QuoteReplyTopic: The New Founde Lande Posted: 12-May-2006 at 23:37
The New Founde Lande
Newfoundland
and Labrador is one of my favorite places that I have ever visited. It
is a predominantly Christian place but the Christian faiths get along
well, most people don't even notice a difference between the various
Christian faiths.
There is only one mosque in the capital city, which serves a
predominantly Asian Muslim community as well as several hundred Bosnian
refugees. The people consider themselves to be distinct from the rest
of Canada, they only joined in 1949 and even then, they say, it was the
result of a vote with 51% favoring union with Canada and a 118% voter
turnout.
They are very proud, and it's very easy to see why when you visit.
Truly 5 stars from me - beyond Istanbul and Turkey, I really don't have
any other place I love as much.
Ulrich will be proud to know, every year
tens of thousands of Icelanders visit the city (it's closer to London
than Toronto, Newfoundland, because it's farther out in the Atlantic
than maps usually depict) for shopping.
The flag of the Republic of Newfoundland
(which it existed as until 1949) is today a symbol of Newfoundland
nationalism and push for independence. Polls on television and radio
shows always show more than 80 per cent support for independence from
Canada.
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