Sihk kirpan controversy in Quebec

[Lallans]

Well, talking politics and religion? IBTB!

First, Thank-you Eric for helping to set the record straight about Québec. I spent three wonderful years in Montréal and know that very few Québecois feel that they are "not a multicultural society". What an absurd notion. Visit Montréal to see.

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Et bien, tu as passe trois annes la-bas et vous en savez plus que quelqu'un qui a grandi dans cette ville? Tu es tres sage, ou quelque chose. As tu parle avec beaucoup des gens francais ou peut etre seulement aves Les Autures?

[CMcG]

Et bien, tu as passe trois annes la-bas et vous en savez plus que quelqu'un qui a grandi dans cette ville? Tu es tres sage, ou quelque chose. As tu parle avec beaucoup des gens francais ou peut etre seulement aves Les Autures?

C'est qui Les Autures?

Peut-être xman a eu un experience different de la meme ville? On trouverais souvent des problemes quand on essaie de faire des generalizations tros grands...

[Lallans]

C'est qui Les Autures?

Peut-être xman a eu un experience different de la meme ville? On trouverais souvent des problemes quand on essaie de faire des generalizations tros grands...

"Les Autres" est le terme universel du Québec pour toute personne qui n'est pas pure laine.

"Pure laine", a punning reference from fibre content labels designating "pure wool," is the term for anyone who is not one of les autres, or in other words pure laine means of original French Canadian stock. And both those terms are in universal use daily.

Anyway, 'nuff said. I just don't like outside experts correcting me about my homeland.

[xman]

Have you ever met a Sikh, sir?

Yes indeed! There are many where I live and I can concur that they are largely polite and civilised to a degree that most N. Americans can only dream about. I find it disturbingly odd that the media only ever seem to portray those of a disruptive nature. It doesn't match my experience.

I find your comments a tad disrespectful to a religion and people that are known for their bravery and commitment to freedom.

Please excuse me but I have no respect for religions. Quite the contrary. I do not, however mean to stoke the coals.

Again I must beg to be excused, but I never intended any disrespect to those or any other peoples regardless of how different their sociopolitical position is from mine. I cherish other cultures as an opportunity to learn more about people.

I meant only to point out that regardless of a holy edict to wear the kirpan that there are certainly circumstances when one would not be permitted and that that would be accepted by the devout. Want to fly? Must compromise.

Personally, I think it was culturally insensitive at the least and likely quite bigoted of security to refuse them access to the legislature.

Et bien, tu as passe trois annes la-bas et vous en savez plus que quelqu'un qui a grandi dans cette ville? Tu es tres sage, ou quelque chose. As tu parle avec beaucoup des gens francais ou peut etre seulement aves Les Autures?

Although my training was in English, my school is fully bilingual and I rubbed shoulders with 'the pure wool' several times a day. The School is small and everyone knows everyone. I've had the perplexingly pleasurable experience to drink with separatists on more than one occasion, argue politics with them and still embrace them at night's end. (never received that warm a send off from any Anglo of a different political stripe) I ate copious amounts of Greek food since there are many of Greek heritage living there. I lived in a predominantly Hasidic neighbourhood as well. Montréal, at the very least, is extremely multicultural as you must admit, one of the most multicultural cities in the world to its credit.

[Lallans]

I know people who visit Cuba every winter. Apparently everyone there lives in a resort where the pina coladas are plentiful and free, the food buffet is loaded and available 18 hours a day, and you meet friendly and well rested people from all over the world who are just like you. Seems like quite a remarkable paradise, so I don't understand why people try to swim away from it on inner tubes and rubber air mattresses all the time.