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Now could you imagine the uproar if the same rule was applied to English speaking Brits........

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fannyannie · 21/02/2007 09:37

who were moving abroad to live/work...\link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6380867.stm} - there'd be an AWFUL lot of people not able to go to live their 'life in the sun' - or whatever if was they had planned..........

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handlemecarefully · 21/02/2007 19:47

And for me it's not just about speaking the language.

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FluffyMummy123 · 21/02/2007 19:48

Message withdrawn

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expatinscotland · 21/02/2007 21:18

Oh, yes, I've had plenty of experience of being an expat .

Fifteen out of my thirty-six years of life and counting, in total, although the past 5 have been here in Scotland, where I sort of spoke the language .

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TwoIfBySea · 21/02/2007 22:01

I think people who want to work in another country must have at least a grasp of the language. We wanted to move to the Netherlands several years ago, well try and learn Dutch here, it is impossible. So we went with the intention of ensuring we could learn as soon as we were settled - it didn't work out thanks to meddling MIL - but we would not have been like those awful Brits who proudly state they have lived in Spain or wherever for 20 years and don't speak one word of Spanish etc.

I speak some French, more Italian and Spanish and a bit of German. Dh speaks German. We can now both speak a bit of Dutch, now we just need the cash to get out of this place! Haha (not quite.)

So it is up to the individual to learn the language, we should not expect another country to lay on translators etc. And I think the Brits abroad are the worst culprits.

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Marscentio · 21/02/2007 22:09

Cali.... FA would have been in Zimbabwe.

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Linnet · 21/02/2007 22:25

To move to Canada you have to be able to show that you have either a basic, moderate or fluent level of English and French.

If English is your first language they still require that you have a basic knowledge of French.

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Callisto · 22/02/2007 10:17

"If English is your first language they still require that you have a basic knowledge of French." - only if you're emmigrating to Quebec. Otherwise it is points based for a skilled worker visa ie maximum points for fluent English/French etc. You get extra points for having a level of French but if you don't speak any you can still get in as long as you have enough points for other things - adaptability, education, work experience etc.

Most countries have this sort of points based immigration policy.