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Re: Re: Montreal Hate thread
| quote: | Originally posted by Adam420
Seems like I'm a little late to chime in on this but your post is funny, because it echoes exactly the point that my friend was trying to drive across last week.
He cited an example of a couple that came from Buffalo, NY. They came for the jazz festival and overall enjoyed their stay (week-long I think)very much, having spent over $1000 on entertainment during their stay. They said they really enjoyed being here, aside fro mthe fact that they were hit with THREE parking tickets, incurring a total fine of over $200. Unfortunately, it is the tickets that they will remember about Montreal, not the good time they had.
And yes, this is because they could not understand were confused by the signs at the various locations where they parked, because they're only in french.
And as an English Montrealer, although it's gotten better as my french has improved, I have felt rather left out for a very long time. |
Your point is incredibly weak. If I go to Berlin, Tel Aviv, Washington, Beirut or New Delhi, it's my own problem to not understand parking signs.
So it is their responsibility to understand them. We have a different language, as do many countries in the world. What part of that dont you understand.
You would expect me to NOT pay a parking ticket if I visit Toronto, Berlin or Tel Aviv because I don't understand THEIR language. That is one stupid point to make.
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