Cajun or other franconphonie kilt wearers?

**macwilkin** · 29th March 06, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by jjoseph

There have been a couple of threads of late that touched on Cajun country in one form or another. Being half coon-*** myself (not terribly nice slang for a Cajun / Acadien --my gramma would kill me for saying it), I was curious... besides Cajunscot and myself how many more Acadien, Créole, Québecois, French or such kilt-wearers are on the list. By birth, by ring or the back door? Anyone?

(If you're a francophone, that was an official "yoo hoo".)

I know you already mentioned me, but I am Cajun "by the ring and the back door"!

My MIL, Ms. Melancon, was telling me that "coon-***" has become accepted in Acadia and is almost worn as a badge of pride, much the same as "Cajun" was once an insulting term as well.

Cheers,

Todd

**The Supreme Canuck** · 29th March 06, 05:56 PM

Acadien on my mother's side of the family, Scottish on my father's. All in all, a good mix, I think.

**Moosehead** · 29th March 06, 06:03 PM

There are plenty in Québec. Although francophone now, they are originally Scots and Irish.

**The Supreme Canuck** · 29th March 06, 06:48 PM

I seem to remember there being one of those "Heritage Moments" about the Irish in Quebec a while back... or am I way off base?

**macwilkin** · 29th March 06, 07:04 PM

My wife's family legend says that the Melancons (Melansons in the Maritimes) were actually Scottish who assimilated with the Acadiens in Nova Scotia after the Scots turned the colony over to the French, but my MIL has found evidence that the Melansons were actually from Yorkshire!

I did find recently that Melanson is listed as a "sept" of the Clan MacMillan:

http://www.clanmacmillan.org/Melanson.htm

Cheers,

Todd

**flyv65** · 29th March 06, 07:48 PM

Mt mother's maiden name was "Douillet"; and my great grandfather AND great grandmother (on Mom's side) were both born in France. I like to think of this as a manifestation of the "auld alliance"

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Bryan...et je parle an peu de la langue Francais...

**Moosehead** · 29th March 06, 08:00 PM

...et moi, je suis courament bilingue.

**macwilkin** · 30th March 06, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by flyv65

Mt mother's maiden name was "Douillet"; and my great grandfather AND great grandmother (on Mom's side) were both born in France. I like to think of this as a manifestation of the "auld alliance"

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Bryan...et je parle an peu de la langue Francais...

That's what I call our marriage, "The Auld Alliance"! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

**jjoseph** · 30th March 06, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by The Supreme Canuck

Acadien on my mother's side of the family, Scottish on my father's. All in all, a good mix, I think.

Can't argue with that! That's my mix!

It's all good. The French were a mix of Celts, Franks who took on the language of the Roman soldiers anyways. (Anyone else grow up on the comic strip Astérix et Obélix?)