Oui Just Say "Eh" - "Yah O.K"

Much has been made about the distinctly Canadian habit of our using the word "eh" to punctuate our sentences. i.e "Great hockey game, eh ?-or "Let's blow this pop stand, eh ?" I'm personally guilty of the excessive use of "ya" in my speech, rather than taking the (much extra) time it takes to say "yes". However , as a genealogist and family historian, it has occured to me that we as a people are not guilty of sloppy English, but are the products of our predominant ethnic heritages. According to the 1971 census, the majority of Canadians were of European descent. More than 44% of the population at that time traced their origins to the British Isles, and 28% were descended from French settlers . Among the European ethnic groups with sizable representation in Canada were Germans.
My own genetic background is comprised of 48% Scottish, 48% German and 2% French Canadian. Why wouldn't I use the expression "yah" (jah) or the word "eh" (aye) ? They are part of my cultural and my linguistic family history. Our McLachlin family spoke Gaelic as late as 1900 in Southern Ontario. My grandmother and her family immigrated to Canada in 1906, and used their German as much as they spoke English . I must admit, I rarely say "oui"- but then again my French ancestor was a great-great grandfather, and he married a German girl , and his daughter married a Scottish guy so by the time I was born the Scots and Germans were the prevalent cultural influence in our family.
So don't make fun of the way I talk, eh . And yah, I'll continue on talking this way to keep in mind my ancestors who said yes to the call to leave behind their homelands and come here to build, and fight for the land we love- Oui ! Canada !