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| have to represent the country's culture before all |
  
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| has to be a mix of both |
  
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 Member 31258 Level 6.95 Jul 2008 
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the flag-bearer's burden
Jeux Olympiques de Pékin : L'unilinguisme du porte-drapeau canadien critiqué | National | Radio-Canada.ca
What it says: SOme people are complaining about Canada's choice for the flag-bearer for the BEijing games because he doesn't speak any French in an officially bilingual country. I admit that it does neglect over 30% of the population (by including the ones who understand the language), but Canada is primarly an English country... Does the flag-bearer really has to represent the culture of his country? For example: does the flag-bearer of Belgium has to speak Flemish and French? and the one from Switzerland speak all four languages? and the one from New-Zeland speak Maori also? How ya doing, buddy? |
 Member 1512 Level 62.24 Mar 2006
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Of all the fucking obvious things that are obscenely vile about the Beijing Olympics: a man with a purely decorative physical task doesn't speak French. The Quebecois: whining nonstop since 1867.
There's nowhere I can't reach. |
Member 100 Level 26.08 Mar 2006
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This is a trick question. None of the answers are near correct. And language is only a small part of culture. It shouldn't be that big of a deal.
Also. Actually, nothing. Canada sucks. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 1512 Level 62.24 Mar 2006
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Oh, be fair. Quebec is only technically part of Canada.
I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?  |
Member 14 Level 54.72 Feb 2006
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It's true. The rest of Canada resents Quebec's existence as much as we, members of the free world, do.
I was speaking idiomatically. |
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