France General Discussion IV: Yellow Fever

[Antonio the Sixth]

For the first time in recorded history, something news worthy happens in Savoie.



Yes, I am that juvenile. Problem?

Where is that?

Bourg-St-Maurice if I am remembering right

Ah, I see. Never been there actually, but good for them.

As for your cheap shot at my homeland, all I'll say is that not many regions can pride themselves to have founded a country they're not even a part of. Savoy will always hold a glorious place in the history of Europe and haters can cope and seethe.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Weirdly off topic but it’s funny how the old Savoie Libre graffitis you used to see under motorway bridges and stuff have all disappeared in the last couple of decades. Or even more incredible to think that only a couple of decades ago, Breton nationalist binning attacks were an actual thing that happened

There is a Savoyard regionalist party that ran candidates in the legislatives in some constituencies this year. Unfortunately it did Not do well. It's a real shame, because Savoy is a region that really could benefit from cultivating a more distinct regional identity, and as I noted has all the historical prestige to back it up. I unironically might have voted for them in the first round if I wasn't so committed to NUPES' success.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Savoyard is considered a slur to them, they prefer Savoisien.

All the people I know say Savoyard without any negative connotation. It's the traditional demonym and there's no reason to be ashamed of it. "Savoisien" sounds like hideous newspeak.

I believe the 2-3 Savoy departments have in their schools one hour of Arpitan per week.

That's very good to know. By the "third" Savoy department I assume you mean Ain? It used to be part of Savoy way back in the day, but I don't think much of that culture survived.

[Antonio the Sixth]

What the Christ is this color code? PS in yellow?? LFI in pink?? EELV, the party that literally has "green" in the name, in red for some ing reason??

Statista needs to fire their graphic designer.