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[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago

"English speaking".

/S

Sorry, transplanted Nova Scotian in Ontario. I love Newfoundlanders. I just can't understand them when they get drunk and start talking to each other.

[-] Sturgist@piefed.ca 15 points 3 days ago

Used to work with an Irishman in Vancouver. We were drinking in a bar by site after work on a Friday and I had to stop him from starting a fight with a group of 6 Newfs because he thought they were making fun of him.
We ended up having a good laugh with them about it after he'd chilled out, but it was touch and go for a minute there....

[-] Canajan@piefed.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Stay where ur at bye, I’ll come where ya too.

[-] Riverview_Legal@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

I was at the bar with my Uncle when we were talking to a Newfoundlander and non-Newfoundlander. The non-Newfoundlander was amazed my Uncle could understand the Newfoundlander.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

They were the last region added to Canada and some of them were horrified that Nova Scotia wasn't as loyal to the crown.

[-] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

Fun fact, the root word of "Viking" in old norse is "vík" which means a bay or inlet. The literal translation of the word Viking then is "Bayman", which if you know Newfies well, is a term they are very familiar with. A thousand years and the meaning of the term hasn't really changed that much.

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

As opposed to the townies eh?

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