I'm from the USA, but live in Japan. A few years ago, I was learning Russian from a fellow from Montreal. And, in his case, he grew up not but only bilingually, but trilingually, because his maternal grandfather was Russian and aways spoke Russian with him. At the time I knew him, he had already become fluent in Spanish and had reached a degree of fluency in Japanese so that his primary source of income was as an interpreter between Japanese and Russian businesspeople. However, the kicker was that his father was from Germany, but was so enamored of things American that he never taught his son German--the *one* acquired language that I'm completely bilingual in!
@mymusicalmaven38375 жыл бұрын
Actually, French is the sole official language of Montréal. But, the city has the largest English speaking community in Québec. Just wanted to make that clarification. A very proud francophone city!!! ⚜️
@BillGathen6 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic! It renewed my interest in learning languages and it made me want to visit Montreal. I'll definitely check out the rest of the series. ¡Estupendo!
@ronaldjohnson_ita6 жыл бұрын
Your channel is amazing, keep it up! I love these documentary style videos.
@danaeflorou_alphabetagreek6 жыл бұрын
So nice to see Canada, especially Montreal and even more a Greek among the people you interviewed! A wonderful video, as always!
@p.j.jasperlaureijs21596 жыл бұрын
Hello, I'm from Switzerland. We have also French as an official language and bilingual (Frech/German) city like Bienne/Biel and Fribourg/Freiburg.
@charlespapineau84976 жыл бұрын
I don't care about the Bonjour Hi controversy but sometimes it can be hard to have a service in french in downtown Montreal and that's unaceptable. All the different languages are welcomed here but french will always be the main language just like english is the main language in Toronto or in New York.
@paulhowlett81516 жыл бұрын
Wow - Good interviewing, this video gave me a "taste" of what Montreal is like. I like the comments from the locals, the people in the "street".
@salamanderjazz6 жыл бұрын
It turned out great! Bravo!
@radmugi99574 жыл бұрын
From Japanese just like me, it's curious, even mysterious for them in Montreal to talk naturally in every kind of languages. in fact, We needn't talk English in our life, probably, but in near future, the skill of learning languages will be essential for us here. We'll mean to be in those situation.
@PassionforDreaming6 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to visit for a while now! Seeing this makes me want to go even more!
@maelysmay14066 жыл бұрын
This is so insightful and interesting! Thanks for making it!
@joeyperugino67626 жыл бұрын
Great video Lindsay. I love your work First time I see it. I should definitely check your channel more often for updates. You really produce great videos.
@user-ho6dv2ux1z6 жыл бұрын
Insightful! You may wanna hit Eastern Europe, or Poland. It'd be such an enrichment to us to see these regions via your cam. lens.
@lovaaaa24516 жыл бұрын
Aaah québec est très cool
@user-ty5ld9tp7w6 жыл бұрын
love it!
@martinbelec1826 Жыл бұрын
Great video where you take the time to dig into Montréal'rich langue culture. One point you are missing though us that Montréal is the metropolis of the only French speaking territory in North America called Québec. French will always be fragile in this context and before laws were implemented to protect the French language in Québec, immigrants were choosing English at a rate of about 90% over French. Bill 101 forced all immigrants children to go to French school which is the main reason why people here are multilingual as they know their mother tongue, they learn French at school and they learn English by necessity. That being said, the only official language in Québec is French and the Québécois people like myself want to make clear that although we encourage multilingualism, french should always be the common language in your daily public interactions and in your work environment. To me, Bonjour / Hi does not send the right message as it should be only Bonjour and according to the person's response, one can then adapt to the appropriate language knowing French should always be used first out if respect to this unique French society in NA.
@ncross634 жыл бұрын
Interesting , pueden hablar muchas lenguas , ça cest três bien
@AlAminOYT4 жыл бұрын
I feel like a second language is a big deal only in North America. I grew up in Qatar with Bangladeshi parents. I spoke Bengali, English, Hindi, Arabic, bit of Urdu / Persian by the age of 10. Only studied English in school and the rest of them were picked up from my surrounding. In Qatar speaking 2 languages is a minimum while 3-5 is common.
@Imsemble4 жыл бұрын
It's really good and enriching that people speak multiple languages here and have a lot of cultural contact. It's also important that work and public life remain French only. It's so hard to protect our language as only 8 million in a sea of 350+ million anglophones and if we want newcomers to integrate to our culture then our culture has to be the standard.
@marcoarias97116 жыл бұрын
I loved this video!! Siempre he querido vivir en una ciudad multilingüe!! Ich finde es sehr nett!!! Merci, grazie mille!!
@Monkeywe5 жыл бұрын
Chaque fois que je pense que j'ai maîtrisé le français j'entends un québécois et je jette toute pour la fenêtre.
@massimomtl45224 жыл бұрын
Culture cannot be legislated in Montreal although the Qc government is definitely trying in the name of QC identity and nationalism. Montreal is officially French (for political reasons) but the reality is that it is a beautifully multi-lingual and multi-cultural city. A true crossroads between America and Europe, a runaway train of cultures that cannot be stopped or tamed, no matter how hard they try.
@scottieglot6 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you just heard about the new motion that the government just passed to try and discourage people from saying "Bonjour Hi". I think it's sad :( I speak both languages and I like when I am given the option of both
@LindsayDowLanguages6 жыл бұрын
That's a real shame. We'll do a follow up video in a few years if things changr
@2380Shaw5 жыл бұрын
People with more than 2 languages are just show offs