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I am horrid at French but made every effort to speak it when in QB even though the reps I worked with were fully bilingual. When the customers understood I was from AB but making a genuine effort they went out of there way to try and speak English back to me.

I too am sad that I don't know French (or any other language) and you have a wonderful opportunity to try and learn it while you are there shore9. Trust me, take the opportunity and show a real desire to want to learn and you will find MANY people in Sherbrooke who are willing to speak to you in French and they will be very patient and understanding about it.

As a business major as well I can't tell you the times I wished I spoke a second language, especially French in Canada. You can learn it at your own pace, it costs you nothing and the pride in being able to converse will be enormous and it's free for you to learn while there.

I personally can't stand your attitude towards your environment but remember that you can change it. Give this some thought and if you decide that you want to learn French and I would be willing to congratulate you here for a change in opinions.

If nothing else, you live in BC and want to travel for work so who do you think stands a better chance of being sent to YUL for a company when it comes time to take trips to QB for the company, the person who speaks French or the person who happened to go to University there but doesn't know a thing about the language?