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Also good luck getting customer service in English. Its worse if you are not white. I am not sure you can call it 'culture', but I find Québec is culturally fr

by thbr99 7y ago

Also good luck getting customer service in English. Its worse if you are not white. I am not sure you can call it 'culture', but I find Québec is culturally friendly to "white French speakers"

dfcagency 7y ago
When’s the last time you’ve been? I’ve found everyone to be extremely friendly, even in the east (French) side of the island. All you need to do is learn “I’m sorry, I don’t speak French - but I’m learning!”
- thbr99 7y ago
  Im a temp. resident of Montreal but contemplating on moving out of Quebec soon. As a non white minority, I don't feel welcome in Quebec at all. There are more, but here is the latest: https://twitter.com/sleeCJAD/status/1192881494689288192 https://twitter.com/sleeCJAD/status/1192881494689288192
  - dfcagency 7y ago
    I hardly think this problem, while absolutely abhorrent, is unique to Montreal.
    - thbr99 7y ago
      You will have to be a resident in Montreal to experience it. Tourist spots don't count.
      - dfcagency 7y ago
        I usually stay in Verdun or Hochelaga... I'm not a stranger to the city.
Frondo 7y ago
Or learn a little French, which is extremely not at all hard. I spent a few days there and by the end of my time was conducting the entirety of my simple shop purchases in French, despite not having studied it before.
- thbr99 7y ago
  That's a very tall claim in regards to learning a language especially French.
  - dfcagency 7y ago
    You just need to learn some basics. "I would like" "I feel like" "Where is" "Hello, goodbye, Good day"
VHRanger 7y ago
That really depends on the neighbourhood. Some typically french lower class neighbourhoods have xenophobic francophones, but in the last 15 years they have moved off the main island or in the far east boroughs (Riviere des Prairies, etc.). If you're on the actual island of Montreal, it's unlikely you'll face any problems for not speaking French. I've known dozens of people immigrate here speaking only one language and adapt fine.
- SirLJ 7y ago
  Why the downvotes, this is exactly how it is, we have to talk about it openly, expose it and try to change it!

by thbr99 7y ago

Also good luck getting customer service in English. Its worse if you are not white. I am not sure you can call it 'culture', but I find Québec is culturally friendly to "white French speakers"

dfcagency 7y ago

When’s the last time you’ve been? I’ve found everyone to be extremely friendly, even in the east (French) side of the island. All you need to do is learn “I’m sorry, I don’t speak French - but I’m learning!”

thbr99 7y ago
Im a temp. resident of Montreal but contemplating on moving out of Quebec soon. As a non white minority, I don't feel welcome in Quebec at all. There are more, but here is the latest: https://twitter.com/sleeCJAD/status/1192881494689288192 https://twitter.com/sleeCJAD/status/1192881494689288192
- dfcagency 7y ago
  I hardly think this problem, while absolutely abhorrent, is unique to Montreal.
  - thbr99 7y ago
    You will have to be a resident in Montreal to experience it. Tourist spots don't count.
    - dfcagency 7y ago
      I usually stay in Verdun or Hochelaga... I'm not a stranger to the city.

Frondo 7y ago

Or learn a little French, which is extremely not at all hard. I spent a few days there and by the end of my time was conducting the entirety of my simple shop purchases in French, despite not having studied it before.

thbr99 7y ago
That's a very tall claim in regards to learning a language especially French.
- dfcagency 7y ago
  You just need to learn some basics. "I would like" "I feel like" "Where is" "Hello, goodbye, Good day"

VHRanger 7y ago

That really depends on the neighbourhood. Some typically french lower class neighbourhoods have xenophobic francophones, but in the last 15 years they have moved off the main island or in the far east boroughs (Riviere des Prairies, etc.). If you're on the actual island of Montreal, it's unlikely you'll face any problems for not speaking French. I've known dozens of people immigrate here speaking only one language and adapt fine.

SirLJ 7y ago
Why the downvotes, this is exactly how it is, we have to talk about it openly, expose it and try to change it!