"no" banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGeniuslemmy.worldimagemessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1803arrow-down18
arrow-up1795arrow-down1imageGeniuslemmy.world"no" banana@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squaresugarfoot00@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 hours ago Damn, I’ve heard jokes about quebecios being snobby with their French but that seems excessive It’s not snobby. From an anglo perspective, here’s how it plays out in reality: WAITER: Qu’est-ce que vous voudrais? ME: Huh? WAITER: What would you like? ME: {proceeds to order} …And life goes on.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoI mean that’s fine, but the fact that it’s required under penalty of law is absolutely excessive
minus-squaresnf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoWhat happened with that change to signage laws that was going to require tens of millions of dollars to update eg “Canadian Tire” to “Magasin Canadian Tire” and whatnot?
It’s not snobby. From an anglo perspective, here’s how it plays out in reality:
WAITER: Qu’est-ce que vous voudrais? ME: Huh? WAITER: What would you like? ME: {proceeds to order}
…And life goes on.
I mean that’s fine, but the fact that it’s required under penalty of law is absolutely excessive
What happened with that change to signage laws that was going to require tens of millions of dollars to update eg “Canadian Tire” to “Magasin Canadian Tire” and whatnot?