Eshaye wrote...
PorcelynDoll wrote...
Sebiale wrote...
If I had to guess, most people would say French, but that's likely only because Canadians are mostly French in ancestry. I have no idea as tot heir true humor-style.Halae Dral wrote...
Come to think of it, on a different note, I don't even know what people generally think a Canadian sense of humour is. Huh.
Any Candians around that can tell us?
Where do you get your information from? Canadians are not French nor do most of us have French ancestry. Quebec is a province that speaks a version of the French language and the majority of those from Quebec don't even have French ancestry. A lot come from Irish and UK backgrounds. Canada doesn't have one type of people. We come from all countries and backgrounds and embrace our multi cultural heritges.
Hello I was born in a town called Rimouski in Quebec and now live in western Canada in British Columbia, I've also lived in Vancouver and Alberta for some time so I think I have a very good understand of "CANADA". Let me cast dispel on some of these myths...
Quebec is largely francophone actually, there are small anglophone centers in the center of Montreal city and some areas around, there are also islands of anglophone communities on the far east side. Acadians are a mix of french and anglos (irish, scotish) and have a very different way of speaking then anyone else. Even 'french' people have a hard time understanding them..
'Quebecois' is what we francos from Quebec speak, it's not a different type of french it's french with a Canadian accent. What your thinking of is Quebec slang and slang isn't exactly part of the normal language, just like english slang..... If you went to Quebec and spoke french or listen to their radio or tv you'd find most people are very well spoken. In fact Quebec people have such a solid grasp of the french language they've told France to have some pride and stop anglicizing every other word in their country..
Going to Quebec is very much like going to another country, every sign is french everyone speaks french unless asked otherwise and if you go inland enough you'll find a lot of people find english people strange or some kind of cool phenomenon.So yeah in fact most people in Quebec can trace their ancestry to France with as you said exceptions.
There are also many french families and entire communities in the rest of "english" Canada, there's a town in my region in Alberta called Fahler, and it's pronounced Fal-Air here because it's mostly all french families who live there. I even met two older ladies who didn't speak a whole lot of english from Fahler.... And this is Alberta.
Every other province in Canada is very much english and most people have UK ancestry, however there are so many different cultures who now reside here we are as Porcelyn said very much multicultural and proud of it.
edit: About Canadian humor, as someone already posted many stars in the US are Canadian born...... We're very good at making fun of ourselves and love comedy that is actually funny and not just insulting or provoking...... EHhhh....
Cheers ma douce and Vive le Québec libre
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