quebec arrogance

[backmarkerducati]

So you're just gonna ignore my entire post about Louisiana? Cool.

The only people who hate the quebecois are the french in france.

Im just pro efficiency of communication and ease of access.

Stats show that only 4% or 5% speak French in Louisiana and it is not an official language in the state (they don't have one actually) but English is in the US as a country). So I just don't get what you are at there?????????

If it is the legacy of language laws. Well there is a reason Lower Canada wasn't forced to convert if you know anything about the history of Canada and the threat from the US. Are you saying forced conversion should have been the policy back then? Maybe take their kids and put them in residential schools??? or forced deportation like the Acadiens in NS???

QC the vast majority speak and read French TODAY.

Why do we need big government and more waste spending twice as much on signs to accommodate a minority of outside highway users in each province that refuse to realize, in this case, they may need to know a few basic words in French when driving in a French province? Or English driving in an English province. BTW only NB is officially bilingual.

 

[Maniac]

trudy, the canadian government, etc etc

Trudeau appointed the Queen?

 

[bigpoppa]

Stats show that only 4% or 5% speak French in Louisiana and it is not an official language in the state (they don't have one actually) but English is in the US as a country). So I just don't get what you are at there?????????

If it is the legacy of language laws. Well there is a reason Lower Canada wasn't forced to convert if you know anything about the history of Canada and the threat from the US. Are you saying forced conversion should have been the policy back then? Maybe take their kids and put them in residential schools ....

QC the vast majority speak and read French TODAY.

Why do we need big government and more waste spending twice as much on signs to accommodate a minority of outside highway users in each province that refuse to realize in this case they may need to know a few basic French when driving in a French province?

official koficial is meaningless to me, some guy in a powdered wig made the wrong decision 300 years ago, so I cant order a double double in quebec land?

fuggetaboutit


Im all for small government, all signs should be in english, want to speak french? do it at home. I speak english at work, and anywhere from 1 to 3 other languages depending on which relatives im meeting on the weekend.

They've been coddling the french for hundreds of years, turned them into spoiled babies.
Other places like Louisiana have a french history and culture, that doesnt mean everyone is forced to learn french if they want to work/live/travel through New Orleans.

 

[Maniac]

This is the Trans Can are you sure most users are French speaking? Comes across as arrogant to me and I stand by that.

So are you saying they should have bilingual signs on all of TransCanada?

 

[timtune]

I'm saying the french have no interest in accomodating anyone but french people even when it comes to warning signs. If the other provinces all did the same they would have a meltdown. @bigpoppa nailed with spoiled babies.

 

[backmarkerducati]

official koficial is meaningless to me, some guy in a powdered wig made the wrong decision 300 years ago, so I cant order a double double in quebec land?

fuggetaboutit


Im all for small government, all signs should be in english, want to speak french? do it at home. I speak english at work, and anywhere from 1 to 3 other languages depending on which relatives im meeting on the weekend.

They've been coddling the french for hundreds of years, turned them into spoiled babies.
Other places like Louisiana have a french history and culture, that doesnt mean everyone is forced to learn french if they want to work/live/travel through New Orleans.

We don't live in your parallel universe.... and forced language conversion/deportation like you seem to want has a bad history in this and most countries.

If signs are that big of a problem for you, just don't drive through QC.... Fly over it I guess.

 

[Maniac]

I'm saying the french have no interest in accomodating anyone but french people even when it comes to warning signs. If the other provinces all did the same they would have a meltdown. @bigpoppa nailed with spoiled babies.

You doesn't seem like an accommodating person either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So I guess you are on the same page.

 

[backmarkerducati]

I'm saying the french have no interest in accomodating anyone but french people even when it comes to warning signs. If the other provinces all did the same they would have a meltdown. @bigpoppa nailed with spoiled babies.

And why should they? Expecting them to accommodate YOU is just a waste of taxpayers money.

 

[bigpoppa]

And why should they? Expecting them to accommodate YOU is just a waste of taxpayers money.

not nearly as big of a waste as opening a french university in toronto.

The biggest waste of tax dollars are the quebecois and their dumb pet projects

 

[bigpoppa]

I hearby put on a wig and declare an official proclamation, next meetup, the burgers are on me (only if you can speak punjabi)

Dont worry, I'll tax all the non speakers and give ya'll 'free burgers' at their expense.

 

[Maniac]

I hearby put on a wig and declare an official proclamation, next meetup, the burgers are on me (only if you can speak punjabi)

Anyone knows a Punjabi riders chat?

 

[woot]

I'm saying the french have no interest in accomodating anyone but french people even when it comes to warning signs. If the other provinces all did the same they would have a meltdown. @bigpoppa nailed with spoiled babies.

I'm pretty sure the english have no interest in accommodating anyone but english people even when it comes to warning signs. In english provinces, the signs are in english. In French provinces the signs are in French. How is this so confusing?

It's not a random person in a white wig, randomly picking official languages. Even with crappy Gr. 10 history the reasoning is pretty clear. I always felt like history class left a lot of the interesting parts of Canada's history out, but confederation is covered pretty thoroughly.

 

[FullMotoJacket]

I'm pretty sure the english have no interest in accommodating anyone but english people even when it comes to warning signs. In english provinces, the signs are in english.

I posted a pic of an ONTARIO overhead sign with a road hazard warning in both languages earlier in the thread, so Ontario IS fine with using French. That said, see what happens if you put an English sign on your business in Quebec. You’ll get reported and fined for it. French sign on your Ontario business, no one cares.

 

[jc100]

I have no issue with the French speaking only Quebeckers. Leaves lots of jobs for everyone else that doesn’t want to work in Quebec/North Africa/France/parts of Vietnam and a few odd small islands.

I do think they kind of limit themselves though.

 

[nobbie48]

I have no issue with the French speaking only Quebeckers. Leaves lots of jobs for everyone else that doesn’t want to work in Quebec/North Africa/France/parts of Vietnam and a few odd small islands.

I do think they kind of limit themselves though.

I did a trade show in Montreal and got the occasional visitor that didn't speak English. I'm sure some could but had a French chip on the their shoulder (French Fry?). It was a high tech show and not knowing English puts you back a few steps in many fields.

 

[jc100]

I did a trade show in Montreal and got the occasional visitor that didn't speak English. I'm sure some could but had a French chip on the their shoulder (French Fry?). It was a high tech show and not knowing English puts you back a few steps in many fields.

Its just a fact of life. If you speak Spanish or Mandarin you probably have more options. Spanish would likely get you a job in the US since that’s now their “second” language. National pride is one thing, but reality is another. Take it to an extreme and there’s people still speaking Cornish…they are really limited if that’s all they speak though.

 

[Jampy00]

I did a trade show in Montreal and got the occasional visitor that didn't speak English. I'm sure some could but had a French chip on the their shoulder (French Fry?). It was a high tech show and not knowing English puts you back a few steps in many fields.

I'm be at a trade show in Montreal in November, I expect 95%+ English speaking.

 

[crankcall]

I do business in Quebec all the time , 100% of the time when it has to happen, somebody on the other end can parle vous the English . Even my customers in Quebec scratch their heads at the language laws .
They don’t put it in the media much but the shear number of Canadian companies that pulled back on Quebec or just relocated is huge .


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[nobbie48]

I do business in Quebec all the time , 100% of the time when it has to happen, somebody on the other end can parle vous the English . Even my customers in Quebec scratch their heads at the language laws .
They don’t put it in the media much but the shear number of Canadian companies that pulled back on Quebec or just relocated is huge .


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I recall hearing that French usage is still in a slight decline, the exception being some parts of new Brunswick.

 

[Lightcycle]

My friend is from Hudson, a suburb outside of Montreal.

We went over to visit her parents once and I was surprised that everyone in that town speaks English. I think over 2/3rds of the population lists English as their primary language. Not unusual for Montreal-area, but there is a small fishing village in north-east Quebec called Gros-Mecatina, near the Labrador border. On the last census, over 95% of the population listed English as their first language...