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re: French Speaking Cajun Soldiers in WWII...
Posted on 11/24/19 at 7:33 pm to Tigris
Posted on 11/24/19 at 7:33 pm to Tigris
The old adage about the French being cowards and all.. Total Bull.. It's because they were over whelmed in a few weekd by Germany in WWII.. They thought the Maginot Line would be a great defense and they used WWI tactics with their tanks... They actually fought heroically saving the English at Dunkirk.
What I find really interesting is how many people are saying that it was bad to speak Cajun French.. And children of the past would be punished for speaking it instead of saving the culture...
Not like now... Push 1 for English, 2 for Spanish.. and 3 for French...
My how times have changed...
What I find really interesting is how many people are saying that it was bad to speak Cajun French.. And children of the past would be punished for speaking it instead of saving the culture...
Not like now... Push 1 for English, 2 for Spanish.. and 3 for French...
My how times have changed...
This post was edited on 11/24/19 at 7:34 pm
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Posted on 11/24/19 at 7:40 pm to WWII Collector
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What I find really interesting is how many people are saying that it was bad to speak Cajun French.. And children of the past would be punished for speaking it instead of saving the culture...
By reading the thread, isn't that what this alludes too? If grandparents were shutting it down in home, then you know it was out. What am I missing?
Posted on 11/24/19 at 8:31 pm to QuietTiger
Reading this fascinating thread has reminded me of my own mom (graduated LSU in 1941 w/degree in foreign languages), and her parents as well. They were basic Southern-US/Scots-Irish/English folks, but yet were still horrified at the forced eradication of the Cajun/French language. Wrong is wrong.
Here's just one eye-opening discussion: LINK
Here's just one eye-opening discussion: LINK
Posted on 11/24/19 at 9:41 pm to QuietTiger
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By reading the thread, isn't that what this alludes too? If grandparents were shutting it down in home, then you know it was out. What am I missing?
No.. that's it... I just find it so ironic that back in the day people were punishing kids for speaking Cajun French...
Can you imagine what it would be like today if people were punishing kids for speaking spanish instead of English???
I personally hate to see Cajun French becoming extinct...
Posted on 11/24/19 at 11:04 pm to LSUAngelHere1
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This is exactly right. It is a different dialect but not at all a hindrance communicating with one another.
Yes and no.
Imagine my embarrassment when I asked a 70 year old woman
"I'll take a little pussy of coffee, if you're making some."
At first she was horrified. Then she asked what I said... And I repeated it just as politely as before
She busted out laughing and explained my error.
My professor was from 50 miles away, her word for little cup was this town's word for ....
Posted on 11/25/19 at 7:22 am to WWII Collector
My wife’s grandfather joined for the duration of the war. Spent two years training at camp Shelby and was deployed to Europe. Was on clean up crew going town to town securing things behind the advance. Used his French quite often. Didn’t talk about the war and we only found out about his service through his discharge papers found after his death. Kept no reminders of his service and pretty sure he had ptsd.
ETA: did say he say he saw much of France and went hungry quite a bit as he gave away his rations often.
ETA: did say he say he saw much of France and went hungry quite a bit as he gave away his rations often.
This post was edited on 11/25/19 at 7:24 am
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