For Montreal fans

[CaptainBenn]

second langage, I only speak 3 but I want to learn spanish so it could be 4 in a few years

 

[DekeLikeYouMeanIt]

Who here predicted this thread would get out of hand very quickly? ....

 

[Rickkins]

I'm Anglo, but I speak French on a regular basis.

My written French is very poor however.

 

[sventington]

Who here predicted this thread would get out of hand very quickly? ....

seems a safe bet.

Anyhow, to answer the OP's follow up question, I am pretty indifferent to the "French first" attitude you speak of, provided it isn't a detriment. I want us to win. I guess with your Bournivals will come your Bouillions. I would be utterly content if we were a 1st place team consisting of only French Canadians, but I would be just as happy if we were split between Americans and Russians.

 

[gunnerdom]

Born and raised in Gatineau, which is a 10 minute drive from Ottawa. Now living in Ottawa. Safe to say that I'm fully bilingual, like a the majority of people in the NCR.

 

[BRAD HABSFAN]

Interesting topic and insights. I have been a Habsfan since age 10-11 here in New Jersey and go to games in Montreal all the time. [next one coming up vs Boston]. I would love to learn to speak French but struggling with my native English for the past 52 years makes me think butchering 2 languages would probably get me expelled from earth.

 

[hockeyfan2k11]

Bilingual. Born in Montreal but now live in this mess called Toronto. Hate that my French is slipping.

 

[Guy Germaine]

English Montrealer and never speak French. I know enough to be able to order pasta and ride the metro though.

 

[Halifaxhab*]

Last I heard the official languages in CANADA are both French AND English. So, if a Quebequois (I am a Montrealer by birth who was raised in Northern Ontario, and fluently bilingual) demands I speak french.....well, you can see where I could be going with this

 

[Phil Parent]

I'm fluent in both French and English.

I'm good with reading lots of other languages. Knowing French & English is a good base to be able to read lots of other European languages. Just don't ask me to write, hear or speak it.

 

[RC51]

Well lets see.
100% English, 100%French, 70% Italian, 50% Spanish, 30% Latin due to my early school years in Quebec, 10% Klingon- "HLJOL"

 

[kingdok]

I barely speak English, looking to improve it though.

Any advice?

My path

1- Travel
2- Marry an anglo chick
3- Watch and read exclusively in english
4- Go on HFBoards every day

 

[FF de Mars]

Anglo-Quebecers are a big part of our history, I don't get the hate because some of them (and not ALL of them) don't speak French.

Only old geezers don't speak French nowadays among Anglo-Québs. The hate is because back then they would make a point of honour not to speak French. Times have changed.

BTW for the OP, I'm fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

 

[coolasprICE]

Me I parle only 1 langue... she is FRANGLAIS

 

[hockeyfan2k11]

Last I heard the official languages in CANADA are both French AND English. So, if a Quebequois (I am a Montrealer by birth who was raised in Northern Ontario, and fluently bilingual) demands I speak french.....well, you can see where I could be going with this

I'd tell that person to kiss my ass. I get the occasional dirty look but nothing too bad.

 

[Jee]

I speak 3 languages: français, english and love.

 

[1UP]

Who here predicted this thread would get out of hand very quickly? ....

I think 100% did. But frankly, some idiot writes some flame bait, and then a couple people take the bait. No biggie, it's pretty tame, and mods will handle it. There is generally no hate at all amongst normal people, French or English speaking. Especially not amongst Habs fans. Except when DD is discussed .

I speak french as my 1st language, since I was born in Chicoutimi, and moved to Québec City at 20. Not big english speaking hotbeds. Learned over time on the internets.

 

[Mrb1p]

Seriously, learning the language people talk around you should be a must. Am I the only one that thinks its super interesting ? I'm so geek.

 

[ZARTONK]

I speak/understand three languages, including English and French. I've also taken years of Spanish, but the lack of practice made me lose it, I've started watching cartoons in Spanish to practice.

 

[Hullois]

Pleasantly surprised to see that 80% of the board speaks French!!

 

[FF de Mars]

Ah yes, another separatist repeating the mantra. Guess what sport... if you or your compatriots think that you can separate without a civil war, you're dreaming.

Have a nice day.

Hey mods, why is this message still here ? You need to clean those hateful comments.

 

[sventington]

too late. The civil war as begun.

 

[SirClintonPortis]

I'm an "unusual" fan. A former Caps fan raised in Maryland and from a Chinese family whose mother immigrated from that ****hole in the 80s. I don't know much French at all. I can understand Shanghainese better than French.

French vowel structure doesn't phase me much though, although it might if I ever learn more advanced French. Who knows...

 

[Jee]

OT: People should really stop demonizing separatism.

 

[Sined]

OT: People should really stop demonizing separatism.

Would it be fair to demonize the separatists who antagonize on people who don't speak perfect French but are trying really hard?

OT: I have several coworkers that I consider friends that are Americans that moved up to THQ Montreal after studios started shutting down. Many of them are trying VERY hard to learn French, many have made great strides and are pretty good given that they only have spent about a year learning (at the same time as a full time job).

But I keep hearing stories of them being mistreated when they've try to speak French (albeit it with certain mistakes), don't express themselves 100% correctly and then are antagonized and told to "leave to go back to their own country" because they didn't speak very well or tried to clarified themselves in English.