Day 9 - Quebecois

UntitledSo I have come to somewhat understand the term Quebecois. Quebecois are the people, culture, history, language, food, art, architecture, and much more, which make up the province of Quebec. As some have said, like the professor who presented to the group today, Canada started here in Quebec. And while many may disagree with this statement, there is historical fact to support this idea. Moreover, I have truly seen the importance that language plays into maintaining a person(s) identity and culture. The people of this area do not maintain French as a way of separation, but instead maintain it as a form of cultural identity that allows them to be more comfortable with incorporating themselves with the rest of Canada.
This morning we toured the Musée de Civilization and met with a professor who helped design the museum. We discussed topics of history, language, the Quiet Revolution, Francophone, Anglophone, Allophone, Mettis, and Aboriginals. Here's another interesting bit on the province of Quebec: If both of your parents are Francophone (French speaking) then you must attend French speaking schools; If both of your parents, or one of them, are Anglophone (English speaking) and they attended an English speaking school in Quebec or in any other province of Canada than you have a choice of either attending English speaking school or French speaking school; However if your parents are NOT from Canada (an immigrant), regardless of language, you must attend French school. So in case you are planning on moving to the Quebec province from the U.S.A., make sure to move here when your children are young and not in high school, because according to law they will have to attend French school, even if they have done all of their school in English previously.
Later in the day we went on a tour of the Quebec countryside, visiting waterfalls, a church, and a chocolate factory. Finally we had dinner at a Quebecois restaurant. Excellent 4-course dinner, which included escargot (snails), potato soup, chicken baked in dough, and excellent maple tart. It was a definite winter meal. After dinner we headed to one of the live concerts in the city. C'est la vie!

Hora mas o menos entiendo que es Quebecois. Quebecois son la gente, cultura, historia, lenguaje, comida, arte, arquitecturay mucho mas que construye la provincia de Quebec. Como muchos han dicho, como el profesor de hoy, Canada empezo aqui en Quebec. Y aunque muchos no estan en acuerdo, hay informacion historico para comprobarlo. Mas que todo yo he visto como es de importante el lenguaje para manetener la identidad de una persona o personas y su cultura. La gente de esta region no mantiene frances para estar separados, sino un mantenimiento de cultura que los permite incorporarse mejor con el resto de Canada.
Esta mañana fuimos en una visita de el Musée de Civilizacion y conocimos a un profesor que ayudo diseñar el museo. Notros hablamos sobre la historia, lenguaje, La Revolución callada, francófono, anlgófono, aláfono, mettis, y aborignales. Aqui esta otra cosa interesante de la provincia de Quebec: Si sus dos padres son francófono (que hablan frances) uno debe asistir escuela en frances; si sus dos padres, o por lo menos uno de ellos, son anlgófono (que hablan ingles) y asistieron escuela en ingles in la provincia de Quebec o en cualquier otra provincia de Canada, uno tiene la opcion de asistir a escuela en ingles o frances; Pero, si sus padres NO son de Canada (inmigrantes), sea de cualquier idioma, usted debe asistir a escuela en frances. Asi que, en caso que esten pensando de moverse a la provincia de Quebec de los Estados Unidos, esten seguros de hacerlo cuando sus hijos/as esten pequeños y no grandes. Aqui no importa si vienen de una escuela donde enseñan en ingles en los Estados Unidos, en acuerdo con la ley van a tener que asistir escuela en frances.
Mas tarde en el dia fuimos en una visita del campo de Quebec, donde visitamos una iglesia, cascadas, y una tienda de chocolates. Finalmente cenamos en un restaurante Quebecois. Era un cena maravillosa de 4 cursos que incluyó escargot (caracoles), sopa de papa, pollo horneado en masa, y tarte de arce. Fue realmente una cena de invierno. Después de cena fuimos a uno de los conciertos vivos en la ciudad. C’est la vie!

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