If the Anglo girls were half as slutty as the French girls would we even be having this conversation. Where is my hash pipe? I'm bored with this.....
Sign this petition - stick it to the french!
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Someone who speaks three languages = Trilingual
Someone who speaks two languages = Bilingual
Someone who speaks one language = American
Harden up and learn another language.
Someone who speaks two languages = Bilingual
Someone who speaks one language = American
Harden up and learn another language.
Jozz l'a bien affirmé, plusieurs autres provinces seraient peut-être très contentes de recevoir ta visite...
Québec is the only place where french has a real place in North Am, and before we become assimilated by the anglos, I say it's damn important for people that come here learn french. Plenty of other provinces if you don't want to learn french... Nobody is forcing to stay in the West Island ya know...
Just saying... I respect your point but completely disagree with it and think people coming should be "forced" to learn at least a bit of french.
And why would try to implicate americans or people from other provinces in an issue that's strickly provincial and greatly linked to the greater Montreal area??
Québec is the only place where french has a real place in North Am, and before we become assimilated by the anglos, I say it's damn important for people that come here learn french. Plenty of other provinces if you don't want to learn french... Nobody is forcing to stay in the West Island ya know...
Just saying... I respect your point but completely disagree with it and think people coming should be "forced" to learn at least a bit of french.
And why would try to implicate americans or people from other provinces in an issue that's strickly provincial and greatly linked to the greater Montreal area??
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Freedom fries...
freedom toast
freedom toast
I know enough Spanish to order tacos or get my face slapped. It's always a mystery.
Telling me to live elsewhere is not an answer. (as I said earlier, I've never gotten an answer to my rebuttal).
This is CANADA. English is an official language. I was born here. I should be allowed to operate in English when dealing with the government.
I went to school in French immersion from Kindergarten until grade 11. J'ai mon certificat d'Aptitude en Francais. I am able to "parlez-vous" pretty well. But you can't equate moving to Japan and not learning japanese, to being born Anglo in Quebec (again, a province of Canada) and being pissed that English is forbidden. Being able to converse in french at the Gap is VERY different than filling out legal paperwork in a different language. If you actually read what I'm saying, my only problem is not being able to converse with the government in English
The whole french/separatist/stamp out english movement has never made sense to anyone but the french.
sometimes you are expecting a face slap, but you get taco instead?
Word. Since I spend the majority of my days keeping Bombardier aircraft from falling out of the sky I, from time to time, have the displeasure of speaking with their technical people. Its like getting the indian tech guy in New Dehli who is clearly speaking a second launguage, except with a french accent, in Montreal. I cannot understand a single thing any of those guys say. Keep that in mind next time you fly United or Delta Express.
In a perfect world....
How does Bombardier compares to Embraer or Airbus in terms of "displeasure of talking with their technical people"?
Probably from ontariowtf.....hummers....i thought they knew better..
btw, most of the forms I've filled to date have been english versions.
English ones are the fake ones.....They have you signing away power of attorney to Pauline Marois...and whatnotProbably from ontario
btw, most of the forms I've filled to date have been english versions.
and regarding the tags: France and Quebec have about as much to do with each other as Alabama and England do....technically they are both speaking the same language....but in reality....not really.
MMike, it seems as if you are the only one who cares. Maybe you should take this to the vortex because there is probably a "We give a damn" forum on there.
Quebec is the thing that is most wrong with Canada.
The tail wags the dog affecting every aspect of life - from politicos giving speeches in two languages, appeasing the Bloc just to get simple legislation passed, never mind the bloodymindedness of the Quebexicans and their language laws. Or how about the money that the rest of the country pays INTO Quebec.
They should have the guts to secede. But apparently a majority of people in Quebec are well aware that the govt teat that they suck on would disappear and voted down that move.
**** em, if i had a Nuclear option i'd push it today.
The tail wags the dog affecting every aspect of life - from politicos giving speeches in two languages, appeasing the Bloc just to get simple legislation passed, never mind the bloodymindedness of the Quebexicans and their language laws. Or how about the money that the rest of the country pays INTO Quebec.
They should have the guts to secede. But apparently a majority of people in Quebec are well aware that the govt teat that they suck on would disappear and voted down that move.
**** em, if i had a Nuclear option i'd push it today.
Well, Scarebus I couldn't speak for but Embraer was worlds above Bombardier. Although I have touched anything out of Brasil in over 5 years so I guess it could have gotten worse.How does Bombardier compares to Embraer or Airbus in terms of "displeasure of talking with their technical people"?
I will stick it to them by eating Freedom Fries.
Back to your padded cell please. Drop by a history class on your way there.
Same.
But in the mean time I say don't sign the petition and stick it to MmmmMmMMMmmike.
Who are you? Are you that insecure?
You came to Québec like a big old american *ouche and could not speak french?
Like I said, you aren't screwing me. I actually can send my kids to english or french schools. (For now)Same.
But in the mean time I say don't sign the petition and stick it to MmmmMmMMMmmike.
What's funny is that the french are screwing themselves. It's now (as it has been for a while) illegal for french people to send their kids to school in english. (which is how you end up with kids being unilingual french). A buddy of mine (who is french), had parents who were smart enough to send him to school in english. Spoke french at home, spoke english at school. The result? perfectly bilingual. But now, doing that is illegal for french people. There's some good thinkin' right there. Forest for the trees, and something about your nose to spite your face and all that......
But what is cool about it here is that you listen to people around here, and for some people (of whom I am envious), there is no distinction between the two languages. The can operate as easily in either language. I'm not that good. But honestly, a single conversation will flip between french and english a dozen times and no-one thinks anything of it.
And again when I was at Pratt, as my french is pretty good, but not great, the guy that sat beside me understood English, but spoke poorly. I understand 100% in french, but it take effort for me to be as witty as I am in english. So I spoke english, he spoke french. We understood each other perfectly. To me this is the perfect arrangement. We can be ourselves, with no real barrier.
Can't we all get along?
Your whole argument fell apart right there.
Just what are you implying and/or inferring?
Your jokes is MMerde???
Ta yeule, mon tabarnac!!
(That's all the french I know)
(That's all the french I know)
Betcha hear that all the time...
Nah. I try not to associate with you people.Betcha hear that all the time...
There's only so much music involving spoons I can take....
me tooMy brain wants to read this as Marcus Tabarnac