Hello Shaun,

14 Mar 22 10:39, you wrote to me:

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

Both French and Spanish are Romance languages and if you can speak one, you 
can generally understand the other.  Quebec French is its own animal. :D

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

The same company.  At the time I worked for them they had four factories in 
the US (two in Kingsport, TN, which is near me; one in Montgomery, PA; and 
another in Phoenix, AZ; the two in Kingsport were my "home office") and I was 
the IT tech for all four.  I left because they weren't paying me enough to 
cover all four factories.

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

I was warned about that and told not to do that in polite company.

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

I know the history of the Catholic church in Quebec and how the more words you 
add on, the dirtier it gets.

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

From what I understand, that is the preferred clip to explain how to swear 
like a Quebecer. 

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

I have not seen the whole movie but that scene really makes me laugh and it 
does a great job of explaining things.  That guy in the trunk makes me laugh 
at how he helps to "explain" things.

-- Sean

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