Date: 6:13 am Thu Nov 9, 1995 Number : 120 of 203 From: Excel Base : BOMB_NET - General Debates To : Molson Subj: Re: [Treason?
--- In a message to Silicon Soul, Molson said..
M> .·∙Silicon Soul Blurted this to Molson M> `∙·On 08 Nov 95 14:59:52·∙·. M> M> of course theres tension on both sides..i never said there wasn't...i just M> said that alot of it was provoked by the english speaking part.. SS> SS> You keep saying we provoke them... HOW do we/did we provoke them? By giving SS> to just about everything they've ever demanded? SS> SS> Because some French speaking fellow is refused a job in a large multination SS> corporation on the grounds that he can't speak English? Well, the Quebecois SS> have to remember... French is not the langugage of commerce. English is. If SS> person cannpt speak English, EVEN IN QUEBEC, he/she is of very limited use, SS> that 1. they can never be transferred to positions outside the province to SS> work, 2. They are unable to communicate with business clients from other th SS> Quebec... The US for example. SS> SS> Like it or not.. English is an internationally spoken language. M> M> true...but if you look...more Quebecers are Biligual then Ontario....and M> countries like Germany, Sweden, Etc...they have like 3 official languages..a M> most speak all 3...could be more effort on the English part here.. M> M> ·Molson·
So, the fact that the froggies don't have to learn english and must pay to go to private english schools if they want it at all has no impact here eh?