On July 09 2008 14:22 ClouD.BreaK wrote:
I live in Montreal. Don't worry about French, you'll never have to speak it, all you need is English. Seriously, French is NOT required in the least.

Which is amazingly, totally and uberly sad. Or, shall I say this in french: Incroyablement, totalement et énormément triste.

I don't mean to tell english people that they do not belong in the province of Quebec, but it should not be normal that you guys can live in Montreal since decades et not even speak a godamn word of french. That is ridiculous. And unrespectful of other quebecers.

jjun212, I strongly suggest that you keep up with learning french. It is the least you can do for that province. It truly is a beautiful langage. Plus, french opens the door to the majority of hot girls in Quebec since that bilinguism is kind of rare outside Montreal and not everyone is in Montreal itself.

- ThE_AdvoCaTe

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

July 09 2008 14:57 GMT

#25

Oh yeah, in clubs girls lloooooove it if you speak french but your an english honkey LOL.

Freaky[x]

Canada995 Posts

July 09 2008 15:16 GMT

#26

kennigit is right ... oh also add a sly smile and a little wink after every sentence and you'll get the girls in yo pants ... truth !

CTStalker

Canada9720 Posts

July 09 2008 15:37 GMT

#27

everyone in montreal speaks english, you'll be fine

QuanticHawk

United States32116 Posts

July 09 2008 15:37 GMT

#28

I was all happy because we were pulling Canadian girls when I went and got two girls to come back. I thought I was gonna bang a French-Canadian.

Too bad she was from Toronto. At least I told her that the Leafs suck.

CTStalker

Canada9720 Posts

July 09 2008 15:38 GMT

#29

and oh yeah, we should totally organize a montreal / ottawa TL.net get together. someone mentioned it in a blog about ottawa lolz

ScarFace

United States1175 Posts

July 09 2008 16:21 GMT

#30

On July 09 2008 23:40 SpaCe)Ment-rA wrote:

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You shouldn't have to learn a useless minority language when the entire damn planet speaks English. You can live in entirely different nations, where no one has English as a first language, and still be fine. Because most people speak it as a second language. English is international, just live with it.

SpaCe)Ment-rA

Canada389 Posts

July 09 2008 16:42 GMT

#31

Now that is interesting. A minority langage? At word scale, yes. At north american scale, yes. But whenever someone decides to move to another country or another nation, that person has to accept the local culture. Would you go to South Korea while only speaking english? Maybe, but you'd miss a lot that this country has to give. You would keep running into locked doors, due to you're thought that you're english is enough. No, the entire planet does not speak english. Truth is that too many english speaking persons believe that others will learn english instead of them learning other langages, so that their lazy ass won't have to do much efforts. But learning the local langage is a demonstration of respect towards their culture. They welcome you in their state, after all.

Plus, jjun212 is with Explore on a trip to learn french. Why would you guys recommend him not to?

It is such unrespectful speech that enhances to separatist movement in Quebec. Although I disagree with that ideology, I have to agree with them when I hear such speech of ignorance.

evanthebouncy!

United States12796 Posts

July 09 2008 16:55 GMT

#32

Lol if learning the local language is a sign of respect u'd see so many disrespectful people I bet your life is spent bickering to them constantly.
good luck with that...

SpaCe)Ment-rA

Canada389 Posts

July 09 2008 16:59 GMT

#33

I mean, going on vacations does not necessarily imply learning local langage. But moving to another country does imply that responsibility.

And thank you, evan, I shall do my best.

QuanticHawk

United States32116 Posts

July 09 2008 17:39 GMT

#34

I still don't understand why Quebec has two languages. That just seems so odd and bad for commerece.

SpaCe)Ment-rA

Canada389 Posts

July 09 2008 18:04 GMT

#35

Actually, Quebec has one official langage, french. But one cannot forbid english people to speak english, can he?

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

July 09 2008 18:34 GMT

#36

OH HO HO ITS ALL 1995 REFERENDUM IN THIS BLOG! Americans, you don't know what your talking abooooot - outta dis blog. Space)Ment-rA, CTStalker, jjun212, Smorrie, everyone else - lets go get drunk? Actually yo, Smorrie when are you in town? we can figure something out for then

ShaLLoW[baY]

Canada12499 Posts

July 09 2008 18:36 GMT

#37

Kennigit, when you're doing FYOP at RMC (I assume it will be the same at CMR), are the fitness tests done right at the beginning or later on?

Kennigit

Canada19447 Posts

July 09 2008 18:40 GMT

#38

Umm prep year is different than FYOP. I have no idea about that cause i didn't do prep - i imagine you will do the CF express test within the first couple weeks. Actually during IAP i think you do it the week you get there. Its really easy though - run a 6.5 beep test, 19 pushups etc. Try get exempt though so you can be hardcore

ShaLLoW[baY]

Canada12499 Posts

July 09 2008 18:43 GMT

#39

I'm not doing a prep year though, that's the thing; noone seems to know what's happening. All of the Air trades (Air ops/eng/support etc.) are going to St. Jean for the first year or two and then finishing the last two-three years in Kingston. It's not a prep year, it's actually our first (and maybe second) years towards our degree.

QuanticHawk

United States32116 Posts

July 09 2008 18:51 GMT

#40

On July 10 2008 03:04 SpaCe)Ment-rA wrote:
Actually, Quebec has one official langage, french. But one cannot forbid english people to speak english, can he?

I always thought it was two :x