I do not get it, I mean, Quebec is a Canadian Province, why does it have it's own Yahoo page, I am from Mexico and that here would be like saying "Yahoo Nuevo Leon" (Nuevo Leon is a northern Mexican Province)
2007-09-14 15:51:19 · 7 answers · asked by carlos r 2 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Quebec
Quebec is often considered a very different place than the rest of Canada, for one major reason. The primary language in Quebec is French, for the rest of Canada, it is English. There were talks several years ago of Quebec separating from the rest of Canada and becoming its own country. There were many factors that would prevent them from being able to do so, not the least of which was economics. Anyways, this shows that, many Québécois consider themselves to really be a separate entity from the rest of Canada.
2007-09-14 15:57:37 · answer #1 · answered by Joy M 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Like the other answerers said : it does not mean that because you share a similar/same language you have the same values, history etc..
French Canadians are Canadians first ...North Americans NOT Europeans !
Look down the page..Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong each have their own pages. They might all speak Mandarin as a common language and have many things in common but are still different from each other.
Look down again..The US, Canada, Britain,Australia all have their own pages also. They might all speak English - albeit with some differences and different accents- but an anglophone person living in Australia might not have a clue about let's say Scotland.
Same with Spanish speaking countries.
Just because some people share the same language, or very close to it (idioms etc) does not mean that they will necessarily identify with other nations who speak the same language.
I would guess also that it is a try at social network. If French Canadians want to meet other French Canadians..why should they spend hours and hours reading through the French messages before "meeting" so to speak one person who lives in the same province ??
Simple. I live in Canada but am not French Canadian so I do not have much interest in clicking into the site itself but I am more likely to click on the French flag because that is where I come from..more things in common ..
That is all in a nutshell.
PS: from experience, I know that quite a few French Canadians do NOT know English although the vast majority does manage ; some very very well and some less so.
It is not a nationalistic thing as some hinted...just some common sense...
2007-09-15 15:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause 95% of the French Canadians are in Quebec.
2007-09-16 04:46:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kaynos 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd imagine it is similar to why there is a Mexican section and then a separate US en Espanol section. Why call it French Canadian? They aren't French - they are Canadian, and to call it French speaking isn't necessarily accurate for the dialect so it causes more confusion. So given they are speaking a different language and that is sufficient to provide a different section, it is giving them a section that identifies them more with them being here, in Canada and less of them being identified as related to France. So your suggestion has more of a separatist tone to it.
Just some thoughts. As a Canadian from the west I am happy to live and let live and allow them to decide to call themselves whatever makes them the most happy.
2007-09-15 12:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by JuanB 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cause they speak French rather than English and have their own identity, culture. If there was one for Nuevo Leon, it would have to be Yahoo Regiomontano....LOL
2007-09-14 15:54:21 · answer #5 · answered by hansblix222 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably because Quebec is where most of the French-Canadians live :)
2016-05-19 23:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they "THINK" they are better than the rest of us just like in Europe.
2007-09-14 23:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋