• Quokka@quokk.au
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    11 months ago

    So?

    My neighbour is of a different culture than me, yet I don’t think of them as a foreigner.

    I could cross the state border and find someone of a different culture in a different state with different laws, they’re still not a foreigner.

    • force@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I mean you can Google the word “foreign” and the first thing that shows up is:

      of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one’s own.

      of or belonging to another district or area.

      And Wiktionary gives:

      Located outside a country or place, especially one’s own.

      Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion. 

      Most Québécois are primarily francophones, while the rest of Canada are anglophones, it checks that box. And obviously Québec is a different district/area than not Québec. And someome from outside of Québec is of course from a different place, both being a different province and a completely different sometimes almost unrecognizable culture.

      Idk man seems pretty reasonable to call them “foreign” seeing as how they’re from a different province. Plus “foreign” is a good catch-all word for anyone who isn’t from the jurisdiction.

      Also yes if you go into another state you are foreign to that state. Not foreign country-wise, but foreign state-wise.