# Canadian, Eh? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 2, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215 "2000-06-02T15:21:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GreenEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f9ae1b/32.png) [@GreenEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenEyes)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/41 "2000-06-08T06:09:37Z")
matt\_mcl: I thought you were translating the French soldier’s rant from ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/42 "2000-06-08T06:59:51Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m curious. That blast looks constucted different from the conventional modern French I have seen. Is Québécois French somewhat archaic? And the true profanity! Fascinating! I suppose you could say that Québécois vernacular is archaic, since it split off from français-de-France in the 1600s. Of course, “high” Québécois (the variety used in business, formal settings, etc.) differs very little from français-de-France except for some dialogue variation, as well as the accent. I note that I intentionally misspelled “c’est”, “vierge”, “gueule”, “espêce”, and “tabernacle”, to give a more phonetic impression. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/43 "2000-06-08T07:10:25Z")
Vous ne me faites pas peur, chiens-cochons anglais! Allez-en bouillir votre cul, fils de con! Je mouche mon nez envers vous, “Arthur Roi” douteux! Vous, et tous vos stupides chhhhhhevaliers anglais! Je ne veux plus parler a vous, essuyeur des crèches sans cervelle! Je pets dans votre direction générale! Votre mère était un hamster et votre père puait de sureau! Alors allez-vous en, ou je vais vous insulter une deuxième fois! ---
**Author:** ![Pizzle\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Pizzle\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pizzle_Boy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/44 "2000-06-08T14:45:35Z")
However, I don’t consider Quebec Seperatists to be Canadian anyways. So leave them out of it. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/45 "2000-06-08T16:25:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > C’mon, everybody knows all Canucks suck at debating 😛 > \*\* Suck at debating??? We do not…we can match wits with anybody that wants to…er…what I mean to say is…um…plenty of us can…well, not plenty…sure its easy for you to talk…and…hmmmmm…what was the topic? Maple Leafily yours, Graeme ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/46 "2000-06-08T16:52:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Would you like to know why Canadians know about Americans but Americans don’t know about Canadians? For the same reason the average Gaul knew more about Rome than the average Roman knew about Gaul. > \*\* What a barge full of shit…what a typical American answer. You’re so self absorbed, you don’t think anything matters except for those things that directly affect you. I used to interview Americans for a radio show of mine. I called Baton Rouge and asked some questions: Whats the population of Canada? Answer: Is Canada a big CITY?? We have a TV show here that has a segment called “Talking to Americans” It is the most shocking, and entertaining bit of TV to come along in a while. Americans are responsible for a great many things. As individuals, you’re on par with every other person on the planet. As a nation, my opinion of ya’ll, is a little different. My name is Graeme…and I am CANADIAN. PS…our beer is light years ahead of what you currently have. ---
**Author:** ![Pizzle\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Pizzle\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pizzle_Boy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/47 "2000-06-08T16:54:33Z")
He he…good one 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/48 "2000-06-08T17:07:57Z")
Joking! God, what’s with you guys? ---
**Author:** ![Pizzle\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Pizzle\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pizzle_Boy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/49 "2000-06-08T17:12:22Z")
we like good natured fun…well maybe not so good natured. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/50 "2000-06-08T17:15:38Z")
I liked that suggestion a few years back by a Canadian columnist where he suggested, only half-jokingly, that the US annex parts of Canada. The good parts, like the southern parts of BC,MB,SK,AB,ON, and the first mile and a half inland of the Maritimes. Quebec could leave and the rest to stay Canada. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/51 "2000-06-08T17:33:15Z")
I was just reading my post and it occured to me that I may have come on a bit too strong. I love my country. As a matter of fact, we’re getting married next fall. Too bad the prairies are part of the package. Diva for sale…anybody interested in Celine Dion? Going cheap…no takers? Shit ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/52 "2000-06-08T18:45:10Z")
> [@](#): > > What a barge full of shit…what a typical American answer. You’re so self absorbed, you don’t think anything matters except for those things that directly affect you. Incidentally, Graeme, I’m from Montreal. The tone of my comment was Gaulish bitterness, not Roman decadence. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyNipples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@JimmyNipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyNipples)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/53 "2000-06-09T12:15:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > > Incidentally, Graeme, I’m from Montreal. The tone of my comment was Gaulish bitterness, not Roman decadence. > \*\* Oh…ahem…blap…er…um…well I…so…ugh. Sorry I didn’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Pizzle\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Pizzle\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pizzle_Boy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/54 "2000-06-09T13:17:28Z")
What a great debate!! Come on Yankees!! WE can take you. Just don’t use force, bad language and guns. Or we’ll peace-keep you to death. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/55 "2000-06-09T13:29:01Z")
I think we’ll just let you guys beat yourselves up. Heck, as long as we made sure that your team had at least one prairie farmer, one quebecois, and one Newfie, I doubt that we’d be able to get close enough to the mêlée to throw a punch, ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215/56 "2000-06-09T15:25:05Z")
That’s OK, Graeme. Don’t worry about it. _hugs_ _Singing_ Caaa-naaa-daaaa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-eh/21215.md?page=2)