Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism
by ant6n on Thursday February 11, 2016 @10:14AM
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Yes.
As an 'Anglo' (actually of German origin), I've only had issues when Quebecers thought I was an actual Anglo and didn't make an effort to speak French. Once you speak a bit a bit of French and it's obvious you're trying they're generally happy to help. Occasionally I get unsolicited French lessons, which feels odd (once at the baker I had a case of 'you pronounced seigle wrong, repeat after me'..).
Although people may be switching to English once they notice the accent and the difficulty in communicating (although that probably happened a lot in Germany as well).
As an 'Anglo' (actually of German origin), I've only had issues when Quebecers thought I was an actual Anglo and didn't make an effort to speak French. Once you speak a bit a bit of French and it's obvious you're trying they're generally happy to help. Occasionally I get unsolicited French lessons, which feels odd (once at the baker I had a case of 'you pronounced seigle wrong, repeat after me'..).
Although people may be switching to English once they notice the accent and the difficulty in communicating (although that probably happened a lot in Germany as well).