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re: Things the average American doesn't know about Louisiana
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:19 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:19 pm to OWLFAN86
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OWLFAN86 Things the average American doesn't know about Louisiana quote: That is very deceitful of me, dare I say corrupt? careful.....
Dating? I knew it. Cute
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:21 pm to OWLFAN86
I see this thread has devolved into some Yankees talking shite about Louisiana. Never saw that coming.
Oh...and Tabasco
Oh...and Tabasco
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:23 pm to hillcountrywanderer
I, too, was always under the impression that LA had basically two groups of people:
1) blacks
2) people of french heritage
Y'all really flaunt the French, though:
-"geaux"
- City names that all sound french
- last names that all sound french
- a distinctive accent with a french tingle.
1) blacks
2) people of french heritage
Y'all really flaunt the French, though:
-"geaux"
- City names that all sound french
- last names that all sound french
- a distinctive accent with a french tingle.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:23 pm to ell_13
People in NOLA don't speak French of have a cajun accent.
Movies are the worst offenders when it comes to this.
Movies are the worst offenders when it comes to this.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:24 pm to LaFlyer
quote:pfttttt
OWLFAN86 Things the average American doesn't know about Louisiana quote: That is very deceitful of me, dare I say corrupt? careful..... Dating? I knew it. Cute
Im just using him for sex
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:25 pm to Choctaw
quote:there are no Yankees in this thread
see this thread has devolved into some Yankees talking shite about Louisiana. Never saw that coming.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Just like any other area, Louisiana was pretty homogeneous prior to 1800, hence the confusion. New Orleans was actually the 2nd to 3rd largest entry point for immigrants for a very long time.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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- a distinctive accent with a french tingle.
Only in a very small portion of the state.
BR has no distinguishable accent.
NOLA has a New England accent
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:28 pm to Topwater Trout
Huey
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:28 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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- a distinctive accent with a french tingle.
Not all of us have that. It's different in all areas of the state. NOLA has its own accent, as does the Acadiana area, and here in SWLA things get more redneck/Texas sounding, etc.
It all varies. Don't beleieve what you see on TV and Movies.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:29 pm to Topwater Trout
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BR has no distinguishable accent
Every time I travel out of state for work and talk to people they always ask me "hey, where's your southern accent"? Baton Rouge is notably absent from the southern drawl belt.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:30 pm to Topwater Trout
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Only in a very small portion of the state.
BR has no distinguishable accent.
NOLA has a New England accent
Even in Lafayette, people with a noticeable accent are usually from a smaller town. My family has been there for 3 or 4 generations and my grandparents are the only ones with an accent, and they are from Crowley originally.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:30 pm to hillcountrywanderer
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That not everyone is a Cajun. Whenever I tell people I'm from Lafayette and that I'm mostly of German descent, they seem confused. They have a look that says, "how is that possible?"
Same here. My mom's side of the family is from Rayne, Branch and Church Point. She's a Dischler.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:35 pm to LaFlyer
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Pinning it all on Louisiana is just as stupid as naming a school after a city in Florida that's located in Ohio.
A true failure.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:38 pm to KosmoCramer
quote:his post was
Pinning it all on Louisiana is just as stupid as naming a school after a city in Florida that's located in Ohio. A true failure.
Miami FL is named after a river
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:43 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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No counties; the state is organized in parishes
I thought everyone knew that. Every grade school textbook I was ever issued had a part that read "county/parish".
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:44 pm to OWLFAN86
And the river is named after the Mayaimi, a native American tribe.
Miami U is named after the Miami (a different tribe).
Just a total fail
Miami U is named after the Miami (a different tribe).
Just a total fail
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:45 pm to KosmoCramer
most Americans assume LA students receive a subpar education in HS ( for that 10 % who even make it that far)
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:52 pm to Kcrad
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Same here. My mom's side of the family is from Rayne, Branch and Church Point. She's a Dischler.
My mother's maiden name is Schwartzenberg, her parents were both from Crowley and their parents immigrated from Austria/Bavaria.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:53 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Things the average American doesn't know about Louisiana
That the only difference between Louisiana and a third world country is, wait is this a question?
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