Le Devoir walks up the Main
Le Devoir has a special feature on walking up the Main from one river to the other, mostly with a concern about the language spoken in businesses along the street. Also video clips, numbers on the fragility of French and the issue of small independent businesses having trouble always being able to give service in French.
This is part of their week-long series on language called Devoirs de français.
Jack 12:32 on 2021-04-04 Permalink
That Le Devoir piece is really good. I hope someone at Quebecor reads the last 4 paragraphs of that article.
DeWolf 22:21 on 2021-04-04 Permalink
It’s a really thoughtful, considerate piece. And I agree with Jack – the last bit makes an important point that is refreshing to see in a newspaper like Le Devoir.
Uatu 12:13 on 2021-04-05 Permalink
I’ve felt like that my entire life. There was a point where I really wanted to integrate and listened to french music and watched french TV, but it doesn’t matter because there’s always jerks who’ll remind you that you don’t belong. I think parizeau blaming people who looked like me for ruining their chance for a new country was the point where I quit trying to please everyone by trying to fit in. I speak French and respect the need to preserve it, but I’ll watch and read and listen to whatever I want. If you don’t like it, screw it. And the French guy who failed his french exam only makes my point that it’s almost impossible to please these self appointed arbiters of QC Franco culture and language