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The misconception: that it's always hot here. It's not. It can be cool and cloudy, like England. It can be tropical, like Florida. It is more than just sun and sweat.
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The misconception: that it's always cool and cloudy here. Its not. It can be hot , like Australia, its more than just cool and cloud! lol
(see what I did there)
P.S. Notice however I did have to leave out the 'tropical' bit! lol
Excuse my narrow mindedness, can you please explain how it really is?
And how could we know this isn't the case if the internet confirms it?
Canada is a bilingual country with "co-official" languages. English and French enjoy equal status as the official languages of all federal government institutions in Canada. This means that the public has the right to communicate with and receive services from, federal government institutions in either English or French. Federal government employees have the right to work in the official language of their choice in designated bilingual regions.
The internet confirms it? LOL
Being officially bilingual doesn't mean everyone speaks both languages. Out of 36 million, about 8 million speak French. Mainly in Quebec, and parts of New Brunswick.
I for one come from a Quebecois family that moved out of Quebec in 1909, fathers' side, and 1950, mother's side. They moved to British Columbia where French, especially back then, was rare. I grew up not speaking French and to this day only have " menu French " since Cantonese or Mandarin would be more useful in Vancouver.
People underestimate the size of the country. Some understand it's huge, but still think you can drive from Montreal to Vancouver in a day.
We're backwards, until they visit.
The Queen has power over us.
That we are just like the US. This is a big one. To the casual observer at first, it seems visually close. It's when they start to get to know us that they realize there are some very big social differences, and politically the way work is different.
Excuse my narrow mindedness, can you please explain how it really is?
And how could we know this isn't the case if the internet confirms it?
Canada is a bilingual country with "co-official" languages. English and French enjoy equal status as the official languages of all federal government institutions in Canada. This means that the public has the right to communicate with and receive services from, federal government institutions in either English or French. Federal government employees have the right to work in the official language of their choice in designated bilingual regions.
Where on the Internet does it confirm that everyone in Canada speaks English and French?
The information you posted is about government services and institutions, not about the language skills of the general population.
Where on the Internet does it confirm that everyone in Canada speaks English and French?
The information you posted is about government services and institutions, not about the language skills of the general population.
I AM SORRY if I stepped on anyones feet here. I have never been in Canada, so all I know is google, internet overall and barely any movies. And sorry for assuming that if the government is in a specific language (which should accommodate most citizens) this is the common language. That's why we have the thread here, to clean up all the misconception, right? SORRY FOR ASKING.
German is the official language in Germany. It is overloaded with refugees and Turks but I would never say that it is wrong to expect German being the language expected to be spoken there.
I AM SORRY if I stepped on anyones feet here. I have never been in Canada, so all I know is google, internet overall and barely any movies. And sorry for assuming that if the government is in a specific language (which should accommodate most citizens) this is the common language. That's why we have the thread here, to clean up all the misconception, right? SORRY FOR ASKING.
German is the official language in Germany. It is overloaded with refugees and Turks but I would never say that it is wrong to expect German being the language expected to be spoken there.
I would expect someone who wants to live in Germany to speak German. That's not unreasonable.
Canada is different. We expect people to speak either English or French. It's just that if one is going to speak French ONLY, you better choose the part of the country where that is practical.
Being such a large country, someone living here in Vancouver, would have to fly 3,700 K's to Montreal.
I would expect someone who wants to live in Germany to speak German. That's not unreasonable.
Canada is different. We expect people to speak either English or French. It's just that if one is going to speak French ONLY, you better choose the part of the country where that is practical.
Being such a large country, someone living here in Vancouver, would have to fly 3,700 K's to Montreal.
makes sense
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