A Canadian "Big Brother"? (house, school, living)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

I wonder if a Canadian version of Big Brother would be successful. Say you put an equal number of Anglophones and Francophones in the same house for an extended period of time and demanded the Anglophones speak French and the Francophones speak English. How long would that last?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I wonder if a Canadian version of Big Brother would be successful. Say you put an equal number of Anglophones and Francophones in the same house for an extended period of time and demanded the Anglophones speak French and the Francophones speak English. How long would that last?

It's already been done I think. (But not with the language thingy.)

[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I wonder if a Canadian version of Big Brother would be successful. Say you put an equal number of Anglophones and Francophones in the same house for an extended period of time and demanded the Anglophones speak French and the Francophones speak English. How long would that last?

if both groups already speak each others language then I don't understand the premise. Are you suggesting that Anglophones and Francophones in Canada would not get along living under the same roof and the resulting conflict would be show worthy?

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by Mouldy Old Schmo

I wonder if a Canadian version of Big Brother would be successful. Say you put an equal number of Anglophones and Francophones in the same house for an extended period of time and demanded the Anglophones speak French and the Francophones speak English. How long would that last?

Big Brother cast members don't even acknowledge where the other house guest are from, they are all focused on getting that HOH.

[Zoisite]

I think it would make more sense if the Francophones and Anglophones in that house were all required to only speak Inuktitut which is the traditional oral language spoken by the Inuit people in the Arctic in Canada, Greenland and Alaska and some parts of Siberia.

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[Natnasci]

Originally Posted by Zoisite

I think it would make more sense if the Francophones and Anglophones in that house were all required to only speak Inuktitut which is the traditional oral language spoken by the Inuit people in the Arctic in Canada, Greenland and Alaska and some parts of Siberia.

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Now there's an idea worth pitching.

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by Natnasci

Now there's an idea worth pitching.

I think so too but probably not for whatever reasons MOS was thinking of. I think Inuktitut and some of the more common First Nations languages would be good as some of the other language options for Canadian kids to be learning in school. Also it would give more of a respectful nod of acknowledgement to our Inuit and First Nations people and their traditions seeing as how they were all here first anyway.

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