Terminology

Another new term I had to look up: Pied-Noir.

Pied-noir (plural: pieds-noirs) is a term for the former population of European descent of North Africa, especially Algeria, which was divided into three French departments until its 1962 independence. It also includes the Algerian Jewish population as well, some of whose ancestors had fled Spain after the Reconquista. Literally Pied-noir means "black foot" in French. Supposedly, one way the colonists could be distinguished from the indigenous Algerians was by the black boots that the French wore.

Of course, there's much, much more to it and it's definitely worth a look. Betcha didn't know that Albert Camus is part of this club. Okay, maybe you did, but I sure didn't.