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re: How often do you hear French in Louisiana?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:30 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:30 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
This is America. Speak English.
The obvious response being that a lot of them have been here a lot longer than you have?
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:31 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:This is Louisiana. Get fricked.
This is America. Speak English.
That said, I haven't heard a conversation in French since my grandparents died. It's definitely something that's dying out.
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:33 pm to Jim Rockford
We were here before there was a US.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:35 pm to Masterag
I think it is making a comeback in New Orleans. A lot of private and public schools in New Orleans are offering French Immersion starting from K.
Also, an all French bookstore just opened on Magazine street.
Also, an all French bookstore just opened on Magazine street.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:35 pm to dwr353
quote:In that case, this guy says get the frick out
We were here before there was a US.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:39 pm to Masterag
[quote]
Definitely something we don't do enough of in America. Having traveled and lived abroad, its pretty clear the culprit is 24/7 fast food, wal Mart, etc. I'm teaching myself how to smoke/age meats like my great grandparents did. Hopefully we all wake up soon before we completely lose our identity./quote]
At a baw masterag! That's a damn good place to start. Best thing is to have friends or family that share a passion for it. I've got a few cousins who love French music, beer, and smoking meat all day as much as I do.
We'll get together and make/smoke 200-300 lbs of sausage at a time.
Definitely something we don't do enough of in America. Having traveled and lived abroad, its pretty clear the culprit is 24/7 fast food, wal Mart, etc. I'm teaching myself how to smoke/age meats like my great grandparents did. Hopefully we all wake up soon before we completely lose our identity./quote]
At a baw masterag! That's a damn good place to start. Best thing is to have friends or family that share a passion for it. I've got a few cousins who love French music, beer, and smoking meat all day as much as I do.
We'll get together and make/smoke 200-300 lbs of sausage at a time. Posted on 11/8/16 at 1:59 pm to Masterag
I have only heard it in public maybe once in the last 5 years. The majority of fluent people left in Terrebonne parish reside in nursing homes now. It will be a dead language very soon here.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 2:00 pm to Masterag
When I go to my wife's families house. Dad is from Avoyelles parish and her mom is from st.landry parish.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 2:26 pm to Masterag
Whenever my grandparents want to talk shite about someone in the room.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 2:33 pm to Masterag
De temps en temps.
It's dying out.
It's dying out.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 2:35 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
This is America. Speak English.
Make New France Génial Again.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 2:36 pm to Masterag
Every time I hit my hand!!!!!
All kidding aside, my father being born in Brusly, never heard English till the 1st grade .....
All kidding aside, my father being born in Brusly, never heard English till the 1st grade .....
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 2:39 pm
Posted on 11/8/16 at 3:16 pm to Masterag
Uptown NOLA has a French community
Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:17 pm to lsupride87
They moved here also. Do not hear me telling them to parlez anglais.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:18 pm to Spaulding Smails
quote:
Laysay bon tom roulay
laissez les bons temps rouler
Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:22 pm to Ed Osteen
quote:
every now and then in New Orleans
I've never heard an actual French conversation in NO...nothing more than a Cajun French word or 2, or short phrase but not a whole conversation.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 4:33 pm to chris504
Somebody words daily. At doctor's offices, conversations daily. Ville Platte. Both parents speak it. I don't but half arse understand it. It's dying. Kvpi has news in French and show each morning where they speak French. I was shocked when I went to lsu and would use words that I thought were English and folks had no idea what I was talking about
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:00 pm to Pepe Lepew
quote:
heard English till the 1st grade
Wow. That's how it's supposed to be. My maw maw decided she would only speak french to me as a child since I was the only gran who lived close, so out of all 14 I'm the only one who can speak. Sucks cause I wish we all did.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:02 pm to Masterag
All the time. Some people I know speak it almost exclusively
Posted on 11/8/16 at 5:04 pm to Masterag
Everyday....Evangeline
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