Thread: Canadian slang

Originally Posted by JMS

Aahhh...go eat some jumbalaya, Cajun boy!!

Do I have to explain this again? I'm not Cajun (like you care)
French -->Yes ----> German --->Yes ----> Welsh/Scottish/Choctaw Indian ---> yes but not Cajun

But I do live on the western edge of Cajun Country (but getting more into Texas/Red Neck country)

Interesting thing : I do live in a culture that was created by a bunch of reject French/Canadians --the Cajuns and this part of Louisiana have a certain connection with Nova Scotia and such. --- so maybe a little French-Canadian heart beats around here.

Justin

Originally Posted by bgertz

Ohhhh Tommy. See he got away with sayings like that because he introduced health care.

+1 for mentioning Saskatchewan in a post though

No prob Bob --- "Ohhh Tommy" ? Is that a Canadian thing?

Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Do I have to explain this again? I'm not Cajun (like you care)

Justin

I only call you Cajun when you deserve it!

Originally Posted by JMS

I only call you Cajun when you deserve it!

You know : O.K. Mark sit down ---here's some animal cookies and coolaid ----let Uncle Justin tell you a little story about South Louisiana Life.

My folks are from the Mississippi/Louisiana border (Bogalusa) and moved to this part of country before I was born. Well, my last name is French but my cultural influence was more Mississippian and I grew up with a large number of Cajun friends (and enemies ) --- well the little Cajun kids and parents didn't let Justin play little Cajun games -- noway --- "Fournet?" they would say , "that's not Cajun is it" . "Nope" I would say as gumbo dripped from my non-cajun lips. And then I would get that look as only an outsider could get and so it was.

Seriously, the Cajun culture (especially the authentic Cajun culture) is a self contained thang ---not particularly friendly (unless you're Cajun) and excluding in a weird prideful way.

But that's alright by me because I ain't Cajun (but I have picked up some of their idiosyncracies)

Boy, talk about

Justin

One thing i don't like when I goto the States is your iced tea. Nothing like up here, you actually give me brewed iced tea, wtf is with that...

Heh no, 'Ohhh Tommy' is just like fondly remembering the only good politician my provice put out there, heh.

And of course you're right, Cajuns are Acadians who were kicked outta Nova Scotia and New Brunswick back when the Brits took over the area and got all uppity. So the Acadians left to the only French territory in reach (going back to France was definitely not an option) and then ended up in Louisianna.

Even the few Acadians that are left in the maritimes are a bit insular, but most smallish groups of one culture tend to try to stick to their guns when face with ... well eradication or assimilation, heh.

The best thing about Acadians is that through some convoluted weirdness of history, we owe to Acadians (via the French Canadians) the wonderful glory that
is... POUTINE. (French fries with cheese curd and gravy smothered on).

And most everywhere I've been, people usually put gravy on their fries. Or ketchup. Or vinegar/malt vinegar. But like, never mayonnaise.

Originally Posted by bgertz

The best thing about Acadians is that through some convoluted weirdness of history, we owe to Acadians (via the French Canadians) the wonderful glory that
is... POUTINE. (French fries with cheese curd and gravy smothered on).

One thing I have never really liked. I can just feel myself getting fatter with the amount of cheese that is placed on this, Especially if you get it in Quebec.

Hey don't mess with poutine! I love that stuff. Ofcourse I indulge in it responsibly as I already have a few extra lbs

Originally Posted by bgertz

And most everywhere I've been, people usually put gravy on their fries. Or ketchup. Or vinegar/malt vinegar. But like, never mayonnaise.

That makes sense though since pretty much any kind of mayo outside of the Netherlands (And maybe belgium) tastes like crap. Really sour!!

Dutch mayo is very creamy and almost sweet to the taste. You may not like american or canadian or british mayo on your fries (hell....I don't. I lived in scotland for two years and only ate my chips (fries) with vinegar and salt since I didn't like the mayo there) but you can't say you don't like them with mayo untill you've tried the Dutch stuff.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

That makes sense though since pretty much any kind of mayo outside of the Netherlands (And maybe belgium) tastes like crap. Really sour!!

Dutch mayo is very creamy and almost sweet to the taste. You may not like american or canadian or british mayo on your fries (hell....I don't. I lived in scotland for two years and only ate my chips (fries) with vinegar and salt since I didn't like the mayo there) but you can't say you don't like them with mayo untill you've tried the Dutch stuff.

Why don't you send us whiners a free sample