Thread:Sirius Black z/@comment-32738051-20151205162032/@comment-32738051-20160108011522

Proficient is probably a bit strong a word...my French isn't that good. You might be better than me, Deirdre. I picked up a little Canadian French growing up...my maternal grandmother and her family were from northern Maine close to the Canadian border and French was their first language. But they were fluent in both so conversations were more like Franglish than either language. LOL. Used to drive me crazy. But most of the French I know I learned over several years in school. I had great teachers but never became fluent.

And my turn to be jealous of you both...I've never been to France or Italy but would love to see both. Though I did spend nearly a year in England and had French friends and roommates there. But like Deirdre's experience, they only wanted to converse in English. So I totally understand Sirius wanting to stick to English. It would be nice to practice French sometimes though. Je parle un petit français mais il n'est pas trés bonne. :-)