Tiffany revealed that neither her father nor her mother learned or spoke French when they had left Sri Lanka to go to France. Thus, she said the opportunities there were limited for them (Likely translation: They couldn't find a job and were on public assistance.) What did they expect? That the French should cater to them in Tamil?!?
Sorry (not sorry!), when one immigrates to a country, one should already speak the language or be prepared to learn it quickly. Amma's English is still very rudimentary after over 25 years in the UK. Tiffany was born in France but doesn't know French nor even how to pronounce basic words (such as the word for 'bread') in French. Tiffany likely never went to school in France but moved to the UK when she was less than 6 years old.
Yes, Tiffany, even now one needs to know French if working and living in
![France :flag_fr: 🇫🇷](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f1eb-1f1f7.png)
. While there may be exceptions for US and UK companies set up there because they may function in English internally, Sri Lankans who immigrate to France and arrive with 'no opportunities' aren't likely or favored to get any unless they know French.