope he does squelch me as I sure don't want to hear him.

[Snoopi]

Thank God I don't treat all people from the U.S. like crap just because I met a U.S. citizen who was an idiot or I didn't like U.S. politics !

Geeee... I didn't realize the internet was specifically in Grapevine, TX. You learn something every day. Next time I log in it should say "Welcome to Texas".

[BigJim]

LOL well snoopi for THIS part of the internet it sort of does say welcome to the US since this particular net is based in the US LOL.  I am not quite sure why you are so vigiorosly supporting a Province that wants to break away from your Conferderation tho??? in fact if the Parti De Quebecois had its way they would no longer even be in Canada LOL

BigJim

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[Cobra]

Al Gore DID invent the internet you know!  

[Snoopi]

LOL COBRA !  
Uhhh.. Yeah ! That's right our friend Gore did that didn't he !  

BigJim:
I'm not supporting the province of Quebec.
I'm saying don't generalize and don't blame all Quebecois for what happens politically in their province.
I guess since Clinton is your President, then I must judge you by what he does ?
I assume you must be getting tail from your secretary ?

DrSoya was just explaining a language problem he was having.
What are you gonna say when users from Finland,Germany,France have the same issue ?


For what it's worth:
The majority of Quebec do not want to separate from Canada. A vote proved that.
If they did separate from Canada, it would be a problem for both sides.
But democracy should prevail.
You who is living in a country that was created by just such a separation (albeit more violent) from England, should understand that.

Snoopi

[easymo]

 The place is probably crawling with torque,s.

[DrSoya]

[I'd have sent this by e-mail, but your profile doesn't list it.]

Snoopi, you're an alright guy.

If you ever pass in Quebec City, I'll buy you a beer.


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DrSoya
308 (Polish) Squadron "City of Cracow" RAF [AH]
303 (Polish) Squadron "Kosciuszko" RAF [WB]
Part of the Northolt Wing (First Polish Fighter Wing)

[BigJim]

Well Snoopi having spent most of my life within a stones throw of Canada, either Quebec for 27 years or Ontario when I was growing up and again now that I am back home, I guess I have as good a "feel" for Canadians as they do for American's.  I am 80 miles from Winsor, Ont now and was 125 miles from Montreal when in Vermont.  I know why the folks in Quebec voted to stay with the Confederation and it showed good sense for them to do so.  I know why "we" broke away from England and it was good sense then to do so, although I can hardly equate the two on a level playing field.  Had your friend illuded to the language problem in his FIRST post I would have been more simpathic, but he didn't, it was quite curt and cold and smacked of elitism.  After I up braided him for it he THEN brought out the language reason (which I felt was "convient") and I then refused to accept that and things have spiraled down since then, suffice to say I have said all I intend to on this subject and a "big" salute to you for defending your countryman.

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