Living here in Ottawa, on the Ont./Que. border, I can assure you that there is much silliness. I believe that New Brunswick was the first "officially bilingual" province in Canada, and does not suffer from the endless signage by-laws etc., that are enforced in many areas of Quebec. ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Graf" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [EE:] Freescale Zigbee contest >> > The thing is if you go and visit Quebec you see NONE of that "language > police" silliness, most of the people are very friendly and have no > problem with you not knowing the language (and many know more then > enough english to at least get by). > > If you REALLY want to see how well two languages can live side by side > visit New Brunswick. The northern portion (perhaps the southern portion > as well, I only visited the northern portion) is VERY bilingual, almost > everybody you meet speaks a good amount of both languages. > _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist