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Most of us live in Montreal but do we COME from Montreal? Not necessarily. Where were your parents, grandparents born? And (just wondering because it's sometimes hard to tell) are you (if you come from Quebec) francophone or anglophone?

I'll start:

Me: Montreal

Mom: Canada

Dad: Israel

Grandparents Mom side: Lithuania, Poland

Grandparents Dad side: Morroco (Tangeres), Spain

I am: Anglophone

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Originally posted by Bulis_the_Habbie

Most of us live in Montreal but do we COME from Montreal? Not necessarily. Where were your parents, grandparents born? And (just wondering because it's sometimes hard to tell) are you (if you come from Quebec) francophone or anglophone?

I'll start:

Me: Montreal

Mom: Canada

Dad: Israel

Grandparents Mom side: Lithuania, Poland

Grandparents Dad side: Morroco (Tangeres), Spain

I am: Anglophone

Wow, all of that mix and we still talk to you... ;)

Moi: Sudbury, Ontario

Mère: North Bay, Ontario

Père: Témiscamingue, Québec

Grandparents maternels: Québec, Québec/St.Eugène, Ontario

Grandparents paternels: St. Philippe d'Argenteuil, Québec/Hawkesbury, Ontario

Je suis: francophone

Present location, Sudbury, Fiji, hometown of the Fiji Ferocious Flyers (what a blood-thirsty vine-bungee jumping terrors we are on the playing surface). :mad::D:mad::D:mad::D

1981 - nothing happened for us but it was amazing to watch our neighbours freak out when interest rates jumped from 8% to 23% for them. Lots of houses went up for sale those years and lots of bankruptcies then too. :puke::puke::puke:

[Edited on 2005/10/22 by shortcat1]

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Originally posted by shortcat1

Wow, all of that mix and we still talk to you... ;)

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Oh... cheap shot...

Père: Témiscamingue, Québec

Actually, Monsieur Prof, we call it <b>Abitibi</b>-Témiscamingue now.

Je suis: francophone

Seriously!? Never would have guessed. SO you teach in French? In an English place like Sudbury? Hmmm...

EDIT: JUST PRACTICING WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT!!!

[Edited on 2005/10/22 by Bulis_the_Habbie]

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Wow Poland is well-represented here!

Me: Montreal

Mom&Dad: Canada

Grandparents Mom side: England, Italy

Grandparents Dad side: France, Poland

I am: Anglophone

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Me: Montreal

Mom: Newfoundland, Canada

Dad: Montreal, Canada

Grandparents Mom side: Canada

Grandparents Dad side: Canada, Austro-Hungarian Empire (moved around a bunch within)

I am: Anglophone

Once you get beyond that you get a bunch of different Eastern European countries.

And of course currently: USA!

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Originally posted by IN THE HEARTS OF MEN

sorry

mom,dad,nonno,nonna,sister all born in napoli

That's not your fault. It may be a heavy burden that you bear but be assured that we will continue to accept you as a full, valid, worthwhile (albeit not complete) person. We're good for that.... ;););)

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Meh a few days late here but thought I'd post anyways...

Me: Montreal (live in Westmount)

Mom: Canada

Dad: Czechoslovakia

Grandparents Mom side: Finland

Grandparents Dad side: Czechoslovakia

I am: Anglophone

:can:

[Edited on 2005/10/25 by xXx..CK..xXx]

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it's never too late for learning!!

Me: Windsor, Ontario, Canada (living in Ottawa)

Mom: Alberta (she thought she liked the laffs, but it wasn't serious)

Dad: Egér, Hungary

Grandparents (both sides): Austria-Hungary

I am: Anglophone

hey simonus! tudsz magyarul?

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Originally posted by mrgodo

it's never too late for learning!!

Me: Windsor, Ontario, Canada (living in Ottawa)

Mom: Alberta (she thought she liked the laffs, but it wasn't serious)

Dad: Egér, Hungary

Grandparents (both sides): Austria-Hungary

I am: Anglophone

hey simonus! tudsz magyarul?

no comprendo...

the empire came far before me...

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Me, mom, dad, brothers and grandparents Prince Edward Island, Canada; wife: Nova Scotia, Son: Sharjah, UAE

Heritage Irish on my mother's side and Scot's French on my father's side

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Me: Stockholm, Sweden

Mom: Stockholm, Sweden

Dad: Smedjebacken (Translated as: Blacksmith´s hill) in Dalarna. (Where it's cold)

Grandparents Mom side: Stockholm, Sweden

Grandparents Dad side: Västerås, Sweden

I am: Swedish to the bone.

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Me: Dartmiuth, NS, Canada

Mom&Dad: Hants County, NS, Canada

Grandparents Mom side: Hants County, NS, Canada

Grandparents Dad side: Hantsport, NS, Canada

All my family lives close...sometimes good and sometimes bad.

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Guess it's my turn.

Me: Montreal

Parents and Grandparents on both side: Portugal (from the same little island village whose name literally translates into "fishes' ass". Noble place really.

Significant other: French canadian with Scottish grandparents on both sides.

Hairy little one: Schnauzer, German in decent.

Anglophone/Francophone: I can't decide. Went to French grade school and high school, went to english college, went to French University for undergrad, went to english University for post-grad. My friends are pretty evenly split and Portuguese is the worst of the 3 languages I know well. I'm Francoenglishlittleportuguese.

[Edited on 2005/10/28 by Rooster]

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Me and my sister: Germany

Dad and Mom: Turkey

Grandparents father: Turkey

Grandparents mother: grandfather-France, grandmom-Turkey

previous generation:

fatherside:Turkey

motherside:Turkey-France-Spain

[Edited on 2005/10/30 by Tex]

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Originally posted by Rooster

Anglophone/Francophone: I can't decide.

[Edited on 2005/10/28 by Rooster]

Well, when you think to yourself in your head (e.g. "Oh, that was funny." "What's he doing?") is it in English or French? That's the eaisest way to tell. Also, do you speak English or French with your parents? Another way to tell.

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Me: Living in Metcalfe Ontario, Born in Ottawa

Mom: New Bruswick

Dad: Southend-on-Sea, Jolly ol' England

Grandparents mom's side: New Bruswick

Grandparents dad's side: England

I am: isn't the correct answer Canadian, at which point we all chug a beer? I'm anglo. Lost way too much of my French, though at one point I was bilingual. Learning German now.

My mothers side has been traced back to a leading General in William the Conqueror's army that defeated England in 1066.

Both sides, however, go have been traced to Germany / Holy Roman Empire and we go way back there, apparently.

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