I know everybody hates long quotes but this one is just too good:
It is true that last year’s poll suggested that nationally a disappointingly low majority of 59% of Canadians accept the notion of common descent. However, only 22% accept young earth creationism. In Ontario, the data are especially disheartening, with only 51% of respondents accepting evolution (but still only half as many choosing creationism). In Quebec, 71% accept evolution and only 9% align with creationist ideas. . .
The US poll referred to above (by CBS) indicates that 53% of respondents believe that life was created in its current form within the past 10,000 years by God, 23% accept a form of evolution guided by God, and 17% believe in a strictly natural evolutionary account.
If you have never visited Quebec, then I have no idea what you are waiting for.
Out of topic: Ted Cruz is a real libertarian! 😉
http://www.infowars.com/ted-cruzs-wife-is-a-goldman-sachs-vp/
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But many statist leftists are trying right now to revert Québec onto the catho-integrist ages…
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You always speak a language of your own. 🙂 What’s “catho-integrist”?
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The catholic-State alliance that occured in Québec before 1960.
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I don’t think Catholicism has much of a chance in Quebec.
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If only it weren’t so bitterly cold for so much of the year, I really would consider moving there.
Though the Quebecois accent makes it very hard for me to understand their French.
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Yes, that accent defeated me.
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I always thought that if I were forced to learn French that affecting a Quebecois accent would make the process more tolerable (though I’m sure most teachers take a very dim view of it).
Haitian is even cooler, but technically a separate language.
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It should be a separate language. I can never identify a single word Haitians say.
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Kreyol is a separate language.
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When I started learning French, the school rule was that after 3 weeks I should have a reasonable account of my progress in terms of communication ability. After almost 6 weeks I had no clue as to what I had learned , how to use the simplest sentences or what to expect next. Maybe in Canada is different but here is usual business ( in my experience). No more French.
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The accent the accent the accent. This is so tiresome.
When it comes to linguistic colonialism nobody suffers as much as québécois.
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Only 71% of people in Quebec accept evolution? Where are the remaining 29%?
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It’s good to have such high standards. 🙂
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“Kreyol is a separate language.”
Yeah, I meant Kreyol which is very cool.
Not sure if you can access this site in the US
http://www.voanouvel.com/
But should be able to get this (though they use a slightly different orthography)
http://www.rfi.fr/langues/statiques/rfi_creole.asp
Another cool Creole language, this one Spanish based – Papiamento
http://www.diario.aw/
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