Author Topic: The French Were Right (Read 15944 times)

Martlet · « **Reply #270 on:** November 28, 2003, 01:42:16 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
Heh, you have only confirmed my arguments, and the fact that you're so ignorant that I know more about your neighboring nation than you do.

The fact that you think being proven wrong is confirmation of your arguments is a laugh. I guess facts don't matter in the world of liberals.

Know more about Canada than I? Perhaps you need to read the thread again, then look up the definition of debunk.

Martlet · « **Reply #271 on:** November 28, 2003, 02:04:26 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
This is getting a bit silly.

Fact: You were wrong. French is an official language in Canada.

Fact: You agree with me that 23% of all Canadians speak French.

Thank you Martlet for your support in this discussion, even if you don't understand that you supported my arguments.

Apparently your reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.

Martlet · « **Reply #272 on:** November 28, 2003, 02:17:41 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
This is getting silly, even by your standards Martlet.

What are my standards?

Rude · « **Reply #273 on:** November 28, 2003, 03:06:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Pongo
I may be there Rude maybe we can hook up and you can straighten me out on all this.

I'de look forward to it....not change your mind, as I know better than to travel that road....would be interesting to understand why you feel as you do though.

I'll buy ya a coke or whatever you canucks drink:)

Pongo · « **Reply #274 on:** November 28, 2003, 04:09:14 PM »

Right befor the election. Could be a real interesting time.

SLO · « **Reply #275 on:** November 29, 2003, 08:10:31 AM »

I see rude still makin little boy threats....ya gotta stop that rude....its pretty childish in nature.

and Mart....yes there are 2 OFFICIAL languages.....and yes the most used is English...but you would be surprised how many TRY le language de Moliere....and the province of Quebec is still pretty influential in the parliment...

Pongo...he gonna buy you a coke.....yuuuuuuuuk.....make em buy a REAL beer....not that horse piss they drink:rofl

Habu · « **Reply #276 on:** November 29, 2003, 11:34:48 AM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
This is getting a bit silly.

Fact: You were wrong. French is an official language in Canada.

Fact: You agree with me that 23% of all Canadians speak French.

Thank you Martlet for your support in this discussion, even if you don't understand that you supported my arguments.

Actually GScholz I am amazed by your ignorance of our culture in Canada.

The Liberal governments in Canada have systematically tried to make french a popular language here. There has been mandatory french lessons taught to all grade school students over the past 35 years. We have had corporations being forced to print all labels and instructions for their products in french even though over 80% of people here speak English over french. You cannot get a high level job in the government unless you can speak french which is probably why the civil service is filled with less competent people that the private sector is. And despite all this the percentage of people who speak french is in decline.

In Quebec there are draconian language laws that can result in you going to jail if you put an English sign outside your business. Imagine in the US a snivelling neighbor calling the government to report you for having English on your sign and then the government sending a highly paid civil servant to serve you with legal papers and sue you for doing so.

In any other country in the world such injustice would not be tolerated but in Canada we accept it in the hopes it will appease the french. But as you can see from the comments by people like SLO trying to appease idiots is a pointless task.

Despite the best efforts of the federal government here to promote french and all the hundreds of millions of dollars spent of this fruitless task, the language is in decline just as it is throughout the world.

Only in Quebec is it holding its own and only due to the draconian language laws. But even there any young Quebecor who wants to make his mark in business is learning English (on their own as it is not taught in schools) because they know that without English their chances in the world of business are much more limited.

Habu · « **Reply #277 on:** November 29, 2003, 11:38:21 AM »

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Originally posted by SLO
I see rude still makin little boy threats....ya gotta stop that rude....its pretty childish in nature.

and Mart....yes there are 2 OFFICIAL languages.....and yes the most used is English...but you would be surprised how many TRY le language de Moliere....and the province of Quebec is still pretty influential in the parliment...

Pongo...he gonna buy you a coke.....yuuuuuuuuk.....make em buy a REAL beer....not that horse piss they drink:rofl

Slo you are a perfect example of a Quebecer who has learned English during the time of the Parti Quebecois. You have just enough to show the world how illiterate you are, but not enough to make yourself understood.

Kieran · « **Reply #278 on:** November 29, 2003, 12:35:10 PM »

I can't wait to hear what Slo has to say to that, Habu. Absolute slam dunk, BTW.

AKIron · « **Reply #279 on:** November 29, 2003, 01:18:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Habu
In Quebec there are draconian language laws that can result in you going to jail if you put an English sign outside your business. Imagine in the US a snivelling neighbor calling the government to report you for having English on your sign and then the government sending a highly paid civil servant to serve you with legal papers and sue you for doing so.

No kidding??? If any town or city in the US tried something like that it would be news everywhere with epithets like nazis and racists be slung freely. Maybe not unjustly so.

Kieran · « **Reply #280 on:** November 29, 2003, 02:41:43 PM »

Now why would Habu make up the bit about it being illegal to put up an English sign? You seem to be suggesting he's either being dishonest or uninformed, either way it's an easy thing to check.

There can be no arguing how stupid laws would be that would prohibit English signs in a country where 80% of the population speaks English.

straffo · « **Reply #281 on:** November 29, 2003, 02:56:51 PM »

Kieran have your ever been to Belgium or Swiss ?

Torque · « **Reply #282 on:** November 29, 2003, 03:37:31 PM »

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Originally posted by Habu
Actually GScholz I am amazed by your ignorance of our culture in Canada.
Blah....blah....blah.

GSholz simple stated that we're a bilingual country nothing more nothing less he did post the Act, so what's your point?

And you talk aboot SLO being a twit.

NUKE · « **Reply #283 on:** November 29, 2003, 04:47:27 PM »

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Originally posted by AKIron
No kidding??? If any town or city in the US tried something like that it would be news everywhere with epithets like nazis and racists be slung freely. Maybe not unjustly so.

I have heard they also have laws about answering your buisness phone in French. They have people that call to check that you answer first in French and if you don't, you are fined.

It's almost as bad as France outlawing the word Email in offical government communications .

straffo · « **Reply #284 on:** November 29, 2003, 05:05:53 PM »

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Originally posted by NUKE
I have heard they also have laws about answering your buisness phone in French. They have people that call to check that you answer first in French and if you don't, you are fined.

It's almost as bad as France outlawing the word Email in offical government communications .

My guess is : it's like your French example an urban legend