02-21-2013, 12:44 PM
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Self Imposed Exile
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Language Police Back Off - Quebec is sometimes embarrassing as heck
While they government did back off on this one, the examples in the article are just.... wow
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02...taurants-menu/
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My favorite part of the article is the line below, I get what they are saying, it just seems totally thrown in last minute as it doesn't jive, it just made me laugh is all.
"In Calgary alone, at least 50 restaurants serve “poutine” rather than “cheese-and-gravy fries.”"
Last edited by Kavvy; 02-21-2013 at 01:48 PM.
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02-21-2013, 12:51 PM
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RealtorŪ
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That is ridiculous. I could care less if I went into a Italian, French, Indian etc restaurant and the entire menu was in that language. The fact that the owner in the first example explained every dish in french but kept the name of the dish in Italian and was still fined is funny. Whats even funnier is that they have people out patrolling this stuff.
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02-21-2013, 12:55 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Kavy
Quebec is sometimes embarrassing as heck
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Sometimes?
"Alberta tax/transfer payment dollars at work!" 
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02-21-2013, 01:22 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by Kavy
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They intend to try and preserve the French culture. The result will be that ALL culture in the province will be destroyed.
With the way they are operating, it is completely inevitable.
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02-21-2013, 01:23 PM
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Quebec language police > Saudi religious policle
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02-21-2013, 01:34 PM
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In 2000, an Indian restaurateur was threatened with a $7,000 fine for giving customers cardboard coasters imprinted with the phrase “Canada’s No. 1 selling British ale.”
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02-21-2013, 01:37 PM
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02-21-2013, 01:55 PM
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When I lived there I believe the requirements were on any billboards or advertising French has to be at least 70% of it (in terms of space), and with any menus they must be in French definitely, and that other languages can be used but French must be at least 50% of the space. Intolerance of others is probably not the best way to try and get tolerance from others.
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02-21-2013, 01:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kavy
My favorite part of the article is the line below, I get what they are saying, it just seems totally thrown in last minute as it doesn't jive, it just made me laugh is all.
"In Calgary alone, at least 50 restaurants serve poutine rather than cheese-and-gravy fries."
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Restaurants who serve shredded cheese and gravy on fries and call it Poutine should be fined.
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02-21-2013, 02:02 PM
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Norm!
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I prefer my freedom fries with chunks of cheese and canned gravy y'all
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02-21-2013, 02:05 PM
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If I ever become the premier or Alberta, I would set up a language police too. But I would ban only the use of French anywhere in the province.
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02-21-2013, 02:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Q_
If I ever become the premier or Alberta, I would set up a language police too. But I would ban only the use of French anywhere in the province.
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You'd make a ####ty premier.
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02-21-2013, 02:10 PM
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Freedom Fries, Freedom Toast, Freedom Kissing, Freedom Poodle, Freedom Maid....let us never become as insane as US Americans.
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02-21-2013, 02:41 PM
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02-21-2013, 02:47 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by OffsideSpecialist
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Fixed.
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02-21-2013, 02:50 PM
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Actually I've now realized its not Freedom Kissing they'd advocated for, it was the Liberty Lip Lock. I wish I could say I made that up, but I'd rather go with God Bless America instead.
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02-21-2013, 09:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by _Q_
If I ever become the premier or Alberta, I would set up a language police too. But I would ban only the use of French anywhere in the province.
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That's real progressive of you. We should probably look into eugenics as well.
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02-21-2013, 09:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Realtor 1
That is ridiculous. I could care less if I went into a Italian, French, Indian etc restaurant and the entire menu was in that language. The fact that the owner in the first example explained every dish in french but kept the name of the dish in Italian and was still fined is funny. Whats even funnier is that they have people out patrolling this stuff.
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It's funny until you think about how much this costs Canada every year.
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02-21-2013, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Intolerance of others is probably not the best way to try and get tolerance from others.
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I don't know how true this is, I honestly don't, so don't bash me for this.
But I heard from someone that a long time ago, Quebec tried to make a deal with Ontario, saying that if Ontario became officially bilingual, that Quebec would do the same. Ontario said no, and Quebec f***ed off.
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02-21-2013, 11:04 PM
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The finest use of $25 million ever, well outside of giving a million away to 25 people to create new millionaires....
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