The Truth About Living in Montreal, Quebec
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Ever lived in western Canada as a francophone? When I hear anglos saying it’s hard because of the French and the government….two universities, English paper…English tv…in other parts of English Canada you have to live in English cause there is nothing In french…
Bien d'accord 👏👏
They're a bunch of whiners but that is the fault of the Quebecois who bow to their demands. Stand up to them and stop being intimidated by them.
Yes they cry but they're in french province and they want everything to be adaptés in english for Them. Bunch of hypocrites
You'll never get an English speaker to say "Bonjour" without complaining...
Okay, but you also can't compare the history, population distribution, and contributions western French Canadians had in the development of western Canada compared to anglophones in Quebec (especially mtl). Those universities and English foundations in Quebec exist because they have long reaching roots here, it's not like the french 'provided it' for them. Don't act like you guys are so gracious and accommodating when we all know why it's there to begin with and that the provincial gov would get rid of it all in a heartbeat if they weren't such significant institutions even today. Anglophones are a minority group now, we're treated like second-class citizens, many eventually end up leaving for another province because, yes, it would be easier for us lifestyle and opportunity-wise and we're lucky to have that option unlike French Canadians who are more limited in their choices. But even with all those other options this is the home we were born and grew up in, and Toronto or any other Canadian city will never replace our hometown. So ya it's hard on everyone. We complain, you complain, c'est la vie.
Don't they speak French in Montreal? That's what making the city so cool.
Nah, some people want it to become another north american town luke the thousand that already exist in the US and canada, with nothing special except a weird past
We are just a weird past for them
Agree!
Not everyone speaks French here. Of course I do, but I know people who were born here and who only know a few basic words, like a tourist.
Sure, it is not gonna be easy to live in English there, it is a French speaking province (the only one in Canada, New Brunswick is bilingual, but public life is mainly English). Just try to live in French in any other province (even New Brunswick) and you'll find out how rude other Canadians are too.
Imagine being in Mexico and saying "ah the one thing I hate here is everyone's speaking friggin spanish. Darn, it's so hard not speaking spanish, the govt should do something about it and like, stop sponsoring spanish"
Imagine how dumb that would be.
Thank god no one thinks like that!!
Can you keep doing these Montreal videos, Dan! I love watching you from the UK 🇬🇧.
ok just send me some fish and chips
Will do…lol 😁
Why do anglos act like living in a place where the local language is different is an insurmountable problem? Just study french a bit and become conversational in it?? There are franco populations that have lived for hundreds of years in anglo provinces as well... the difference is that they are bilingual.
It’s not just a Franco province sweety
@@aprilspring2474 it's the only francophone province in canada 'sweety'. I came from ontario and became conversational in one year.
@@aprilspring2474 The only official language of Quebec is french .never been to school sweety?
Exactament!!
@@aprilspring2474 Legally, Quebec is a unilingual French province. In the exact same way that legally, Newfoundland, PEI, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC are unilingual English provinces. Only one Canadian province is actually bilingual: New Brunswick.
LOVE: walkability, the urban design, and the transit. There is nowhere else in Canada that has the same level of mid rise density with corner shops, cafes and bike lanes.
HATE: ??? Perhaps the winter is too long.
Anglophones always criticize other people for having an accent when speaking english while most of them barely know how to say "hello" in spanish, french or any other language 🤣🤷🏻♂️
"I don't want to say French but ..." and the girl laughing. racism
That's not how racism works, for all you know his ancestors are French Canadian. Doesn't mean he can't have valid reasons for disliking the implementation of the French language in Quebec lol
@@sharvin0161 Imagine a French guy in Toronto saying he doesn't like English...Racism or stupidity pick your choice
@@lja01048 That's their prerogative, how is it racist for a French speaker to dislike a language and vice versa with an English speaker. lmao is the freedom to express a language is harsh to the ear or difficult to learn racist too?
@@sharvin0161 Given the historical/political context in Montreal, yes it is. If not why did he feel so bad about saying what he said
@@lja01048 Again, not wanting to be rude and being racist are two different things. No need to call people racist because their opinion differs is my point.
I’m from Vancouver so my likes and dislikes are geared to that.
I like the architecture, the festivals and free entertainment all year round, St. Catherine street downtown, the universities, and the French language.
I dislike the lack of greenery (much more concrete than Vancouver), the air (not always fresh) and the anglophones who complain about French (get over it).
I agree with the woman who talked about how difficult it is for those with disabilities to get around. The sidewalks are in need of repair, many metro stations don’t have elevators, the buses don’t have lifts and stores don’t have ramps. Vancouver is better in this respect.
Montrealers get up early, way too early for my liking. I couldn’t believe how crowded the métro was at 6:00 a.m. (pre-COVID). I was used to going to the grocery store or corner store after midnight so the shorter opening hours in Montreal meant I had some adjustments to make.
This was interesting! I never thought about Montrealers waking up early. But I did notice that many Montreal restos close too early for my taste. Maybe that is why lol
@@TheNewTravel Another reason is that they can't find enough employees so they are reducing opening hours. Quebec population is getting older faster than in other provinces. The McDonald close to where I live used to be open 24/7, now it closes at 8:00 and they still struggle to have enough employee to operate it.
All metro stations are going to have elevators soon.
@@pouetance Yes, this is true. But the opening hours were longer in Vancouver than in Montreal even a decade ago.
Where I lived in Vancouver, some stores were open until 7:00 p.m. even on Sunday. You could get groceries at smaller markets until 10:00 p.m. Larger grocery stores were open until midnight while one nearby was opened 24 hours, as were some of the corner stores.
Many malls stayed open until 9:00 except on weekends when they closed at 6:00 or 7:00. You could renew your auto insurance, load your transit pass and shop for a new computer until 10:00 p.m. at London Drugs. This store was a pioneer in changing opening hours. It’s where everyone shopped on Sundays back when other stores weren’t allowed to open. I miss London Drugs.
What surprised me more was that people in Montreal generally support shorter opening hours. I’ve been told that it’s because people need more leisure time to spend with family.
In my case longer opening hours made my life better because I could do things on my way home from work without rushing to make the 6:00 closing. I used to get off the bus in front of one store around 6:50 and run in before it closed. If the owner saw me coming while putting up the closing sign she’d let me in. I had way more time to shop on weekends too.
I’m a night owl so it wasn’t unusual for me to walk the dog to the corner store at midnight to get something. Adjusting my shopping habits has been the hardest thing to do since moving here. Compared to that winter and learning French have been easy.
You have to get out of downtown
Wonderful work Dan! I watch many of your videos. Much appreciated.
Great video dan , please keep us with you and talk about the difference you felt , the difference between the last video and this one !
Sometimes I feel like your Channel was meant to help me coz I have always been curious about Montréal in Canada especially being someone who likes French I hope I can come there as a student one day
Aww I really loved the last couple. They made me smile :) Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What question should I ask Montrealers? Leave a comment, let me know
I would ask things in French. Why don't you try those in French: Qu'est-ce que vous aimez de Montréal ? Qu'est-ce que vous n'aimez pas ? Quel est le Montréal de vos rêves ?
Aussi, it would be nice to avoid polarity question just to see the world in a different view than bad/good, right/wrong, etc. What do you thing ?
Salut Christine! Regarding the polarity, it's true that not everything is love and hate. It is really just a way to get people thinking of a range of opinions. If I just ask what they think of the city, I'll get all nice things, and people will think I'm looking for an advertisement or something. But what I'm more interested in are honest thoughts. Regarding asking the question in French, I have done so in previous episodes. And a few speakers in today's video were native French speakers, it's just that if they offer to speak English I will accept of course as it's easier for me and many viewers as well. Hope that explains the situation well.
@@TheNewTravel Thanks for your answer. I really appreciate your vidéos. I was a little choc that no one talks about the bilingual aspect of mtl except one. As a francophone born in mtl and living here after having lived all over the globe, les langues sont une grande richesse à exploiter sans limite. Merci pour ce que tu fais, c'est vraiment magnifique !
Ask about nice trips around Quebec for a nice holiday
Awesome video!! Keep up the great work 👍🙏
Hey Dan, love these interviews! One thing consistent everyone hates is the construction.
For an idea, maybe on this channel or your Dan Vineberg channel, do a vlog on why it's been so bad, what caused it, when will contruction finally be DONE, and how it could even be discouraging tourism!
I myself live in the northeast US and drive to Montreal, and I find it very frustrating to get around once I reach downtown. I evwn had an issue once picking up a friend at Dorval because half the roads were closed for construction!
There’s more construction than usual downtown because they’re working on REM stations and redoing St. Catherine and the municipal government is pushing to get work done on ageing infrastructure that should have been done years ago. Quite a few new high rises are being built so downtown may also be going through a construction boom.
Come back in 2024. There will still be construction because winters here are hard on the roads, but part of the REM will be up and running and some major projects finished. Park somewhere outside of downtown and take rapid transit. If you must take your car downtown, you can usually find a good parking spot in the business district to the south of St. Catherine. Or in lower Westmount.
Aside from the accessibility issues, I'm surprised to hear criticism of Montréal's public transportation. I visited a few years back, and found it very easy to get around - even on the bus, and I don't even catch the bus at home (in DC). Also, public transport is in French, yet it was still easy to navigate as someone who barely speaks or understands the language.
The Metro is exactly like our system here in DC, so maybe that's why I found it easy to navigate (vs NYC, for example). Also, the buses and trains were punctual. I guess it's all relative. I would love to live in Montréal ❤️
Can't wait to leave Vancouver and move to Montreal! Looks so much more alive, soulful and diverse
Hey, Dan... nice video! I appreciate most everything about Montreal, it's diverse multi-culturalism, and the French-speaking culture where they always lead in French first. I can't say I hate anything but I've never lived there. I especially love the Montreal original creation 'Just for Laughs GAGS' because where else could they create such a fantastic and outrageous production besides in Montreal, and I love all of the Montrealer's reactions in their videos! I've said it before, Montreal and CDMX are my two favorite cities!
For god sakes the problem is not knowing English, but living in English in a French speaking province… it’s not complicated
Love these videos!
Are you from Montreal~
People don't understand what makes Montreal special, its the french culture, the french speaking people. Why would you have Montreal, become another North American city, where you hear only english... As a french speaing native, I think its a shame that now, there is more and more english in this town. I speak english very well, and in my city, I never speak english. If I go to a place and they don't speak french, I won't do business with them.
What french culture? Please explain?
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@@shoshanagoldenberg4413 French-canadian culture. And language is a big part of culture.
And lots of French every year immigrate to Quebec that further prevent English language from dominating the province 👍
Cool interviews!
Dan, please make a video about the suburbs of Montreal, such as Champlain, West Island etc. )
I have one in West Island
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Thanks man. I can't wait to visit Montreal.
this is a great video thanks.
Glad you enjoyed
This was really interesting to hear the perspective of locals
Glad you enjoyed, Kimberly
What I would say is there are not enough attractions for families. What I love is the safety.
ask this in the winter!
Really ? The Quebec quiet revolution in the 1960 's was because anglophones were treating French as a second class citizen ( like blacks in USA) meaning racism .... all the good jobs were for anglophones only ... you can live in Quebec in English but no francophone can live in French in Ontario or any other English provinces .... if you are not happy please move to a lower quality of life meaning Toronto , Calgary or Vancouver . These cities are 50 % immigrants ( not born in Canada ) and do not know about the identity of Canada , its culture and history ...
bruh "( like blacks in USA)" talk about about having victim complex comparing your struggles
@@brandonviger2245 Lmao, police brutality ségrégation, extrême poverty, speak White, french n###a, Wanna continu? The only one playing the victim is the anglophones
@@brandonviger2245 He is comparing, not equating. If it wasn't so bad, why was there a revolution?
@@brandonviger2245 afro american got better condition than us in a part of our history.
if history Fact's make you unconfortable,
it's your own problem.
talk about today
Some people live there and refuse to learn the french, even with the fact that the french is the common languagr
@@jeremiepatricksammon9115 bro if none of you guys are from mtl stfu lol also dude is what not that bad lol
I like it these q&a.
You gotta do one with real French Quebecers
That guy Gabriel wasn't French enough for u ?
@@daveyboy_ not a quebecer
What's a "real" French Quebecer lol
@@sharvin0161 A francophone Who is born in Québec and speak french. Not a anglophone or a Immigrant
@@yannislaurin5438 Right, but how do you know there weren't any in this interview? Are French Quebecers not allowed to know English or something lol
Im liking your Montreal videos. I love the city. I went to Montreal in 2013 from Ireland with my work spend 10 months there. Have been going back for a holiday at least once every year since . Im trying to get a job so i can move permanently
Fun stuff!!
I guess my current 'hate' is how selective the city can be in deciding its priorities. I live in Villeray-St-Michel-Parc-Extension (one borough made of three distinct neighbourhoods). The borough administration is currently holding public consultations on how to beautify Villeray (the richest part of the borough). They had a Facebook post about it, and 90 % of the comments said ''Villeray is pretty enough already. Put that money into Parc Extension (the poorest part of the borough) already, where the lack of greenery is causing heat islands etc.''
I'm driven and take the bus to Parc Extension. I do hope they put efforts in beautifying this area. 👍🏼
I have lived in Montreal since December 2021. I really love Montreal. Nightlife, its 4 seasons, people are nice and friendly, love the many parks, french look and feel, greenery and food. What I don’t like is the graffiti on buildings, tunnels, bus stops, walls, continuous construction and would like that the metro spreads itself out to the east, west and south a little bit since its mostly in the middle. I see a lot of homeless people and this is quite sad, since they drink and mess the area and start shouting at people that are walking. Also anglophones complaining about French “Come On”. I have learned more French than anywhere else because I try with effort to use it everywhere I go. Try too, and you will love it. Otherwise it is a very vibrant city with a lot of ambiance :)
If you were born here and they told you that u can't go to school where u want ud complain to .
@@daveyboy_ I really don’t know the reason why this is the case, but I find it rather weird. I mean where I come from (Kuwait) we have British, American, French, Indian, Pakistani, Persian schools and we never ever complained about language being a barrier to learn from or to take over another being Arabic our first language and English almost used everywhere in our daily lives and a business requirement. I cant understand it, living in Quebec for sometime now!
@@bassamal-kaaki3253 alot of history there and I can't go into it. But what came of it are racist language laws.
@@daveyboy_ Very sad how a civilized and developed part of Canada feels this way!
Homelessness is a problem everywhere in North America. It’s not too bad in Montreal when you compare it to Vancouver.
The homie from a past video showed up here, nice!
Yeah!! Christian saw me filming and biked over. I was going to explain who he was in the video but I cut that part because it was already getting long. Here's the vid we filmed for those who haven't seen it:
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I used to work with Christian, he's a really nice guy. It's been cool seeing him in your videos.
Good video man! 👏. I have never been to Montreal then I don’t understand what is the problem with constructions why mange people hate that topic.
Very good! Please do more of these. How about meeting people with disabilities and ask the same questions? Not just people in wheelchairs but deaf, blind, etc. I've met Canadian people with disabilities at New York University and at Rochester Institute of Technology and they often say that the USA is much more accommodating and empowering to them than in Canada. One of my coworkers is deaf from Guelph, Ontario and she says the same thing.
I'm curious about something. Do you ask people if they speak English when you approach them or is that not even necessary? Or does it depend on the area of the city?
Certainly depends on the part of the city. As a general rule, St-Laurent street (which is pretty much in the middle) divides the city between English and French (English to the west, French to the east). The eastern end of the city is almost exclusively French, the western end almost entirely English (at least historically). The central neighbourhoods are mixed, some a little more French, some a little more English, and most of them benefiting from the cultural input of various immigrant communities (some of them also being more French or English!)
@@louisd.8928 So in the central neighborhoods would you ask if they speak English? And in the east you would speak French directly or ask them in French if they speak English and in the west you wouldn't even ask? Something like that?
@@dminnovatores In central neighbourhoods, as well as in the downtown core, you generally wouldn't need to ask (especially in any sort of customer service interraction - it's nearly impossible to get a job like that if you're not bilingual) and you can use whichever language you're most comfortable with, and I would guess that 80 % of the time people with respond in that language.
The further east or west you go, the more likely it is people only speak one, and you'd be better off asking if they speak French or English, according to the location. Whether it's French or English, people usually appreciate if you do.
I will arrive in Montreal next week as a foreign worker. Is it really THAT difficult to reach Pointe-Claire, for example from the downtown area? In reference to @10:20
Bus service in Point Claire is terrible. I don’t go there anymore because I no longer have a car.
I’m from DC and just spent the last week in Montreal. The French is one of the main things I LOVE about Quebec. It makes things so unique and different when I visit Montreal. It’s a beautiful language and I never get to use it on a daily basis. I get that some English speakers might be frustrated but seriously you live in Montreal, just learn French dude, it’s really not that hard.
Montreal the best city on the planet I love it!
No place like it ;)
@@TheNewTravel Try Europe; you will change your mind ;)
This sounds so nice. In America the cities hate list is like "the abduction rate", "the shootings", "the racists", "the government", "the laws", "the roads", "the lack of night life", "the food deserts", "the housing cost", "the slum lords", "the weather", "the stroads", "the suburbs", "the gentrification" ect. Ect.
Wow where is that beautiful mural at around 1:14 ?
Avenue Duluth :)
Does anyone know any good clubs in Montréal (not including house music)?
you interview only english speakers? in a french city?
At least 4 of the speakers in today's video were French speakers. They saw that I was an English speaker and made the choice to speak English for the interview.
Thanks Dan. I and MOST people also noticed the French speakers. Love your channel
Haha don't fool yourself it's not a French city and it never will be .
@@daveyboy_ because u said so or for others factors?u sounds like an entitle angry anglo.
@@TheNewTravel did u give them the option? Have u tried to speak at least a bit of french?
If you grew up here (not in the west island) and you're an anglophone, you definitely speak French, probably at a bilingual level.
You make all these videos, but we still dont know your own opinion on Montreal 😉 it would be nice the talk about it in a future video.
I have this weird hunch, that none of those people pay taxes for some reason.
Montreal 💙What's not to like? Except for maybe the winter. And they could make their language easier to learn 🤓 But overall, it's the best city I have ever lived in.
You can''t just make the language easier. There's many schools for newcomers. they have to do the learning
I am wondering how most of Montrealers become bilingual? I mean I've heard people complaining about French schools not provinding good English éducation. Is that true?
french montrealers learn through media, entertainment, their first customer service job when they are 16 and just mingling with anglophones in the daily sphere. So many of us started with reruns of the Simpsons.
Quite the opposite in Canada. English in french school is alot more important and advanced compared to English Canadians being taught very basic french. French schools make it mandatory to pass English while English school don't.
it’s interesting they have a american accent when they speak english, i thought they’d have more of french accent
À Montréal, je peux jouer au soccer toute la journée au Mont Royal avec des gens de partout, manger portugais, libanais ou asiatique pour faire le plein, et me défoncer sur du rock old- school à la Rockette et à L’Esco, manger une poutine sur le party a 4 heure du matin, rentrer avec une fille ou des amis, et je suis prêt pour une autre belle journée le lendemain. Tout ça a pied ou en bixi. Y a fallu que je quitte Montréal parce que je trippais trop.
I like your videos. I think you miss latino américan montrealers a little.
And one bad thing : the rents rose up very fast because of his popularity in the last 10 years. More yuppies now and more fake commercial venues and coffee places.
La rue St-Laurent était l âme de Montréal avec les vagues d immigration d’Europe de l Est et ensuite du Portugal, de Grèce et d Italie. Maintenant , c est remplacé par des jeunes yuppies. ( Sans parler des gens qui ont fait fermer les bars avec des bands live à cause du bruit)
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I'm live here in Montreal like 8 days, and what I have noticed is the poor public transit, low accessibility for disabled citizens, poor quality of roads, and the unpleasant environment for pedestrians, even those bike lines they are just drawn along the public roads but not separated from the main road as it should be, I even would not mention some other minor disadvantages. Maybe it's not polite to criticize the country where you just came for, but that's my subjective opinion. I don't mean to offend someone. Thank you.
Come to Aruba
That sounds fun
5:23 it's Christian that gave you the township tours!!!!
I'm so sorry for Canada. Most things about a good Canada are not true, Including clean cities - beaches, and forests. It's a big lie. The first time I arrived in Vancouver in 2018, I was shocked. As soon as I left the airport door, I saw tissue, disposable glasses, and other garbage left in the city. The further I went, the more I saw them. Before I moved to Canada, I lived in Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Serbia, The United States, and for a short time in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Netherlands, Germany, and England, but I have never seen the amount of garbage that people leave in different Canadian cities. Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec are no less than Vancouver. Canadian and Canada Governments don't care about this tragedy. I think everything that says about Canada as a clean and powerful culture is not true. You don't need to travel to Canada to see this. Just watch some videos about walking in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec. You will find the truth. Impossible for you to walk in a Canadian city and you don't see the dark side of that. Everywhere you will see garbage. You will never see this in Europe, Australia, the United States, Japan, and Korea. This amount of waste is not even seen in Malaysian, Indonesian, or Thailand cities. It is impossible for you to use public transport and not see a lot of garbage at stations or on the route. You will be surprised to find a lot of garbage even in the woods - by the rivers and on the beaches in Canada. I wish the Canadians woke up and had no enmity with their country.
To be fair, I randomly looked at videos from downtown Manchester and Concord in New Hampshire - Philadelphia - Detroit - Chicago - New York - Baltimore - Denver - Nashville, and Knoxville in the United States, and Toronto - Quebec - Montreal - Winnipeg - Calgary - Vancouver - Victoria - Ottawa and Thunder Bay in Canada. we should be fair. The bitter truth must be accepted. Without any exaggeration. Completely impartial. I have to say that I didn't see a single piece of garbage in any of the US videos to convince myself. Without exaggeration, in all Canadian cities, there must have been a piece of garbage on the ground less than every hundred meters. It must have an important reason. I do not know. But this is a bitter truth. You can try. This country should be brought closer to its exaggerated claim. the truth is bitter. Certainly, some Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and even Malaysia are much cleaner compared to Canada. Of course, we should not forget that Canada claims to be one of the 10 cleanest countries in the world. And Vancouver claims to be one of the 5 cleanest cities in the world. Please go to East Hastings or Victoria Drive or Commercial Drive or West Georgia or Broadway or Main Street and judge for yourself. I am 50 years old and have traveled to 26 countries. Canada is far from its claims. I saw, homeless people, pooping and peeing everywhere and it's so common. nobody cares. I was shocked again. I endured for 3 years but every day going worst. late in 2022, I decided to move to the east because I thought that place has a stronger culture. I chose Montreal. I had heard it is the capital of art and civilization in Canada. it was absolutely wrong. Canada is Canada. I was shocked again, again, and again. the wave of homelessness, graffiti, vandalism, bad smell, terrible infrastructure especially roads in or out of the city, and above all, you can see trash everywhere. plastic bags, tissues, water bottles, and disposable cups. You cannot see any street or park or public place without these. This is impossible. surprisingly nobody cares. neither the people nor the government!!!!!!! please, don't be fooled by the advertisement about a good Canada. please, be careful. most of the things about a good Canada are deception This country is disappointing. Please, Please, Please, don't immigrate to Canada you would regret it absolutely. this is not a developed country, Canada is a developing country with huge serious problems.
"It's getting harder for English speakers..." What?!? Cry me a f... river! Things haven't been as easy for English speakers in Montreal since the 1970s. The city is losing its French identity fast... it's a complete disaster.
Fr they have all the rest of canada they can go to why tf they come to the only place we french people got just to complain about the language?? Just move province ffs
Well, the English speakers in Ontario is down to 60%, have you taken note of that? Thanks to the percentage of French speakers there that increases at a rapid rate and the sudden influx of Indians, Chinese, Arabs, Africans, Hispanics, Italians, etc. the province is fast losing its Anglo character. 🤪😝🤣😁
Pretty much the same as the UK where there are now huge numbers of Indians there and the present PM: Rishi Sunak, an Indian descent. Furthermore, British ailing companies are being taken over by Indian companies. In short, India is doing a reverse colonization on the UK 🤪😝🤣😁
Some people actually think that Montreal is the Paris of North America, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣!
Montreal is a beautiful place
I agree!
Are you sharing any of this with city leaders?
Not unless city leaders are subscribed to this channel :) of course, viewers are welcome to share the video with whoever they like!
They need to hear from young people like that.
Montreal is pretty affordable.. the thing i dislike, police and construction is everywhere 😅… and they both do nothing instead government should focus on improving health care.. long waiting time for ambulance and treatment in hospital
Quebec should open its boarders to immigration. What they need now is diversity more than ever, and to go 100% english speaking. This is great britain baby.
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What I do note about all your videos about Montreal, language is the one big bughaboo for anglophones who do not appear to understand that no one is obliged to speak to you in English. I see that in many other countries, anglos fully expect that everyone will speak to them in english only. Imagine living that way, how strange.
What I love about my city is that there’s access to rivers, a mountain, and nature parks with deer. What I dislike is currently the violence in our communities. I also dislike not having much freedom in accessing services in English (my preference) and I was born here!
Great video, but why not ask in french since you’re in Montreal
Even Montreal anglophones make the fundamental error of thinking that Quebec is a slice of France in North America.
French speakers here have evolved their own North American culture, speaking a variation of the French Language.
The only thing European here is the architecture of Old Montreal.
Les maudit anglos 😂😂
FOR GOD'S SAKE ASK WHAT IS ONE THING YOU "DISLIKE" RATHER THAN HATE!!!
I love my city; I hate caq
If the dude at 4:30 just learned French, the language of where he lives, he'll be fine.
Don't tell anyone that u can get by speaking English cause they'll implement a new law to shut that down.
Why should they have to speak english?
Love your channel. Don't like that the bigots are now a thumbnail.
Hey Angela, you know what, you are right about the thumbnail. I thought it would get clicks to put a provocative quote. But I don't really want to be dividing people like that, so I'll change to something more neutral. Appreciate your support!
@@TheNewTravel you are so great. Really appreciate you and your work!
How did all of a sudden there is all those non normative people
dislike: full of anglos as shown by this video
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Vous devriez avoir la decence de faire ce reportage en francais ! Montreal est une ville francaise, donc pourquoi faire une publicite e anglais ?
Si vous voulez vivre en anglais...fichez le camp !
This city is nice during the first year or two, but then Montreal gets depressed like crazy, if you've been to other places in the world you would see that Montreal is a on a lower level
What makes Montreal depressed?
@@ishaannayyar the long winters the isolation, work mentality
@@philipilinsky2930 Understand the long winters, whats wrong with the work mentality?
@@ishaannayyar The mentality of entitlement. People are younger and still childless in Montreal. When people decide to have a family they leave the city because it's just a terrible place to raise kids. So Montrealers are still relatively quite immature next to people who live next to the city. You can feel this. City dweller complain about everything but never take anything in their own hands, expecting the government to do and fix everything for them. For example DEMANDING the government lowers the cost of rent instead of just moving to a cheaper area. I lived in MTL for several years. Was great as a young student for the first year. Moved to the suburbs for a few years now and it's the best decision I made. Cities are rotting.
@@philipilinsky2930 People are moodier in Toronto winters I find, even though they aren’t as harsh.
Most people in the cities can speak English, but you can learn a little bit of French.
Nothing about Montreal appeals to me tbh. Tnx for the insight.
Montreal do not need you!
how come ?
It is changing in Montreal...new demography of people more violence....
Va just vivre en ontario mon chum
Gentrification is getting problematic
ill tell you one thing; food is a bit overrated here!
Nice place to visit. Not a nice place to live unless you're 100% French. Tourists and students have a great time because it's so " Cultural", 'Like Europe in North America!" then they go back home. Reality check, No English welcome.
You mean the way Toronto is 100 % English, or the way Rome is a 100 % Italian, or the way Berlin is 100 % German, or the way Madrid is 100 % Spanish, or the way Tokyo is 100 % Japanese?
@@louisd.8928 No Louis, I mean 100% hating English to be precise. A Quebec cultural thing, Louis.
@@hexhex7220 What a weird thing to say, or rather, uninformed. That is the sort of thing people say when they haven't lived here. When they do, they say the exact opposite.
@@louisd.8928 LOL Louis, Have lived in Montreal for over sixty years. Not to worry though, all my University Educated bilingual children are moving out of this Anglo hating province, to make more $$$ and prosper.
@@hexhex7220 Ah, so you're the other type, namely the typical anglo that has never made his peace with Anglos losing their privileged or dominant position. Your kind reminds me of how some white South Africans are still mad at the notion of black South Africans having rights.
Corrupt city !!!!
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@@TheNewTravel roads condition health care ? ??
Montreal is horrible