Comments on: Bonjour, et Merci http://www.rerunaround.com/2010/01/bonjour-merci/ Tue, 03 May 2011 07:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Candice http://www.rerunaround.com/2010/01/bonjour-merci/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Candice Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:04:10 +0000 http://www.rerunaround.com/?p=394#comment-157 Hahaha yeah I know, but employment-wise, I could get a ridiculously amazing government job if I were bilingual, and I never had the opportunity to learn because I grew up in rural NL. At least half my friends are fluent in French, it's depressing. Hahaha yeah I know, but employment-wise, I could get a ridiculously amazing government job if I were bilingual, and I never had the opportunity to learn because I grew up in rural NL. At least half my friends are fluent in French, it’s depressing.

]]> By: Shawn http://www.rerunaround.com/2010/01/bonjour-merci/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Shawn Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:01:04 +0000 http://www.rerunaround.com/?p=394#comment-156 Realistically though, it's not a "bilingual country". It's bilingual government and packaging and that's about it. The rest of the provinces are just english, and the rest of Quebec is just french. Actually, Montreal may be the only real example of a truly bilingual location in Canada. This is the only spot in the country I know of where you can speak either language at any time. And yea, it's a beautiful language. I just suck at learning languages well :) Realistically though, it’s not a “bilingual country”. It’s bilingual government and packaging and that’s about it. The rest of the provinces are just english, and the rest of Quebec is just french. Actually, Montreal may be the only real example of a truly bilingual location in Canada. This is the only spot in the country I know of where you can speak either language at any time.

And yea, it’s a beautiful language. I just suck at learning languages well :)

]]> By: Candice http://www.rerunaround.com/2010/01/bonjour-merci/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Candice Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:09:31 +0000 http://www.rerunaround.com/?p=394#comment-155 I'm about to write a blog post about how living in a bilingual country sucks when you've never had the opportunity to experience immersion education. Dammit. I do love the French though, I do, I do! I’m about to write a blog post about how living in a bilingual country sucks when you’ve never had the opportunity to experience immersion education. Dammit. I do love the French though, I do, I do!

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