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I've been watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. I've watched the games off and on but haven't really been emotionally involved in any way but I got all sniffly when they handed over the flag to the mayor of vancouver and when they played the Canadian anthem. Not because of the whole 'brave person in a wheelchair' thing. After all, this is a man who clearly is in no need of emotional pity of any kind but because I am so very very proud to be of Canadian descent. Here in America you hear a lot about people of Irish or Italian or whatever heritage. Well, my family blood on both sides is in large part Canadian and I am very happy to say so.

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I didn't know you had Canadian blood. That's very cool. =) What part of Canada is your family from?

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What part of Canada is your family from?

My father's entire family is from Québec (all over the province, they arrived there with the first settlers from France) and my mother's family is from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, around Mabou.

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Ah very cool. How long has your family been in the states?

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How long has your family been in the states?

My dad's family arrive between 1870 and 1930 (though lots of them are still in Québec) and my mother's arrived around 1870. Though the one's in my mother's family who didn't come from Canada arrive with the Mayflower. So I'm lucky to be able to trace back to the founding ancenstors of both Canada and the US.

In the case of my father's family they stayed pretty entrenched in their French Canadian enclave. They attended the french church in Boston and attended french schools. My mother was the first non-French Canadian to marry into the family.

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OMG - the new Premier of our Province is from Mabou - he's a MacDonald - no doubt you're related - small world sweetie :)

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I'm from Nova Scotia BTW - Mabou is a tiny little place- so it jumped right out when you said your mother's family is from there :)

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well, Canadians are awesome. (And modest.)

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well, Canadians are awesome. (And modest.)

There you go.

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Well, we'll make you an Honorary Canadian then. You can have all the rights and freedoms and none of the cold weather! =) That's quite the deal. I'm in Montreal right now and it's -16 C, and -27 with the wind chill. Lucky you in Florida!

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Ben ça alors, on doit être un peu cousin :)
Yarlung

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My Mom was Canadian and never gave up her citizenship. Spent all my summers visiting the relatives when I was growing up, and they're strewn from Regina to P.E.I. I totally felt like you, Quinn, wqtching the closing ceremonies. I couldn't go to Calgary '88 (IMHO one of the best WInter Olympics in my lifetime), but I enjoyed being at Salt Lake City 2002 and I am so there for Vancouver, if the river don't rise between now and then!

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I'm crossing the country with my family to stay with my sister in Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics - so if I don't meet you before then - I'll see you there :)

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