Originally Posted By: Argo44
The Cajun patois is about as "French" as its Canadian version. (Mainland French are incredibly snobbishly obnoxious about their language as opposed to the Italians). I've a brother who has lived 40 years in Nouvelle Orleans (incidentally only the 3rd French town in the south....Baton Rouge and Mobile preceded it). And I now know all about that "Dat" "Yat" crowd. But if you like French, American country music....the Cajun version is pretty good....and just damned genuine!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07jF_EVink4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFUl28YWVV4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh9CXnoDua4&list=RDAFUl28YWVV4&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0he709d1k&list=RDAFUl28YWVV4&index=16


IMO, Cajun French is worse. I've spent time in Quebec, and it's mainly the accent there. (And when I spend more than a few days, I discover that I'm starting to pick up their accent!) Cajuns . . . We were training a bunch of Louisiana National Guard soldiers at the Intel School at Ft McCoy one summer. I tried French with them. Had one helluva time understanding much of what they said. More vocabulary differences.

My favorite from Quebec is "gosse". Slang for kid in standard French. In Quebec, it's slang for testicles. You wouldn't want to tell a Quebecois that you have 4 kids or you might shock the hell out of him!