[jjshabado]

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yeah, french is a big deal there.
But when I've been to restaurants or anywhere else in Montreal or Quebec if the waiter spoke English or had an english menu for me they had no problem bringing it to me.
So why not at the poker-table?

Especially on the border you're going to have a lot of players who only speak english. Allowing both languages at the table shouldn't be the end of the world like some seem to suggest.

French should be encouraged, but if I look at the dealer and need to be reminded how to say all-in then they'll just tell me (or somebody else at the table will if the dealer's english ain't so hot) and we'll just move forward from there.

I understand there are certain issues that are unique to Quebec regarding their insistence on preserving their french heritage. But I think some of you guys are making this way more complicated than it is actually going to be.
This isn't going to be a big deal at all.

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I agree that both is the likely outcome, and it probably won't be a big deal. But at the same time, we've seen some pretty wacky stuff when it comes to language in Quebec.

My confidence in common-sense winning the day isn't all that high.