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Originally Posted by xepherys
Also, in NE U.S., we deal a lot with Quebec natives... or the dreaded French-Candian. Due to requirements that any product sold retail in their province must, by law, be printed in French (along with English) and other things such as the general snobbishness of many Quebecians, Americans tend to just disregard the French altogether on many occasions.
Also, the helping them through WWI and WWII, and getting not much back (don't even start on the Statue of Liberty) hasn't helped.
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Quebecians???
WTF?
I think you mean, "Quebecers" in English, or "Quebecois" en francais.
As far as products being sold in Quebec having to be printed in French and English, uh, that's the same for the entire country of Canada. Not just Quebec.
I would imagine that it makes good sense.
Like General Motors for example. They have a new car coming out in the states called the Buick "Lacrosse" That one got a few giggles in Quebec since "Lacrosse" in Quebec is a slang term for masturbation.