#26
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:55pm
I've been to Quebec with my family, and while I'm the only one of us who spoke French, we were treated just fine.
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#27
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:57pm
Well someone was speaking French tho, no?
#28
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:58pm
Not always- we got along fine with just English most of the time. Trust me, it's preferable that my horrid French doesn't get used too often.
#29
Posted: 11/6/04 at 8:59pm
I would imagine they'd prefer the horrid French. Wouldn't you prefer if someone spoke to you in English no matter how poor theyr grasp of it was?
#30
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:01pm
I'm just saying that people in Quebec don't necessarily treat you like crap just because you don't speak French. And having dealt with my barely English-speaking relatives and other Israeli visitors my whole life, I know it's perfectly possible to stay polite in such situations.
#31
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:20pm
You can hardly judge all of Canada based on your experiences in Quebec, the province that would like to disassociate itself with Canadian culture in every way.
That is all.
That is all.
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#32
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:33pm
I'm from Toronto, and I can tell you that Toronto is a lot like a smaller version of New York. So you wouldn't really find life so different here.
And we have a huge, happening gay village. (One of the biggest in North America -- they film Queer As Folk here, after all.)
And we have a huge, happening gay village. (One of the biggest in North America -- they film Queer As Folk here, after all.)
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#33
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:37pm
" You can hardly judge all of Canada based on your experiences in Quebec, the province that would like to disassociate itself with Canadian culture in every way."
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I wasn't...
#34
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:38pm
Oh, Toronto's lovely. I loved visiting there.
#35
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:41pm
I'm just sayin', Westo. 
And from what I've heard, you're right, btw, about a lot of Quebecois being rude to people who don't attempt to speak French. In my work, I've had Quebecois ask me in perfect English flat out why I'm a federal officer without fluent French-speaking abilities, and then when I speak in broken French, they seem appeased. But I've heard the same about Parisians as well. I think they just like to know that someone at least tries. Makes sense.
And from what I've heard, you're right, btw, about a lot of Quebecois being rude to people who don't attempt to speak French. In my work, I've had Quebecois ask me in perfect English flat out why I'm a federal officer without fluent French-speaking abilities, and then when I speak in broken French, they seem appeased. But I've heard the same about Parisians as well. I think they just like to know that someone at least tries. Makes sense.
"It's not always about you!!!" (But if you think I'm referring to you anyway, then I probably am.)
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
"Good luck returning my ass!" - Wilhemina Slater
"This is my breakfast, lunch and f***ing dinner right here. I'm not even f***in' joking." - Colin Farrell
#36
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:45pm
Cabbies in Paris speak better English than those in New York, I love it.
#37
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:49pm
Go anywhere in Israel and you'll find the people speak better English than the President.
#38
Posted: 11/6/04 at 9:51pm
The difference is that they see the effects of our money more than we do.
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