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the state of education in quebec's eastern townships
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| colonelcrisp |
so this morning im sitting here at work doing my monthly warranty binning. This involves a painstakingly boring task of reading through about 1000 warranty claims on crown vic and grand marquis, then associating each claim wiht a suspect part or problem etc... i have read all manner of bad english from dealerships in the lower 48, but even louisiana cant touch the eastern townships of quebec. I love quebec dont get me wrong, i feel at home when im back in gatineau, but the eastern townships are just to close to new brunswick and that barbaric language they call "acadian" is starting to rub off on their mechanics.
I quote "La Client Ma dit que son auto ne TURN ON pas"
Followed Closely by "J'ai verifier que la moteur ne pourrais pas TURN OVER"
furthermore while describing the fix he claims he "Suspect FPDM Relais, J'ai REPLACE le Relais, pis TURN ON l'auto, ca marche OK"
the canadian conservative government came under fire this mornign from the inuit population for "ignoring" their issues and concerns. i say screw the inuit... we are ignoring the people of the eastern townships god given right to not sound like idiots when they attempt communication........ its too late for the new brunswickers but we can still save this jewel of eastern quebec......
I know i know franglais is hillarious to hear spoken but its damn near impossible to read, especially when they mix the worst of english and french grammar and hten try to short hand write it. |
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| jdat |
hahahaha
wow not only is the french but also the english horrible in these phrases!
I used to deal with that rubish technical speech mumbo jumbo when I lived in the US and dealt with clients from Quebec.
I always tried to insist on using the french technical terms ( I was dealing with electrical and mechanical engineering ) and the bastards never understood and tried to correct my french when I was wrong and they were right!
Sometimes I would just switch to english totally and would basically force them to drop down their stupid "patriotism" linked to the language that they use so poorly.
Client:Bonjour j'ai un probleme ma switch est broken.
Moi:Vous voulez dire que l'interrupteur sur votre appareil ne fonctionne plus?
Client:Vous dites quoi monsieur??? Le switch est dead! |
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| colonelcrisp |
| now jdat you have to use propper quebecois, ma switch c'est ****** sti, cauline mautadite de tabarnak. |
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| jdat |
| nah they used to be polite so none of that religious slandering in my case :p |
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| colonelcrisp |
they usually bust out the english hating sentiment when i call them and tell them im charging them back because either it wasnt a warrantable defect or they charged way to much money for the work.... i let them yell incoherently for a good 10 minutes, when they figure out im francophone they back pedal so fast it isnt funny, well it is.....
that claim i quoted above, they tried to charge ford canada 5700 bucks to replace 3 fuses and a switch......... |
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| jdat |
lol I loved screwing with people like that too the english french speaking...
Sometimes I would just automatically answer in english without checking what line was coming from ....
I speak english with an american accent so they would get pissed off cause they had a damn yank on the phone and they would insult me etc.... and when I switched to french ... with a french accent they were like wtf
a guy with a french accent in french and an american accent in english??? |
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| colonelcrisp |
| im great at switching accents, unless im hammered, then the french kicks back in. i cant do the american accent tho, i overdo it too much. my favorite is my buddy maher, he tries to do an american accent and it sounds like he is pinching his nose while talking. (he is british....) |
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| Subey |
Best use of Franglais award:
Armando in Un Crabe Dans La Tête |
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