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I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. I also don't know w

by jordigh 11y ago

I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. I also don't know what you mean about Montreal not being edgy enough. There's plenty of counterculture in Montreal. Did you ever spend a lot of time in Hochelaga? The language laws have a very good historical basis. Used to be that the bosses all spoke English and the employees all spoke French. That's the reason for the language laws, so that nobody in Montreal cannot access local jobs due to lack of French and that nobody is ever spoken down in English. Seeing how the linguistic majority is French, think of it more as affirmative action than racism. It's about levelling a historically unlevel playing field.

futuravenir 11y ago
>I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. As a Montrealer, I would say that we have beautiful people living here in general. OP is likely heterocentric in their commentary. >Did you ever spend a lot of time in Hochelaga? Not much of a tech scene...but incredibly progressive/beautiful attitudes. Also, very French. If you don't have the language, you're missing 80% of it. I think a good bit of the incredibleness of Montreal is kept at arm's length through the language barrier. I grew up mostly with English friends and never spoke French. These days, I spend a lot more time with French friends and I feel much more at home.
- jordigh 11y ago
  > I grew up mostly with English friends and never spoke French. These days, I spend a lot more time with French friends and I feel much more at home. I went through the same, actually. I "grew up" in the McGill bubble, but when my French got better, it's like a whole other city opened up to me.
nxzero 11y ago
>I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. Seriously? It's like if I told a gay friend when they said they were thinking about moving to SF because (insert missing phrase) - that they were (insert missing phrase); who are you to say liking a type of people is wrong. Cities are different - and I assure you that some cities have more beautiful people than others.
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by jordigh 11y ago

futuravenir 11y ago

>I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. As a Montrealer, I would say that we have beautiful people living here in general. OP is likely heterocentric in their commentary. >Did you ever spend a lot of time in Hochelaga? Not much of a tech scene...but incredibly progressive/beautiful attitudes. Also, very French. If you don't have the language, you're missing 80% of it. I think a good bit of the incredibleness of Montreal is kept at arm's length through the language barrier. I grew up mostly with English friends and never spoke French. These days, I spend a lot more time with French friends and I feel much more at home.

jordigh 11y ago
> I grew up mostly with English friends and never spoke French. These days, I spend a lot more time with French friends and I feel much more at home. I went through the same, actually. I "grew up" in the McGill bubble, but when my French got better, it's like a whole other city opened up to me.

nxzero 11y ago

>I find it a bit troubling that you list beautiful women as a plus of a city, as if women were a natural resource like trees or clean water. Seriously? It's like if I told a gay friend when they said they were thinking about moving to SF because (insert missing phrase) - that they were (insert missing phrase); who are you to say liking a type of people is wrong. Cities are different - and I assure you that some cities have more beautiful people than others.

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