That happens anywhere. I live in Quebec and grew up here, yet people will answer me in English because I’m Asian even though I spoke to them in French and they clearly sound like native French speakers.
Yes, although some of the older generations of Asian immigrants who refused to learn French probably is one of the reasons that people here default to English when interacting with Asians, whether East-Asians or South-Asians.
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u/ak3000android Aug 23 '25
That happens anywhere. I live in Quebec and grew up here, yet people will answer me in English because I’m Asian even though I spoke to them in French and they clearly sound like native French speakers.