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I moved to Mtl 4 years ago from Ontario and I fully agree with everything you say. They have every right to preserve their language. I dearly love the Francophones. They're amazing people. I just finished 15 months of the francisation program. Best thing I ever did. It's amazing that I can speak fluently with native french speakers. It's a magnificent city and everyone is so open and kind.
We're happy you're here. Vous ĂȘtes chez vous maintenant!
Wow, is there another Montreal I never heard of. Cause the one I grew up in was full of hate.
@@OpusLoveProductions Are you sure about that?
@@wavearts3279 Am I sure I experienced discrimination and violence growing up english in quebec? Yeah I'm prettty sure i didn't imagine it. Research life in the 90's and earlier in regards to language laws, discrimination, violence, the f.l.q. and jacques villeneuve.
@@OpusLoveProductions I know pretty well the history of Montréal and Québec.
But as an english in Montréal, were you learning french?
Edit: Why do you say Jacques Villebeuve and bill 101 are discrimination and violence. There's nothing discriminatory with Gens du Pays.
as a native french spkeaking montrealer, I was getting ready to disagree with you on the language situation in Quebec, because it seems nobody gets it. But you surprised me with you thoughts on how it's unfair for locals to "have to learn" english to get better job prospects and stuff!
Also, for your info, the main reason some quebecers (mostly 50yo+) dislike english is because in their time, wealth in Quebec was in the hands of the few english-speaking montrealers. French speaking montrealers were almost all poor. So there was a class struggle between the proletariat (french speaking) and the bourgeoisie (english speaking). This wasn't a coincidence either, so no wonder my parents' generation wish to see french remain the #1 language in Quebec, they actively fought to have as much opportunity to have a nice life as english speaking people in the province.
Thank you.
Let me clarify( or should you).
That " you thought on how it's unfair for LOCAL to " have to learn" english!
Why limit you Local definition? ( Others because they don't speak French n speak English &/ or other Don't constitute locals? ( Wonderfull; let be present Moussolini n Hitler back to France!).
As for Proleariat vs Bourgeoisie
( Look within Quebecois n culture practices! And I should say Origins of Bourgeois - It is a French Term French, not English. For you to engage / apply is Unfair here.)
You are Welcome to use a proper English term that fits well with you to describe what you want.
Merci.
Brad Parmar la pensĂ©e idiote et dĂ©magogue du jour, aller dit nous que nous sommes tous lumiĂšres..... commence par faire des efforts plutĂŽt que de jouer les victimes hypocrites.đđ
@@robin-bq1lz Sign the Canadian constitution!
(PS: Don't worry it still Applies to you; so live with it; That also includes The Charter) Bonsoire.
Donât you think that this wealth gap has something to do with the fact that thereâs 400 million English speakers on this continent and only 8 million French speakers. Cant do well economically when you canât speak the international language of business.
@@maximusrusso8758
The population imbalance was not always so extreme, so no, I don't believe it played such a major role. But don't take my word for it, do some research, you'll see
Je suis un Canadien anglais de Winnipeg, comme vous. La premiĂšre fois que je suis allĂ© Ă MontrĂ©al, je ne connaissais pas le français. Pas du tout. Une fois, je marchais prĂšs d'un parc oĂč un groupe d'enfants jouait. Un enfant a frappĂ© la balle trop fort et elle a roulĂ© vers moi, et bien sĂ»r, je l'ai renvoyĂ©e. Les enfants ont tous dit: "Merci monsieur". J'ai gelĂ©. Comme vous l'avez fait Ă 5:47. J'ai compris «merci» bien sĂ»r, mais je n'ai trouvĂ© aucune rĂ©ponse en français. Les enfants attendent. Deux secondes, trois secondes, et finalement ils ont dit "Thanks mister". "Oh, yer' welcome" dis-je, un peu gĂȘnĂ©. J'ai ratĂ© le test! Mais c'Ă©tait drĂŽle quand tous les enfants ont rĂ©alisĂ© en mĂȘme temps "oh, il est anglais, il ne comprend rien" haha. Depuis cet Ă©pisode, je me suis promis d'ĂȘtre un jour bilingue. J'Ă©tudie, j'ai un enseignant en ligne, je regarde les nouvelles du QuĂ©bec, etc. AprĂšs la pandĂ©mie j'espĂšre pouvoir aller au QuĂ©bec pendant deux ou trois mois pour m'immerger dans la culture quĂ©bĂ©coise. Je pense que je suis prĂȘt pour cette expĂ©rience et cela m'apprendra beaucoup. C'est difficile d'apprendre une nouvelle langue, mais c'est trĂšs important je pense. Surtout ici au Canada.
Je vais dire une chose. Il est vrai que Winnipeg est une ville anglaise, mais il y a beaucoup de français ici. Quand j'ai commencé à apprendre le français, j'ai été surpris de tout ce que j'ai remarqué.
Pour apprendre francais, je vous recommande ...
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Pour lire, je vous conseille "Rue Deschambault" de Gabrielle Roy. Elle a grandi Ă Saint-Boniface et ce livre contient de nombreuses petites histoires de cette Ă©poque et de ce lieu.
La culture Franco-Manitobaine est vraiment vivante et forte. Je suis aller jouer quelques fois au festival du voyageur et j'ai adorĂ©. Le Français hors QuĂ©bec est peut ĂȘtre en danger mais toutes les cultures francophone sont fortes et les gens qui les dĂ©fendent ont mon plus grand respect.
Gabrielle Roy est trĂšs connue ici et fait partie du curriculum de base dĂšs l'Ă©cole primaire.
Ton français écrit est excellent! J'espÚre que tu auras la chance de venir au Québec sous peu. :)
@@MrLuchenkov Oui j'espĂšre aussi. Peut-ĂȘtre en automne ou en hiver. Tout dĂ©pend de la pendĂ©mie. Et pour Mme Roy, elle Ă©tait une excellente observatrice de la vie ordinaire. Quand elle a Ă©crit sur le Manitoba, je peux tout reconnaĂźtre. Les rues, le temps, le type de personnes rencontrĂ©es par sa famille. Cela facilite ma comprĂ©hension en français. Quand elle Ă©crit sur MontrĂ©al, c'est plus difficile parce que je ne comprends pas toutes les nuances. Mais un jour je comprendrai mieux.
Wow, je suis impressionné, votre maßtrise du français écrit est absolue, vous l'écrivez mieux qu'au moins 90% des natifs francophones.
@@sylvainb2366 Je dois admettre que je me corrige avec google quand j'écris. Au début j'essaye d'écrire complÚtement en français et aprÚs je le colle dans google translate pour vérifier. Si je trouve des erreurs, je peux les corriger et je peux trouver de nouveaux mots avec cette méthode.
Par exemple, voici comment j'ai écrit la réponse avant la correction...
_Je dois admitter que Je me corriger avec google quand j'ecrit. Au debut j'essay ecriter totalment en francais et apres je le paste dans google translate pour verifier. Si je trouve des error je peut les corriger et je peux trouver des nouvelle mots avec cet method._
En tant que QuĂ©bĂ©coise, ton vidĂ©o me fait chaud au coeur! Merci pour ce respect envers la culture dâici!
Québec libre
@@Hugo-cn9nomaudits cousins, tabernac'!
â@@towaritch Comme disait renĂ© lĂ©vesque Ă la prochaine fois !
@@Hugo-cn9no j adore Les " maudits cousins" ils sont completement fun.
@Syphax Atlas lache tes youtuber francais de france. C'est UN vidéo !
On parle Quebecois ici !!
Like most Canadians, I studied French in school (and my kids were in French immersion from K to 12). But, after visiting Mexico many times in the last few years, and taking Spanish lessons here in Vancouver, I was at Marche de Maisonneuve in Montreal last year. The clerk asked me in French if I wanted a bag for my groceries. I replied "Si". Meanwhile, every time someone speaks Spanish to me in Mexico I start conjugating French verbs in my head. So ... I am officially illiterate in 3 languages.
Haha! I must admit that when I first arrived, I dropped "Si" instead of "Oui" a few times đ
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I said "Da" when I first arrived in Montreal lol
That's actually a normal part of language learning, linguists call it 'language transfer'. If you work hard to improve your languages it progressively goes away. Don't worry and best of luck!
"Si" is actually used in french, but it a particular way . When to say "yes" in response of a negative response or statement .
I wish you could convince the rest of Canada to harbour this perspective.
Bill 101
I wish that they were all bilingual.
@@bmorgado2571 itâs great to hear that more and more people are thinking that way! This is quite rare to hear!
@@bmorgado2571 if i want to go teach elsewhere in Canada (i'm a french teacher as a second language), i would need to go back to school for a semester to get licenced in that province.
Job mobility problems are another example of "the great divide" that remains within Canada.
I'm glad to see things are changing, but i must say that i was very sad watching the last federal political debate in english. The french one was amazing ! They were so well behaved and talked about so many issues whitout the french bashing...
divide and control
Omg I came from Peru to Montreal 7 years ago to study. Iâve stayed here since I dearly love this city so so much! Iâve never felt as free as I feel here. It was so hard to learn to speak English and even harder to learn French, but It was all worth it â„ïž Itâs an ongoing learning process
i'm french-speaking montrealer...grew up northshore of montreal...i one day chose to learn english...because i wanted to undersrand the dr.phil show!!..it all started in 2011!!,,i still make a lot a mitakes...but i'm getting there!... this is so grat to fead positive comments...internet most the this is full of garbages!!...thank you for being in love with the city..we all make it what it is
Soy de Peru tambiĂ©n y sueño con ir a vivir a Montreal, me animas đ§Ą
@@valeriaromainville2288 Québec libre et indépendant
Soy de Montreal, y mi melhora amiga es de Argentina, I met her through a common native american friend, and she's dating a chinese-canadian guy.. xD La interculturalidad aqui es REAL! â„ïž lol We both speak english, french and spanish, she's better in spanish, evidentamente, but I'm better at french, hoho, so most of the time we speak english, it evens things out! LOL I wish I could practice my spanish more with her, but I'm always conscious not to tokenize her, or make her feel like the "foreign friend"... it's enough that she's the only recipient of my random latin music obsessions! xD Su tolerancia pra mis obsessiones con un Bad Bunny o Maluma me encanta, no quiero abusar de su paciencia.. đ
@@valeriaromainville2288 Ven pa'ca!! xD Somos los latinos del Norte, latinos unidos! đ§Ą
Not French Canadian, not from Quebec, Iâm a child of immigrants and I speak both official langues along with my native tongue living in Ontario. So Iâm neither French or English. As a Francophone I totally understand why QuĂ©bec wants to protect its language and doesnât want to assimilate. Thank you for seeing their point of view, especially as an English speaking Canadian from Winnipeg, and youâre amazing for trying to learn the local language. Donât feel discouraged about your accent, je te comprends parfaitement! Bonne chance Ă MontrĂ©al, câest une ville incroyable.
M If one day you decide to come and visit us, you will be welcome
Side comment here, I live in Miami. My father's family(emigrants from Nova Scotia) is old school being residents since before the Depression(1929), the city was founded by Bahamians and North Americans and was 95% or more English speaking from inception. As the "Gateway to the America's" we see a lot of influx from Central and Southern America as well as the Latin Caribbean. I have lived here since I was 6 in 1972, the last few decades(since 1980's mostly) the immigration to the area has been predominantly from Spanish speaking countries, there are large areas where Spanish is the predominate language. Since the 1990's I have been told point blank "you need to learn Spanish", and I do speak at a medium level, as I also speak a bit of German and French. However there are large swaths of the county where if you speak no Spanish you will have trouble doing rudimentary things out and about. So moving forward it should be interesting to see what happens in Quebec.
The Québécois love to see English speakers interested in learning French! Even if in the day to day this might not always be obvious. Beau travail et continue comme ça :)
I love to see the Quebecois not worry about what language other people are speaking in.
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@@OpusLoveProductions We are not worry we are disrespected daily by peoples that cannot say a word in french in many stores....and they make us feel like we are alien when we ask them to speak french.
@@OpusLoveProductions I would love to see Karens doing that too.
Speak French
Great unbiased view of Quebec, like you said you can either embrace the culture or live in a bubble. Your French is great btw.
Im from Montreal, and we LOVE when tourism try to speak french, even if its bad! Its like a way of respect for us :)
Entendu
Thereâs no French speaking person here who wouldnât appreciate the efforts you put to speak the language of the people here in Montreal
Good job buddy
When I was 16 years old, I was hospitalized at the Montreal Childrenâs Hospital. They didnât have an available french speaking doctor so they dispatched me a unilingual english one. I told them it might be problematic but they told me to make an effort, that I could speak english. Which was true, but I was still young, a teenager, and my english was limited and still botchy as best. Eventually, I was sent to another unilingual doctor and we stumbled upon the communication barrier as I struggled to put into english words how I felt and when I failed, the doctor (a man from Toronto), would just stare at me as if I failed to do my duty. The whole episode made me feel sad. I was from Verdun, that neighborhood your mentioned and this was 2009, not 1909. Hospital attribution was based on postal code area. It all made me sad in retrospect, and seriously hurted my recovery. We were in Montreal after all, not in BC or Newfoundland. My grandfather, a hardcore separatist, was triggered and told me these things wouldnât happen in an independent Quebec. I grew up from this, but I can see where the ethnicity of being French Canadian stemmed from. Iâm glad your life in Montreal gave you new horizons. Iâm in LĂ©vis, QuĂ©bec, now and maybe you should visit how things are different here.
You should of contacted la societé st-jean Baptist or the health ministry when it happen.. This is not normal someone did not do his job here.
T' as Ă©tĂ© vraiment mal chanceux pour tomber sur des dr. unilingues. Surtout en 2009 (?). Bizarre. Cela ne m'est arrivĂ© jamais. MĂȘme pas Ă Jewish ou Lakeshore.
I don't believe you because the official language is French you cannot get a job if you cannot speak the official language
Defensive Driving. They are rare, but they exist. Some doctors refused to talk in french. They donât make a effort.
@@defensivedriving6597 actually you really donât have to search very long to find a shop that will only serve you in English, I run with it, but it is still very frustrating that in a province where French is the official language they canât even say bonjour and au revoir.... so many times I have been the only French speaking employe always asked to translate or serve the francophones because they couldnât (even though in every school we get French classes wether they are first or second langage)
This comment section is so wholesome. As a francophone living on the South Shore and studying at McGill, I experience the Québec anglophone culture on a daily basis. Living in both cultures is really fun, but it also emphasizes why we have to protect our language at all costs. I honestly teared up when you said that you understand, that you get it. I know it's sounds stupid, but so often we hear from the rest of Canada (except maybe Ottawa) that we should "just speak English" and "let go of the past". They don't get it. But hearing an anglophone from outside Québec saying "I get it", even if it's a stranger on the internet, feels really good validating. Ton français est vraiment pas si mal non plus, lùche pas!
I've been living in Qc for a few years now and it's the most open minded area in Canada i've been to. I used to live in Toronto and i often heard them saying how Quebeckers were awful people and didn't respect foreigners, but it's actually the opposit in my opinion. I love montreal and it's the best and the most free place i've been living in. I plan on immigrating here so i need to improve my french but im working on it. anyway, loved the video
thinking of moving to Quebec from Toronto myself too, seems like ppl in QC are friendlier from the few times I've visited there.
@@philippesoucy5235 I think the only people in Quebec who are truly despised are anglophones born and raised in Montreal who don't speak a word of French. I really don't understand these people. The other anglophones in Quebec all speak french.
@@HarvestBreedmusic You're right my step dad (my mom's husband) is from the UK and he's been living in old Quebec for 46 years and he's bilingual.
As a native french quebecers, i'd say you have to understand one thing or two: What you get from the press and politician is, IMHO, hugely different than what actual poeples think. I had friends from the west of canada studying in Université Laval and i loved them. They were curious about our history and our culture. They discovered many things about us as much as we discovered about them. For the political class and influencial poeple, they fear (way too much IMHO!) that Quebec could separate from Canada. I can understand that but the center of this idea of separation lies around passed unfairness and the fondamental differences between the 2 cultures: The french are republican and they fought hard to get effective secularization of government (read abour "revolution tranquille" = quiet revolution in the 60's). We suffered a lot on the past from catholic chuch having too much power and being "infiltrated" in politics / institutions. We recognize they help a lot but on the other hand, they abused and controlled / influenced way too much. As for the dominion, it is the opposite, they are loyalist to the queen of England which is also is the Supreme Governor and Defender of the Faith of the Church of England. So for the french, collective rights may supersede individual rights for everyone's benefit while for english, the individual rights supersede.
Majority of quebecers don't want to separate from Canada. But on the other hand, the recent law 21 (that officialize a minimal secularism of the government, which protects every religion equally in offering neutral services), which is very very soft, has fueled very disproportionate reactions from ROC (again, medias and politicians) which consider this as beeing xenophobic, racist, (put the worst words here), etc Some are even going as far as talking about "ethnic cleansing" and "genocid" !!! Since when a religion is a race!?! So from outside of Quebec, you find many people thinking that Quebec is just a bunch of second class poeple, racist, closed minded, etc. In reality, it's really the opposite and we have even tendency to forget about ourselves for being accepted by others... at our own disadvantage. When i arrived in Montréal in early 90's, i remember having problem being served in french on some places in downtown Montréal! It was a bit of a shock for me. At The Bay, one saleswoman looked at me with angry eyes because i repeted my question 2 times in french! As far as in early 80's, majority of Hydro-Quebec were english (as in majority of companies) and when you had a meeting, everybody had to speak in english even if you had only one person speaking english in the room (the boss!)... So, i'm not complaining about the past but i want people to understand the political and power dimension.
As for french language, it is declining quite fast and it's easy to understand: Immigration is about 50 000 persons a year. And without any laws, i can understand that learning and using english is very attractive in a continent where french is largely in minority. The problem is that language is the base of the cultures in Canada, and i explained differences above. You can feel the difference in Montréal a bit, it's even more different outside of Montréal. I respect the english culture but the reverse should be the same!!! So what can a nation / culture can do to protect its culture and language from extinction? Law 101 was just for that but canadian supreme court has done all it can to invalidate all parts they could. That's another problem we have here. And in 1982, the new constitution was signed by other provinces, manipulated by a very clever Pierre-Elliot Trudea, during the night while the Quebec PM and his team were sleeping! "The kitchen accord" So technically speaking, supreme court of Canada use this constitution we never signed to stigmatize Québec!
As said in the video above, if you come to Quebec with a good attitude and without prejudices (not specific to Québec!), i'm sure you'll be welcome with open arms! A word in french or two (merci, bonjour, etc) and people will know that you care a bit and you try, that you show respect and they will try their best to help you! They will be curious about you, asking where do you come from, etc (to initiate discussion). Sure, you can encounter stupid poeple but don't bother with them, it's the same everywhere in the world! This video is refreshing and i thank you very much! We're please to have you here!
@@guyboisvert66 Merci
Ton français est excellent!! Tu es officiellement Québécois :) Ton attitude est trÚs positive et elle rend ton expérience certainement plus intéressante.
Thanks for taking the time to understand why Quebecers are so protective of their language. It'll disappear if we aren't. And it's a stressful thing, always having in the back of your mind that your culture could be assimilated and vanish. You lose the language, you lose the culture.
Ton français est super bon! T'as mĂȘme un dĂ©but d'accent QuĂ©becois :) Pour la recommendation, je te suggĂšre la chaine CZcams Urbania.
How could a language disappear if the official language is French? As a trucker that goes through Montreal I speak in French without a problem. When I go to Mexico I will speak Spanish. Do you think the Mexicans will say our language is disappearing. Impossible. Montreal est francais
ungratefulmetalpansy et toi quand ton cerveau dâidiots pas Ă©duquĂ© Ă Ă©tĂ© liquĂ©fiĂ©?đ
At the same time, to pretend that language and culture shouldn't evolve organically is kind of silly. Everything changes and no language will last forever.
Emily Dunford Yeah! Just like we did to the Native nations! Look how happy they are now! Destroying cultures and language because of evolution is just the best!
@@defensivedriving6597 because in Québec, French is kept as first language artificially.
J'aimerais tant qu'une majorité de canadiens partagent cette attitude et cette ouverture d'esprit! Bon séjour parmi nous, Dan!
I'm British and have passable French - whenever I meet Canadians in RoC they always wish they spoke better French. The political situation however is poisonous. So culturally I think people are open to it but the bloc etc just erode the good will.
@@sd5aj I've lived several years elsewhere in Canada (3 other provinces) and I stand by my comment that Dan is an exception. Quebec bashing never goes out of style in Canada.
Vous ĂȘtes un jeune homme trĂšs intelligent qui comprend le sens que nous avons Ă vouloir garder notre langue. D' un vieil homme de 76 ans. hope you read French. Friendly yours|
My friend's french tremendously improved when she decided she would always have her TV on québecois shows at all time as background noise. She's been doing this for like the past 8 months in confinement, and her french has never been this good.
Well, it depends on what kind of life you want to have in Montreal, you can just live your life with english population or you can be cool and enrich your life by learning french and working in french and having french friends as well as english friends !! Personally, I grew up in Vancouver and then moved to Montreal in 2000, I did everything possible to learn and master french and during the first few years. I even did my university studies at Université de Montréal and all my friends are french speaking. I've never even worked in a english speaking environment. I do everything in frenxh for the last 16 years (thinking, speaking, work, friends, t.v. cinemas, my computer, smartphone, internet, everything) and it's been the coolest thing I ever did living my life in another langauge !! Now I can travel the World live and work without having to learn the language in french speaking countries . You see learnjng languages is one of the best things peiple can do in life, it opens many opportunities !!
I live in Montreal and I think everything you said was accurate. I think you're very open-minded. I speak french but I go to an English Cegep and I think you speak better in french than a lot of Quebecois anglophone. (Little tip : ''youtube channel'' is ''chaine youtube'' in french)! Beau travail !
André, do you feel like you speak better English than your other Francophone friends? I did know quite a few French Québécois who spoke English quite well when I attended McGill, but now that I study at UdeM I find that most of the francophones speak English much worse than anglophones speak French ! (Not saying whether this is positive or negative, we are in Québec after all, so Anglos SHOULD speak French.. but in my experience, I really only improved my French later in life, and earlier I got so much hate for having a really English accent while speaking French, and yet all the francophones I met had terribly thick English accents...)
i went to francophone schools in montréal, and its true that a lot of francophones speak terrible english. not all though, and often they get better with age by listening to things in english, immersion programs or just plain ol' english classes. im bilingual, and so many franco friends over the years have asked me to just speak english with them to practice their skills lol.
i remember having an anglo friend as a child and he disliked speaking french with me although he spoke really well, because he got teased for his 'thick' accent. god bless him.
@@christinafurneri9699 Iâm so sorry you got so much hate because of your accent, but to me It simply says that you are giving the best you have to learn and appreciate a new language, and I love your attitude towards the controversed subject! Itâs like my mom, she has a thick anglophone accent when she speaks French but it doesnât stop her to communicate in French with her francophone collegues who deeply appreciate and recognize her respect for it. They even sometimes respond in English to practice their own difficulties speaking their second language!
Christina Furneri It really depends to whom you are speaking. For instance, I know francophones who are totally bilingual (which Iâm not). Francophones who need to speak English more often (because of English cĂ©gep/uni) will be better in English and the same thing goes for anglophones. Last thing: I think that an English accent is really nice to hear in French.
-Joelle - exactly! We donât care about accents as long as we can communicate!
I'm a native quebecer from Montreal and i'll admit that you literally gave me goosebumps when you said that you understood why we think it's unfair and have to learn english. And your french is very good actually, don't give up :) , you should be proud of you brother!
Coming from India as a student in Montreal, I expected a lot of language based racism cuz I obviously couldnât speak no French. But Iâve experienced little to no racism here. I completely support their cause of preserving French. One shouldnât obviously be racist towards English- speakers.But, English speakers should also understand that why they care so much about it. I speak basic French now and itâs a beautiful language, so is the culture here.
how are the white girls there? i met a bunch of them in cuba(very common vacation spot for young montrealers) who were very freindly and real. in toronto, where i m from, ppl stick to themselves more and disgenous
Les Indians par tous que pour le passeport canadien et lâargent.. donât stay in QuĂ©bec move to some other provinces ..
Hey Dan, I 100% agree with the sentiments that it helped deepen the experience of living in MTL to learn francais , I am from Edmonton and I attended McGill in 2002 & 2003 and chose to live on the Plateau so I could immerse in the French language and enjoy a more distinct Québécois experience. It was wonderful.
Very refreshing to witness such intelligent perspective from someone whom grew up in the West. CZcams needs more videos with that degree of open mindedness. Good job!
Do you think we are neanderthals out west or what? Didnât seem refreshing to me.
Bonjour, je suis content que tu fais des efforts pour apprendre le français, je vis Ă MontrĂ©al depuis 6 ans et parfois, je travaille pour Uber comme chauffeur. J'ai rĂ©alisĂ© avec les annĂ©es que les anglophones qui ne veulent pas parler en français sont souvent originaire du QuĂ©bec. Les gens des autres provinces oĂč les immigrants des autres pays font plus d'efforts pour apprendre le français comme toi. Tu es trĂšs bon en français, continue ton apprentissage đ
Merci beaucoup Marc-olivier đđ
les Quebecois d'expression anglaise veulent aussi preserver leur culture dans cette province. Ils ont le droit de le faire.
@@massimomtl4522 Si tu ne parles pas français, tu n'es pas québécois, désolée.
@@massimomtl4522 ils ont 9 autres province pour preserver leur culture et 52 autres Ă©tats au Sud, Le Quebec est la seule place encore majoritairement francophone. La seule façon de preserver la culture anglophone au Quebec passe par l'independance du Quebec, sans ça la culture anglophone d'ici restera toujours une menace d'assimilation, en plus du Canada Anglais. Donnez nous le controle qui nous reviens et l'insecuritĂ© va arrĂȘter.
@@goldorackconceptionwebmark4319 *le seul endroit
Je suis afro amĂ©ricaine (de Chicago, mais jâhabite Ă NYC depuis 2016) et jâai appris français au lycĂ©e ! Je trouve tes sentiments trĂšs agrĂ©able, en particulier quand tu as dit que câest nĂ©cessaire dâĂȘtre poli et gentil quand tu ne connais pas la langue dans un pays Ă©tranger !
Ăa prend du temps, mais câest complĂštement possible de lâapprendre ! Continuez comme ça âđœđ€ mon français câest pas parfait, mais je donne ma meilleur et câest ça que compte ! (LOL I donât know how to say that in French - thatâs what counts/matters! Ăa vaux...? Francophones, au secours ! đ)
Et, « My French Story » est une chaĂźne que jâaime beaucoup ! Pearl est une excellent prof de français!
ModelMaterial09 câest ce qui compte
@@maximelesperance4132 Merci !
Alors, quand venez-vous visitez Montréal ?
Haha je suis allĂ©e Ă MontrĂ©al pour un « vacance solo » en 2017, câĂ©tait magnifique ! La vielle ville, les bagels, le « bonjour/hi » tous les temps đ câĂ©tait trop cool.
ModelMaterial09 vous savez que Amtrak offre NYC/Montreal pour $69.
Faites-moi signe si vous revenez un jour.
Je vais quand mĂȘme rĂ©guliĂšrement Ă NYC
Salut Dan! Je t'ai connu quand tu étais à Mexico. J'ai toujours aimé ton ouverture face au Mexique et aux préjugés que les médias diffusent sur ce pays merveilleux. Dans ce commentaire sur Montréal, je retrouve ce Dan ouvert, sensible et compréhensif. Je te félicite! Je suis né à Montréal, j'habite le Plateau aussi. Amitiés, cher voisin!
Yeah we can tell you're from the plateau lmao
typical frenchie......im sorry dan. certain quebecers tend to be rude and not try to communicate in english. esti tonton!!!
@@djaarano16
On dit "Osti de teton (Holy tits)", pas "esti tonton" .
Quel commentaire ridicule qui dénote un esprit de colonisé!
Si tu vas habiter en Allemagne, est-ce que tu vas essayer de leurs imposer de te parler en Français. NON!
SI tu vas habiter au Manitoba, est-ce que tu vas essayer de leurs imposer de te parler en Français. NON!
Le bilinguisme n'est que pour le QuĂ©bec, ce n'est pas appliquĂ© dans les autres provinces. Dan le dit lui-mĂȘme.
Ceci dit, si quelqu'un me parle en anglais et que je vois qu'il ne comprends aucun mot de français, je vais lui parler en anglais. Tu crois qu'un Ontarien aurait la mĂȘme attitude? Certainement pas.
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If all english speaking people could be a quarter as opened minded as you are, there would be no conflicts between Québec and the other provinces. Bravo!
@@djaarano16 tYpiCaL fReNcHiEs...... Dan clearly stated that he wants to improve his french alors c'est quoi l'esti de problÚme qu'il écrive son commentaire en français?
@@irolaan292 you dedicated a full story to me. thats sweet. merci
Dan, as a native English speaker living in Mexico for some time now, let me give you a tip for what helped me to learn Spanish faster than anything else.
It is to have friends who speak no English. While that may be a bit more difficult in Montreal I'm sure they're out there. As long as you know they speak English it will always be too easy to fall back on.
I hear you 100%. I know lots of gringos living in Mexico for years who can't even read a menu. That's not a good way to live.
You have the right attitude. Stick with it!!
I completely agree! When learning Spanish and French, finding friends who spoke only in that target language pushed me to learn so much because I couldn't fall back on English.
I would say that finding French-only speaking people in Montreal to improve practice is pretty hard since the French Canadian majority there has at least a good spoken English base, especially the youth. Step out of the island though and this will be pretty easy to find all across the province.
Get a unilingual French GF or BF and you will be fluent in less than 2 weeks hahaha đ
Good man. As an Anglo growing up in MTL I also moved to plateau to experience more of my own city. Until I started entering the workforce during\after university I never used French, and so my level degraded significantly. However, since then I've blended myself with the city so much more and I feel I'm able to enjoy my city and province so much more.
Iâm a Texan, Iâd be willing to learn French if I ever move to Montreal. :-)
You're welcome anytime
There's a big labour shortage in Quebec, they need people even now.
Do you speak Spanish?
Same here
@@massimomtl4522 yes
FĂ©licitation mon cher. Iâm at McGill university and if only you knew how happy this makes me. I see very little people in my program even considering making the effort of taking a French class.
Hi, Dan. I am Japanese and really like watching your CZcams videos to learn English and Canadian culture. Learning other languages is so much fun, isn't itïŒïŒ
Hey is your name Yumi or Ayumi? Lol
Dude thank you so much!!! I'm from montreal and just the fact that you speak french and try means the world to me. Btw your french is great you dont even need to try you already got it.
Thank you for your video, I really enjoyed your respectful perspective. I was born in Montreal, and Iâm a native French speaker, even though I do have an English surname. We absolutely never spoke English at home while I was growing up, so like many other QuĂ©bĂ©cois, I learned English at school and by watching TV.
What people donât seem to realize is that native French speakers in QuĂ©bec have mandatory English courses for 13 years if they go up to the CĂ©gep, which is a kind of 2-year pre-university school. I repeat: mandatory English courses for 13 years. If they donât go beyond high school, itâs still 11 years worth of English courses. And if you donât pass those courses, you donât get your diplomas. Of course, I treasure the fact that I can speak English, and itâs actually useful professionally. However, in my day-to-day personal life, I live completely in French.
From what I can tell, even though Canada is supposed to be a bilingual country, other Canadians (as in Canadians outside QuĂ©bec) donât have to follow so many mandatory French courses. Otherwise, their French level would be at least decent, which is not the case. From my experience, I would say that the average native English speaker in Canada can barely use a few French sentences and that certain people even take some pride in this. Once in Ontario, I was even insulted right in my face because I had the âaudacityâ to speak French with members of my family. And I was just a kid (10 years old) at the time. I think the words "French" and "Frog" were involved. Good times.
Long story short, people in QuĂ©bec feel very protective of French. Itâs a big part of our culture, of our life and of our identity. And Iâm very glad to see that you are making an effort to speak French and be part of the community you live in. By the way, even though you donât sound like a local, you have a very nice English accent, which most people here find endearing. Also, I could understand you just fine when you spoke French. Just knowing you are making a real effort to speak the local language is enough to make QuĂ©bĂ©cois happy and willing to help you in any way they can. :-)
I do agree... being francophone, although bilingual and but he slightest of accent, I was still very much insulted in Toronto and felt the racism which I never have traveling to South America, South Korea or Japan, not to mention Europe...we are protective for a very valid reason as mentioned in this videos, Dan sure understands it... too bad the ROC uses French as a tourist trap advertising on international visitors than it being a reality... I remember the ''speak white'' comment my mom and I got during the 60s in downtown Montreal, and I was really appawled when just recently I could not be served in various stores downtown...
Engligh is my 3rd language (after arabic and french - I'm algerian) and I'd recommend to you to watch movies in french.
Watching movies in english with english subtitles helped me a lot when I was younger, so I guess it might work for you too!
Btw great channel man!
That's actually great advice thank you
Did the same thing to learn English đ
The most helpful series is friend to learn English
Wow!!! Iâ m very impressed with how accurate your vision is. I hope that everybody who doesnât know french would make the same effort as you to learn our language. FĂ©licitations and donât be shy to speak french even if itâs incorrect sometimes, we love to see people trying, thatâs all we ask! Vive le QuĂ©bec
I love your channel ! Congratulations, you're a wonderful spokesperson, an asset to Montréal. Keep up the good work and I'm sure that your spoken French will improve, even though it's not that bad at the moment. Your best asset is your positive attitude.
Im an American who has lived in Montreal for 8 years. I completely agree with everything you said! Its overwhelming at first but after time and practice knowing French opens more doors and makes you feel more a part of the city. And every Quebecor is super appreciative when an anglophone tries to speak French! (even though they will repeat and tease your accent, its in a loving way :)
I'm from PerĂș, my first language is spanish, i know english very well bc i study for years on my English skills. I'll be going to Montreal to study for a few years, I'm actually excited to learn french, i think it's always amazing to learn a new language and culture. Thanks for the info n.n
I live in Toronto and have been wondering about moving to Montreal. You're going to be a catalyst in my decision! I love how open you are and how as a Canadian anglophone you see the world. It's refreshing! :)
Wow! C'est trĂšs bien dit! J'habite Ă MontrĂ©al depuis environ trois ans, je suis native de l'Abitibi-TĂ©miscamingue, oĂč on ne parle que en français. Ăa m'a fait tout un choque au dĂ©but, lorsque je me suis trouvĂ© un emplois dans un dĂ©panneur et beaucoup de personnes ne parlaient pas français. Heureusement je suis bilingue, mais je pensais Ă mes amies qui ne le sont pas et je trouve ça trĂšs triste. Ătre obligĂ© d'apprendre une seconde langue pour le travail, alors qu'on se trouve dans sa propre contrĂ©e! C'est comme si on demandait (exemple) aux australiens d'apprendre le portugais parce qu'il y a beaucoup de touristes... Ăa ne fait aucun sens!
MĂȘme si ce n'est que quelques mots, j'apprĂ©cie beaucoup quand les gens essaies! Alors continue ton bon travaille et de pratiquer ton français!
Thank you for learning French. Merci vraiment. I am french, recently moved to Montreal and settled in an english speaking area. Most shop cashiers don't speak french and are even rude (I dread young cashiers at Jean Coutu...) when they spot my french accent (I stopped trying to get rid of it and also stopped trying to check who speaks french or english so I endup speaking english to people and then I realise they are french speaking quebecois who do the same to blend in an english speaking neighborhood... confusing, right ?). Anyway, Bilinguism is a strenght, it opens doors to culture, stories, new sources of wonders and untertainment ;). I also admire people from non english nor french speaking countries who come here and have to learn english and still manage to learn a bit of french to be included in the quebec society. It is just a question of knowing and respecting the culture. Alors continue d'apprendre et dĂ©couvrir cette belle province. đđ€
As a Francophone. I can tell if more people thought like you on both side of this debate, we would have a much better society. Merci. Tu es un vrai montréalais!
Cool! That's the right attitude.
Super! VoilĂ la bonne attitude!
Bienvenue à Montréal!
Bienvenue au Quebec!
Coming from Quebec I was really happy to hear someone encourage learning french! Also, my favourite part is the fact that you have a little bit of our accent in your french. Very well done!
While I was living in the Dominican Republic, it would never have occurred to me to not do my best to learn Spanish. Thank you for explaining our reality to the ROC.
Merci pour cette video Dan ! Je suis brésilien j'étudie le français toutes le jours parce que je vais aller a Montreal cette anneé. I've travelled to Montreal in 2019 and plan to go there this year with a study permit and indeed it's a great city to improve on both english and french and totally agree with you, if I had knowledge in french when I went there in 2019 I would have had a whole different and better experience there.
PS: I had some great time there, since I arrived at the YUL with the Bonjour / Hi filter from the officer to my last night there asking for a local beer, it's really a great city and province ( Quebec )
Estou feliz que gostas da nossa cidade ahah, tu parles bien français!
@@MartinRolo look who's here hahaha
@@JoaoPedro-tt1nx sim! OlĂĄ hehehh
Bemvindo brasileiros!! I went to Brazil in 2015 (Manaus, Santarem, Belem, on the Amazon), I miss fresh cupuaçu juices in the morning... 𧥠But we have some frozen pulps at least!! And great brazilian cafĂ©s/restaurants/spots where you can get pao de queijo freshly baked and those little sablĂ© cookies that taste like coconut....! đ Sorry I couldn't hold on to your language, I was busy tasting all the foods and marveling as belezas naturais AmazĂŽnicas! Botos, ahhh!!! Saudade! xD
I agree with everything you say. Thank you for making the effort to learn French and embracing our culture. I wish everybody was as open minded as you. Ton français est super bon! Cheers!
Moi aussi.
I have friends on both sides of 'The Main'. I am from the States but I know the history (studied more Canadia/en history than U.S.) & I agree. I am always learning new words in french & I love Montréal ! It is true about Québec as a whole regarding the French language. Vivre Les Montrealais !!!
Bravo for this vidĂ©o, as a french QuĂ©bĂ©cois and a pro independence person, I must say you have been quite respectful and have used the right tone and presented an honest position about the French language in Canada, in QuĂ©bec and in Montreal and you pretty much nailed it. Je veux aussi vous fĂ©liciter pour vos efforts Ă parler français mĂȘme si c'est une langue difficile. Continuez de pratiquer, vous ĂȘtes dĂ©jĂ trĂšs bon. J'aime beaucoup vos vidĂ©os et votre point de vue sur MontrĂ©al et le QuĂ©bec, vous ĂȘtes trĂšs respectueux.
Love that youre trying so hard to learn!
I'm a Pole who grew up on the west island, having gone to French school, I'm pretty fluent.
If you're ever in verdun, I wouldn't mind giving a pronunciation lesson
I have yet to visit Montreal but I already knew that there's more English being spoken there than Francophones would like. I personally like that they're doing their best to preserve their language, otherwise, French would die out in no time. English has become the de facto second language of the world, which means that new immigrants to Canada are less likely to want to learn French. That could jeopardize the fate of the French language in a couple of generations if they don't do anything about it.
Yeah I'm fine with it. I experienced a lot of discrimination and violence growing up english in quebec.
Statistics Canada expect the french to die within 100 years. It's very sad and that's why we have bills to protect our language.
@@wavearts3279 Forgive me if I don't care.
@@OpusLoveProductions That's not cool. I haven't been to Quebec yet but I know what you're talking about.
@@jjpki4654 thanks a lot then! It really means a lot for us.
Thank you for being open-minded and trying to understand our culture and where weâre coming from and expanding your horizon and not live in the English bubble (which, like you said, is totally possible to do). It truly is refreshing. And Iâm impressed with your level of French after only a year, I think itâs far more difficult to learn French for an anglophone than the other way around. Especially since people here have a tendency to switch to English if they hear you struggling in French. The temptation to not learn it or not practice it could be strong. Merci jâai adorĂ© entendre ta perspective sur ce sujet !
I love your video. You have a great perspective on the situation. I would say that what you said is true in every major cities across the world. Yes, knowing English can get you where you want to go, but learning the local language and using it will open so many doors and give you so many great experiences you would otherwise not have. People will open up to you and appreciate you a lot more.
This is the best video I've seen so far on the English/French situation in Montréal. It should be shared with anyone who wants to visit or even move here. Thank you!
Funny fact: I'm old enough to remember that KFC used to be called La Villa du Poulet here in Québec.
haha ben voyons donc! Cool!
Thank you so much for your nuanced take. Being part of a small culture forces us to be defensive, and i can see how odd it might look from an outside eye. I'm glad that you understand our perspective. Tu es le bienvenu ici !
I moved to Quebec City November 2019 from the US and prior to that had been learning on my own, then did the online french course.
I completely agree with everything you've mentioned about the culture and living here has instilled the same pride in me. I love french and enjoy practicing, etc. Keep it up, I know it can be tough especially when you get asked "do you want me to speak English?". Some channels I enjoy: Cam Grande Brun, Denyzee, Andrew Tiche, and Solangeteparle. Il y a beaucoup des youtubers quĂ©bĂ©coises! Bonne chance avec votre pratique! âïž
Thank you for taking the time to explain this for newcomers or people who want to visit Montreal. Your french is great!
Hey Dan, loved this!! I think you had such an intelligent, realistic and open-minded approach. It was quite interesting to hear about your experience as an English speaker in Montreal. Your French is awesome btw, keep speaking as much as you can, you'll only get better and better! How are you and Nari enjoying life in Mtl? It would really be awesome if we met up. If you ever come to Ottawa/Gatineau, let us know, we'd love to see you and show you around. Gatineau Park during the Autumn is so magical with all the fall colours. And there are waterfalls, rivers, lakes... It's truly gorgeous in our hometown :) And if you want you could watch our videos to practice listening to Québécois French-speaking, learn some new words, expressions... haha!! :P (since you asked some channel recommendations) Anyway, take care! xox
I lived in Ontario and learned French as a kid, was surprised to learn that I actually understand most of your french.
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. Tu décris trÚs bien la situation et je suis certain qu'aprÚs la pandémie tu te sentiras vraiment chez toi à Montréal. Tes efforts sont vraiment appréciés et le fait que tu partages ça va surement faire en sorte que plusieurs vont apprendre le français en venant ici.
Je suis d'ici, et j'ai vraiment aimé ton video! C'est intéressant d'entendre la perspective d'autres personnes. You gave a very fair perspective I think, keep up the good work, learning new langages is fun and can prove to be very useful, especially if you like to travel.
Iâm French and from Montreal. I was expecting something else before watching the video (never saw your other videos) but I think you mostly get it right. People outside of Montreal sometimes donât get why they needed to learn English as a second language and later in life they see how many doors it closes for them (the same situation you stated but in reverse). Another thing to add would be than Anglos in Quebec end up in a weird situation where they are in a minority situation where the majority around them (the Francos) are themselves a minority within the country. Iâm glad you explained that simply showing some effort and not getting frustrated gets good results, since most people are passably bilingual.
One last thing to mention is that in a lot of professional settings, international companies will require to switch most communication to English when anything goes elsewhere.
Since you are Canadian and lived in multiple provinces, I would be interested in your views about keeping both languages alive. Ottawa and New Brunswick are areas you skipped over that prize themselves with being fully bilingual (with varying results).
Ottawa ? The mayor refused to recognize the city as bilingual ! Try to get served in French in 99% of restaurants, stores, gyms, well everywhere unless you happen upon a Francophone employee or one in a million Anglo who is bilingual.
Bienvenue Ă MontrĂ©al! đ€ Merci de faire un effort d'apprendre le Français đ
I honestly feel like a lot of people are living in the past about how they feel about the language conflict in Quebec. I'm a 19 French quebecer so I didn't live before 2000 to see the huge conflicts between French quebecers and either English Canadians or English Quebecers, but I know it from the history books. But what I certainly know is how English quebecers and French quebecers usually interact nowadays. My best friends are English quebecers and in 2020, at least in Montreal, both groups live together well. Why? Because everyone is really starting to accept how the other lives. As an example, my friends have learned French and Quebec's history through school. I did the opposite by learning English and the history of the British colonization. We now all learn the same things at school. The new generation of French and English quebecers are way less different than people would think.
What I'm trying to say is that we aren't in the 70's or the 90's where there were constant conflict. 2020 is very much different and not a lot of people understand (or want to understand) that. So it's nice to see someone (and some people in the comments) from elsewhere in Canada that understands that it's not because someone in Quebec has a different culture than another person in Quebec that they're necessarily rivals. In 2020 English and French Quebecers coexist way more peacefully than some would expect
je suis d'accort avec toi ici en estrie on a des anglophone et tout va bien pour tout le monde mais le net étant le net tu a des opinions de fou du genre il ma cracher dessus il ma criée dessus. j'ai jamais vu rien de ça et j'ai vraiment du mal a croire a tout ça et de l'autre cÎté tu as ceux qui disent comment on est gentil et respectueux, je ne sais pas si ce n'est que des troll ou du pur Québec bashing mais c'est vraiment énervant a attendre sur TOUT les vidéo du Québec et ou Canadien. Ici j,ai jamais vu de la méchanceté pur comme ça.
I am from Montreal and really appreciate your video! Thank you for your openness to learn and immerse in Quebec's culture đ
I'm an anglo Montrealer...yes, part of a rare species. It's great that you're trying your best to learn French which has been the bane of my existence. French was always my Achilles heel. But at least speaking French is needed to work unless you plan on working at a call centre to American clients or callers for minimum wage. It sucks for me because I can read French and understand it at least at an intermediate level but speaking it is a whole different ball park for me. Being a Quebecer, I truly understand their need to preserve French as you found out yourself. When I lived in other provinces, people just didn't get it not matter how I explained it to them to make them understand the language laws and why French is defended and upheld....and I'm an anglophone. So a belated welcome to la belle province! Other predominately English-speaking areas is the West Island which includes Pointe-Claire, DDO, Kirkland, Pierrfonds, Baie d'Urfe, etc and the bordering municipalities of the West Island like TMR, Cote St.Luc, and Ville Saint Laurent (actually more bilingual as I live here). These are all residential suburban areas so not much happening. East end of Montreal is all French -speaking and Le Plateau is right at the border between the eastern and western section of Montreal which Saint Laurent boulevard is the dividing street/line.
Le Nouveau-Brunswick est officiellement bilingue / New Brunswick is officially bilingual, the only such province in Canada! But does that matter if few people visit? They should! Beautiful forests, lakes, rivers, and shorelines. Great place to kayak!
And not one of the conservator party that want to be the leader can speak french .
@@joannewilson6577 : la perfection n' est pas de ce monde ! Isn't it ?đ
@@cameliap1146 Personne ne demande la perfection mais au moins un peu d'honnetete intellectuelle.
@@cameliap1146 Province bilingue mon cul;les seuls bilingues sont les francophones comme au Quebec d'aileurs.
Ghislain Laframboise and of course some Acadians became the Cajuns of Louisiana
Hi there,
Thank you for this wonderful video. I really appreciate your mindset and tolerance regarding language in quebec. I do agree with everything you say. Being able to immerse when you're in a different environment can be tricky but it definitely worth the price. I like your french by the way.
Mon cher ami, cette vidéo était fortement agréable! Merci d'avoir partagé ta perspective! :)
always impressed when someone actually tries to speak the local language. Bravo, et ne lĂąche pas.
Cette perspective est rassurante. Merci de partager ta rĂ©alitĂ©, en tant qu'anglophone. Merci aussi pour ton respect Ă©vident de la culture quĂ©bĂ©coise. I am from QuĂ©bec, but live in southern Ontario (Toronto) for 20 years now... Si tu savais le nombre de clichĂ©s que j'entends trop souvent ici, Ă propos de ma province d'origine. Ton analyse permet de rĂȘver Ă une meilleure comprĂ©hension de la part des anglophones hors QuĂ©bec.
Hey Dan, Québécois here. Great video. Your french level is really great haha don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Thank you for your open mindness and understanding about the fragility of our language in Northe America. I whish more anglophones (even local ones) would understand the perspective like you did. J'espÚre que tu as apprécié ton séjour au Québec.
it's so refreshing to see this perspective from an english speaker, and I must say you've nailed it!
I'm so sad to see so much hate online (you know what they call "the two solitudes") but you really embody how I think it really is. Thank you and keep it up
to improve my french I used an app called hello talk to talk with natives of the language , also I listen to the radio in french or some podcast
As a Spanish speaker, French will be relatively easy for you :)
Nice input as learning any other language is definitely an asset and more over french language is to sweet to learn and WHY NOT
Glad I found this! I'm American and moved to Quebec City and I go to Ulaval. Had to learn French, but it was by choice. Cool to see other stories from other anglophones who aren't against learning French. I remember the "do you need the English menu" and people changing to English. Just gotta keep politely refusing the people trying to change languages for you, from what I learned. Quebec is a great province with a great language. Your French is really good, English accent but I got one too, man. You speak with no hesitation and the accent came for me in like 2.5 years. Keep it up man!
Dan, your French is good and I can guarantee that it will improve dramatically simply because of your positive attitude vis-à -vis our language and culture. You are already a québécois!! Hope that your videos are being watched all across Canada and by future immigrants that are contemplating living in Montreal or in La Belle Province!
Good job!
Je vis Ă MontrĂ©al et sincĂšrement, j'aimerais que tous les anglophones pensent comme toi. Ton niveau de français est quand mĂȘme Ă©tonnant, bon travail! =)
Ton français est vraiment cuuuuute
I agree with you, I've lived here for 4 years in January around the montreal area and would say your on the right track. Greta video man
your french is very understandable, better than some of my friends that have lived in montreal their whole life. keep it up and itll be perfect soon!
Ton français est trĂšs bon . Love to see someone learning french even though we both know you could easily get by as long as you stay on the island . I loled when you say the Plateau is a french part of MontrĂ©al cause there is actually more people French from france then French from quebec đ
Interesting how your facial expressions and gestures change dramatically when you start speaking French!
Yep! And it happens to all of us when we're speaking a second language. It's kind of losing part of our personality, of not being 100% ourselves. LoL đđ Amazing but scary at the same time.
That is because he's not fluent yet. He's searching for words while speaking French.
@@brazenglish Every new language makes a new you! çççŹçč!
he is searching for words, and believe me what Dan did is nothing compared to my father who almost become fully fluent in Sign Languages when he start speaking english! He basically depict every single word he say in english with hand & arms movement :)
At least, he manage to be understood and make the effort :)
My friend you are an incredible true Canadian!
I realy appreciate you are learning french this is a high mark of respect from you.
it was nice to talk about this, great work brother keep going
Great video and great French! Also a Winnipeger here wanting to move out East :)
Hey Dan :)
First of all you french is pretty good, and the will to learn french is really heartwarming. Also pardon me if my english grammar isnt always the best.
I wanted to add a litte history in your video, so people understand why maybe some of the older generations were closed minded to English people before.
Historically, the province of Quebec was for the most part a peasant province with English minorities that usually lived more in bigger cities. In the 19th century there was a huge pressure from the church on the french peasant community to have a lot of babies. That pressure was less present in cities and led to a poorer population in the countryside than in the cities because on the number of mouths to feed.
The industrialization on the Quebec made a lot of English and Scottish companies emerged and usually, they needed a lot of labour, so they hired underpaid french Québecois labour.
For a long time, but not that long ago, a lot of French Quebecois labour came from the countryside and were underpaid by growing English companies.It was really difficult for a french Québecois to climb the social ladder starting from there, especially without speaking English.
From there a lot of frustration appeared because of the new English Bourgeoisie (mostly living in Westmount the richer neighbourhood in Canada) dominating the Québec economic landscape and the idea that québecois had to learn English to climb the social ladder in a mostly french province.
A lot of our grandparents and parents were raised with that frustration towards English people. This mentality only started to disappear at the end of the 20th Century with the diversifying of the population from all over the world and the hippie current fighting discrimination and bringing more open minded points of view on the table.
I think that's why today, most people that you will hear badmouthing English people are often from older generations or people whose family at one point suffered from the frustration I mentionned before and it passed through generations.
I really think that learning french is a way for English speaking people to show that they understand and respect the french Quebecois history and are willing join the two communities, to break the historical distanciation between them.
PS : don't get me wrong, some Québecois were also terrible people and I am not saying that Québecois were always perfect and respectful.
If you want to learn more check this article (and thank you for the really cool video !):
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-since-confederation
Great video! Thanks for sharing, this was helpful as a Mtl newcomer
For someone who's only been here a year, your french is really good! Keep it up :)
I loved your video. Just a note though: French settlers did go West, especially in your native Manitoba. It just didnât end that well for Riel and the MĂ©tis...
Not only West but South too all the way into Central America.
He acknowledged that when talking about St Boniface. He said you donât hear it much in Vancouver.
@@ronhadfield2418 And your point is ? French isn't spoken In Mexico and Central America either yet we went there. BTW: In your comment you wrote the word "here", it ought to be written as "hear" in this context.
@@MarinaLaroche The comment was redundant.
@@ronhadfield2418 It certainly wasn't as I pointed out French people went all the way down to Central America which is something he never said a word about. You're the one with the redundant comment. BTW: Good move on fixing your orthographic error.
Im living in MontrĂ©al too! I've been here one year. We love it. My French is shit. Living on the west island and need to practice and learn more. Its hard!! Loving MontrĂ©al and all the people very much â€
Bienvenue!
West Island isnt the best to learn french. My gf's family are immigrants whove been here 20 years now. Besides the kids who had to go to french school, no one learned french. Like Dan, if you move to a more french neighbourhood, it'll come more naturally. Good luck. :)
Thanks for sharing your point of view on this. Not only the rest of Canada needs to watch this, the whole U.S too. I am Cuban living in the U.S. I always wanted to learn French, but it wasn't until I had the opportunity to work with a group in French-Canadians in Havana, Cuba, that I felt that desire become stronger than even. Their pride for their language and culture was quite inspiring. It's no wonder they have been able to preserve their beautiful language for centuries.
Merci beaucoup de partager ton avis sur la vie à Montréal comment un anglophone. Bien que j'ai visité cette belle ville dois fois, j'y voudrais habiter un jour pour améliorer mon français. Merci encore une fois et bonnes chances avec tes études de français.
Tellement dâaccord avec toi â€ïž! Thanks for talking about it and trying to understand the French speakersâ perspective :)
Hey rock on!!!! I'm born and raised in Montreal and fyi my accent is like urs lol!!! Thx 4 keeping it real. Bon chance
Bravo Danđđđ tu parle trĂšs bien français et tu as bien expliquĂ©
Epic video dude! This makes so much sense about French in North America, and I do think it should be preserved. I stumbled across your channel doing research about Montreal as I might be moving there soon, for work, and basically only know one French word....Merde
I discovered your channel last night. Really enjoy your videos. I have never lived in Montreal but I have visited many times. It is indeed a unique, amazing place. I live in Saint John, New Brunswick. Keep up the good work!