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I'm french but i see english is everywhere in a country where english and franch are the 2 officials languages !!!! Why?

2007-01-19 19:13:38 · 9 answers · asked by Sade Masochté V pour Elezia ! 7 in Society & Culture Languages

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My family and I were transferred to Montreal from Florida. Because of its French heritage, there are French signs, menus, newspapers, etc., not to mention French speakers. When we left Montreal and were transferred to Calgary, Alberta, we were able to keep our children in French school but it was definitely more of an English environment. These transfers were due to my husband's career. Despite the cold, we loved living in Canada. Calgary remains our favorite place to have lived. The San Francisco Bay Area is a close second.

2007-01-19 19:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by Loki 3 · 0 0

You can receive any government service in either official language and most federal government jobs require bilingualism, but the recognition of official languages does not extend into the private sphere. Outside of Quebec and, to a lesser degree, New Brunswick the French language is very uncommon as a first language and thus it has little relevance to people's daily lives.

I live in British Columbia. Here, the utility of the French language is negligible. English is the standard language, while the common second languages include Chinese, Korean and Punjabi. There is little reason to incorporate French into the life of BC as there are almost no native French speakers.

Yes it is an officially bilingual country, but to force people in English speaking Canada to incorporate French into their lives would be a bizarre and pointless attempt at social engineering. Furthermore, doing so ignores the multicultural realities of modern Canada.

2007-01-19 19:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ape Ape Man 4 · 1 0

French is the official language of Quebec. New Brunswick is the only officially bilingual province. There are French speakers throughout Canada, and many jobs require bilingualism.

2007-01-19 19:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by Crash 7 · 3 0

Canadian French has a diverse accessory from French in France, so their accessory while speaking English is diverse. To me, the accessory isn't all that diverse, yet my brother-in-regulation from France says that's rather great to human beings in France. back some years in the past, he suggested French Canadian regularly occurring music became favourite in France simply by fact it had a brilliant sound. while they might interview the musicians on television, everybody in France became going "What??!!" or (quoi?!) simply by fact the accessory became so confusing to understand. keep in mind that the French have been in Canada simply by fact the 1500's, so their language has stepped forward into one uniquely their very own. English-speaking Canadians sound very very corresponding to U.S. individuals in neighboring states over the border. Coming from the northern states, it particularly is not all that diverse to me, different than for using some community words and the super Canadian "ote and abote" sound. the U. S. has lots greater distinctive accents in the process the rustic.

2016-12-12 15:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

There are more English-speakers than French-speakers, because more of them immigrated from Europe. French is mostly confined to Quebec.

2007-01-19 19:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

English is the language of commerce. Try Quebec.

2007-01-19 19:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by wynterphoenyx 2 · 1 0

Try Quebec

2007-01-19 19:22:17 · answer #7 · answered by lucyp1958 2 · 1 0

Et ca ne vous encourage pas a apprendre l'anglais?

2007-01-19 19:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Go to France, and stay there

2007-01-19 21:17:45 · answer #9 · answered by Mongolian Warrior 3 · 1 4

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