Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 23 hours agoQuebec to mandate formal 'vous' in schools for respect.www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down10
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkQuebec to mandate formal 'vous' in schools for respect.www.cbc.caQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 23 hours agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareMacroCyclo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 hours agoYeah, I just felt there was a disconnect between what I learned in school and what would have been useful living in Québec. The confusion about vous always came from talking to younger kids that didn’t know that I meant just them.
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 hours agoHad a friend tried to live in Japan, learn the language and finish his master… turns out Japanese have 4 or 5 language levels and everyone was talking to him at level one, which is the one for small child. It was pretty infuriating.
Yeah, I just felt there was a disconnect between what I learned in school and what would have been useful living in Québec.
The confusion about vous always came from talking to younger kids that didn’t know that I meant just them.
Had a friend tried to live in Japan, learn the language and finish his master… turns out Japanese have 4 or 5 language levels and everyone was talking to him at level one, which is the one for small child. It was pretty infuriating.