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Old January 4th, 2008, 05:06 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
Lawrence Akutagawa
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"TheNewsGuy(Mike)" wrote in message
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Lawrence Akutagawa wrote:
... I've made a number of trips to
Canada, the early ones to Bristish Columbia and Alberta. Strolling along
the grocery shelves, I was amused to find that each and every labeled
item had both English and French descriptions/writings.



Come to Markham Ontario some time. Almost every plaza, store sign,
business etc. is in Chinese with no French or English - just Chinese.
Everywhere, on everything. Not politically correct to demand it. Try
shopping at the pacific Mall or or the TnT Supermarkets. LOL!! Where
are our "bilingual" laws there? - ... (just in case you're wondering I
don't care - I just find it interesting)


Signage I expect and am not the least bit surprised. It's labeling on
everyday items - like canned goods, ceral boxes, etc. - distributed nation
wide that surprised me. Now if you are saying that items that...on the one
hand in British Columbia and Alberta bear English and French labels and on
the other hand in Quebec bear only French labels...in Markham Ontario bear
only Chinese labels, then - yes - I would be surprised. So pray tell, are
there any such items and - if so - what are some specific examples?