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[–] 31 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

La Riposte.

A movement to inspire all Anglophone Canadians to commit to learning a bit of French everyday in response to US economic and cultural aggression.

Symbolic, valuable, but extremely accessible. CBC has an app (Mauril) that our tax dollars already pay for, and of course there are dozens of language learning apps, many free.

Something almost anyone can do, at no cost. It's good for you. It's good for Canada (bilingual workforce opens many international doors). It'll piss Trump off.

Canada needed something to get behind, all together. If it gains enough traction, CBC and companies like Duolingo will pick up the bump in traffic and the story gets legs.

Am I high? Would you commit to learning more French and then actually do it, for this reason?

Edit: I did buy a couple of domains already. I might actually throw together a one pager tomorrow and just try to get it out there.

Edit 2: la-riposte dot ca. Pretty sure my links are being removed

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I've been trying to learn French. My whole dad's side of the family is Québécois but I grew up with my Mum for the most part in Ontario and was never spoken French to :(. I've cut off most of that side of the family now but I still adore everything about Québec and want to feel at home there someday

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  • [–] 3 points 11 hours ago

    As a québécois, I strongly suggest to watch Infoman (canadian politics satire, excellent way to stay informed on the federal level politics).

    Also, some classics: "Dans une galaxie près de chez vous" (a show in the style of Red Dwarf, but targeting a younger public), "Le coeur a ses raisons" (a parody of soap operas), and even older "La ptite vie" (may not have aged as well, but depicts a typical Montreal family in the 80s)

    For the hardcore, listen to François Pérusse "L'album du peuple".

    All these things can be watched and rewatched many times and will never get boring.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Je suis anglaise, mais j'ai appris français de France au college il y a longtemps. Mais j'aimerais bien apprendre français québécois. Jeu-t'allée, tabernak! C'est tout je connais lol

    I'm not Canadienne is what I'm saying, but I'd gladly switch my je suis allée to jeu-t'allée if it annoys a maga.

    Please share the link if you do it!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I'm very interested in this myself!

    Thank you for sharing that. Can you imagine US folks also getting into this? I bet some would.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I’m in! I was actually already thinking about it as my best friend had a stroke last week and we’re thinking maybe french might help her communicate better. She studied french for years and lived in France as well. Hasn’t spoken it in years though. A good friend from Montreal will be visiting her in the hospital this week, going to try.

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