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warpedaeroplane t1_j9ilyd6 wrote

Not really. We have a relatively sized Quebecois community but nobody is out conversing in French at the grocery store with the cashier. The further north you go in the state the bigger the French speaking population seems to be though that’s likely my personal experience only.

However, folks here are kind by the by if not a little cold. I can’t imagine anybody gives you a lot of crap if you speak English with an accent (most people get a kick out of “oh you speak French!”) , but I wouldn’t expect to be accommodated hardly at all with French speaking service almost anywhere. I’m sure there are individuals and businesses who have staff who speak French but it’s definitely not common.

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AfraidToLoseMyJob OP t1_j9iqg5s wrote

Yeah I didn't really mean accommodations, I'm fluent in english. I just meant a place where I'm more likely to talk to people in french on the sidewalk or at a cafe. I have hung out in northern New Hampshire, I found the people to be very nice. I dont know where the "cold" thing comes from. I have lived on both coasts and I long to comeback in the North East where I feel people are genuine.

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warpedaeroplane t1_j9iqxbr wrote

I personally don’t find us cold either but just a little bit less likely to strike up conversations with strangers, though I personally am a bit of a chatty Cathy. I would imagine there’s Facebook pages and I also know there’s a few Franco-American clubs though most of them aren’t exactly cultural hubs lol

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Different_Ad7655 t1_j9mviol wrote

Haha New englanders have always gotten the reputation of being cold and unfriendly. But in my book, it's always a matter of minding your own business and being in that sense tolerant of your neighbor. Their business over there. Growing up gay in New England for this reason was no big thing in the late '60s for me. I travel a lot, I am in California now , Los Angeles for the winter. Oh God I hate Florida.. I think the distinctions however, the mobility of everybody on the planet especially in the US, the internet, YouTube, etc etc Netflix whatever has lessened all of these distinctions, better or worse. Not only a US level but on a global level. I see it especially in Europe the homogenization the globalization more and more

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joshtaco t1_j9lnjgo wrote

We are genuine, but also not naturally conversing in French either. Especially in some of the more rural parts of this place

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