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I don't think people in Gatineau were going to the west end of Ottawa for stuff any more or any less in the 70s, 80s or 90s, when compared to today.
Definitely less - but what do I know I only grew up in Nepean and spent most of my childhood/teens in West as well. You're right, I must have been hearing things directly and confused Ontario plates with those ones from over on the other side.
Definitely less - but what do I know I only grew up in Nepean and spent most of my childhood/teens in West as well. You're right, I must have been hearing things directly and confused Ontario plates with those ones from over on the other side.
Well, I live in this area too and have for quite some time.
The Gatineau side is much more self-sufficient in terms of most things now than it was back then, so it's quite plausible that more French was heard back then than today.
Of course there are other factors at play as well, but at best it's probably mostly a wash, and things are relatively similar to what they used to be.
Well, I live in this area too and have for quite some time.
The Gatineau side is much more self-sufficient in terms of most things now than it was back then, so it's quite plausible that more French was heard back then than today.
Of course there are other factors at play as well, but at best it's probably mostly a wash, and things are relatively similar to what they used to be.
I lived in Barrhaven for two years and I would regularly overhear conversations in French at the grocery store. It is not uncommon to hear French in Kingston as well (it happens almost every week).
It makes no sense to have full bilingual laws in Ottawa, I understand in gatineau. Only 4% of Ontario are french now and its very difficult for an english adult to learn french but for a french person its alot easier to learn english because the world is english. Im really so sick of it. The biggest issue I see now is many people cannot speak proper english or write in proper english and many of these people have great jobs but if your born in canada and only speak english your the last to be hired.
It makes no sense to have full bilingual laws in Ottawa, I understand in gatineau. Only 4% of Ontario are french now and its very difficult for an english adult to learn french but for a french person its alot easier to learn english because the world is english. Im really so sick of it. The biggest issue I see now is many people cannot speak proper english or write in proper english and many of these people have great jobs but if your born in canada and only speak english your the last to be hired.
It makes no sense to have full bilingual laws in Ottawa, I understand in gatineau. Only 4% of Ontario are french now and its very difficult for an english adult to learn french but for a french person its alot easier to learn english because the world is english. Im really so sick of it. The biggest issue I see now is many people cannot speak proper english or write in proper english and many of these people have great jobs but if your born in canada and only speak english your the last to be hired.
It's not. It's not more difficult than learning most other languages. You just need to be motivated and take steps to learn it.
It makes no sense to have full bilingual laws in Ottawa, I understand in gatineau. Only 4% of Ontario are french now and its very difficult for an english adult to learn french but for a french person its alot easier to learn english because the world is english. Im really so sick of it. The biggest issue I see now is many people cannot speak proper english or write in proper english and many of these people have great jobs but if your born in canada and only speak english your the last to be hired.
English can be a very hard language for a non-speaker, especially a grown-up, to learn. Besides, French is an official language of Canada and Ottawa is the national capital so therefore it makes perfect sense for the city to be fully bilingual. That should have already happened in 1867.
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