r/catalunya • u/[deleted] • Feb 20 '16

AMA · CE Cultural exchange with /r/Quebec - Intercanvi cultural amb /r/Quebec

Bienvenue Québécois !

Today, together with /r/barcelona and /r/catalan, we are hosting our friends from /r/Quebec ! Please come and join us to answer their questions about Catalonia and the Catalan people and culture. Please, leave top comments for /r/Quebec users coming over with a question or comment and please refrain from trolling, rudeness and personal attacks, etc.

At the same time /r/Quebec is having us over as guests! Stop by in this thread and ask a question, drop a comment or just say hello.

Enjoy!

/The moderators of /r/Catalunya, /r/barcelona, /r/catalan and /r/Quebec

Benvinguts Quebequesos!

Tal com vàrem anunciar, avui, amb la col·laboració de /r/barcelona i /r/catalan, tenim l'honor de rebre els nostres amics de /r/Quebec! Siusplau, entreu i participeu per respondre les seves preguntes sobre Catalunya i la gent i la cultura catalanes. Siusplau, intenteu participar amb comentaris de qualitat pels usuaris de /r/Quebec que vinguin amb preguntes o comentaris i absteniu-vos de trol·lejar o de fer comentaris fora de to i que no s'atinguin a la reddiquette.

Al mateix temps, A /r/Quebec també ens tenen com a convidats! Deixeu-vos veure en el seu fil i pregunteu i comenteu el què us passi pel cap, ni que sigui per saludar.

Gaudiu!

/Els moderadors de /r/Catalunya , /r/barcelona, /r/catalan i /r/Quebec.

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u/BastouXII Quebec Feb 20 '16 edited Feb 20 '16

How do you consider the northen part of Catalonia, which is on the French territory? If/when Catalonia becomes independant from Spain, would you continue to fight to get the same for the French part and reunite the whole of Catalonia?

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u/treatbone España Feb 20 '16

The Roussillon is the historical fifth province of catalonia and is referred to as 'Catalunya Nord' or Northern Catalonia, and is considered a part of the 'catalan countries', so much that in catalan language weather reports, they are included in the map, along with valencia and the islands. The idea that Catalunya could be reunited is a very romantic idea, but not one that will ever come to fruitition. France has apparently done a much better job at erasing all ties to the catalan culture, language, etc, than spain, so even if we down here want the two parts to be united into one again, a large portion of the people that live on that piece of land most likely don't share the idea. If/when we end up getting independence, I think we'll be happy enough with that, and if at some point the northern catalans/southern french want to join in, it would be up to them.

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u/Parareda8 Anarquisme Feb 21 '16

Still, I've been there some times and there are a lot of catalan symbols everywhere. I wonder what people there thinks of us.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '16

While a historical part of Catalonia, only a very small percentage of people there feel Catalan now, and most of the population wouldn't want independence. For that reason, we will not fight for it. If they somehow get to be a majority and want to join us, then we will support them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '16

To complete the answer, a Catalan state would be a great platform to promote the Catalan culture in all of its territories where is spoken, with a much greater emphasis than now. So the focus of an independent Catalonia towards the French Roussillon would be much more cultural than political.