Language doesn't come naturally to everyone. Some even have enough trouble learning their own language. And people like me, where my heritage is here. I can date back to being in the Montréal area back to 1700's. I've tried learning French. It doesn't change that if I am sourounded by at least 2 french conversations around me it sets me into a panick attack. At my ex's family get-together i had to leave and take air, smoke a joint to calm myself down 3 times. Only people I could carry out a conversation with and understand them, were the kids.
It wasn't entirely appealing when young to learn the language either as there were so many battles between english and french. I distinctly remember being 7 and had a 14yro bully who would beat on me just because he didn't like that i was english and was friends with his little cousin my age.
I don't mind having conversations with you in Shakespeare language dear. It's ok because you did your best to learn it.
That being said, I can easily imagine a french speaking being bullied in other provinces as well.
I couldn't speak english when I was young but I do had to learn it in order to pursue a career in information technology...
When I began working, we could be 10 french speaking persons attending a meeting, if only one person couldn't speak in french, we had our meeting in english...
I could barely follow what was going on in english so I was always asking myself why the fuck I had to do all efforts...
An english speaking person who learn french gets instant respect from french peers because he does it mainly for cultural interests.
An french speaking person has to learn english because it's the normality... If you don't do so in North America, you're more fucked up than an english speaking person who can't speak french.