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It is illegal to curse in any language other than French.


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8 Responses to “It is illegal to curse in any language other than French.”

Comment from Robert
Time June 11, 2010 at 1:34 am

But be careful in Montreal it is illegal to swear in French. All other languages are acceptable.

Comment from GothicWolf
Time June 21, 2010 at 10:09 pm

you know… i hear plenty of cops here in canada swearig in engish…. this laws a fake, or atleast it doest exist ay more….

Comment from james
Time August 3, 2010 at 7:21 am

or maybe no one just gives a shit about it

Comment from me
Time February 25, 2011 at 5:02 am

Thiss douncouff (dumb ass in german) law!! im In quebec now

Comment from German
Time July 24, 2011 at 5:22 pm

“me”, you’re an idiot. Its “dummkopf”, and that isn’t dumb ass.

Comment from tom
Time July 26, 2011 at 4:17 am

this isnt a law. i’m a quebecker born and raised. this is yet another person trying to make the french people in quebec look bad.

Comment from George
Time October 5, 2011 at 9:35 pm

You’ve already done that yourselves…

Comment from Mylene
Time October 7, 2011 at 11:14 pm

People need to stop generalizing entire populations because of the actions of just a few people, there are stupid people everywhere around the world. This isn’t a law by the way.

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