Spain: British immigrants just won't mix

[Stan & Sandy Anonby]

Hi again, Chris,

I thought most of the folk working for the HBC were French. Is that right?

That's interesting about there being several mixed languages. I thought 
there was only one, Mechif, which I took as more evidence that the French 
"mixed" more. Is there any proof of Bangi? Where was it spoken? Do any of 
these other mixed languages have names?

Happy New Year,

Stan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Languagegeek" <lg at languagegeek.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: Spain: British immigrants just won't mix


> Ysgrifennodd Stan & Sandy Anonby 04/01/08 5:13 pm:
>> Hi Chris!
>>
>> True. Do you think the French and English mixed with locals at
>> basically the same rates?
>
> I’ve never thought about it and it’s rather too broad of a
> generalisation for my taste. The commercial strategies of the
> North-West Company (French) and the Hudson’s Bay Company (English) were
> very different. The NWC employees typically travelled in small trading
> parties and set up many small posts near Native populations. The HBC
> usually built big factories to which the Native fur traders would have
> to visit on their own. Certainly many HBC workers had Native spouses.
>
> These economic models may explain perceptions of which nationality
> “mixed” more. Culturally, there are several mixed languages, variously
> based on Cree, Ojibway, French, and Scots. The Metis music is certainly
> Scottish-derived, regardless of the language.
>
> Chris
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