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> Maybe some of that is something that spoke to him and made him go there. If he went to Montreal specifically it is even true what he said: He didn't have to l

> Maybe some of that is something that spoke to him and made him go there. If he went to Montreal specifically it is even true what he said: He didn't have to learn French to be able to live and survive in Montreal, depending on the area he lived in and frequented. Maybe. He seemed to really want to come to the US but the performance and behavioral issues made it a big no. I don’t think he would have passed the stricter requirements anyways. One of the things he ranted about was how his kids attended public school in French. I mean, here in California public schools operate in English because it’s what the people speak. In Quebec it’s logical they would operate in French in a French province.

ramchip 5y ago
There are English schools in Quebec, it's just that there are conditions for eligibility: http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/parents-and-guardians/instruction-in-english/eligibility/ http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/parents-and-guardians/ins... So by law you may not be able to send your kids to English school even though there's one down the road, which I guess can be a bit surprising. Not sure if that was the case for that person though, or if they were just complaining about lack of English schools in general...
- 908B64B197 5y ago
  > they were just complaining about lack of English schools in general... I'm still not sure what he was complaining about. French in general it seemed.
- tharkun__ 5y ago
  From the previous answers it seems like he was an immigrant to Canada. As such he would not be eligible to send his kids to public English school in Quebec. All immigrants have to send their kids to French public school. That changes only if you pay for private school in which case you are free to choose the language even as an immigrant. Quebec has been trying to limit access to English schools even for Quebecers as many Francophones are sending their kids to English schools.

ramchip 5y ago

There are English schools in Quebec, it's just that there are conditions for eligibility: http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/parents-and-guardians/instruction-in-english/eligibility/ http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/parents-and-guardians/ins... So by law you may not be able to send your kids to English school even though there's one down the road, which I guess can be a bit surprising. Not sure if that was the case for that person though, or if they were just complaining about lack of English schools in general...

908B64B197 5y ago
> they were just complaining about lack of English schools in general... I'm still not sure what he was complaining about. French in general it seemed.
tharkun__ 5y ago
From the previous answers it seems like he was an immigrant to Canada. As such he would not be eligible to send his kids to public English school in Quebec. All immigrants have to send their kids to French public school. That changes only if you pay for private school in which case you are free to choose the language even as an immigrant. Quebec has been trying to limit access to English schools even for Quebecers as many Francophones are sending their kids to English schools.