This is a French colony and the natives speak in their own local languages and French. At least be polite and try to learn some basic words/phrases instead of hoping/expected them to speak in English.
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This is a French colony and the natives speak in their own local languages and French. At least be polite and try to learn some basic words/phrases instead of...
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