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[pale harness]

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[arctic jetty]

not sure what you mean by "very known to us", it's a region of France like every other

and their french is similar to continental french, with a southern accent like in the south of France

maybe they have some expressions that are specific to Corsica but they are not very relevant i think

and they tend to disappear

[outer quartz]

what i mean by that is alot of times i mention french regions to people of France and alot of times they don't know they even existed or where it is or what it is. The only time ima get a guaranteed response is if i call "quebec, France, belgium , Switzerland"

[outer quartz]

you mean not relevant in their own land?

[arctic jetty]

what regions did you mention

[outer quartz]

Caribbean, yes if i say les Antilles

[arctic jetty]

i can't believe some french people don't know the existence of corsica

[outer quartz]

they get that

but they don't know

any of the countries

or never heard of em

[outer quartz]

oh im not saying for this one specifically since its near France/Europe

[arctic jetty]

well in the antilles we only have guadeloupe and martinique

and of course most french ppl know them

[outer quartz]

tho you don't know how much times someone told me they thought my accent was quebec because they did not know what Caribbean french was

neither the accent of existence

only because it was a bit different than european french😭

[outer quartz]

welp apparently the majority of the ones i do join calls with dont lol.

you forgot St Martin btw

[arctic jetty]

yep sorry

it doesnt have the same status

[outer quartz]

i see

[outer quartz]

tho it does say

that people of st Martin can automatically gain french citizenship

[arctic jetty]

they have

they are french citizens the moment they are born

the status is more about how continental France can manage and interfere in these territories etc