tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post2853910763152922116..comments2023-11-02T06:41:56.494-04:00Comments on THE STROUMBOULOPOULI: An equivalent?/ Un équivalent?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-32547020219160847022007-03-06T22:40:00.000-05:002007-03-06T22:40:00.000-05:00Thank you Terri for saying that that's three fathe...Thank you Terri for saying that that's three fathers so far. Maybe we are on to something. My theory is George in his youth got so used to talking very fast to fathers in his rush to explain why he brought their daughter home so late...it just comes natural now. <BR/>We should do a survey...Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868693775125207324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-10568197911563396032007-03-05T01:02:00.000-05:002007-03-05T01:02:00.000-05:00Hi there, never left a message here before but tho...Hi there, never left a message here before but thought I would give it a try. <BR/><BR/>What I wanted to say is that I am envious of your ability to jump between english and french as you do. My stepmother can do that, she can speak to my dad in english and then turn to her family and speak french like it is nothing and it fascinates me to no end. She told me she thinks in english when she speaks english and thinks in french when she speaks french, amazing!!<BR/><BR/>My dad finds that George speaks way to fast as well, maybe it is an age thing more than a language thing?cherriTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668517101188452871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-85209724633700169242007-03-03T19:31:00.000-05:002007-03-03T19:31:00.000-05:00Avoir and etre always get me too :P My sisters all...Avoir and etre always get me too :P<BR/> My sisters all did a program similar to that... that's actually why I first travelled to Quebec when I was 6, I was visiting them at Laval. Fell in love with the province right then and there!<BR/> But that really does sound like an awesome program, I should read up about it!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037583048363764330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-29484444122026449822007-03-02T14:21:00.000-05:002007-03-02T14:21:00.000-05:00Wow, don't know who Hunter S Thompson is... I feel...Wow, don't know who Hunter S Thompson is... <BR/>I feel old! :)<BR/><BR/>I read most of his stuff while I was in high school. I would highly suggest grabbing at leat one of his works. My fave was "Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas" as made popular by the J.Depp film. But he was also respected as a political commentator for the times.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post, Evelyne. I love the duality!CCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16819656050653850685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-69901528398627055862007-03-01T07:40:00.000-05:002007-03-01T07:40:00.000-05:00Evelyne, Guy Lepage seems a bit abrasive, gauging ...Evelyne, Guy Lepage seems a bit abrasive, gauging by his answers to viewers' questions on the website! I did the Explore program too, at Universite Laval, in 1993.greenteaicedteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067647798894274350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-21521213869176861802007-02-28T20:08:00.000-05:002007-02-28T20:08:00.000-05:00I'm really happy that you liked the post 668, and ...I'm really happy that you liked the post 668, and I wasn't so sure of what kind of feedbacks I would get from a bilingual post on a blog written in English, so I'm really happy that some of you enjoyed the bilingual post... and it was weird because I started by writing the English part and Barbara B suggested me to write something in French, so I roughly 'translated' this one (some of you may have noticed the differences!).<BR/><BR/>Barbara W, I think that once, he mentioned that he has a couple of French channels, to watch the Habs play...<BR/><BR/>I guess that learning French is hard Becky, being French speaking, I sometimes find it hard to make sure that everything is at the right gender and that verbs are okay (damn verb avoir and être). But the best way to learn is immersion. In grade 7 i had 4 english teachers including a guy from the army, do i need to tell you that i didn't learn much that year? But what i did, before entering cégep (grade and U0 of university) i spent a summer in english immersion in Toronto, it's a programme sponsored by the federal government and it is called Explore, it's really great and it pays most of the fees. It's a great way to spend 5 weeks in a Canadian university.<BR/><BR/>Comparing tv in our country is interesting, French and English has some kind of shows in common (like Rick Mercer, we have Infoman) and we have very different things too.<BR/><BR/>Green Tea - Iced tea, I have to admit that I don't really like Tout le monde en parle, i don't like the host. But the format itself is interesting and mostly the discussion between guests, it can get really interesting!Evelynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951494252571240150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-71076825695269014462007-02-28T07:25:00.000-05:002007-02-28T07:25:00.000-05:00See Green tea that would just make it easier for G...See Green tea that would just make it easier for G to understand French Hockey terms because they are 'universal'.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868693775125207324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-31107638480109331332007-02-27T23:17:00.000-05:002007-02-27T23:17:00.000-05:00Hi Evelyne,Funny you should say that about The Hou...Hi Evelyne,<BR/>Funny you should say that about The Hour! I discovered Tout Le Monde En Parle, and because my understanding of spoken French is limited to just knowing the topic of conversation, I understood enough to be intrigued with the show format, yet I understood so little that I wished there was a version in English. :P<BR/><BR/>My reading ability is a bit better, so I read and understood most of your French post.<BR/><BR/>PS I have no idea who Hunter S. Thompson is either, and I'm an anglophone.<BR/><BR/>PS Barb, my bilingual hockey fan friend once commented that there was no French term for "icing".greenteaicedteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067647798894274350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-4041584990853240132007-02-27T21:59:00.000-05:002007-02-27T21:59:00.000-05:00Great post Evelyne! Being a "Klein kid" I could on...Great post Evelyne! Being a "Klein kid" I could only understand a bit of the French (our French program is a little weak), but it helps me learn! <BR/> Awesome idea on your part, and I really find the comparision of tv in different parts of Canada interesting!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037583048363764330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-6096579530086355452007-02-27T18:47:00.000-05:002007-02-27T18:47:00.000-05:00No I don't think George speaks french at any speed...No I don't think George speaks french at any speed... I am sure he knows all the hockey terms in french though...Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868693775125207324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-31780058277707193062007-02-26T21:03:00.000-05:002007-02-26T21:03:00.000-05:00i love this post. i really enjoy it when you post...i love this post. i really enjoy it when you post both in english and french. menotyou is right, it is very canadian.<BR/><BR/>and i am glad you mentioned how lucky we are to have a show like this. sometimes one forgets.668 aka neighbour of the beasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393035424821511905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-54090528889437975192007-02-26T16:21:00.000-05:002007-02-26T16:21:00.000-05:00you are right Valérie, the only way to slow down G...you are right Valérie, the only way to slow down George is to let him talk in French, but does he speak French (and i think that he doesn't)?<BR/><BR/>Valérie, Tout le monde en parle au Québec et en France, c'est exactement le même concept, remplace Thierry Ardisson par Guy A. Lepage. Le studio est pareil et c'est le même genre d'entrevues.<BR/>Faire parler George en français est sûrement le seul moyen de le faire ralentir, mais est-ce qu'il parle français? J'ai des doutes.Evelynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951494252571240150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-62964158423907794792007-02-25T00:12:00.000-05:002007-02-25T00:12:00.000-05:00Evelyne,je suis d'accord que le concept de "The Ho...Evelyne,<BR/>je suis d'accord que le concept de "The Hour" est unique. C'est vrai que même "Tout le monde en parle" (je connais surtout la version européenne) ne combine pas toutes les rubriques dont tu parles. Dans les années 90, Canal + en France avait "Nulle par ailleurs", c'était très populaire, vraiment drôle et varié dans les sujets, mais surtout à partir d'entrevues.<BR/>Sinon, pour faire ralentir George, c'est super simple: le faire parler français, ça marchera à coup sûr! <BR/><BR/>I agree that the concept of "the Hour" is unique. It's true that "Tout le monde en parle" (I know the European version better)does not combine all the segments you are mentioning. In the 90's, Canal + in France had "Nulle part ailleurs", it was a really popular and funny show, with a good variety of topics but essentially interview-based.<BR/>Otherwise, to slow George down, it's really simple: let's make him speak French, that'll definitely work! <BR/><BR/>ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-89008152001645871882007-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:002007-02-24T23:25:00.000-05:00Glad you liked it menotyou!Thanks Barbara W, I hav...Glad you liked it menotyou!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Barbara W, I haven't found someone on tv speaking slowly enough for my dad... at least he is okay with subtitles! But you get use to the way George speaks.<BR/><BR/>Glad you understood the French Allison! Love and criticize, that sounds pretty Canadian to me too!Evelynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951494252571240150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-19036527020620266782007-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:002007-02-23T20:59:00.000-05:00Great post Evelyne, I even understood reading the ...Great post Evelyne, I even understood reading the French!<BR/><BR/>I agree that we're 'lucky' to have a show we can both critize and love at the same time. That, feels very Canadian to me.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169607312881504390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-74176608185090100712007-02-23T19:57:00.000-05:002007-02-23T19:57:00.000-05:00Evelyne Mon Pere aussi. Il plaint que George parle...Evelyne Mon Pere aussi. Il plaint que George parle trop vite. And my dad is an anglophone from Toronto....lol<BR/>I read your entire post in French and English. Great post!<BR/><BR/>My mother gets confused when George says <BR/>"I'm your boyfriend George" for a while there she thought I was dating him... no I didn't tell her that...my Dad might have been leading her on there...<BR/>He's such a joker.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868693775125207324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28865391.post-27368596015551775022007-02-23T12:43:00.000-05:002007-02-23T12:43:00.000-05:00Love the bilingual post, very rare yet very Canadi...Love the bilingual post, very rare yet very Canadian. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com