Quoted from gmaranda

I hear your pain, do you really think I picked up English in school? I was born and raised in Quebec City away from any Anglos thus I had no incentives or did I care at the time...........Although there was that Anglo exchange girl in high school....hmmmmmmmmm better left for another day

Yea I've always been told the best way to learn a language is just to speak to people who speak it.  

Quoted from Vengeance

I took 10 years of French classes in school and I don't speak a lick.  

That's because your French classes were probably as bad as most of the English classes in French schools here... They should be teaching "second" languages a lot better. In fact, I always believed they should teach Spanish as well.

c'est toujours choquant de voir que tout les francais se forcent le cul pour parler anglais mais que le contraire est impossible.


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it is always shocking to see that all the french are forced a** to speak English but the opposite is impossible"

Quoted from Mrhide

c'est toujours choquant de voir que tout les francais se forcent le cul pour parler anglais mais que le contraire est impossible.

Like it or not Phil, English is the dominant language on this corner of the globe.. I'm sure the Spanish, Chinese and Hindu speaking cultures are perfectly okay with it.

Blame our Government for not forcing us to learn French if you like.    Outside your province though, it's rarely spoken - if at all.  The other languages I mentioned are far more dominant, especially in the GTA.

I wouldn't consider our lack of French language and culture to be a prejudiced thing though.. that's like shooting the messenger.  

My spider-sense is telling me this thread will lead no where but down the wrong track...

Back to pinball and pizza toppings...

What barrier? Pinball sound/display files come in English and sometimes additionally support German. If they only played in French then there may be issues.

I like red Skittles but green aren't so good.

Quoted from machine.slave

Like it or not Phil, English is the dominant language on this corner of the globe.. I'm sure the Spanish, Chinese and Hindu speaking cultures are perfectly okay with it.

Blame our Government for not forcing us to learn French if you like.    Outside your province though, it's rarely spoken - if at all.  The other languages I mentioned are far more dominant, especially in the GTA.

I wouldn't consider our lack of French language and culture to be a prejudiced thing though.. that's like shooting the messenger.  

My spider-sense is telling me this thread will lead no where but down the wrong track...

I got nothing to add, you hit the nail on the head.

Quoted from machine.slave

Outside your province though, it's rarely spoken - if at all.

Depends where you work. I really wish I were more proficient in French than I am due to it's common usage.

Quoted from wbradley

Back to pinball and pizza toppings...

or sex............as I always say sex is always good in any language!

Quoted from necro_nemesis

I like red Skittles but green aren't so good.

You remember when they stopped using red food colouring for a while in the 80's?  That was good times.. no red Smarties    (pretty sure that's when they introduced purple)

Quoted from necro_nemesis

I really wish I were more proficient in French than I am due to it's common usage.

Ditto!  I'm actually pretty envious of people who can speak more than one language.. it's a great skill to have, IMO.

Rouge dye #5... just doesn't have the right ring to it.