There are 2 kinds of Canadians: The English Canadians and the French Canadians. You can also call them Anglophones, and Francophones.
Francophones live in the Province of Quebec ( where we were recently ). If you speak to them in English, chances are they won't answer you..If you speak to them in French, they may not answer you too cause if your Tagalog accent will creep into your French and they wont understand what the hell you are talking about.
Montreal is a very colorful city in Quebec. Filipinos will feel at home here because English here is spoken with a French accent. So it's OK to speak English with a Tagalog accent. Filipino accent sounds very quaint. More so if English is spoken with a Pangasinan accent.
There is a prevalent European look in Montreal. Cobblestone streets, outdoor bistros full of Montrealers ( or visitors ) drinking wine and smiling every chance they have. Souvenier shops have somehow different products compared to Toronto or elsewhere. Once I saw a T-Shirt that said GOOD GIRLS GO TO HEAVEN, BAD GIRLS GO TO MONTREAL. Cute!
Of course, most Montreal ladies are really head turners. And very friendly too. Especially if a male visitor is also a head turner..
Do not ask me about the night life in Montreal. Just ask any Montrealer the moment you get there!
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The accompanying photos are not from Montreal, but from Toronto, part of the CNE photo collection. Not to worry. the Montreal photos will appear soon!
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