>>>>>I guess I want to know why Canada has 2 official languages. I gather from what you are saying is because some Canadians don't want to give up their French Heritage.
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>>>>I think that because the French in North America were persecuted that it has made their culture very strong and made them proud of their culture. There are parallels in other countries.
>>>>- African Americans
>>>>- Jewish in Europe
>>>>- Basques in Spain
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>>>I am just curious as to why Canada has two official languages. I am not familiar with the Canadian culture. I couldn't image having to learn English and Spanish (Spanish being an unofficial language here in the U.S.) in school.
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>>The US has no official language.
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>You know, I knew that, but couldn't track down any proof. I seem to remember a movement a couple years ago make English the official US language but it never happened.
It requires a constitutional amendment, and you know how easy it is to pass them.
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