Continuing the series, the southern French are attempting something of a revival of the nearly extinct language of Langue d’Oc. This amazing for two reasons: first, the language is hardly spoken by anyone anymore; and second, we are talking about France, where pride in the French language is so strong even international language like English and Spanish find no acceptance here.
Nevertheless, as you wander around the downtown area of the southern French village of Arles you’ll spot street signs like this:
And like this:
