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>Why aren't more people going to there rather than Vancouver or Toronto? The main language is French and it causes harm to the expansion of many businesses.
by daok 8y ago
>Why aren't more people going to there rather than Vancouver or Toronto?
The main language is French and it causes harm to the expansion of many businesses.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoThis is partly true and bad, partly false, and partly true and good. Partly true and bad: I think this bit is self-evident to this audience. Partly false: the language wars have subsided in Montreal and rank and file tech workers can manage okay in English until they get around to learning French, even if the company has to deal with French by virtue of being here. The provincial politics are noise which can mostly be tuned out within the Montreal tech worker bubble. Partly true and good: the friction that Quebec's language laws have created across the provincial border have allowed space for more "made in Quebec" companies that wouldn't have happened if Quebec let itself be treated as just another North American jurisdiction. It keeps the French/European cultural flair that makes it uniquely Quebec. Admittedly plenty of North American influence is still present.
- magnusdeus123 8y agoAlso, Completely true and good: There is no price to be placed on something that core to cultural heritage i.e. language, that can be decided upon by someone who doesn't or hasn't historically participated in it.