What is the difference between a creole and cajun person? (New Orleans: wealthy, areas)

[20yrsinBranson]

creoles put tomatoes in their gumbo

20yrsinBranson

[WestbankNOLA]

Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson

creoles put tomatoes in their gumbo

20yrsinBranson

Maybe back in 1718, I'll give you jambalaya though. Maybe it's from years of cultural assimilation, but gumbo with tomatoes is like rare over here. I actually see it in coastal Mississippi and Alabama way more often than I've ever seen it over here. Now the red vs brown jambalaya thing comes up every now and then, but it's probably fair to say that Cajun jambalaya reigns in LA. "Creole" gumbo is probably more distinguishible by something like okra and file than tomatoes.

[hdwell]

Funny, reflecting on the dislike of the Cajuns. Nowadays everyone I know seems to like them to the point they wished they were a Cajun. I don't know of any outright slander on them-even up here in NL. I can't find anything wrong with them, myself. My daughters boyfriend is Cajun and they live down in Houma. Wonderful family.

[aab7855]

From my experience Cajuns and more traditional Deep South folk get along pretty well! My uncle's accent is really thick and he's got all the mannerisms, he's spent a lot of time in places like Mississippi and Alabama and the people ate up his style

[GreyDay]

Cajuns- Acadians- Canadians- Whites of French Descent.

Créoles are a mixture of Black, White (French, some Spanish) and some indigenous blood.

However at times from sight alone it can be hard to tell a very fair créole apart from an Acadian.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by GreyDay

Cajuns- Acadians- Canadians- Whites of French Descent.

Créoles are a mixture of Black, White (French, some Spanish) and some indigenous blood.

However at times from sight alone it can be hard to tell a very fair créole apart from an Acadian.

Cajuns are just white people, they look the same as everyone else.

[WestbankNOLA]

Originally Posted by GreyDay

Cajuns- Acadians- Canadians- Whites of French Descent.

Créoles are a mixture of Black, White (French, some Spanish) and some indigenous blood.

However at times from sight alone it can be hard to tell a very fair créole apart from an Acadian.

There is no type of racial mix or skin tone that makes a person Creole.

Originally Posted by annie_himself

Cajuns are just white people, they look the same as everyone else.

LMAO cher.

I'm with mhounit. So many misconceptions.

[GreyDay]

Originally Posted by WestbankNOLA

There is no type of racial mix or skin tone that makes a person Creole.



LMAO cher.

I'm with mhounit. So many misconceptions.

Well, by definition a créole is a mixture of races. And yes there is no 'typical' mix, but there is definitely a look associated with it mon chere.

[Dusty Rhodes]

Originally Posted by ORLwizyan

I agree fully with the two comments above, they pretty much sum it all up.

Though the two groups are different, it's mostly histroy that sperates them. The cultures like Innotech said have merged greatly over time but they are both still recognized as seperate groups here in South Louisiana.

Another indicator is Last Names. It comes pretty clear knowing which a person is, cajun or Creole by their last names, most Cajun names end with eaux, oux, aux e.g. ( Armoneaux, Guilbeau, Dubois, or Theriot ) all end in an " o " sound just with a different spelling, but dont get confused with what im saying, all Cajun names do not do this but a great deal do.

Some common Cajun names that end with other endings are; Aucoin ( pronouced o-quin ), Eymard, Billiot, Broussrad and Bellefontaine.

For Creoles the names are greatly normal/ common French derivatives such as; Martin, Bernard, Bourque, and Camhout. Which shows the groups direct French past.

How come you left out de "Hebert"? Mon.

Unfortunately I have forgotten all of the "Coonass" that I used to be able to speak.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by WestbankNOLA

LMAO cher.

I'm with mhounit. So many misconceptions.

Is cher some slang?

Am I wrong?
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