Then separate.

Inuit: It's the new Muslim.

Why the "strange" tag? Of course they're angered. -1 subby for missing the obvious.

Do you mean Eskimos, subby?

Those mining companies shouldn't go there if they don't speak the native language. I thought that was the rule.

Quinn will fix THAT.

Just on the radio, it seems. Which makes a certain amount of sense.

If the company tries to outlaw the language completely, that's a different issue.

Business should be conducted in the conducted in the language of Canada. Canadian.

Tr0mBoNe: Then separate.

You mean the English speaking people? Because it sure seems like the Inuit have a better claim to speaking the original language of Canada.

tortilla burger: Business should be conducted in the conducted in the language of Canada. Canadian.

Damn I need to preview before I post

hankhorsey: Tr0mBoNe: Then separate.

You mean the English speaking people? Because it sure seems like the Inuit have a better claim to speaking the original language of Canada.

Some people just don't seem to know when they're beat.

Why can't we force people to speak English in the United States?

I speak English at work too, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

Quldpepee is Inuit for yellow snow

IrishHammer: Why can't we force people to speak EnglishAmerican in the United States?
FTFY moran

WTH? I understand if they have to communicate to an english speaker in English, but why can't they talk to each other?

What if their english isn't so hot? They're just supposed to use made-up sign language to each other?

/didn't rtfa

Martin Bergeron, Agnico-Eagle's general manager for Western Canada and Nunavut, said the company strives to be respectful of Inuit language and culture, along with the many other cultural backgrounds that converge at the Meadowbank site.

"If you go at the kitchen or cafeteria area, for example, you will hear a mixture of languages. People are enjoying themselves in their own language and are comfortable," Bergeron said.

"We do not stop people from using their own language. We want, for safety reasons, to make sure that people use a common language - English - when on the worksite."


I see absolutely nothing wrong with this policy. But hey, if the Inuits don't want to follow that rule, we can send up some Mexicans who would take those jobs..........oh, wait.

" Lo siento, no hablan Inglés "

They took our jerbs!

I had to learn to speak Spanish to get along in my daily life here in Virginia, so I'm getting "un retroceso" out of this thread.

Welcome to Stephen Harper's Canada.

At least they don't expect them to speak French.

If they don't want to speak English, why don't they cross back across the Bering land bridge and go back to where they came from?

ThunderChicken: At least they don't expect them to speak French.


The will once they find gold under the streets of Quebec.

WTF is Eh!

I'm a French Canadian so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.

/Speak White
//Nous savons que nous ne sommes pas seuls.

I totally doubt English will be the main language of English-speaking parts of Canada in the future. Consider I listen to Arabic, Korean and Chinese more often when I visit Toronto for a day.

/American living in Canada
//wait, forgot the "eh" most of the times

Madman drummers bummers: Quinn will fix THAT.

You mean Quicken, right?

/Intuit...
//Nevermind

Haha! I bet Americans thought they were they only ones who discriminated against their native people! Silly Canadians, you're doing it wrong.

strathmeyer: Haha! I bet Americans thought they were they only ones who discriminated against their native people! Silly Canadians, you're doing it wrong.

Just give 'em a few blankets. That usually solved the problem.

Okay, so after rtfa, I can see why there's an issue.

If it is just over the radios, for safety reasons, that makes sense.
As long as workers won't get written up for chatting in their language as they walk down the hall together, or something.

You want to emigrate here you can learn to... oh, wait.

Did anyone even read the article?

It just says the mining company wants people to use a single language for radio communications for safety reasons. Sounds about right to me.
Everyone can use any language they want for anything else.

You need a glass dagger or your own nuclear warhead.

//snowcrash anyone?

So get a different job.

hankhorsey: Tr0mBoNe: it sure seems like the Inuit have a better claim to speaking the original language of Canada.

Uu Kanata!
Nangmini nunavut!
Piqujatii nalattiaqpavut.
Angiglivalliajuti,
Sanngijulutillu.
Nangiqpugu, Uu Kanata
Mianiripluti.
Uu Kanata! nunatsia!
Nangiqpugu mianiripluti,
Uu Kanata, salagijauquna!

soupieC: Did anyone even read the article?

What kind of Fark thread would that be?

Somebody find a picture of Ron James doing his Robert De Niro Inuit, stat.

/ Too obscure?

Malbar: This is a non-story. It's the same thing with airline pilots and virtually any industry where safety and communications are important.

You can speak whatever language you want while chatting, but when using official lines of communication as it relates to a job, you need to speak a language that everyone understands.

THIS

Forced to speak another non native language at work? Brother believe me I sympathize!

/Welcome to Texas.

And us English speaking people, tired of all the French words on our products.

Canada West = English patriots.
Canaduh East = French whiners.

Get Lost: And us English speaking people, tired of all the French words on our products.

The Horror. Having French words on your products.

/Grow up

BalugaJoe: You need a glass dagger or your own nuclear warhead.

//snowcrash anyone?

It was the first thing I thought of.

The written alphabet is pretty cool:

ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᐅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᕿᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᐅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᕐᓴᕈᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᕿᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᖑᐃᐱᓘᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑕᕐᓴᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᐹᖏᑦ.

translation: You can download the font package by clicking on the link, currently there are 5 styles of the font, bold, heavy, italic, light and regular.

_{http://www.gov.nu.ca/english/font/}

orclover: Forced to speak another non native language at work? Brother believe me I sympathize!

/Welcome to Texas.

Of all the reasons to hate Texas, this has gotta be the weakest.

They're just lucky they aren't being told to speak French, eh?

They must have like 300 names for the word "mine".

I think the main difference is Spanish speakers that come here immigrate. English speakers that are already here are conquerors. When you lose a war, bad shiat happens. Get the Spaniards to learn the King's English!

/why spanish speakers have so much 'pride' in speaking it is beyond me; its your slave/conquerors language. You want some real pride, relearn your native languages.
//looks forward to one world, one language. Don't care which one it is. Even if its Spanish lol.

I'm an Australian Gold Prospector who is currently on vacation in Canada ...so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.

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