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by eniotna
3395 days ago
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I have to disagree with you, not everything is about money or commerce. Laws are put in place to protect people, so that everyone feels like they are part of the society they build. Honestly, it's about respect for the local people. I don't see how having a sign in both French and English so that people can understand you better is a big deal. |
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This is in the end not about having the sign in both French and English, the government can do with its signs whatever they want with their signs. They are telling people what to do with signs that are not theirs.
There is no 'protection' to be had from signs, nor is it a sign of disrespect to have a sign in English only.
There are plenty of 'English only' signs where I live and it's neither French speaking nor English speaking and nobody actually cares because they don't see it as a sign of disrespect or feel that they need to be protected.
If the Quebec government would combat corruption and actual crime as zealously as they go overboard on how-high-the-lettering-on-your-English-sign-is then Quebec would be in better shape already.
As for the last part of your comment: it isn't a big deal, that's the whole point, so don't make the language of a sign into a big deal. In fact, don't make language into a big deal. There is no need to protect it, it will change over time and fighting that will hurt you more than that it will help because of the inevitable isolation it will cause.