For starters, the first nuns were French. Malaysian convent school girls – both past and present – may be forgiven for being unaware of this, however.
Back in the mid-19th century, English-speaking French people were rare, and even to this day, after centuries of rivalry and war, visitors to France are often advised to introduce themselves in any language except English.
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