Well that's a somewhat negative statement though, No_Comply :)

There are probably far worse places do be stuck in around the world, I'm sure :)

Tell me neo, what incentive is there for anyone to learn anything other than their first language?

It's obvious you can understand French, aren't you happy about that?

Well, you voiced an opinion. I have mine, similarly built on personal experience. I don't think I need to PROVE you wrong, aside from telling you I THINK you're wrong.

Meh, whatever. Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one.

Indeed Daf, et j'suis le premier coupable :)

And databoy, yes, you can voice an opinion. Perhaps calling it as such would help?

My humble opinion :)

You're making a big leap there, thinking that not knowing a language means there is absolutely no willingness.

Easy databoy, he's right about you making blatant generalizations, IMHO.

But I'll agree that English being the most prominent language today is probably not a good incentive for English people to learn other languages.

...
Their loss :)

Meh, you're probably right :)

Bwahahaha, indeed Daf, kids can be so cruel :)

Had my high skool reunion recently. Had fun smoking a few doobs I had brought with some of the peeps I hung out with back then, and even with two of my worst bullies, who haven't done much with their lives AND tried to justify themselves, saying stuff like "well, we were getting bullied ourselves, so we took it out on you..."

Was fun, really :)

Do note I was a fat kid with glasses and red hair back then.

Too bad I was hitched when I went. I was getting smiles and winks from cute girls all over the place :D

... Yatzee l'avait pas démoli, Zack and Wiki? :)

C'est tout à votre honneur, à toi et à ta famille, No_Comply.

Cheers :)

... Grrrr. Tout refaire, j'aurais investi le fric dans un PS3, ouais. Z'êtes contents la? :)

Boaf, j'avoue être déçu de l'offre de jeux sur la Wii, mais y'a quand même quelques trucs. Le Mario est super, et Shindy arrête pas de parler de Mario Paper :)

Le Zelda aussi, un de ces 4, faudrait ptêt que je m'le tape.

It is, and you can speak mandarin or punjab for all I care. Do note though that the official language of Quebec is French, and the international language of business is English, so it's a start if you speak at least one of 'em.

And you know, I apologize for all those bigots. Now, how 'bout not dwelling in the past? I know people who were served the same by English people, and they're not carrying a grudge, or tagging stuff on walls.

You obviously understand French. Too bad you can't see and appreciate how rich a language it is.

BWAHAHHAHAHAHAAH, ZING :)

And No_Comply, that sucks :(

Might be for them? Might be they're just bigoted assholes? I dunno, I tend not to associate with such close-minded individuals. In fact, I don't think I ever met anyone who said and thought "English go home".

To be fair, I've never met an English person who openly said to me "Fuck Frenchies", but I hear assholes like these exist as well.

Guess I'm just lucky :)

Thank you Captain Obvious :)

Do I have to? I hate Longueuil :)

YOUR city? I'm a Montrealer born and raised, I'll stay in my hometown, kthx :)

Heh, un kleptomane se rend pas compte de ce qu'il fait, et il y prend pas plaisir non plus :)

Yeah, English-speaking people have NEVER acted this way towards French-speaking people in the history of Canada, right?

/sarcasm

It's not. Ever.

So why use it as an argument, neo?

Heheheh, a pretty expansive one too, but you'll see what I mean soon enough :)

Obviously :)

Nah, haven't tried it yet. It's in the pile of games I need to try out though!
... And it's a big pile :(

And The Force you shall have, young padawan :)

Heheh alright, I'll let you know!

... Ton disque y saute, retard.

But thanks for that "logic" of yours, now I know I wouldn't feel bad afterwards.

Yeah, a regular robin hood you are.

As in come at me, retard. Try and pull the same shit you did with all those other peeps, some of whom I call friends.

Yeah but you'll steal his wallet when he's not looking, so heh.

Ahhh, niiice :)

Please, just give me an excuse :)

Hell Mark, weed's on me should this ever happen :)

But for real though, how's the end of the week looking for you? Still gotta do something 'bout that baby of yours :)

Heh, I won't retract anything. And I actually never said you can say whatever you want.
All I see you doing here is spewing a bunch of insults.
I make it a point to make sure it goes both ways.

Yeah, me too :)

Mwais, j'vais sûrement te croire.

Tell you what, next time you're in Mtl, PM me, I'll invite you to come over. I gots lots of stuff you could try to steal.

How 'bout you? Ever got something intelligent to add to these proceedings?

It's a fucking forum, I come here to discuss on random and less random stuff with like-minded people.

What's your excuse?

And thanks, my girlfriend doesn't agree though. She says "fuck you", but that's stooping to your level a bit.

Fak ton adresse stp?

Heh. I haven't been ALL AROUND Quebec, and people in Montreal are more prone to speak both languages (and evidently more fluently), but you're an ass for thinking that the people of Quebec can't learn to speak such an easy language.

Hell, it's mandatory at the elementary level these days.

Using punctuation doesn't make you coherent, retard. Try again.

Or not. I don't feel like starting a flame war, just needed to point out that you're as much a troll as Lazer, IMHO.

Not that's any invitation for you to do more so.

tl;dr, or nearly so.

But a few comments:
1. Yes neo, what passes as democracy everywhere IS majority rule. In that respect, Canada is not much worse than the US, constitutional amendments require ratification by at least 7 provinces totaling at least 50% of the pop. Some do better, Switzerland for example holds referendum for every little law passed and requires 60% "approval", IIRC.

Real "democracy" doesn't exist. Nice ideal, not really viable. Closest system would actually be anarchy, and that is also not viable, for the same reasons: way too many people.

2. Quebec DOES have a functioning economy. Somewhat diverse, at least more so than some other provinces. I'm not arguing the fact that Quebec would lose by separation, it's a given, and I hope most separatists are aware of that fact. Sadly, I've met a few who don't.

Thing is, we've got a French-speaking population that also understands, and can communicate in, English. I say that's a strength, not a weakness.

3. Communication HAS TO DO WITH culture, IMHO. And you're a friggin' douche for comparing language with religion.

Be that way, I'm glad to be able to understand both, and I truly enjoy the privilege. Notwithstanding all the others I wish to learn/understand/speak more of.