#83 09 Avril 2020 18:52:20
It's true that we have a lot of pressure about speaking in English. And that the English part of the country, doesn't make a lot of effort for speaking French, if they do. Here, English is one of the most important classes since childhood. But truthfully, in all the English teachers I got, only one was really interest in make sure is students really understand and get better. And it was one of the last I got, so I struggled with English for years.
I live in a small town, and the only cinema around here, have just two rooms, which most of the time, only show movies in English, sometimes the woman taking care of it succeed in getting a movie in French, but that doesn't happen a lot sadly, because "hey, we should be able to understand the English one".
People do tend to think that we all speak English, and that if you speak French, well you're from France, or something. It's always funny when I say I'm from quebec. But if a lot of people talk both languages, I also see a lot who don't understand a single word in English, and yes, life is very difficult for them. For school, for everyday life, but also for work, since very few places accept people who don't speak English. They don't care that much if you don't speak French, but the opposite is a big no. My mother lost the chance to work at a place just because if she understands and talk English, she's not bilingual.
