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I thought that Canada spoke English and French? Or I should say those are the official languages but I'm over in the maritimes part of Quebec and there's not one piece of anything out here that's English. I almost couldn't pump gas today because I couldn't figure out how to turn the stupid gas pump on. There's just nothing in English, google translate saved my ass. It would almost seem like they have to know at least some English. I mean don't they teach it in their schools out here? But I think it's probably one of those we are France first and British subjects second things. You would probably have to drag one of these frogs behind a car in order for them to start speaking The King's English.

I thought that Canada spoke English and French? Or I should say those are the official languages but I'm over in the maritimes part of Quebec and there's not one piece of anything out here that's English. I almost couldn't pump gas today because I couldn't figure out how to turn the stupid gas pump on. There's just nothing in English, google translate saved my ass. It would almost seem like they have to know at least some English. I mean don't they teach it in their schools out here? But I think it's probably one of those we are France first and British subjects second things. You would probably have to drag one of these frogs behind a car in order for them to start speaking The King's English.

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I don't know. For the first like 5 or 10 miles things are in both languages when I crossed the Vermont border, then only french. I'm around Quebec City but still, when I was in Montreal 20 years ago I never had this problem. I generally think I'm a nice person and I try to say hello to people when I walk by them. When I do that here I get stared at like I'm a fucking asshole. So now I just ignore everybody which makes me unhappy. I'm only here for another week as I circle the peninsula and then I'll be in the other maritimes and they all speak English and I bet they'll say hi back. They might call me a Yank but that's ok.

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