What Percentage of Québécois Speak English?
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MikeyMike01
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I know I've seen graphs before, but I can't be bothered to look one up right now (just about to go to bed).
The further away from Montreal and Quebec City you get, the more likely the people are to be exclusively francophone. Once you're in the Quebec boonies, good luck finding anyone who speaks English. IIRC.
The further away from Montreal and Quebec City you get, the more likely the people are to be exclusively francophone. Once you're in the Quebec boonies, good luck finding anyone who speaks English. IIRC.
Kairi Zaide
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I'm not going to pull out graphs, or give any number. I'll just go based on my experience, having lived in both Quebec City and Montreal.
In Montreal, pretty much everyone can speak at least basic English. The percentage of bilingual people is obviously much higher than anywhere else in the province. The percentage of strictly English speaking people is also quite high compared to other regions.
In Quebec City (and I'd say it's relatively similar in smaller municipalities), the percentage of bilingual people is going up. Everyone that was born in the 70s-80s, I'd say, will understand English and be able to have a short conversation, at the very least. Those born in the 90s and the millenials won't really have any trouble holding a longer conversation in English, because English is mandatory starting in elementary school, although some might have troubles with pronunciation and with finding certain words. Lots of older people, though, might not know English very well, besides certain common words. I know plenty of people who wouldn't be able to hold even a short and simple conversation in English in my extended family, for instance.
In Montreal, pretty much everyone can speak at least basic English. The percentage of bilingual people is obviously much higher than anywhere else in the province. The percentage of strictly English speaking people is also quite high compared to other regions.
In Quebec City (and I'd say it's relatively similar in smaller municipalities), the percentage of bilingual people is going up. Everyone that was born in the 70s-80s, I'd say, will understand English and be able to have a short conversation, at the very least. Those born in the 90s and the millenials won't really have any trouble holding a longer conversation in English, because English is mandatory starting in elementary school, although some might have troubles with pronunciation and with finding certain words. Lots of older people, though, might not know English very well, besides certain common words. I know plenty of people who wouldn't be able to hold even a short and simple conversation in English in my extended family, for instance.
Have covered quite a bit of Quebec riding a motorcycle. Never have I come across someone who can't speak English reasonably well. Would be shocked if the number wasn't higher than 1/3.
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I teach English. and once you get out of a 1 hr radius of Montreal, it's probably 1/3. including Montreal, it's probably 45%..ish
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Y'all forgetting l'Outaouais where is must be around 70% of people that are billingual.
Actually, after some research...
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/amnord/quebecdrtlng2.htm
Actually, after some research...
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/amnord/quebecdrtlng2.htm
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Kairi Zaide
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Makes sense with what I was saying somewhat, and I'd be curious to see by age group
BostonBob
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As someone that grew up about an hour outside of Montreal I can tell you that number of Quebecers that can speak English is a lot bigger than the number of Quebecers that will speak English.
cupcrazyman
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Imagine moving to Quebec from a country that doesn't speak French or English ?
How many other languages must we learn?
