How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by ecef9-8c0f-4374 on Monday December 18, 2023 @08:06AM (#38681884)

I work at an international English speaking company. We all speak English. I even talk to my colleges in the office English and we are not from/in an English speaking country.

Then there is our French site in Paris. You write them a mail in English, they will answer in French. You chat them up in English they will answer in French. They will hijack a group chat with +4000 people and just start writing in French. no f** given. We wanted a English speaking technician on site. We got a choice. We can get a person who speaks English or someone with technical skills, but not both. My experience is limited, but I understand where this stereotype is coming from.

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Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by red-iron-pine on Monday December 18, 2023 @10:46AM (#38684020)

Similar experiences dealing with Quebec, though there are a lot of legal wranglings there, and it's a lot easier to find bilingual folks.

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Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by woopwoop24 on Monday December 18, 2023 @11:11AM (#38684399)

same experience, absolute ignorance, very annoying

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