concerns about atlantic provinces
I am planning a trip to the Atlantic Provinces this summer. I think that there maybe a problem with getting propane for my motorhome, credit cards are not readily accepted everywhere and that there is...
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The Texan wrote:Sea Dog wrote:Then we must have been in the wrong towns, because we got the "no English" treatment a couple of times at small towns in Quebec, when we stopped to eat.
The statement that no one in Quebec will talk English to you
is nothing but another myth.
If the person cannot speak English,
they will make every attempt to find
someone who can.
Oh it happens, not doubting it in the least. Quite frankly, I can speak both languages fluently, but you'll rarely hear me speaking French, even in Quebec. You can get a true sense of a business and the person serving you when they don't think you can understand them when they speak to each other in a language they don't think you know. I've walked out of a couple of places, but can hardly apply the experience across the entire Province. One should be able to function well enough using English only.
