The guy may be a dick but the government of Quebec are all bigger dicks. There’s a reason that Canadians now rank Quebec as the worst province and that includes Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Less than half of Montreal speaks French as a native language but nobody’s complaining that he didn’t give his speech in Arabic or Mandarin. They all understand English even if they pretend not to.
Since this is about bilingual leaders, somehow, someway (????) Trump brought this up in his presser today on the pilot rescue. In typical Trump detour fashion, he brought Venezuela into the Iranian oil situation. Make note, tying in his seizure of Venezuelan oil to the Iran situation. Subtle hint that he thinks that he is entitled to seizing Iranian oil and that should be as easy as seizing Venezuela’s oil. So , the meander was not so random after all. But back to bilingual & Trump & Venezuela. He actually said that he could himself go to Venezuela & easily learn to speak Spanish, ‘cuz of course it would be easy for him as he is just so good with his language skills . Limited vocabulary not withstanding. The delusions are non-stop.
Quebec is so damn serious about bilingualness that I couldn't even have the word "no" on a stop sign for a poster I made for a client. It either had to be in French ("ARRET") or completely blank.
i may be ever increasingly A Old, but in my day taking high school French they still taught that gauche had something to do with sinister goofy foot lefties.
Ironically, just saying “bonjour” would have pissed off a lot of ‘Mericans and led to many of them screaming, “speak fucking English you cheese-eating commie!”
I am currently learning French in my 70’s and I don’t have a French-speaking mother or wife to help me (this is not an invitation to francophone women seeking a domestic position). Rousseau had so many advantages and threw them away. CEOs seem inclined to think they’re exempt from the rules that guide the rest of us. I look to the day they’re all replaced by AI.
As I have said here before, the one thing I will never forgive my parents for is enrolling us in an Anglophone school when we lived in Montréal for almost five years. Ages 4-9--we'd have been bilingual and I would have LOVED THAT. Have been trying ever since, ain't the same.
What a fucking whinefest! Poor anglophones being reminded that they're not the conquerers of the French via osmosis, so now (well, in 1993 when this was shat out) they need to leave for Ontario or otherwise learn some words in another language. And the self-victimization is topped only by the condescending colonial attitude throughout the show. Did you know that even though France ruled Upper Canada for hundreds of years, it was the British that somehow brought "civilization" to Québec? And we know just how uncivilized the French are! (rolls eyes in two languages)
The guy may be a dick but the government of Quebec are all bigger dicks. There’s a reason that Canadians now rank Quebec as the worst province and that includes Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Less than half of Montreal speaks French as a native language but nobody’s complaining that he didn’t give his speech in Arabic or Mandarin. They all understand English even if they pretend not to.
I mean, he could have hired a translator. Or had someone write it in phonetic French and teach it to him.
He just didn't give a shit, and he figured he was too important to get in trouble for it.
"Non, Rousseau’s laissez-faire attitude toward learning French was finally a bridge too far for the head of a major Quebec-based company."
See, I'd just assumed (before I read the article) that his firing had something to do with poutine.
I understand many Quebecois are mad at me for being able to gain citizenship by descent without speaking French.
Sorry, eh.
Since this is about bilingual leaders, somehow, someway (????) Trump brought this up in his presser today on the pilot rescue. In typical Trump detour fashion, he brought Venezuela into the Iranian oil situation. Make note, tying in his seizure of Venezuelan oil to the Iran situation. Subtle hint that he thinks that he is entitled to seizing Iranian oil and that should be as easy as seizing Venezuela’s oil. So , the meander was not so random after all. But back to bilingual & Trump & Venezuela. He actually said that he could himself go to Venezuela & easily learn to speak Spanish, ‘cuz of course it would be easy for him as he is just so good with his language skills . Limited vocabulary not withstanding. The delusions are non-stop.
Please.
His proficiency in English is about as good as that of his current wife. Spanish would break his alleged brain.
ROTFL 🤣🤣🤣
Quebec is so damn serious about bilingualness that I couldn't even have the word "no" on a stop sign for a poster I made for a client. It either had to be in French ("ARRET") or completely blank.
i may be ever increasingly A Old, but in my day taking high school French they still taught that gauche had something to do with sinister goofy foot lefties.
I figured I was testing lefty readers’ patience with French jokes enough
I've been to Cornwall a few times, having gone to college in Potsdam, NY, and having the good fortune of having friends with cars.
Of course that was close to 50 years ago, so I'm sure things have changed since then.
Most of Cornwall speaks English as their native language.
Ironically, just saying “bonjour” would have pissed off a lot of ‘Mericans and led to many of them screaming, “speak fucking English you cheese-eating commie!”
I am currently learning French in my 70’s and I don’t have a French-speaking mother or wife to help me (this is not an invitation to francophone women seeking a domestic position). Rousseau had so many advantages and threw them away. CEOs seem inclined to think they’re exempt from the rules that guide the rest of us. I look to the day they’re all replaced by AI.
As I have said here before, the one thing I will never forgive my parents for is enrolling us in an Anglophone school when we lived in Montréal for almost five years. Ages 4-9--we'd have been bilingual and I would have LOVED THAT. Have been trying ever since, ain't the same.
Apprendez Vous!
"I spent a year answering Air Canada’s telephones after university and had to meet the same in-house standards as everyone else"
PANTS ARE MANDATORY!!! WE TOLD YOU THIS BEFORE!!
I once pulled a VHS tape of this documentary out of a trash can at work. After watching it, I understood why it was there.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦 & 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYIZwPXXWU
What a fucking whinefest! Poor anglophones being reminded that they're not the conquerers of the French via osmosis, so now (well, in 1993 when this was shat out) they need to leave for Ontario or otherwise learn some words in another language. And the self-victimization is topped only by the condescending colonial attitude throughout the show. Did you know that even though France ruled Upper Canada for hundreds of years, it was the British that somehow brought "civilization" to Québec? And we know just how uncivilized the French are! (rolls eyes in two languages)
I think the whinefest is from French speakers.
The French were too busy intermarrying with the native ladies while the British were perfecting their incel persecution complex.
Big Bear has Big Bear Pants on his legs. XD