STM bus driver refuses to speak English to passenger, calls police

[CLOUD 500]

Btw this guy who's crying that he couldn't get an answer from a bus driver in english, I think he don't know what's going on to white people doing in his country. I went to India (it's not pakistan but they do pretty much business the same way than them) and I can say that people trying to scam foreigner in thoses country are nothing compare a simple bus driver who cant answer a simple question in a language he don't know. When I was in Delhi people in store were trying to overcharge me even if there was a tag on the items I was buying, some dude was asking money just because we watched at about 10 meter of him his snake dancing with the whisle or whatever it was.... Same with taxi driver, same with the guy that was offering me replica jeans at a higher cost than real one. Same with thoses guide at taj mahal that put easy removable sticker at taj mahal on their price list to ask get more money....

What this guy would feel if the bus driver would ask him 5$ instead of the 2.xx$ it cost normally? He and we would say this guy was racist or whatever...

This is completely irrelevant to the whole issue and I am not sure why you even bothered to post this . It was about a driver who called the cops on this guy for asking the time in English and the driver not answering in English. I do not know the specifics but seeing this happened in the morning in front of so many people I do not know why she would have felt so threatened? It is absolutely beyond me but had this happened late at night this would make much more sense.

So I dont understand why this guy did so much drama... That you guy feel always attacked when its about the language, law are done by governement and governement is elected by people, if you arent happy with it just move away. Does I'm gonna cry if no one can serve me in french on a air canada flight between calgary and vancouver? Of course not.... if you heard some story like that you have to put a line between extremist people and normal people... newspaper, radio, tv are making money on drama and who make drama? the 1% of monkeys in this country....

No other country has laws as extreme as in Quebec for a language to dominate all others and to promote submission of all other cultures to the native one of the country. Furthermore this individual in question is a student from another country. Learning a language is very difficult especially when you are older. Do not judge the guy. Give him a chance eventually he will learn French(who knows how long he has been in this country. Keep in mind in Pakistan and India their other main language is English) If you went to China as a student and you have only been there for a few months of course you are not gonna know their language and if you had a question to one of their drivers and he called the cops on you because you did not speak his language I think you will also make drama and would probably have a very negative view of the country? And one last thing like I said before and will say it again Montreal is a BILINGUAL city. Any individual working for the public sector and especially where public safety is concerned must speak both languages. It is only logical with so many tourists in the city it makes no sense.

 

[wilko26]

So it's not restaurants and food safety anymore.
This is nonesense and you know it. Your initial point is miles away by now.
Of course, if 6 of you ten picks are basement electronics store in India Village, that makes you right?
Bye!

See post 119 and 126 of this thread, my bet was in reaction of thoses 2 guys cloud500 and techman. Where the hell you see them talking about RESTAURANT? mmmmm let me read again...... mmmmm..... ah we were talking about stores... yeah.... stores....

restaurant = stores? mmm yes
electronic shop = stores? mmmm yes...
Need more examples?

I gave restaurant U and me as an example (of a store) that was unable to serve me in french LATELY.

So now what? you wanna change the rules? You want pick up only restaurant?

In my bid I'm talking about 10 addresses, the topic ALWAYS been about STORES (refer to post 119,126 and thoses quoted in thoses same post). So now what you chicken out of the bet? You said you were taking it.... See post 128. But you been the only one to jump in btw.... I guess you been to emotional when you took it hen?

 

[wilko26]

you know what I hate from this thread is that you guys make big drama for small innocent things. Obviously some people who speak french are unable to serve people in english.

Opposite is true also but you guys closing eyes on it because it's not affecting you. So you gonna try to make me believe that it's never appened that you got into a place and the person was barely speaking english AND french? What about thoses? I only see french/english thread here but theres much more important issues going on.

This is one out of the 1432432 thread that append here about that issues and theres will be 1543543 more to come in the future and it will be the same BS (law 101, french/english on/off island) etc...

Time to grow up guys Montreal is a multi-ethnical city, on and off island is almost 2 differents world and people living under a rock on each side should accept that it's possible to meet someone that will not speak your own language or the one you speak the most.

In french there's a word: compromis and its apply to everyone.

My 2 cents.

 

[Mod 11]

It's getting ugly with this post just above mine...

Gents, keep it civilized tabarnack!

Provocation won't be tolerated, same as making fun of others. Understood?

 

[Mike Mercury]

K but im not talking about 'je vais prend un no 7 avec un no 10 et une bière' I'm telling you that at that place and im pretty sure its same in many restaurants they cant answer questions such: 'Je suis allergique à certains aliment et j'aimerais que vous m'énumériez les ingrédients de ce qui est inclu dans le no X?' Do we agree on that?

J'entre dans réno-dépot ou home dépot et je peux trouver cinq personnes qui ne comprennent pas ce que je veux bien que je parle en français et en anglais. T'es futé, toi.

 

[wilko26]

J'entre dans réno-dépot ou home dépot et je peux trouver cinq personnes qui ne comprennent pas ce que je veux bien que je parle en français et en anglais. T'es futé, toi.

Ça pas rapport avec le thread mais bon bien essayer pareil

 

[wilko26]

Are you going to be OK? I mean, you seem very upset.
It's always 420 somewhere in the world, man. Hang in there, you'l get that perfect world that's starting to take shape in your head..

You should bet only when you understand the whole thing... Let say you never accepted the bet... You just saved 5k

 

[Mike Mercury]

So it's not restaurants and food safety anymore.
This is nonesense and you know it. Your initial point is miles away by now.
Of course, if 6 of you ten picks are basement electronics store in India Village, that makes you right?
Bye!

Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Maybe a couple of gas stations and you can discuss problems with engine, tramsmission and ignition.
I knew you would get out of that bet.

 

[Mod 8]

Hello everyone,

Once again a topic where a specific language related incident is being discussed has gone totally off topic. I see no reason for this to continue as this discussion is too far gone to be saved without a serious cleanup which would be a total waste of a moderator's time.

Thread closed.

Mod 8