Madame TBird
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Jan-15-2005 13:18
Thanx for the explanation. When i was a teen, my dad brought me some wood shoes back from Holland. I tries them on & they hurt my feet. I thought they were the coolest thing. Have always wondered if they were tourist relics or if they still served a purpose in modern society over there. I never thought how convenient they would be for gardening. No wonder ya'll have the most beautiful gardens of anywhere in the world.
I'm from Louisiana, guess I'm fair game for questions too. Since we are a whole separate culture & society from the rest of America. It is almost like a whole different country in itself.
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Madame TBird
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Jan-19-2005 06:26
James,
You are right that special schools have been allocated for the Cajun/Creole communities. The French that is taught would be almost unrecognizable to a true Frenchman. The dialect is derived from French with other tongues thrown into the mix. The Creoles use the Hatian dialect. While the Cajuns use a Nova Scotian variant with a unique twist. Yes, Louisiana is proud of most of it's heritage & strives to perserve it as best we can. Most of the homes within these communities either primarily speak on of the languages or are bilingual.
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