Sitting in the airport, people watching/ just listening.... Most of the workers at the airport, and many of the flyers speak a language that I have never heard, and with almost as much frequency, maybe even more, as the spanish language is heard in Los Angeles. It sometimes sound likes a little french, but then goes into something else entirely. Doing a general search on languages in Boston, it looks like it may be French-Creole.
We encountered the creole language in New Orleans, and I understand it is a main language of many of the Caribbean countries, including Haiti. It seems like many of those speaking it hear may fall under that category, speaking perhaps Haitian Creole, or Kreyól. The roots of this language, and how it is connected to Cajun life is absolutely fascinating...
What's the big deal on this? Nothing really, just an observation. In California, we are used to a certain level of diversity, but are naturally limited by that as well. So encountering a new level of diversity is just something neat.
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