tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post6188090310865731364..comments2023-11-12T13:16:00.150-03:30Comments on My Fair Isle: Knitting Sprawl - Montreal, Quebec, Part 2Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-70429277558632514252009-09-19T18:39:30.174-02:302009-09-19T18:39:30.174-02:30Helen, I quite agree! In fact, as we talked furt...Helen, I quite agree! In fact, as we talked further I kept pointing out areas where, in fact, there was a "community" that came together around various activities. But to them, it was not how they defined it or described it. <br /><br />And further, as we drove around other suburbs today we saw that developments quickly took on a very specific look that can only be described as Quebec culture...so interesting!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38749589.post-17314940950191886852009-09-19T12:01:02.698-02:302009-09-19T12:01:02.698-02:30re: One main point that came up was that the whol...re: One main point that came up was that the whole notion of "community", which is so central to my project in its many layers and definitions, is, in their opinion, an Anglo idea. It explained a lot.<br /><br />WOW!this nugget of information is incredible.<br /><br />and yet, quebec has sustained a common culture.. so they must have some notion of community.. some way of preserving common values.. even if they don't think or call it community. I don't think speaking french is enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396678842259578953noreply@blogger.com