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Not quite, the stop/arrêt thing is because of a law that says our official language is French so everything HAS to be in French. If a product's packaging does n

by belval 5y ago

Not quite, the stop/arrêt thing is because of a law that says our official language is French so everything HAS to be in French. If a product's packaging does not have a French side it simply cannot be sold in Quebec unless it has an exception of sorts.

joemi 5y ago
There's a great bit about that in the movie Canadian Bacon where a police officer in Canada (not sure if it was actually in Quebec or not) catches some Americans writing anti-Canadian graffiti. The officer informs them that they need to have French translations and helps them add it, and then moves on.
- matrix2596 5y ago
  You must see the Latin correction in life of Brian then
- kzrdude 5y ago
  Sounds very Pythonesque, indeed
- bmn__ 5y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyO1ILQAGsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyO1ILQAGsU
  - joemi 5y ago
    Thanks. It's been quite a while since I've seen it. Guess I slightly mis-remembered it, but got the gist of it right.
wwalexander 5y ago
In Montreal, there is a flashing neon sign on top of a former flour factory [1]. This sign originally read: FARINE FIVE ROSES FLOUR The first line is French for “flour”, the second line is the brand name, and third line is, well, “flour” in English. When Bill 101 passed, they had to remove “flour” from the sign as it was an English word. However, they were allowed to keep “Five Roses”, as opposed to “Cinq Roses”, since it’a a brand name, so now it simply reads: FARINE FIVE ROSES The owners have apparently tried to take the sign down, since the brand has since been sold to their competitors, but capitulated to public outcry. Apparently, it’s quite expensive to maintain, but I can see why locals don’t want it to go. It adds a lot of character to the skyline. [1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/farine-five-roses-sign https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/farine-five-roses-sign
dnautics 5y ago
Is "stopper" not a valid french verb? I was taught it was.

by belval 5y ago

joemi 5y ago

There's a great bit about that in the movie Canadian Bacon where a police officer in Canada (not sure if it was actually in Quebec or not) catches some Americans writing anti-Canadian graffiti. The officer informs them that they need to have French translations and helps them add it, and then moves on.

matrix2596 5y ago
You must see the Latin correction in life of Brian then
kzrdude 5y ago
Sounds very Pythonesque, indeed
bmn__ 5y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyO1ILQAGsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyO1ILQAGsU
- joemi 5y ago
  Thanks. It's been quite a while since I've seen it. Guess I slightly mis-remembered it, but got the gist of it right.

wwalexander 5y ago

In Montreal, there is a flashing neon sign on top of a former flour factory [1]. This sign originally read: FARINE FIVE ROSES FLOUR The first line is French for “flour”, the second line is the brand name, and third line is, well, “flour” in English. When Bill 101 passed, they had to remove “flour” from the sign as it was an English word. However, they were allowed to keep “Five Roses”, as opposed to “Cinq Roses”, since it’a a brand name, so now it simply reads: FARINE FIVE ROSES The owners have apparently tried to take the sign down, since the brand has since been sold to their competitors, but capitulated to public outcry. Apparently, it’s quite expensive to maintain, but I can see why locals don’t want it to go. It adds a lot of character to the skyline. [1] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/farine-five-roses-sign https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/farine-five-roses-sign

dnautics 5y ago

Is "stopper" not a valid french verb? I was taught it was.