Suing $12000 for a 7-Up
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- JSK0
The issue is not about french language but part of separtist movement. Has to with preserving french language and culture with in Canada.
If this had happened in outside of Quebec or Ottawa, he would had been laughed at punched in the face for it. While Air Canada is former crown corporate, it still tries to maintain the governance of national airline.
- wasn't there Air Canada and Canada Air? or some strange duopoly like that till Westjet came along...vaxorcist
- Continuity0
No, the issue has nothing to do with language rights, official bilingualism or any of that.
It's got everything to do with one individual with a particularly interesting sense of entitlement who uses official bilingualism and language rights as a crutch to litigate. Promise you, if he lived in the States, and he reckoned his Starbucks coffee was too hot for his liking, he'd find a way to sue.
- sherm0
Pardon me madam flight attendant, do you not know the difference between a 7UP and Sprite?
Allow me to educate you.
Lawsuit.
- I say we start calling them stewardesses again. Let's sue for it.Continuity
- there is an idea.sherm
- Meh, I call them stewardesses anyway.Continuity
- i prefer air girl. or air wench.sherm
- Oooh. Air Wench has a good ring to it.Continuity
- bored2death0
Why is someone suing a dollar amount for a soda?
- prophetone0
this is exclusive to the east. good luck trying to be like this in vancouver. the only things french out here are poodles, french fries and inspector gadget re-runs.
- Miesfan0
In Catalonia if the sign of your business is not writed in Catalán, you are exposed to a fine of 10,000 euros.
Nationalism is a disease that is cured traveling.
- oddslob0
Lets all generalize a whole country while all you brits get bad teeth.
- Brits have less cavities per person than America.animatedgif
- my teeth are almost perfect, get back to your hockey match. :-Dset
- aldebaran0
We have it so good in Canada it's simply ridiculous. But that's still not enough for some.
- jfletcher0
Wow, I wish physical harm upon this guy. What a douche.... but at the same time, wtf is wrong with Canada even paying attention to this???
- Because he knows which buttons to push with Canadians. Evidence: this thread exists.Continuity
- vaxorcist0
he just sounds like a guy looking for a fight.... as in "Holy SHIT, I see that you are about notice the chip on my shoulder?!?! Don't you know that's illegal?!?!?!?"
- moldero0
hosers
- Continuity0
'Thibodeau has a history of being litigious. He sued an Ottawa bus company in 2002 because the bus driver said "Hello" not "Bonjour."'
What a fucking twat.
- bulletfactory0
Wonder if the court case was held in English?
- pr20
Why misleading tread title like this?
This is not $12k over 7Up but over the airline not complying with the gov't rules.
How would you feel if next time you go to a restaurant your waiter started talking to you, in say Bengali?
- i'd go to mcdonald'sprophetone
- I would choose not to eat there. End of story.aldebaran
- Depends if it was a Bengali restaurant. I'd kind of expect it there.Continuity
- good luck choosing "not to be there" when 30,000 feel in the air...pr2
- ya. he would have to leave 'cause he couldn't get a soda pop on his one hour flight.aldebaran
- again, it's not about simplistic thinking like that. it's about the corporation not complying with the laws.pr2
- What? He got his drink,. He wasn't ignored or misunderstood. It comes down to a branding issue and perhaps stock on the plane.ETM
- perhaps what the plane stocks.ETM
- Its like he ordered Sprite and got vodka or something.ETM
- benfal990
Hey yo! Sprite taste like piss! Give him a 7up as asked!
Le Québec aux Québecois mutherfuckerz!
- JSK0
So, since I will be in montreal, I will be asking for Sprite in english. If they give me a 7Up, I will sue.