In English please?

[macwilkin]

Oh, dear...will we have to translate Robert Burns into English then?

Seriously, I think cavscout raised a very good point about forced assimilation in school regarding the use of vernacular languages. Like cavscout's interest in Cherokee, I am very interested in my wife's Cajun heritage, and for years in Louisiana Cajun children were not allowed to speak French in school for fear of a beating by the teacher.

Now, I'm not trying to start a political discussion, but cavscout's post did remind me of that and the fact that Robert Burns saw the preservation of the Scots tounge through songs, poems, etc. as a way to preserve a nation.

We had a fellow here in the Missouri Ozarks who did a similar thing -- folklorist Vance Randolph. Without his monumental efforts -- 40 years of collecting stories, jokes, songs, superstitions -- the only Ozarks culture today would be the very artificial one enshrined in...shudder...Branson.

Todd

[davedove]

the only Ozarks culture today would be the very artificial one enshrined in...shudder...Branson.

What??? You mean what I saw at Branson and Silver Dollar City isn't the real Ozark culture? I suppose next you're going to tell me that Renaissance Faires aren't historically accurate.?

Disclaimer: I grew up in southern Illinois, so I've been to the Ozarks many times. In fact, when I visited Branson it was before the build up and was still a small town with just a couple of local motels for those going to the recently built Silver Dollar City. And I know all about Renn Faires that somehow have Robin Hood, King Arthur and Queen Elizabeth all interacting???

[macwilkin]

What??? You mean what I saw at Branson and Silver Dollar City isn't the real Ozark culture? I suppose next you're going to tell me that Renaissance Faires aren't historically accurate.?

Disclaimer: I grew up in southern Illinois, so I've been to the Ozarks many times. In fact, when I visited Branson it was before the build up and was still a small town with just a couple of local motels for those going to the recently built Silver Dollar City. And I know all about Renn Faires that somehow have Robin Hood, King Arthur and Queen Elizabeth all interacting???

No...all of our "busthead" jugs have just one X on them, Dave!

T.