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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth
Why would a garbage truck operator need to speak or even read french? I can see if you were in Quebec. I'm in Ontario too and the only French I have to deal with is the annoying shit on our food labels.
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hes just bullshitting. i live in ottawa and the majority of my friends only know english and they are all employed at good jobs. sure, if you want to work in certain government jobs you need to be bilingual but not all and its not like government is the only game in town...
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Originally Posted by **********
I agree with you 100%.
The last time I looked for a job was in the late 80's. I was into computers and had become an easy expert at Novell Networking when I applied for a job at a bigshot company. They loved my resume and agreed to pay me what I wanted (I was cocky) and we shook hands. JUST before I walked out the door he says "oh by the way, Parlez-vous francais?"
*FUCK*
Despite the fact that I was going to be working with Engineers in the US and the UK, and despite the fact that I was going to be working with some US imports, and despite the fact that he told me I was the best candidate he had interviewed since they started trying to hire someone for the position, I was denied the job because my french wasn't good enough.
At that moment I decided to give up completely and never even bother trying to work for another company. The SHIT that the Quebec government imposes on people and companies over language just to "protect Quebec culture" is insane. So I gave up job hunting and decided to work for myself. I've been doing it for 20 years now and its awesome.
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Sure, in Quebec is very different..The 'language police' they have there is something you won't see anywhere else in the country. My buddy who is a plumber won't even cross the river here because he could get fined for not having bilingual signs on his van. Totally retarded but honesty, if I decided to live in Quebec, I would make sure I know the language because otherwise, you're really limited. I personally will never live in Quebec simply because I don't see myself ever learning the language and the last thing I would want to do is have to deal with people in various situations from every day bullshit to healthcare and not be able to understand it. For the english people who have lived in quebec for generations, it really sucks. you're basically a second class citizen speaking english in quebec but for those not stuck there, there is a whole country out there that doesn't do that.