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[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

LOL. Looks like even the people of Carleton are put off by PP and his kowtowing to Trump and ultra-conservative faux populism.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Trust me, there are a LOT of pp diehards in the rural areas. But there is a lot of new construction happening in the riding that is changing the dynamic.

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Turns out that the intensification of the suburb sprawl for the Ottawa valley is going to come back to bite them in the ass.

[–] CowsLookLikeMaps@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Suburbs tend to be more conservative than cities. I suppose they can also be more progressive than rural ridings though?

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I'm not a native anglophone even though I'm pretty fluent. But I don't know how to pronounce "kowtow".

Does it sound like "cow-cow" or more like "cow-toe"?

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Both halves rhyme with cow. It's a Chinese (iirc?) word used in most of the east Asia to refer to deep bows or prostration used as a sign of deep respect (or more often a deep apology in a modern context) but in the west it has much more of an insulting use to imply someone is an ass-kisser.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the great explanation! 🩷

I'm a native English speaker and I don't know either.