Monday, January 13, 2014

Way to survive in Quebec - 1


There comes the time when one has lived long enough in the society to begin to detect interesting patterns of it.
For a long time, I was wondering why there is such a big difference between Francophone and Anglophone societies in Canada. One would think, you guys live in the same country, so there should be no difference between you. But no, this is absolutely not the case, no matter where one look.
I yet to fail to get a quebec francophone friend. Of all that time i have been living here, I have friends among French, Arab, Russian, Jewish, Canadiens but not Francophone Canadiens. And then you ask yourself a question, why is that? Am I different? I do not speak the language?
The answers can't be simple but let me try to answer those things for you.
The language? Well, one could think so, but then I think... Wait, I have French friends and we perfectly communicate with each other in Frenglish. Ahhh... then it is the continent... but wait, I have Anglophone Canadiens friends, absolutely awesome ones.... So what is it then?
As normal human beings we tend to find our own kind, no matter where we are and stick with them. Some nations are more open to others that other nations. The smaller nation is, the more trouble is has to imbrase the other nations. Why? Simple. We try to protect ourselves, our culture, our values from others. So, could it be mentality?
For a long time Francophone Canadiens were not allowed to get high posts, nor they were actually qualified for them. Many were farmers or sons of farmers and many posssed the lack of education and education.
The quite revolution of the 60s did change the whole province up side down. Quebec wanted separation, which resulted in many large international companies move their operations into Ontario but Francophone got their own "independence" perhaps not the way they intended but anyhow... Now they were encourage to go to universities, which many did and succeeded in that. So we think, great, fantastic, what is the problem. There is no problem, only that now, there is a pay back time, and the time, where people don't even realize what they do.
Many francophones did get an educations, but at the end of the day many are still "farmers in suits". Yes, they have an university degree but there is a major lack of that education which you receive at home in your surroundings. Many grew up on this "we are better now" and it is quite hard to deal with that in a proper way. In stead of getting better, many try to put others next to them down in order to look better themselves.
I wonder why? Why to do so? Is it because one has an inferiority complex? It is like you don't feel as good as the others so you try to deal with that by pushing the rest down. Is this a case of being oppressed for generations and now doing the same thing yourself? I am keeping wondering if English is a Language or a crime.
But I'll keep searching. And who know? I might be able to squeeze myself into the society and embrace and understand people that are forming it.


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