The Marmot’s Hole really is THE place to go in order to sample information about the intricacies of Canadian etiquette.

I myself do not mind at all - I am just as much interested in Canada as I am in Korea. I was resident in both country for extended periods of my life.

But I doubt whether this interest in Canada is universally shared by the commenters and moderators of this fine blog.

Anyway, the next time that I am tipped of on account of my habit of drawing comparisons between Korea and Germany I’ll refer my critics to this thread. If the Canucks can do it, so can us Germans…

The Seakings…If they plan it right, they might be able to take out a Russian helicopter or two when they crass.

Anyway, back on topic: I’d like to see our 688s and Seawolves go against the latest from Russkie-land (launching Tomahawks isn’t exactly a true test of combat ability).

Dorenavant, tu devrais prendre le temps de reflechir avant d’ecrire.

dda, soyez un peu plus gentil. Il essaye bien. Comme il a dit, les fautes qu’il a fait ne sont pas tres graves.

“Je n’ai pas de clavier francais”

Moi non plus. Je pense que c’est evident.

Only when correcting foreigners.

J’ai fait quelques petites fautes d’ortographe. Et puis quoi alors? Je les ai corrigees, non? Je te rappelle qu’il etait 3 heure du matin ici, alors 2 petites fautes, c’est pas grave. Ce n’est pas un crime.

Tu me croyais serieux? Bien au contraire, je plaisantais. Pourtant, il me semble que c’etait assez evident.

PS. Je n’ai pas de clavier francais, alors les accents et la cedille, je m’en passe.

French-Canadians don’t call themselves ‘French-Canadians’.

Oh yeah they do [well actually Canadien-Français but whatever], and they quite insist on that fact. Or have I just met, over 20+ years, members of a same group that does that, and represent a 0.0001% minority? I shouldn’t think so…

dda, I’m not convinced you’re French. Didn’t you say a couple of months ago that you use a French proxy? I’m sure someone can dig that one up. Besides, ‘Tu es Canadien’? Are you always that rude when you meet strangers? On ne tutois pas les étrangers, on les vuvois.

That’s the second time someone doubts I am French — I should be flattered, is my English that good? The previous one was that asshat Bevers, on Oranckay’s blog. I am French alright, born and raised in Limoges, a small town I left at age 20 to study in Paris. I left France in 1994, and except for a regrettable stint between late 2004 and early 2007, haven’t been back home. I live presently in HK, but travel a lot — the different flags you can see next to my name in comments are real locations, not proxies… I’ve know Marmot for three years now, he can testify to that, if need be.

Now, to your butchered French and slightly hazy understanding of French protocol.

On ne tutois tutoie pas les étrangers, on les vuvois vouvoie.
And Freedom Canajuns are famous for tutoiement, much more than French actually; besides, young[ish] people do tend to tutoyer each other even when meeting for the first time. Heck, I am just back from 下沙漫 beach, where I met 12 French people I had never met before, between age 28 and 50, and not a single vous was ushered…

So shove back your poor French back where it belongs, and keep to things you know.