What is a Cajun? – A brief History

Well sit down, friend, and listen. You’re about to explore the decadent depths of our culture. A culture that blends the salt of the earth with the heart and soul of good company. Gumbo, Deaux Deaux and Geaux Geaux.

During the mid 1760’s, the Acadians were evicted from their native land of Acadia (what is now known as Nova Scotia) as a result of the war going on between England and France over the colony of New France which is now Canada.

They were given the choice of staying on their land while swearing allegiance to the British Crown and forsaking their Roman Catholic faith. The answer was an obvious ‘NO’. End of that story. The beginning of a journey.

These Acadians were scattered along the Eastern seaboard. Families were separated and put on ships with different destinations. Many of them settled in South Louisiana which at the time was under Spanish rule. There they shared the swamps and praries with the Attakapa and Chittamacha Native American Indian tribes.

Today that land is known as Acadiana.

The word Cajun is an aphetic variant of Acadian. It is my understanding that the Attakapas coined the word ‘Cajun’ since they couldn’t pronounce the word Acadian.

Makes sense to me, anyway.

I can’t imagine what they went through. I don’t want to. But they survived and adapted to our subtropical climate. Today, Cajuns make up a significant portion of South Louisiana’s population, and have exerted an enormous impact on the state’s culture.

I am proud of my heritage, proud to be a Cajun and I’m blessed with a wonderful family and friends. While good cooking is the backbone of our culture, it’s the love of one another that binds us. We’ll find a way to have a good time chomping on a Bologna sandwich.

I hope you enjoy our show. While I can’t teach you how to be a Cajun (it’s an inherent thing) I certainly hope to teach you how to cook like one.

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What’s the Deal with Used Subarus?

Let’s face it. Everyone wants to own a car that works and get them from point A to point B. But there are also plenty of people who want a car that will make them look rich and powerful. These cars are usually limited to the BMWs and the Mercedes Benz models. Don’t get me wrong, those cars are extremely high quality and last a long long time. But some people just need something more modest, and a used Subaru is a perfect example of something that is modest but also works very well at transporting the user from one place to another. Because when it comes down to it these are just cars people. They may be a huge status symbol in many parts of the world, but for the majority of the earth’s population they are just a means to an end.
When looking into getting a used Subaru, you have to ask yourself what color you want. There are tons of colors and each color says something different about who you are. For example if you get blue that color is cool and peaceful and relaxing. If you get red that means you are adventurous and like danger and drive really fast. In fact more speeding tickets are given to drivers of red cars than of cars in different colors. One has to wonder if this is because of the bias toward red car owners. Cops may be more keen on stopping red car owners, or red cars might just appear to be going faster because red is such an “in your face” color. But also, maybe people that buy red cars just tend to drive faster than people who drive cars of different colors. Whatever the reason is just make sure you make the correct choice when buying a color car. You are buying a used car so you won’t have as much of a choice as if you were buying a new car. New car dealerships tend to have every color you could ever think of in stock, whereas you might have to settle for your second favorite car when buying used due to the smaller selection.used old car
You should also think a lot about if you want to buy a manual or automatic car. Some people can’t drive manual cars whereas some people prefer to drive them. It isn’t very difficult to learn how to drive stick but make sure you know someone who drives stick who could possibly teach you. You should also ask some family members if anyone knows how to drive stick. Most dads teach their sons how to drive stick. It’s also best to learn stick at an earlier age when your brain is more eager to accept new information and skills. It’s the same logic behind the fact that your language learning skills are much more adept at a young age than they are as an adult. Learning the English language in you middle ages is extremely difficult, which is why we tend to learn it in our youth. Driving stick is easier than learning a language but you should still try your best to learn it earlier in the game, especially when you need your used Subaru to drive you places.

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Another big deal around here is digital hearing aids and products like that. If you’re not interested, no worries. Enjoy your stay.

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