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Originally posted by lynda:
Californian; Don't take it personnally. Quebecers do speak English if they so choose. We have found that they choose not to. For a bilingual country,as Canada is, Quebec seems to do their own thing. As a Canadian I find that the shopkeepers in Quebec choose to be rude if you do not speak their language.

Are you referring to the province or to the city? I've honestly never had a problem in either, honestly .

Depends on which province license plate you have on your car. They like cars from Ontario.

Well my car had a California plate, but they could not possible know that. The rest of the stay was pleasant, no other problems, I think it was more of frustration on my part, did not want to be treated as a shopplifter, my little French disappeared, too much for a bilingual country, eh? En California, we say: uno momento por favor, and get somebody else (or at least I hope) I hope we are not discouraging anybody to go to Canada, (Eh, Go Ducks!)

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In Montreal they did refuse to speak any English but a little trick is to take the English word, add an "ee" sound to the end of it and it is pretty close to Quebecois which is what they speak.

MLT: This is a theory with which I'm unacquainted. Do tell us more and give examples, please.

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In Montreal having been so long under an Anglo maitre (Caitie, imagine the circumflex over the "i") that it's almost a point of pride, even if they speak English, not to.

Brenda: It's not the absent circumflex with which I am struggling.

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Originally posted by mid life traveller:
Depends on which province license plate you have on your car. They like cars from Ontario.

Not at all sure that's true MLT.

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Originally posted by Caitie:

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In Montreal having been so long under an Anglo maitre (Caitie, imagine the circumflex over the "i") that it's almost a point of pride, even if they speak English, not to.

Brenda: It's not the absent circumflex with which I am struggling.

Oh, oh, let's not do this .

Brenda Of course its true. Which province gives them all the money. They have to treat you nicely.

Brenda: Oh, I'm not touching it!

which airport do you fly into when traveling to Quebec City? thanks

Aeroport De Quebec (without the French accents) Not very original at all is it.

You will really enjoy Quebec City. It is quaint, historical and fascinating at the same time. There are lovely restaurants to eat in the Old City. Do go and see the Hotel Frontenac. Well worth wandering through. I would take a tour to see all of the historical sites though. This way you will definitely have an English speaking guide to make it easier for you.

The Anaheim ducks won!

Early report!

Jek,

Quebec City is lovely, but if I may offer my somewhat biased opinion, this July would be an excellent time to visit Halifaxx.

There is the Tall Ships festival where tall ships from all over the world be be docking in the harbour. There is also the Royal International Nova Scotia Tattoo (the world's largest indoor show).

There are many historic sites within Halifax or within easy driving distance such as Peggy's Cove and Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

There are many museums to visit also. Nova Scotia is not a large province and the farthest place from Halifax is about a 4 and half hour drive. Many places are within an hour of Halifax.

A lot of the issues with language in Quebec have to do with the "climate" if you know what I mean.

I won't go further as it is not appropriate for this board.

Toronto is another family friendly city and has great musuems, parks, theater, amusement parks, sports teams, interersting ethnic neighborhoods and more. It is also on one of the Great Lakes so it has boat rides, beaches and other stuff kids enjoy.