Differences between Canadian and British people
Jul 5th 2014, 11:52 am
#181
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Couldn't resist this, what else do you expect from this francophone minority who have been allowed to more or less take over the country. Well you only have yourselves to blame for not making enough noise. That's what you get from becoming laid back Canadians. I'm talking about sticking up for yourselves
what about your rights?
what about your rights?
Jul 5th 2014, 12:41 pm
#182
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Why shouldn't they have to learn French if they're emigrating to a French speaking place? Give your head a shake. My friend in Vancouver is mad at the Sikhs because (he says) many of them don't allow their children to learn any English until they have to go to school (trying to keep them grounded in their own culture I suppose) then it costs the system a fortune to put them through English language classes before they can get an education. In Quebec I suppose they don't put any emphasis on English education for immigrants but it can't be that hard to find an ESL course there, can it?
When I came to Canada first there was no french we also had miles and gallons, then crept in the km's and the litres well if you told me to drive 10km I wouldn't have a clue how far that was we were not taught the metric system in the schools back home and I am damned if I am going to learn it! I was told I hadn't tried to adapt, well, never forget where your from is what I say. I don't see anything wrong in learning languages in school I speak two myself fluently (Italian and Spanish) but to eat and breath it and have it pushed down ones throat is ludicrous.
Jul 5th 2014, 1:18 pm
#183
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Jul 5th 2014, 1:27 pm
#184
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
If you aren't in Quebec nobody's shoving French down your throat. You buy Cornflakes for the cereal not the bilingual offers on the back; if it offends you don't read it. Quebecers were guaranteed the right to retain their language and religon in the BNA Act and that's the way it is. Is Bill 101 silly? Of course it is, but it doesn't affect me and it doesn't affect you (unless you live there). Every car comes with a miles/km conversion chart built right into the dashboard these days so you'll be ok with a little study. If you were here pre 1967 (I think that's when we had metrification) and haven't learned any of it by now you should just be thankfull for lasting this long.
Jul 5th 2014, 1:42 pm
#185
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Canadians call Wimbledon "Wimbleton" 
Jul 5th 2014, 2:35 pm
#187
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
If you aren't in Quebec nobody's shoving French down your throat. You buy Cornflakes for the cereal not the bilingual offers on the back; if it offends you don't read it. Quebecers were guaranteed the right to retain their language and religon in the BNA Act and that's the way it is. Is Bill 101 silly? Of course it is, but it doesn't affect me and it doesn't affect you (unless you live there). Every car comes with a miles/km conversion chart built right into the dashboard these days so you'll be ok with a little study. If you were here pre 1967 (I think that's when we had metrification) and haven't learned any of it by now you should just be thankfull for lasting this long.
Jul 5th 2014, 2:42 pm
#188
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Oh sweetie the list is endless. How about St. Patty's Day! There's not enough room to mention everything, I guess you will just have to learn to assimilate! It's hilarious and this is coming from one who doesn't know a proper noun from and adjective lol
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Jul 5th 2014, 6:39 pm
#189
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Couldn't resist this, what else do you expect from this francophone minority who have been allowed to more or less take over the country. Well you only have yourselves to blame for not making enough noise. That's what you get from becoming laid back Canadians. I'm talking about sticking up for yourselves
what about your rights?
what about your rights?
Jul 5th 2014, 7:43 pm
#190
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
Going on the clues so far, I'd say that our new friend is Welsh, female, likes a drop of cider of a morning, and is pretty damned tasty with her fists.
Nice one!
Jul 6th 2014, 1:58 am
#192
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Jul 6th 2014, 2:32 am
#193
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
You know what you can do with your cat and dust buster don't you?
When I came to Canada first there was no french we also had miles and gallons, then crept in the km's and the litres well if you told me to drive 10km I wouldn't have a clue how far that was we were not taught the metric system in the schools back home and I am damned if I am going to learn it! I was told I hadn't tried to adapt, well, never forget where your from is what I say. I don't see anything wrong in learning languages in school I speak two myself fluently (Italian and Spanish) but to eat and breath it and have it pushed down ones throat is ludicrous.
When I came to Canada first there was no french we also had miles and gallons, then crept in the km's and the litres well if you told me to drive 10km I wouldn't have a clue how far that was we were not taught the metric system in the schools back home and I am damned if I am going to learn it! I was told I hadn't tried to adapt, well, never forget where your from is what I say. I don't see anything wrong in learning languages in school I speak two myself fluently (Italian and Spanish) but to eat and breath it and have it pushed down ones throat is ludicrous.
By 'creeping in the km's and litres' I assume you mean pre mid 1970's which is almost 40 years ago.
FYI the metric system is pretty well the only system taught 'back home' and math has been done in SI units only since 1988.
What is the basis behind your statement that you were not taught the metric system back home and you're not going to learn it now. Was your acceptance of Canadian standards somehow frozen in time and grandfathered to what you learnt in school 'back home'.
If you speak italian and spanish fluently I would have thought that the metric system would have been fairly easy to comprehend.
I can't decide if you are a troll, or Billy Britain (Viz) brought to life .
Jul 6th 2014, 2:41 am
#194
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Re: Differences between Canadian and British people
On the back? all I do when I go shopping is turn around packets and tins because the confounded french is showing. I understood the french were allowed to keep their Religion, but if they wanted to stay in Canada they had to speak English. Yes, the speedo on the car is in miles & km and that's it nothing about translating km to miles for distance unless it's on newer cars but it certainly not on my 2001 Ford Taurus but then again it's probably somewhat antiquated like me! Lasted this long you say "Where there's a will there's a way"