France's best-kept secret in North America

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France's best-kept secret in North America


Many Canadians may not realize that the United States isn't the only country that Canada shares a border with. W5's Kevin Newman takes a tour of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon; a tiny archipelago with a French connection.
 
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France's best-kept secret in North America
Many Canadians may not realize that the United States isn't the only country that Canada shares a border with. W5's Kevin Newman takes a tour of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon; a tiny archipelago with a French connection.
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I was there with the Navy, back in the 1970's . Interesting place. Utterly different from Quebec. Back then it was a fishing base for countries all over the world. I saw hyper-modern fishing vessels from Japan, of all places, fishing the now-empty Grand Banks from there. The French are as complicit as anyone in the collapse of the East Coast fishery.
 
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I was there with the Navy, back in the 1970's . Interesting place. Utterly different from Quebec. Back then it was a fishing base for countries all over the world. I saw hyper-modern fishing vessels from Japan, of all places, fishing the now-empty Grand Banks from there. The French are as complicit as anyone in the collapse of the East Coast fishery.
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It's one reason for Brexit.
 
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Hey, we also share a border with Denmark on Hans Island. And what a conflict there has been over it. In fact, it's EXACTLY the type of "war" you'd expect between Canada and Denmark. There's been a lot of Danish and Canadian casualties during this war. Fortunately they're just bottles of whiskey and schnapps. :lol:
 
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freedom Fries, just add oil.......
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I do remember that the fast food in St. Pierre had odd names. In Quebec a hot dog is either "le 'ut dug" if you can sneak it by the language police or "chien chaud" ... a direct translation that probably started out as a joke and stuck. Another Quebec version is "steamee" based on their cooking technique.

In St. Pierre, the same items are "saucisses" ... which is quite a different food item in Quebec.

Patates Frites as I recall are just "Patates" . They sure as hell aren't "French Fries" seeing as that food item is actually Belgian.
 
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Hey, we also share a border with Denmark on Hans Island. And what a conflict there has been over it. In fact, it's EXACTLY the type of "war" you'd expect between Canada and Denmark. There's been a lot of Danish and Canadian casualties during this war. Fortunately they're just bottles of whiskey and schnapps. :lol:
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Two bald men fighting over a comb ...
 
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Curious Cdn said:
I do remember that the fast food in St. Pierre had odd names. In Quebec a hot dog is either "le 'ut dug" if you can sneak it by the language police or "chien chaud" ... a direct translation that probably started out as a joke and stuck. Another Quebec version is "steamee" based on their cooking technique.
In St. Pierre, the same items are "saucisses" ... which is quite a different food item in Quebec.
Patates Frites as I recall are just "Patates" . They sure as hell aren't "French Fries" seeing as that food item is actually Belgian.
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Two of the dumbest translations I've seen were "Cenderillo", which was the French version of Cinderella, a totally made up name in the first place. And then there was Star Wars. Even in France is was f*cking called Star Wars, but in Quebec? Noooo, it was billed a Les Guerres D'Etoiles.

Not really sure how they get away with forcing the language change when it comes to registered trademark names.
 
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Maybe it's moreso the landlocked Western parts of the Country that had no idea but around here, most know the Islands belong to France.
 
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Maybe it's moreso the landlocked Western parts of the Country that had no idea but around here, most know the Islands belong to France.
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Their relationship is quite close with nearby Newfoundland. There has been a lot of intermarriage over the ages and the native St. Pierrais are connected families with Newfs on the Burin Penninsula.
 
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Yes walking across the gulf of the saint Lawrence in july might do that to a body.
 
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