A Guernsey French welcome to the parish

Jan Marquis, the States language development officer to fund two signs for each parish.

Thats means you the taxpayer, unless Jan is paying out of her own wages.

As much as we all enjoy our old family ties, giving us a sense of belonging, it is ridiculous to waste money on firstly a language officer ( at least teachers in schools educate for the future ) and secondly this old rarely used language as a hobby for those who wish to speak in a minority tongue no problem, but forcing it upon the modern day Guernsey people and children, and then charging them out of taxes is nonjobs work.

Last words to quote the officer, to turn what is an invisible language into a visible one. That will help the job application visible but not understood by the boss or hardly anyone else. Another nice but not needed waste of money.
Boatyboy.

The tourists can't even pronounce the ones we have now .........

As boatyboy says these "added value" jobs should be the first to go if we are in the dire financial straights that the States tell us we are!

Jan Marquis is doing what he is mandated to do in his role. I think that he is trying really hard to undertake the role that he is paid by the States to undertake. He appears every weekend, on a Saturday lunchtime I think, on Island FM, and in the Guernsey Press once a week and provides phrases of the week, as well as giving lessons to school children.

Personally, I think it adds the 'something unique and different' about Guernsey that sets us apart from any old town in the UK.

Yes there will have been some cost, but in the scheme of things relatively minor I would suggest, and as a taxpayer I am content that this money has been spent to provide something unique for Guernsey as a mark of our heritage.

This is my view and I accept that others will/may have a different stance, that is what makes us all different!






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And no... I am not related to Jan or have even met him!!





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Not quite unique, most Welsh towns have multi-lingual signs all over the place.