I have a Canadian friend of Chinese extraction, who came out to Australia back in the 70's. He originally came from Bamf, Alberta, yet had to learn French to teach in Calgary. Fuck, I didn't think there were that many frogs leaping onto the back of cattle in the stampede to justify that. I think he came out to Australia because of our lack of snow and French.
Back in the early nineties, I met this French speaking couple in Australia. I thought they were from from France,.. they were from Quebec. The wife could hardly speak English, yet was a teacher in Quebec.
I hope they work out their Anglo/French thing in Canada. Could you Yankees imagine having to learn Texan ( aka George Bush Jnr speech ) as a second language
