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Montreal Dispatch: Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019DAN BILEFSKYComments Off on Montreal Dispatch: Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’
Thousands of French people are coming to live in Quebec and discovering that a common language doesn’t necessarily mean a common culture.
Tagged Canada, France, French Language, Language and Languages, Montreal (Quebec)
DAN BILEFSKY
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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