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1000 Reasons not to vote for GW
fredster:
--- Quote ---Hmm... a shortage of English speaking doctors in England??
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No, I was speaking of Canada. The complaints I heard were that the english speaking people were having trouble communicating with the French speaking doctors. They didn't like that.
I don't understand the battle in Canada over the French/English thing myself.
--- Quote ---...large group of doctor's that DO NOT go to the States to work. As Money isn't everything... Quality of Life, both personal & business means alot...
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Money isn't everything, I agree.
It's about 82
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: fredster on September 22, 2004, 09:21:52 am ---No, I was speaking of Canada. The complaints I heard were that the english speaking people were having trouble communicating with the French speaking doctors. They didn't like that.
I don't understand the battle in Canada over the French/English thing myself.
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If you live in a rural area of Quebec, then you'll have this problem. As everywhere outside of Quebec, the 1st language is English. I do not know of a 100% French speaking doctor.
French/English thing: Inside of Quebec, 90% French Speaking, 30% French ONLY, they will not actknowledge you if you speak English to them. And its @ 30% want to separate from Canada and become their own Nation. Quebec recieve the largest amount of Federal aid then any other province. So a lot of people in Western Canada don't think that fair and want equal payments for all provinces.
The issue is sumed up like this... Federal Government gives Quebec alot of breaks. Usually in order to stop the separation talk. IE: Distinct Society clause... But they still are not happy and want more... and the other provinces say enough is enough...
Also there is the "French Language Police" If I own a store, there signage outside my store has to be 90% French which the French writing has to be bigger then any English writing. So in downtown Montreal, where the largest population of english speaking people in Quebec live (@30% are English only, and the rest are French first & English second speaking) The store owners can only have French signage outside their store. And if they put any English in the front of the store, they get a fine and have to change to french only.
--- Quote from: fredster on September 22, 2004, 09:21:52 am ---Money isn't everything, I agree.
It's about 82
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fredster:
That's funny. We have to use Spanish, but it's only to sell things. If you don't use spanish, then you don't sell as much. I get upset when I have to deal with spanish at an ATM or in instructions.
I've been to Detroit and didn't like the weather. I can't believe that you don't get that much snow. I lived in Indiana and couldn't stand the winter and had too much snow. It was way too cold.
I like one season, the warm one. I had a roommate who loved winter. I could never understand that. I live too far north now. If it wasn't for Hurricanes and my industry, I'd move to FLA.
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: fredster on September 22, 2004, 10:36:42 am ---I've been to Detroit and didn't like the weather. I can't believe that you don't get that much snow. I lived in Indiana and couldn't stand the winter and had too much snow. It was way too cold.
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Buffalo gets more snow then my area does.
One thing for sure, when I was younger, we had lots of snow from December til March. But now with global warning, I'm lucky to have a white Christmas... as we start getting good amounts of snow is January and Febuary and a freck snowstorm in March. That's about it....
GGKoul:
Can we let this thread fade away now.....