Politicians in Quebec try to make people speak French
A minister was upset to hear a song in English, poor thing
FOR OLIVER MAYERS, a native of Montreal, living in a bilingual city is special. “It’s ‘bonjour-hi’,” he says, referring to the local hybrid greeting. Around two-thirds of people in Montreal regularly use English at work. “You can do both.”
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