One in every 20 Torontonians cannot speak English or French

[God]

Shouldn't you at least try as you are in a different country.

Lost for words: One in every 20 Torontonians can’t speak English or French, study finds | The Star

One in 20 Torontonians can’t speak English or French and the language barrier has greatly impeded their ability to find a job, be active in the community and enjoy a decent life, says a new study.

More than 132,700 Toronto residents are unable to have a conversation in either official language and they account for 20.5 per cent of the 648,970 non-English and non-French-speaking population across Canada, according to the Social Planning Toronto report which is believed to be the first ever to profile this cohort.

 

[Jessica Rain]

It stops them from finding employment, being active in the community and being able to enjoy life on a whole.

So why the fuck are they not trying to learn? I bet if you ask these people what is wrong in their life, they will blame the country, the government, the active English/French speaking Canadians.

 

[Waxed]

It is what it is. Most over 55 or so have a hard time learning a new language. Even if they want to.

 

[demien3k5]

Justin should issue em' all Rosetta Stone for English as a second language. He could FedEx it directly to each one of them to wherever the fuck they came from before they left to go to Canada. By the time they get through the immigration red tape, they'd be orators of epic proportions at a fraction of the cost of how they do immigration in Canada now! :biggrin2:

 

[DannyDevito]

Even the ones that speak English use too much slang for my liking.

 

[tsmith]

They don't learn English or French because they don't have to.
It should be mandatory for citizenship.

 

[Admo]

Americans have it worse.

Almost Half Speak a Foreign Language in America's Largest Cities | Center for Immigration Studies