Nope, I don't speak French yet. I have a friend from Cote d'Ivoire who is trying to teach me, though it's going along quite slowly! He's from Abidjan, too, actually. I can figure out some French with context clues, but I can only usually guess at what's being said. *L* I think I know what you were getting at, though, and I will send the friend request again!
Would I be wrong to assume that a higher percentage of native French speakers in Canada can converse in English than native English speakers in Canada can converse in French? It seems like that's the case, being there are more native English speakers than French speakers in Canada.
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You are correct Dex. More francophones speak English than Anglophones speak French. In the province of Quebec, French is the official language. That is the highest density of francophones many of whom do not speak English at all. It's sad to consider we have two official languages but the majority of people can speak only English.
I see Do you think that having two official languages takes away from a single national identity? I say that because of recent history, with the Quebec independence referendum narrowly failing back in '95
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ha! my uncles and cousins live in belgium. i've been to Bruxelles for some hours. Fantastic place! I saw the Atomium and the pissing golden child lol... manneken pis (spelling?).
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