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Re: [Treason?

Date:4:59 pm Tue Nov 7, 1995
Number:#72
From:Temujin
Base:Bomb_NET Debate
To:Molson
Subj:Re: [Treason?
SS>
SS> On the contrary - 99% of French Quebecois DO speak English. Have always spo
SS> English. And refuse to speak English and consequently are destroying touri
SS> in that province. If they hear you speaking say German amongst yourselves a
SS> then you ask them questions in English, they will reply with friendliness.
SS> they hear you speaking English only, all of a sudden they're struck dumb.
M>
M> Acually your VERY wrong there....have you ever lived or spent a quantity of
M> time in Quebec (other then Montreal)? if you had you'd now your making a foo
M> of yourself by saying that...More don't don't speak english then do....
M>
M> SEcond Senario : A Quebecer comes to Ontario...They TRY to speak English
M> (usually not much more succesful then we are at French, but they usually try
M> harder seeing as They're the minority, more english then french) and WE giv
M> them the cold Shoulder and say "Umm speak English!" and make NO attempt to
Hmm well it might be that burger king doesn't have it so you must be
bi-lingual to get a job there. and how the fuck did they order when the
menus are in english? I mean shit they can READ NUMBERS can't they.

ANd why should we not say 'speak english'? on account in quebec we may be
asked 'speak french'.

--- Renegade v10-05 Exp
* Origin: SiLiCoN DReaMS [519] -=- 28.8 (2662:519/110)

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SS>                                                                             
SS> On the contrary - 99% of French Quebecois DO speak English. Have always spo 
SS> English.  And refuse to speak English and consequently are destroying touri 
SS> in that province. If they hear you speaking say German amongst yourselves a 
SS> then you ask them questions in English, they will reply with friendliness.  
SS> they hear you speaking English only, all of a sudden they're struck dumb.   
M>                                                                              
M> Acually your VERY wrong there....have you ever lived or spent a quantity of  
M> time in Quebec (other then Montreal)? if you had you'd now your making a foo 
M> of yourself by saying that...More don't don't speak english then do....      
M>                                                                              
M> SEcond Senario : A Quebecer comes to Ontario...They TRY to speak English     
M> (usually not much more succesful then we are at French, but they usually try 
M> harder seeing as They're the minority, more english then french) and WE  giv 
M> them the cold Shoulder and say "Umm speak English!" and make NO attempt to   
Hmm   well it might be that burger king doesn't have it so you must be          
bi-lingual to get a job there.   and  how the fuck did they order when the      
menus are in english?  I mean  shit they can READ NUMBERS can't they.           
                                                                                
ANd why should we not say   'speak english'?  on account in quebec we may be    
asked  'speak french'.                                                          
                                                                                
--- Renegade v10-05 Exp                                                         
 * Origin: SiLiCoN DReaMS [519] -=- 28.8 (2662:519/110)