Trump has got to be one of the most ignorant people to lead the United States: and that's a pretty bad statement.
While on paper the US has a military advantage, Trump shows a link to George Washington. Washington thought he was a miltary genius, but he was another arrogant property investor who just happened to have started a world war.
One which the British decided to make the colonists foot the bill for, which led to the War for Independence. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that the real war which should have been lost in the 18th Century was not the one for Independence, but the "French and Indian War". The reality was that French didn't really care about their North American territories (the Caribbean and South American ones being more significant).
However, had the French put a bit more effort into supporting their Native Allies and pushed harder in other parts of the world, things would be vastly different.
On the other hand, the Québec Act was something that also stirred up the American Colonists.
M. Trump will acquire a population of rather militant francophones who have the advantage of speaking a form of French which most people don't learn in school!
Tabernac! Osti!
While I can understand Québecois when it's written, there are some accents which are totally incomprehensible to me. And trust me, it's a standard joke in the Francophone world that Québecois is very different from what the French Ministry of Education and Foreign Ministry would like people to speak like.
Unfortunately, the Québecois haven't picked up on septante, huitante, and nonante, but that's another matter. I'm going to give a plug for someone who has been helping me cope with Québecois (and finally understand what Martin is saying in Jésus de Montreal, "street slang"). https://maprofdefrancais.ca/
No comments:
Post a Comment