Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
Sep 21st 2010, 3:26 pm
#93
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
Here, by way of example of the pervasive use of Spanish, is a government edict in that language:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/download...ing-faq-sp.pdf
Sep 21st 2010, 3:26 pm
#94
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Sep 21st 2010, 3:27 pm
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
You gives you the right to speak to people that way!
If you disagree with something I write that civility cost nothing.
They dug up roundabouts because they felt they caused accidents. Did they change their minds; add even more? I have no idea, you are telling us they did. I had to drive through the road works created by the removal, so I know they removed them; what they did after that I have no idea.
If you disagree with something I write that civility cost nothing.
They dug up roundabouts because they felt they caused accidents. Did they change their minds; add even more? I have no idea, you are telling us they did. I had to drive through the road works created by the removal, so I know they removed them; what they did after that I have no idea.
So I still call bullshit to your original comment, because it's just not true. If it were true they would have removed them all and that just isn't the case.
You've been around in Canada long enough to realise that the term bullshit is in common use when calling someone out on ridiculous statements if it offends you then I'm sorry.
Last edited by Steve_P; Sep 21st 2010 at 4:23 pm.
Sep 21st 2010, 3:29 pm
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
Officially yes there's only one. Practically, there are two in use everywhere and many more used locally depending on location. That's similar to Canada except that there's that big empty bit in the middle of Canada where French is not commonly spoken and there's no such gap in the distribution of Spanish speakers in the US.
Here, by way of example of the pervasive use of Spanish, is a government edict in that language:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/download...ing-faq-sp.pdf
Here, by way of example of the pervasive use of Spanish, is a government edict in that language:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/download...ing-faq-sp.pdf
But are manufacturers forced by law to print labels in both English and Spanish?
Sep 21st 2010, 3:36 pm
#97
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
I believe that depends on the product and the State, there's no blanket requirement as there is in Canada. Still, I can't see that it makes any odds to the consumer why that gibberish writing is on the box.
Sep 21st 2010, 3:42 pm
#98
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
Not really. Only in states where there's a sizable Hispanic population, such as CA, NY, and NM, but not everywhere. They are mostly for immigrants, and it's not as pervasive as French is here--I mean, all the traffic signs, etc.
Sep 21st 2010, 4:21 pm
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
It's not a blanket requirement. If you don't intend marketing a product in QC or NB, there is no requirement to have French labelling.
Sep 21st 2010, 4:28 pm
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Sep 21st 2010, 4:31 pm
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Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?
I noticed when travelling a little in Gat that their signs were not bilingual. I'm not sure whether this is blanket in Quebec or just the signs I happen to notice. If it is blanket, it would seem a little one sided.
