[pothibo]

> there are a metric ton of examples of how life in quebec is bizarre compared to neighbouring provinces in Canada (and compared to the US)

Quite the prejudicial statement. While some things are different, living in Quebec is pretty similar to any other place except for the fact that we speak french.

When LA or New York banned Uber, did you say how californian and New Yorkers were 'bizarre' and 'outsider'?

[elecengin]

My understanding is that they also legally require French to be used in a variety of contexts (with "language police"). If so, that is significantly different than most other places - and may feel "bizarre".

For example, you are free to run a restaurant with employees that do not speak English in the US, but you are not allowed to run a restaurant with only English speakers in Quebec.

[pothibo]

Let me just say this: Nothing you wrote is remotely true.

Not. A. Single. Thing.

[jellicle]

Really?

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-language-pol...

In Quebec, the law is that the public has an affirmative right to be served in French:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_French_Language

and fines are issued for violators:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/french-still-under-th...

I don't know if this counts as "bizarre" or not, but it's certainly unusual, since other provinces do not do this.

[elecengin]

I didn't mean to offend. This is merely how it was described to me. I have read a little, but I could be off. I have seen things like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_Language_Act_%28Quebec...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois_de_l...

[plg]

The example that really rubs me the wrong way (currently) is if I lived in Quebec, I would have to send my children to school in French, even though they have never spoken a word of French before --- that is, unless I send them to private school. It is a law that if you are an immigrant, your children, if they go to public school, are only permitted to go to French public school. I find that bizarre. My tax dollars are neither French nor English tax dollars. They are just Canadian dollars. If that is prejudice, so be it.

[jipiboily]

Are you sure about this? I don't think it's true. I think actually only kids from English speaking parents can attend public English school. Not 100% sure though TBH.

[plg]

Even worse

[pothibo]

You are failing to grasp a few basic understanding of how laws and culture works. Since education is of provincial jurisdiction, that means that your federal taxes have nothing to do with what's happening in Quebec.

We have french public schools for the same reason you have english public schools in english speaking provinces. It's not rocket science, just common sense.

If you want your kid to go to an english speaking school and deny them from the french culture, no one is stopping you from putting your money where your mouth is.

You do seem to dislike quebec so may I suggest you just move out? It may be better suited for you to live elsewhere.

[plg]

not the first time someone told me if I didn't like something about the way my government operates, I should just leave

[pnathan]

Ironically, NYC and California are often seen by other regions as outsiders. 'specially Californians, which feature regularly as the butt of rural dislike and jokes. :-)