# Canadian soldier marries his boyfriend **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 5, 2004, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381 "2004-04-05T16:42:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/21 "2004-04-06T20:35:44Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > I scored a 67! Need to find me a Canadian boy-friend now and bump up the family points. Anybody know anyone looking for a chubby, red-headed bottom? Boyyyy, you’re cutting it close. Learn some more French, tack a few points on there. Babelfish is _votre ami._ Start with the conversational basics: Bonjour. _Good day._ Comment ca va? _How’s it going?_ Je suis nouveau au Canada. _I am new in Canada._ Comment allez-vous, monsieur le marin? _How are you, sailor?_ Vous avez des mains tres grandes! _You have big hands!_ Whoa, this isn’t going in a wholesome direction. Anyway, give it a shot, we could use more people up here. It’s a big country. ---
**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:** [April 6, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/22 "2004-04-06T21:12:09Z")
Jeez, you’re cute. _Cibolle que t’es cute._ Want to come back to my place? _Veux-tu rentrer avec moi?_ Well, fuck you then. _Eh ben, vas donc chier._ Goddamn snitty label queen. _Crisse de folle BCBG._ ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/23 "2004-04-06T21:59:56Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > 1. From an immigration point of view, poach the U.S. bigtime for high-value immigrants by marketing Canada as gay-friendly. I’ve heard this already happens, without the marketing scheme (though I’m sure some marketing would help). There’s even a term for it: “the gay drain.” No statistics, so far as I know, just anecdotes, but lots of those. > [@](#): > > We could bring in engineers, doctors, nurses, skilled workers, truck drivers (yes, we are horribly short of truck drivers, believe it or not) “Parked inside the lay-by their destination can wait dancing in the moonlight the truck-driver and his mate” – from the “The Truck Driver and his Mate” by The Pet Shop Boys 😃 Sorry, I couldn’t resist… ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/24 "2004-04-06T22:03:07Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Comment allez-vous, monsieur le marin? _How are you, sailor?_ > > Vous avez des mains tres grandes! _You have big hands!_ Nobody uses “vous” when picking up 😉 I’ve always wondered about that song, “Voulez-vous couchez avec moi?” Is she talking to someone she wants to keep a respectful distance from (say, her boss), or is she talking to a group? ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/25 "2004-04-07T01:38:14Z")
> [@Hamish](#): > > Nobody uses “vous” when picking up 😉 > > I’ve always wondered about that song, “Voulez-vous couchez avec moi?” Is she talking to someone she wants to keep a respectful distance from (say, her boss), or is she talking to a group? Lady Marmelade is simply being a lady. Mocha chocolata ya ya. Creole Lady Marmelade. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381/26 "2004-04-07T02:06:36Z")
Hey, she has to use ‘vous’…it’s a business transaction and she’s showing the respect to her prospect. But I betcha she “tu’s” all over the place one the money changes hands. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-soldier-marries-his-boyfriend/238381.md?page=1)