I recently moved to Vancouver from Toronto and I notice how none of the signs here are bilingual. In Ontario, there were bilingual signs that were both English and French (directions east-est, etc.).
Is French less used out west?
2007-11-09 15:27:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
Yes. It is not used at all.
The only place you will see a bilingual sign in Vancouver is if the sign is done by the Federal Government. Like the post office, passport office, National Park, border crossing....
Oh, unless the bilingual sign is not French. There are about 10 second languages people speak in Vancouver ahead of French.
2007-11-09 17:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by JuanB 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
English is far more common in the west but you do have small communities where almost everyone is bilingual. They are proud of their French Canadian heritage. My parents both grew up in Saskatchewan where french was their first language and only learnt english when they went to school. My relatives that still live there speak french over english except for work and school. Most french speaking people in the west are bilingual.
2007-11-10 01:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Choqs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First my friend is french canadian we took a trip to paris ...and she had a shock as no one really cared for her canadian french there.SHe started speaking english just like the rest of us due to the fact they were more friendlier then listening to her frensh with a slang.
Secondly in quebec you will see many if any bilingual signs so I do not see why its so important that in Ontario we have them
Secondly the more closer you get to quebec while on the highway you will then see it ...as many people licing ie in cornwall ,kingston I know are very much bilingual as well
Many places in Quebec if you use english you don't get a welcoming experience.I know from experience and friends experiences plus family who live in Montreal
2007-11-09 21:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by HAPA CHIC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French seems fairly limited to select pockets in the west. There are urban enclaves and rural regions with bilingual signs as well; western French communities can't afford to be totally English-free as rural Quebec can.
2007-11-10 05:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French isn't used in ANY of the places I've ever been to in Western Canada... at least not west of the rockies. Vancouver, and all points north and south are predominately English speaking areas... including all the coastal islands, (Victoria, Nenimo, Vancouver Island, etc)... My parents have lived north of Vancouver for the past 22 YEARS... I've been out there many times for visits and never heard a word of French--_HOWEVER, go to Montreal or Quebeck on the Eastern end of Canada and you will RARELY hear ENGLISH.... I LIVE 155 miles SOUTH of Montreal
2007-11-09 15:34:07 · answer #5 · answered by LittleBarb 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Quebec (where I live) and France would be the only place where french is important. You don't have to worry about it. I think the bilingual signs are for french visitors from Quebec and don't speak english well. French is not important over there.
2007-11-09 15:33:34 · answer #6 · answered by LadyXSakura 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is, the closer you get to Quebec, the more you are going to see French. So the further away you get the less you will see it.
2007-11-09 15:31:31 · answer #7 · answered by sony500 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Quebec is a suburb of Paris. The rest of the country tends toward England. Embrace history and geography. It is good for the soul.
2007-11-09 15:32:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes.
2007-11-09 15:35:27 · answer #9 · answered by d8wave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's vaires basically. If you know what i mean.
2007-11-09 15:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋