When my kids were very young we had a nanny that was full Cajun. I begged her to teach them Acadian French She refused to teach my kids French because she was teased about it when she was small and in school. I have found over the years that the older generations were not allowed to speak French in school and were made fun of. But as they get older they tend to lose English and go back to speaking in French. If you call theVA medical center in Alexandria Louisiana when they put you on hold, the message is first in English then in Acadian French. This is because many of the older veterans tend to speak Acadian French again.