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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (51029)6/16/2004 8:58:05 PM
From: Tommaso  Read Replies (1) of 74559
 
My experience was that in Montreal I was allowed to speak French and everyone was pretty gracious and helpful. I have lived more than two years in France, but I may have something of a Burgundian accent. Anyway, in Quebec City when I would speak French I would get answered back in English, as if I were wasting my time trying to speak the language. This was not true out in smaller towns on up towards the Gaspe, where people were pleasant.

I have tried to explain this situation on SI before and been told pretty rudely by a couple of Quebecois that obviously my French was so terrible that there was no point in anyone's wasting time with me.

In the Francophone quarter of Winnipeg, however, people were very nice to me.

So it is funny to hear about store clerks answering back in French and refusing to speak English.I think there must be so much tourist traffic of all sorts in Quebec City that a lot of people there are fed up with dealing with visitors. I can understand that.
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