I’m not a huge fan of the limits and methodology Quebec places on which cultures to protect and how, but calling language laws a trade barrier is like calling physics a manufacturing barrier

I’m sure there’s a bunch of Germans that speak english but I’d feel like an idiot if I tried to sell them products that weren’t in their language

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A historical point

In the 80s Lee Iacocca (CEO of Chrysler) complained about the trade imbalance with Japan not buying US cars. He wanted tariffs to punish them.

Japan drives on the opposite side of the road (left side) from the US (right hand) and the US wasn’t building cars for left hand traffic.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 3 days ago

And I feel like not taken seriously as a french customer everytime I have to spin a product twice in my hands before finding french mentions. That and packaging design for international standard rather than my own country's. I want french standard two-people bed sheet not convert king size to cm to compare it to the measurement of my standard bed. I want my eggs in multiple of 6. Is that so hard?