Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
Hey Todd,

OK but I think you are confusing the French in France with the Quebecois and Acadians, both of which were essentially abandoned by France and have lived separate and apart from them for the past 400 years or so. Peace be upon them and you- there is no more connection between Acadia or Quebec and France than there is between the original England and those who now live in New England.

And hey you know I was bloggating basically in a spirit of fun. Have a Happy New Year!
I'm no sure I totally agree with you regarding your statements that there are no connections at all between France and the Francophones of Canada and Louisiana. Geo-politically, yes (excepting Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the last territory of "New France"), but culturally, there are still some ties -- I'll be glad to point you to some sources, especially here in the Pays des Illinois, or Upper Louisiana. I don't you can dismiss such cultural connections so easily.

You may have meant things in the spirit of fun, but you didn't hear the nasty things people said to my wife that were not made in jest. She is proud of her French heritage from Poitou, Acadia and Louisiana, and well she should be, just as I am of my ancestry. Honestly, you made no attempt to say you meant your comments in jest. I'll certainly admit to being thin-skinned about it, and I apologise if you truly did mean it to be funny.

T.