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Default Bring me a 7-Up in French or I'll sue you

On Jul 15, 11:14*pm, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "Mark Thorson" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>
> > One thing we don't have to envy the Canadians about is
> > catering to Francophones.

>
> >http://marginalrevolution.com/margin...7/good-thing-h...

>
> I think people like this eventually create a situation in which the majority
> says "take a hike, francophones." *Sensitivity to their rights was the right
> thing, but exploitation over a name is another.
> Names are names. *7 Up is 7 Up, you don't say the name in French! *If your
> name is Bouvier and you present yourself to an English person, do you
> translate it into English?


But in Quebec you must ask for a chien chaud or an Hambourgeois. Why
not a Sept Haut or whatever?