Hi Vlad,

I believe that this is the "attitude" I mentioned in an earlier message.

I think that when someone doesn't WANT to do something then they say they CANNOT do something.

Cheers

Jim N

>Do you really believe that French people from France cannot understand the French spoken in Quebec? I understand that there may be words used differently or words that are not used at all in France, but... translation... this is more than I can accept.
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>My only experience of this kind was with a new immigrant from France. She was very upset that she couldn't understand the language! So, I asked for examples of words that are so different. The only one she could find was "cash". And she recognized that it is not really so bad and, in fact, people are much more nicer in Quebec than her compatriots (especially those from Paris...).
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>Vlad
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>>René Levesque had a strong Quebec accent and I wouldn't be surprised to learn that he went to France with an interpret!

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>Not true. None of the rest of the local newscast was subtitled.