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Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:31 pm
by Bad Samaritan
Richard Darbois is not French but Canadian. He was born in 1951, by the way.


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:46 pm
by skatschko
Just for the record, I am not responsible for the note (as well as for the one on Alban Ceray)...!whistle!

Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:09 pm
by jj
It does point up the distinction between fluid 'nationality' and the rather less
arbitrary 'country of birth'.... and a single term seldom suffices; I always think
of archetypal Brits Joanna Lumley and Cliff Richard as 'Anglo-Indian', for example : -)).


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:42 pm
by skatschko
You've got that right, jj! Richard Darbois should rather be stated as "French-Canadian". The "Qu?b?cois" won't be pleased, though... !grin!

Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:53 pm
by jj
skatschko wrote:

> The "Qu?b?cois" won't be pleased, though...
So... no change there, then : -)


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:41 am
by Bad Samaritan
skatschko wrote:

> Just for the record, I am not responsible for the note (as well
> as for the one on Alban Ceray)...!whistle!

I never doubted it.


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:43 am
by Bad Samaritan
jj wrote:

> skatschko wrote:
>
> > The "Qu?b?cois" won't be pleased, though...
> So... no change there, then : -)
>

We can re-edit it after a possible secession, when the term Qu?b?cois signifies a nationality on its own right.


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:27 am
by jj
Bad Samaritan wrote:
> We can re-edit it after a possible secession, when the term
> Qu?b?cois signifies a nationality on its own right.

To them, of course, it already does : -))
The rest of Canada merely speaks French with a VERY strong accent.


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:28 am
by jj
The urge to exculpation is one of mankind's most ancient instincts : -))


Re: Richard Darbois's nationality

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:25 pm
by Bad Samaritan
jj wrote:

> Bad Samaritan wrote:
> > We can re-edit it after a possible secession, when the term
> > Qu?b?cois signifies a nationality on its own right.
>
> To them, of course, it already does : -))

It rather sounds like a 'sub-national' category to me.

For example, Barcelona is the centre of Spanish porn industry and many porn actors in Spain are Catalans. Would it be legit to list them as Catalans?