# A Question for all ye Québecois Dopers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-all-ye-quebecois-dopers/105658>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 25, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-all-ye-quebecois-dopers/105658 "2002-04-25T23:24:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-all-ye-quebecois-dopers/105658/21 "2002-05-01T18:29:25Z")

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I have loved all my life in Montreal, and I have **never** encountered someone who switched to English immediately, it usually takes a few times of me saying: “Quoi? Je ne te comprends pas!” (I am not bilingual and often have a hard time understanding french spoken quickly)

I find that, especially when working with the public, you have to muddle along as best you can.

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