Mr Nobody
Feb 21st, 2005, 04:04 PM
What's the percentage breakdown of the following:
1. Montrealers who only speak French
2. Montrealers who only speak English
3. Montrealers who are bilingual but primarily speak French
4. Montrealers who are bilingual but primarily speak English
Why am asking: I mostly (70%?) hear people speaking English (they can't all be tourists).
Another story: The Metro (subway) agent tried to rip me off $2.50 claiming he had given it to me already. Had to have a passerby translate because he only spoke French and I haven't used my French regularly for over a decade other than the few words I speak everytime I'm in Montreal/Quebec (not like I'm every understood when I speak French. My wife laughs when people don't understand me. :( ).
Do subway agents need to be bilingual? (Heck even the shopkeepers in Chinatown speak English AND French) Was the agent lying and being a pr*ck? If so, guess they're no different from Toronto transit workers? :) (Not to say that all transit workers are bad!)
1. Montrealers who only speak French
2. Montrealers who only speak English
3. Montrealers who are bilingual but primarily speak French
4. Montrealers who are bilingual but primarily speak English
Why am asking: I mostly (70%?) hear people speaking English (they can't all be tourists).
Another story: The Metro (subway) agent tried to rip me off $2.50 claiming he had given it to me already. Had to have a passerby translate because he only spoke French and I haven't used my French regularly for over a decade other than the few words I speak everytime I'm in Montreal/Quebec (not like I'm every understood when I speak French. My wife laughs when people don't understand me. :( ).
Do subway agents need to be bilingual? (Heck even the shopkeepers in Chinatown speak English AND French) Was the agent lying and being a pr*ck? If so, guess they're no different from Toronto transit workers? :) (Not to say that all transit workers are bad!)