We Corsicans are famous for being stubborn, and my grandmother was no exception: She was a very strong woman who was never afraid of anything.

我们科西嘉岛人是出了名的固执，我祖母当让不是例外。 她强悍到从未畏惧过任何事情。

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Opinion polls consistently show that only a tiny minority of Corsicans want independence from France.

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The Corsicans treat French rule they snatched the island from the Genoese in 1768 as a matter of occupation.

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This irked Corsicans, for whom language is still a potent emblem of identity.

ECONOMIST: Corsica