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Submitted by Pascal Reynaud on January 20, 2020, at 10:01

There is a difference between Canadian French and French from France. A French person can recognize the difference and may have difficulty understanding Canadian French, because, like in France, it is a dialect derived from old French … at least it seems that way. America is close to Canada, like the UK is close to France. More and more English words are being used in the French language, so I'm not surprise that Canada is using English words and adapting them to its context.
But you are right that Canadian French has its own terms to designate the same things that exist in French from France, but French people may not understand it. It is Canadian French, that's all. Canada is not France. It is another country speaking French and it is a beautiful country with beautiful people.
You know Belgium and a part of Switzerland speak French, too, and they have their own French terms that a someone from France might not understand. I'm French.