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quebec report finds positive signs for french but 'bonjour/hi' still a concern - outdoor led signs for sale
QUEBEC —
A new report from the Québec language regulator points to encouraging signs of French health in the province, but has alerted Montreal stores to the increasing use of bilingual "bonjour/hi" greetings
On 2017, Quebec lawmakers were very concerned about the spread of bilingual language, and they unanimously passed a bill calling on shop assistants to stick to a simple "bonjour" when welcoming customers ".
The report released on Friday has little comfort in that regard.
The French-speaking Québec office found that the number of people using "bonjour/hi" in Montreal doubled between 2010 and 2017, accounting for all greetings in 2017.
The number of special greetings in English has also increased, from 2017 to 12 in 2010.
Greetings from France are still the norm, but in the same period this number has dropped from 84 to 75.
Monterey Mayor Valerie Plante on Friday called on merchants to insist on using French when receiving customers.
"I encourage our merchants to use 'bonjour'," she told reporters at the Town Hall '. ".
"Because everyone understands 'bonjour' and everyone loves it, it's something that brings people together.
"The report states that French is still the main language of the Quebec store once the greetings are canceled.
French is the language of service, which means that events that cannot be served in French rarely occur.
Leaving aside the concerns of politicians, the report points out that Quebec people
Especially the younger generation.
Increasingly indifferent to the language they use.
In 2012, 23 of those aged between 18 and 34 said it was not troublesome to serve them in languages other than French.
That figure rose to 2018.
English is the same as English.
A native speaker who is not French or English
More able to talk in French than 20 years ago.
In fact, the Québec reported that they were able to have a dialogue in French on 2016.
The report says the bilingual level in the workplace has increased.
Throughout the province, in 2016, people used French at work, slightly lower than 82 in 2011.
In 2016, the proportion of employees using French only at work fell from 60 five years ago to 56.
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