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In article <1992Dec16.172933.18393@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>, bspencer@cs.mcgill.ca
 (Brian SPENCER) writes:
|> In article <gate.RPRVVB1w165w@cithara.login.qc.ca> william@cithara.login.qc.ca
 (william) writes:
|> >   From: beaurega@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Denis Beauregard)
|> >   Newsgroups: mtl.general
|> >   Subject: Re: stupid, stupid #2
|> >   Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 21:23:53 GMT
|> >   Organization: Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Canada

|> >   In article <1992Dec15.203748.9629@cs.mcgill.ca> bspencer@cs.mcgill.ca (Brian
|> >    I hear that the new casino that will open in Montreal will probably have
|> >    French only signs...stupid, stupid, stupid.

|> >DB>J'ai vu plus d'envois sur mtl.general en anglais alors que Montreal est
|> >  >une ville francophone majoritairement.

|> >DB>stupide, stupide, stupide...

|> >I believe the point he was trying to make, which obviously escapes you,
|> >is that a casino would be a major tourist attraction...for
|> >Americans...who speak English.  But if they can't read the signs or
|> >understand what's going on and where, then they'll take their American
|> >dollar$ to Atlantic City instead.

|> Yes, that was exactly my point.

|> Brian.

And what the (numerous!) Americans do when they "invade" Paris (and the
rest of France) every summer ?? ... Most signs are not in English !
How shocking!
Furthermore, most people don't speak English (I mean American ;-) ...

I guess you think Montreal would be so much more attractive if it was
NOT SO DIFFERENT from other major North-American cities ? Right?  NOT

Une ville a caractere francais a bien plus d'attrait, a mon avis, du point de
vue touristique ... Et puis ce sera au gouvernement et a la ville a bien
vendre sa "salade".

Eh bon Dieu! Les touristes, Americains ou autres, doivent s'attendre
a un peu d'exotisme en s'aventurant "si loin" de leur patelin ! Non? ;-)

Good luck my friend.

BTW, Loto-Quebec expects that 75% of its customers will be Quebeckers ...

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