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[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually Haitians speak Creole, they have to learn french, a new language to them, although similar in the same way that french and spanish is similar. Only the professional class such as doctors and lawyers speaks french.

Lol. creole isn't a language, it's a type of language. Hatian creole (the language) is based on French and French is one of Haiti's official languages.

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol. A creole isn't a language. Hatian creole (the language) is based on French and French is one of their official languages.

Yes, i meant they speak haitian creole, i thought it was obvious. I speak french and i can positively tell you that although being "based on french" its quite impenetrable to me, although ive been hearing it for 20something years. So its not like, emigrate to Canada, sit in school, start studying in french. Its really learning a new language. And although french is listed as the second official language of Haiti, that is only because the tiny economic elite of the country speaks it.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, i meant they speak haitian creole, i thought it was obvious. I speak french and i can positively tell you that although being "based on french" its quite impenetrable to me, although ive been hearing it for 20something years. So its not like, emigrate to Canada, sit in school, start studying in french. Its really learning a new language.

But it's not, because French is one of Haiti's official languages. They receive their public education in French from what I understand.

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But it's not, because French is one of Haiti's official languages. They receive their public education in French from what I understand.

Most Haitians are poor, like dirt poor, they cannot afford to pay for books or even get their child to school. So its kind of like an american child who would learn french at the primary level, then drops school. Hes not gonna learn much from that.

Aristide wrote a book in 2000 that estimates that only 15% of the country speaks french.

And Alawen this was R&F material from post 1 lol.