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19. The french immersion programs were for english

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 09:25 PM

Oct 21

students in the rest of Canada. A big 'if you stay you will be able to communicate with you in your native tongue'. Not so much promotion if the English language in Quebec. They have laws there that say the name of your business has to be French and you can't go to school in English in Quebec unless your parents went to English school back in the day. They have done much to shore up their language and though maybe it doesn't seem fair, it is about keeping their language alive. Keep in mind that in the late 1800s Montreal was a third Irish and English speakers and the Scottish Canadians had lots of the wealth. You seemed to only be able to run a small business if you spoke French. The quiet revolution and then the 1970s were a long time coming.

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I can't post this enough: [View all] applegrove Oct 20 OP

I am laughing but have sad tears in my eyes. Irish_Dem Oct 20 #1

I was too old for Sesame Street but I did catch the odd muppet show. Not often applegrove Oct 21 #2

Same here, but the Rainbow Connection song became a pop culture icon. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #3

So many things from Sesame Street became popular culture icons. applegrove Oct 21 #4

yes I am surprised Trump hasn't trashed and denigrated it. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #5

I really love the Kermit Frog Resistance video. I play it again and again. applegrove Oct 21 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Irish_Dem Oct 21 #7

It makes me cry. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #8

If my country was going through what yours is, the Frog Resistance applegrove Oct 21 #11

Yes the beautiful song transposed over brutal Nazi terror here in the US. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #12

Yes. I lived in Montreal twice. We had a cottage in Quebec growing applegrove Oct 21 #13

I love Montreal but my heart is in Quebec City. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #14

Some day I will get back to Quebec City. I was there when I was 11/12 applegrove Oct 21 #15

Oh yes, do take a trip to QC. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #16

The women were called "Filles Du Roi". I would not go there in applegrove Oct 21 #17

Yes that is correct. Filles du roi. King's daughters. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #18

The french immersion programs were for english applegrove Oct 21 #19

Miller and co haven't told him about it yet. ananda Oct 21 #9

Good. Irish_Dem Oct 21 #10