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From: dave@lsuc.uucp (David Sherman)
Newsgroups: can.politics,can.francais
Subject: les quebecois sont plus gentils?
Message-ID: <1988Dec13.133220.28851@lsuc.uucp>
Date: 13 Dec 88 18:32:17 GMT
Distribution: can
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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I phone people in Montreal, Quebec City and Sherbrooke fairly
often, and while my French isn't good enough to discuss tax
and computers, it's fine for negotiating through secretaries,
receptionists and directory assistance.

I've noticed that, without exception, the secretaries and
the like are extremely friendly.  I guess I concentrate
more on what they're saying because I have to make sure I
understand it, but they always seem to use longer and more
flowing sentences than the sort of "Sorry he's not in
cnitakeamessage?" that one gets in Toronto.  (I'm calling
universities, law firms and computer companies, mostly.)

Is it my imagination?  (Or are they more friendly because they
detect a non-quebecois using French?)

David Sherman
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