Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Summary Part 3: Hobo Roadtrip '06
Local culture is an interesting thing.
- As one might expect, most of quebec is predominantely francophone. The level of bilingualism was higher in Montreal and Quebec as one would expect.
- What was weird though was the linear transition towards francophonie while driving from Ottawa - we hit serious french country WELL before hitting Quebec. Also, a big chunk of norther New Brunswick is heavily french.
That's where we leave the "normal" and hit the unexpected!
Acadia Land
We drove through one town that had some serious "town spirit" Acadia style. Virtually every house had SOMETHING red white and blue - streamers, flags, fence posts you name it.
The funny thing was that the next small town a few kilometers up the road was not acadian, and was obviously feeling a little competitive pressure. Almost every house in this town had multi coloured flags running from their roofs down to their lawns( think the kind they use in swimming pools 5m out from either end - a bunch of small triangular flags on a line ). Just trying to fit in I think.
Up next - mystery "noisettes" and the missing "blueberry country"
- As one might expect, most of quebec is predominantely francophone. The level of bilingualism was higher in Montreal and Quebec as one would expect.
- What was weird though was the linear transition towards francophonie while driving from Ottawa - we hit serious french country WELL before hitting Quebec. Also, a big chunk of norther New Brunswick is heavily french.
That's where we leave the "normal" and hit the unexpected!
Acadia Land
We drove through one town that had some serious "town spirit" Acadia style. Virtually every house had SOMETHING red white and blue - streamers, flags, fence posts you name it.
The funny thing was that the next small town a few kilometers up the road was not acadian, and was obviously feeling a little competitive pressure. Almost every house in this town had multi coloured flags running from their roofs down to their lawns( think the kind they use in swimming pools 5m out from either end - a bunch of small triangular flags on a line ). Just trying to fit in I think.
Up next - mystery "noisettes" and the missing "blueberry country"
# posted by Greg @ 5:34 AM 
