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Posted by PezCore on Aug-26-2009 15:33:

people who can't appreciate fully the beauty of Montr�al can stay the fuck away.

Merci.

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 15:36:

Re: Montreal Hate thread

quote:
Originally posted by brasilero
Here are the things i hate about Montreal
Other than being a great city for some really cool people there are some other uncool things about it.

the city officials are blatantly anti-english for some strange bitter reason. they seem to carry a grudge thrugh generations instaed of grwoing up and becoming the international cosmo city it "could" be.

their streets signs, subway signs and metro passes and signs are all in French only while most city's in Canada )toronto, ottawa, new brunswick, etc bend over backwards to have everything bilingual. englsih speakers are more or less shut out of eveeryhting even in emergency situations their signs are french only. They are only hurting themselves because alot of american tourists opt for something / some place they can understand and they lose out on alot of revenue, poor idiots can't see that. their subway system is outdated and not handicapped friendly. Most of the people who work in customer service are rude, tacky and nasty.

there's a ton more but i'll give you a chance to chimne in.

Wow, you really dont understand how tourism works...

Posted by HardTranceProd on Aug-26-2009 15:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Scottaculous
My high school French gets me by just fine in Montreal. Also you can touch in their clubs.

that is correct. best post in the thread

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 15:37:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
dude i'm so hungry right nah.

And this place is so far from here

they have a location downtown.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/67/7225...-Frite-Montreal

they make great burgers and poutines with belgian fries are awesome.

1393 Boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest
Montr�al, QC H3G

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 15:40:

Re: Re: Montreal Hate thread

quote:
Originally posted by julien2
Wow, you really dont understand how tourism works...

[sarcasm] no he is right, people want to go to places that are the exact same as where they live[/sarcasm]

Posted by malek on Aug-26-2009 15:44:

quote:
Originally posted by lenazi
they have a location downtown.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/67/7225...-Frite-Montreal

they make great burgers and poutines with belgian fries are awesome.

1393 Boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest
Montr�al, QC H3G

wtf, that's like next door and I never seen or heard of that place

going there.

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 15:45:

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Aug-26-2009 15:55:

Re: Re: Re: Montreal Hate thread

quote:
Originally posted by lenazi
[sarcasm] no he is right, people want to go to places that are the exact same as where they live[/sarcasm]

Everything will be homogenized in a few hundred years and paradise will be here!

Posted by malek on Aug-26-2009 15:56:

****** that address doesnt even exist.

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 16:00:

never been to that location so i can't help more...i order enough from this place at home to go more

in google maps click the link that says communaute urbaine de montreal.

wtfbbq weird.

between bishop and crescent street.

Posted by malek on Aug-26-2009 17:30:

well it doesn't exist and I went to buffet mahraja. I'm stuffed.

Posted by Neo Hacker on Aug-26-2009 17:34:

c'est drole en esti ce topic la !

Je parle fran�ais juste pour que le OP soit pas capable de lire pis d�cide de chier sur ma t�te

Posted by colonelcrisp on Aug-26-2009 18:30:

Malek, next time im up in Mtl (couple of weeks) i want some guest list access.... hook a brotha up.... there is a round of poutine on me if you pull through on this....

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 18:37:

quote:
Originally posted by malek
well it doesn't exist and I went to buffet mahraja. I'm stuffed.

i had mr ma... over rated but free

Posted by malek on Aug-26-2009 18:44:

quote:
Originally posted by colonelcrisp
Malek, next time im up in Mtl (couple of weeks) i want some guest list access.... hook a brotha up.... there is a round of poutine on me if you pull through on this....

i'll do my best

Posted by gehzumteufel on Aug-26-2009 21:53:

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 21:55:

quote:
Originally posted by BTG
yah when i went to montreal i was at a bar and i asked a lady there in english where the washroom was..and she just looked at me with this JE NE SAIS QUOI face.

and struggling, i said 'je dois aller aux Pee Pee"

and she didn't know wtf i said..

eventually i said 'toilet?" and she's like "oh it's over there behind the bar"

fucking bitch spoke english. what a ****.

If you had started with "Excusez-moi" (excuse me) or "S'il vous plait" (please) or "je ne parle pas francais" (i dont speak french), and then proceeded to ask your question in english, then you would never have had that problem. It's called being polite. Maybe you should check on that. Being polite is really popular with civilised people right now.

Really, I have no problem answering an English to someone who is polite and at least has the decency to acknowledge the French language.

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 22:03:

Re: Re: Montreal Hate thread

quote:
Originally posted by Adam420
Seems like I'm a little late to chime in on this but your post is funny, because it echoes exactly the point that my friend was trying to drive across last week.

He cited an example of a couple that came from Buffalo, NY. They came for the jazz festival and overall enjoyed their stay (week-long I think)very much, having spent over $1000 on entertainment during their stay. They said they really enjoyed being here, aside fro mthe fact that they were hit with THREE parking tickets, incurring a total fine of over $200. Unfortunately, it is the tickets that they will remember about Montreal, not the good time they had.

And yes, this is because they could not understand were confused by the signs at the various locations where they parked, because they're only in french.

And as an English Montrealer, although it's gotten better as my french has improved, I have felt rather left out for a very long time.

Your point is incredibly weak. If I go to Berlin, Tel Aviv, Washington, Beirut or New Delhi, it's my own problem to not understand parking signs.

So it is their responsibility to understand them. We have a different language, as do many countries in the world. What part of that dont you understand.

You would expect me to NOT pay a parking ticket if I visit Toronto, Berlin or Tel Aviv because I don't understand THEIR language. That is one stupid point to make.

Posted by Sunsnail on Aug-26-2009 22:04:

No... it's more like me going to miami and getting a ticket cause all the signs are in spanish

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 22:05:

quote:
Originally posted by WittyHandle
I'm American & can't remember the last time I locked my door. The Americans you're referring to are probably there to party and make a bee line for Crescent street. These people represent America no more than terrorists represent followers of Islam... they're a highly visible minority, but a minority none the less. If this is how you see Americans, you're really missing out on how amazing this country really is.
There is definitely an anti-anglo sentiment in Quebec, and if people can't see it they're not paying attention. I'm not saying it's everywhere, it doesn't affect me when I visit, but I definitely see it. There is a large chunk of the population that has the cultural equivalent of a Napoleon complex.
Still, learn the language (French) if you live there. I did. It's not that tough.

There was and still is an Anti-Anglo sentiment in the older generations. This sentiment was fully justified. It is not justified now as most Anglos now understand the importance for Quebec's population to protect their cultural and linguistic identity.

You would be hard pressed to find anti-Anglo sentiment in under 30 population.

But, yeah, you can always encounter jerks. Jerks live everywhere, unfortunately.

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 22:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
No... it's more like me going to miami and getting a ticket cause all the signs are in spanish

As far as I know, Florida does not have any offical language other than English.

Quebec's official language is French, under the law and the constitutional powers attributed to Quebec

Posted by lenazi on Aug-26-2009 22:07:

quote:
Originally posted by julien2
It is not justified now as most Anglos now understand the importance for Quebec's population to protect their cultural and linguistic identity.

*raises fist*

my brotha

Posted by Sunsnail on Aug-26-2009 22:08:

quote:
Originally posted by julien2
As far as I know, Florida does not have any offical language other than English.

Quebec's official language is French.

I'm aware. Miami may as well be spanish though, fuck.

Posted by julien2 on Aug-26-2009 22:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
I'm aware. Miami may as well be spanish though, fuck.

Well, then your argument is invalid... Florida has a large Spanish population, but Florida's official language is still English.

Whereas Quebec's one and only official language is French.

Posted by Sunsnail on Aug-26-2009 22:11:

Yea, i'm aware, again.

I guess i'll reverse my example. Despite Miami being officially english, there's spanish signs everywhere, because they understand that people have difficulty reading in english.

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