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Old 09-15-2006, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by aFrenchie View Post
No, Corsica is very close to mainland France and its culture is nearly the same! You could compare Alaska and Hawaii for the USA with Guadeloupe, Réunion or Martinique for France (sorry, I don't know if those also have a different name in English, like Corsica is actually Corse in French)
Interesting. I was under the impression that it was rather heavily influenced by Italian culture as well. I should consider my sources more carefully it seems.
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