Subj : Re: Request
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Shaun Buzza
Date : Mon Mar 14 2022 10:39:55

 SD>  SB> NON! C'est pas bonne! C'est pas bonne encroyable! Est-tu malade? (o_O
 SD> 
 SD> No, I'm feeling just fine, promise (I used to speak Spanish and did pick
 SD> up a little French along the way).  I understood all of that except
 SD> "encroyable".

Incredible, or in this specific case, 'incredibly' :)

I've often been told that there is a great deal of similarity with French and
Spanish. I would also assume that Mexican Spanish isn't the same as Spain's
Spanish, the same as Quebec is different from France, and for the same reason.

 SD>  SB> Just a reminder that most Canucks speak (our own version of) French..
 SD>  SB> :)
 SD> 
 SD> Quite.  I was once in the employ of Leclerc Foods USA which is part of
 SD> Leclerc Foods out of Quebec.  I learned a few French-Canadian phrases
 SD> that I probably shouldn't say here.

Hey! There's a Buscuit Leclerc ("Leclerc Cookies") factory in my town.
Coincidence, or connection?

 SD> One phrase I was fond of saying was "Je m'en fiche!" all the time to my
 SD> Quebecer boss and he'd laugh and laugh at my very mangled accent.

That's the polite way of saying it...if you switch 'fiche' with 'chalisse' it
becomes a lot less polite! Basically, 'I don't care' becomes 'I don't give a
fuck/shit'.

Word of advice: if a Quebecer suggests you use the words 'chalisse', 'christ',
'sacrament', 'tabernac' (basically anything having to do with the church),
tell him 'I'm English, not stupid.' (o_-)

 SD> One of my former Quebecer co-workers told me that "even the French can't
 SD> speak French, especially in Quebec".

I mean, that's true. It's definitely not francais parisienne. But it's a lot
closer to that than english!

 SD> He sent me this link to explain to me how to swear like a Quebecer[1]
 SD> (NSFW but
 SD> really funny): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUGW0jszPzo (for those
 SD> who do not speak French, turn on closed captioning).

Bon Cop, Bad Cop. Somehow, I knew it would be that scene... (^_^)

That was literally the first movie I watched, after moving east, also because a
local guy recommended it. I was having a lot of trouble understanding how
people talk (and think) here, and he said this would help. He wasn't wrong!
And it was a good, fun movie to boot. They even made a sequel.

Enjoy your day!

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
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