[jb6]

the Cajuns are indeed more required to speak English than the Russians in Latvia were required to speak Latvian, at least until the fall of the Soviet Union.

Your British history is lacking, most of the Cajuns were force settled there from Canada after England won the French-Indian wars.

[MadIvan]

You're the one who doesn't know your Cajun history. Yes, they were kicked out of Acadie, today's Nova Scotia - many went back to France, found it undesireable, and then settled in Louisiana, which was then under the protection of the Spanish crown. It was a conscious choice to go there.

Ivan