What Living in Montreal is REALLY Like (Montreal Vlog)

[@TheNewTravel]

Hey thanks for all the support everyone. There isn't a lot of English content about Montreal on KZbin so I'm really happy to see this video reaching so many people. Please consider subscribing and clicking the bell. And for more videos on what life in Montreal is really all about, check out my "This is Montreal" playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLy6sv6ZuyrMvf3Pm9rnUL4e1vuutjws8C

[@JPTech933]

No sueing.. lol

[@kristinevasantharajs5128]

Are you from qubeec?

[@EliasBac]

I moved from Paris to Montreal back in 2012 - On a work Permit, then became a Permanent Resident, Then became a Citizen - And I am soooo not going Anywhere - Love this place to death.

[@-toma-8461]

Bienvenue chez toi cousin!

[@kylelandor7825]

coming from paris NORMAL LOL mtl is a shit hole

[@janalise3041]

Because you don't know bc 😅

[@karmas4172]

Go home we're full

[@bayroncastillo7653]

Wow

[@damondominique]

As somebody who feels good in both English and French, I love that most people in MTL are bilingual. I love the "Bonjour/Hello" when you walk into a café - not to mention, it's helpful that everyone understands Franglais.

[@TheNewTravel]

I agree! Bilingualism is beautiful. Cheers Damon, and thanks for stopping by my corner of the KZbins. Your Berlin documentary was 💯

[@edwardamosbrandwein3583]

Damon Dominique. Is it the same in Quebec?

[@EinSofQuester]

but the French language laws stipulate that you must say bonjour in a loud booming voice, and you must barely audibly whisper hello.

[@mingastefania2072]

@@EinSofQuester bullshit. Your statement is totally false.

[@logosradical60]

Bilinguism sounds good and nice but most of the time, ironically, biliguism is for people who speak only english. So biliguism is for non-bilinguals.

[@The_Monolith]

What living in Montreal is really like greatly differs from one place to another. That's why Montrealers identify themselves much more with their neighborhood / burrough than they do with the city at large.

[@MM-fy8yx]

I agree with this. Montreal is really full of community/neighbourhood bubbles. I find white people from other parts of Canada usually live in the Mile end or plateau, which is fine, but a pretty different experience than if you were to live in Cote des neiges or st. Leo for example.

[@The_Monolith]

@@MM-fy8yx I wouldn't say Mile End / Plateau attracts white Canadians from other parts of Canada. It's just a spot full of university students, artists, affluent hipsters / bobos, Frenchies (from France), Hassidic Jews (in the Mile End) + some tourists.

[@withnail-and-i]

I'm enjoying the last good years of Parc Ex before the UDEM Ai campus crowd comes and raise the price, killing the current identity (hope it won't happen, but yeah...)

[@The_Monolith]

@@withnail-and-i Parc Ex used to be predominantly Italian and Greek. Later on, it became predominantly South Asian. Now, it's changing again.

[@withnail-and-i]

@@The_Monolith For sure you're right on that, I love to hang out in the few remaining Greek associations, as a big fan of Theo Angelopoulos and traditional philosophy, I bond with them, although like you said they're way less present now, current generations have assimilated. The only thing I'm not too much in favor of is the general process of gentrification, but I'm not in a naive state of mind that it won't happen, which is why I'm enjoying every day of the businesses that won't be able to afford their rent in 10 years.

[@philgillies7918]

I lived and worked in Montreal for a year in the early '90s. I loved it! The people are friendlier than I'm used to (having spent most of my adult life in Toronto). In my experience English speakers are embraced as long as you make an effort to speak even a little French. Most of the friends I made that year were Francophones. As Dan said, I loved their joie de vivre!

[@outdatedfarmequipment2702]

Are they frog eaters mate.

[@mikeFolco]

@@outdatedfarmequipment2702 Frog legs are delicious bro.

[@outdatedfarmequipment2702]

@@dancooper1 you are not an aussie you would not understand

[@DarrylErickson]

@@outdatedfarmequipment2702 I’m curious what u mean

[@willneverforgets3341]

Paris has a really bad reputation, but if you're polite and say, bonjour, svp et merci, you are 80% there...

[@Jas-gn2gv]

I’m an Algerian immigrant who came to Montreal when I was just 2 years old. I am fully bilingual and pursued secondary education in English so I think bilingualism is a wonderful gift and do also see Montreal’s language duality as amazing. However, I understand how important French is & should be. My parents chose this place because its official language is French and their English is not that good, they speak 3 other languages though, but they picked this place because it’s French. so to them it is important to receive service in French and be able to work! I really liked the way you presented the “issue” of Quebecois identity. I personally feel more Montrealer & Quebecois than I do “Canadian”, because it is so true that we (francophones, anyway) grew up with a totally different culture and classics than the rest of Canada. I really appreciate your work and your French is quite good! I could understand you anyway! Keep working on it, you won’t regret it:)

[@mickelgregoire4075]

Commente en français alors.

[@marystar6021]

Yasmina - Your post was really nice. Your parents chose well to have chosen our beautiful province to raise their family.

[@massimomtl4522]

@@mickelgregoire4075 pkoi en francais si le video est en anglais

[@Jas-gn2gv]

@@mickelgregoire4075 Je m’adresse à un anglophone pour le remercier de son contenu qui peut informer les autres anglophones des richesses culturelles de notre province. J’utilise le français dans ma vie de tous les jours. Si ça te fâche c’est toi le problème.

[@Jas-gn2gv]

@@marystar6021 Thank you! I think so too, I wouldn’t wanna be anywhere else 🥰

[@gabrielemalatesta8978]

As a Quebecer who speaks mostly English in my circle, I honestly think French is one of the most important things in Quebec because it marks our distinction from the rest of Canada. I speak French well and I often do my daily errands or small talk in French. Growing up I realize how more and more it's just part of my culture and my surroundings and there is a beauty in that. Obviously, things like wanting to change, granita to a french word is a waste of tax dollars (they actually did that to an Italian business) but with respect to all my French homies out there, je vous aime!

[@ushenyagoonetilleke5747]

Wondering how long it would take to speak French ground up?

[@gabrielemalatesta8978]

@@ushenyagoonetilleke5747 French is a pretty complex language compared to English. I think it is more complex because of all the grammar and structure that has to be learnt, such as verbs, proper sentence structure and so on. If you already have knowledge of a romance language (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,Romanian etc) French will be a lot easier for you to learn. You can probably learn a passable French within a couple months learning French on your own via KZbin/Books, but a teacher is highly recommended to guide you through proper training. To answer your question specifically, it’s often thought that you can master anything with 2,000 hours of practice. I’m not saying it will take you that long to learn French, but it all depends of how much time you’re willing to dedicate to it. Bonne Chance!

[@ushenyagoonetilleke5747]

@@gabrielemalatesta8978 Thank you so much for the advice. I might have to take a french course probably.

[@gabrielemalatesta8978]

@@ushenyagoonetilleke5747 Yea, (if you do end up coming to Montreal) there are so many language schools that teach French. If not, it’s pretty widely spoken internationally and I’m sure there would be a French teacher somewhere nearby. Something I can recommend to start off with is learning the verbs in Présent (present): the verb Être (to be) and Avoir (to have). This will lead to a lot of basic sentences.

[@ushenyagoonetilleke5747]

@@gabrielemalatesta8978 And also is french mandatory to get a job in Quebec? I specialise in Tourism and Hospitality

[@lisadeeyoung]

Torontonian here - I love love love Montreal. There's an ease about the city that really sticks with you and makes you want to go back again and again. I miss it deeply and look forward to going again soon.

[@eqquinoox]

hi Lisa

[@terryomalley1974]

Considering how bland, expensive, rushed and crowded Toronto is, I understand why you'd appreciate Montreal's more chilled and interesting vibe.

[@lisadeeyoung]

@@terryomalley1974 Is it more chill? Absolutely. Is it more interesting? No, they're both interesting, Montreal is just a different interesting from Toronto. Don't like it? That's cool, don't come.

[@user-jh3mg1it1n]

From Algeria, is there a girl who wants to marry?

[@user-jh3mg1it1n]

@@lisadeeyoung From Algeria, is there a girl who wants to marry? 😂

[@carolinemarois61]

Comme Québécoise habitant dans Rosemont, je suis touchée par le discours nuancé que tu poses sur le débat français/anglais, et en plus tu tentes de parler français !!! Tu viendras nous rejoindre au Parc Père Marquette, on aura de la bière pour toi 😄

[@ericlanglois1342]

Il essait au moin. C'est bien.

[@AceK21]

Jpense pas que legault vas etre d'accord avec toi :P :P jk jk

[@dinosaursr]

Bravo pour les commentaires positifs! Peace & Love mes amis! L’animateur ce force a comprendre la situation complexe et des fois triste chez nous.

[@eqquinoox]

salut Caroline 🌻

[@richarduntel2896]

vous pourriez m'expliquer pourquoi le bilinguisme est tellement beau à Montréal mais pas à Toronto, ni Vancouver, ni Winnipeg ? En passant, le Monsieur est à Montréal depuis quelques années. Il a appris plus vite l'espagnol lors de ses voyages au Mexique que le français.

[@MOTANFOUTUNE]

The house you've showed with the big face painted on the wall 6:11 was formerly my grand mother's house. almost 50 years ago. Personnaly i really apreciate when an english youtuber made a video about the "Quartier" where i grown up. Respect to that and this is a "petit velour" like we said. So thanks a lot for that. I'm now in St-Leonard and i miss my Petite-Patrie. And the church you showed at 7:01 this is where i've been baptized.

[@tonyhawk94]

I think the thing that bothers Montreal people is the people (no matter their background) that come to live there and do not bother speak French and turn to English, or use English if its their native language as if Montreal was kind of New York -bis. And due to the demographics, then some shops starts to hire more anglophone, businesses turn to English, etc. which slowly kills the local identity. If the trend continues Quebec won't be different from Louisiana in the US in 100/200 years.

[@capricornebete-a-cornes8671]

Au rythme de l'anglicisation actuelle de Montréal, la louisiannisation du Québec ne saurait tarder : 50 ans tout au plus, selon moi !

[@tonyhawk94]

@@capricornebete-a-cornes8671 C'est un désastre...

[@BarbinRottweiler]

Montreal doesn’t have 300 pound alligators

[@capricornebete-a-cornes8671]

@@BarbinRottweiler Pas d'alligators peut-être, mais bien des écureuils et des ratons-laveurs...

[@yoohooooo]

Dans un mois je quitte le Manitoba et j'emmenage à Rosemont ! Merci pour cette vidéo qui me rassure que c'est un bon choix !

[@peterlittle2748]

Très beau quartier j'ai grandit la tous mon enfance le seul hic est les logements sont rendus cher mais a par de sa le meilleur quartier de Montréal

[@666mathew]

Est ce que tu viens de St-Boniface?

[@yoohooooo]

@@666mathew ben non, je viens de la capitale mennonite au sein de la Pembina Valley. Tu viens d'où, toi ?

[@yoohooooo]

@Coconut Lady haha je m'en souviens ! Saison estivale = cones oranges dans la face où que l'on soit J'ai pas peur

[@yoohooooo]

@Coconut Lady ok là là j'ai peur parce que je viens d'acheter mon Grand Caravan faq j'veux pas lui faire mal! J'espère que les montréalais exagèrent

[@1981Frederick]

Rosemont isn't really the place you go visit, but it s the perfect place to go live

[@sekoutounkara243]

Nothing better than NDG

[@roxannemorabito2485]

IL est sur la 5e avenue dans Rosemont pas NDG

[@Capo6ix_6lu3Boy]

@@sekoutounkara243 washhhh 😂😂😂

[@Capo6ix_6lu3Boy]

@@sekoutounkara243 that curry smellish place 🤣🤮🤮

[@filiabelange1080]

@@sekoutounkara243 s

[@joenroute9646]

The flag at the end next to the Québécois flag is the Catalan one . Another region of the world which is fighting to preserve their culture and language .

[@anne12876]

I’m curious, are you Catalan?

[@joenroute9646]

@@anne12876 . Nope !

[@francine7857]

@@anne12876 non pas besoin d'être Catalan quand on est obliger de se défendre pour faire respecter notre langue étant la langue officielle au Québec, on est sensible à ceux qui doivent défendre la leur et leur culture

[@massimomtl4522]

@@francine7857 est ce que tu inclus les anglophones au QC qui doivent defendre la leur et leur culture la dedans?

[@withnail-and-i]

@Robert That's ignorant, I have anglophone friends where most of the people they grew up with moved to other provinces because they were antagonized by close minded French people judging them. That's the reason why Montreal lost its international importance to Toronto despite of its massige geographical advantage, all the big financial institutions were turned off par la loi 101. Many of the comments here by French people make me ashamed to share this culture, but to anyone reading this realize that most French people are more gentle and open minded.

[@Le_Bulldog]

Thanks for the way you explained why the french people are fighting to conserve their language and heritage. It was truthful and respectful. Great video btw.

[@basketballsteve54]

Whom are they fighting? Themselves?

[@Le_Bulldog]

​@@basketballsteve54 Like many anglos, you do not understand the reality of french speaking people in a continent overwelmed with english and american culture and language. French Quebecer wish and work to keep their language and heritage active. It's the same issue in other provinces where they have french speaking communitiesé. Ask the Ontario and Albertan french speaking communities, you'll learn a thing or two. If we have to fight for it, it's because our language and heritage is not respected. We shouldn't have lost the first referendum, but the asshole which is Trudeau (father) had to meddle and act like the snake he was.Which cost us the referendum. It's just a matter of respecting every culture.

[@krolina7130]

@@Le_Bulldog true

[@embermarchand8762]

@@basketballsteve54 so small-minded, bigoted.. and disrespectful... total lack of comprehension

[@ilicnenad5068]

@@Le_Bulldog you don't respect english canadian culture tho you don't want equality, you want a different kind of inequality

[@Boris_Chang]

My feeling on this (as an American living in America) is how wonderful to have a French-speaking province that we could drive to. And I saw Montreal as this not-too-big, charming, French-speaking city with tons of history and culture. I studied the French Language in high school and university, but never really had a chance to immerse myself and really get stronger in French (this is in the age before the internet mind you). I went skiing at Gray Rocks once-flying into Montreal and taking a bus to the mountain, and found everyone (every native that is-ahem) was bilingual and also pretty friendly. It was later that I realized what a contentious thing the French vs English thing was. Sadly (kidding) I married a woman from Taiwan who had recently moved here and worked at my company back then). I switched every neuron in my head toward learning to speak and read and write Chinese. That was over a quarter century ago. I will go back (when the pandemic is really over). Cheers, and bonne nuit mes amis.

[@FrogknightAk47]

I've lived in NDG, Westmont, Place Saint Henri, Saint Laurent, Brossard, now I'm living in Rosemont and this has been my favorite hood to live in!

[@chedliguenni1596]

Rosemont the best bro

[@AmedeeBoulette]

You’re right about a lot. I’d add that the reason why Montréal is so different and special IS because of the French difference. Remember that a lot of neighborhoods like Rosemont and le Plateau and Petite Patrie were all predominantly francophone and that’s where the root of the difference lies. Because yeah, we’re all Canadians, but in essence, there were two « peuples fondateurs » that fought for land here, and they came originally from very different countries with very different cultures. Time has passed, of course, but it’s not Loi 101 that birthed the French culture. Before that, there were les « canadiens français », they were everywhere (hence the Habs name, les Canadiens, which were essentially all franco Québécois). So, part of the answer of the difference in Quebec lies there, and that’s why it became so important to politically fight for it, like you said, not as much to get away from the rest of Canada as to affirm that difference. Unfortunately, a lot of what makes the news are radical mouthpieces that give the movement a bad name. But look at how modern a lot of what the Parti Quebecois wanted in the 70’s and the core of the Revolution Tranquille.

[@artsylor]

Si magnifiquement dit ! 👏🏻

[@neofils]

Deux peuples fondateurs? Et les autochtones ? Ils sont quand même chez eux!

[@AmedeeBoulette]

@@neofils à ce que je sache, le peuple autochtone n’est ni français, ni anglais. Je ne suis pas ici pour régler des différents historiques mais pour rapporter des faits.

[@neofils]

@@AmedeeBoulette . Historique? Lhistoire est bien écrit par les vainqueurs ( les dites peuples fondateurs ). C'est pour celà que les autochtones sont exclus.

[@AmedeeBoulette]

@@neofils exactement. Et ce n'est pas le jeu de mon commentaire.

[@khaoslmx21]

Franchement, si certains canadiens se demandent « pourquoi les Québécois tiennent tant à garder leur culture? », je me demande si ça vaut vraiment la peine d’essayer d’expliquer... 😂 ... mais ceci dit, moi je trouve ça génial que tu fasses ceci en anglais ,car je pense que c’est JUSTEMENT de cette façon que tu pourras rejoindre la population anglophone afin de leur faire comprendre un tant soit peu l’importance de notre culture francophone. Thumbs up! 👍🏻😃. En passant, puisque tu sembles t’intéresser à la culture et l’histoire de Montréal, je te suggère la chaîne de Capitaine Montréal!

[@JurassikBBL]

Mais pour garder la culture native amérindienne ya plus personne. Tu peux pas dire que tu souhaites garder la culture québéecoise de l'endroit lorsque la culture d'origine est celle des Amérindiens et qu'elle a été détruite par des Québécois. Moi je dis qu'on vous fait la même et je parle pas pour les Amérindiens mais bien pour tous les immigrants. On vous "vole vos jobs et détruit votre culture" ahhhh l'Hypocrisie, on vous fait ce que vous avez vous même fait. Je vous jure, que des hypocrites.

[@khaoslmx21]

@@JurassikBBL bon ben alors, il ne devrait y avoir qu’une culture mondiale!! Que les plus nombreux ( je ne pourrais pas dire c’est laquelle...)! Comme ça, pas de chicane!

[@davidboudreau882]

@@JurassikBBL On peut aussi défendre la culture québécoise ET militer pour la défense des langues, cultures autochtones ET être content de vivre dans une ville multiethnique, cosmopolite.

[@JurassikBBL]

@@davidboudreau882 Je suis à 100% d'accord sauf que 95% des Québécois que je connais sont très loin d'être du même avis. Je pense que tu sais aussi qu'il n'y a pas d'importance accordé aux Amérindiens. Chacun pense pour soi. Le Québéc aurait pu être solidaire auprès des Amérindiens, mais ne nous mentons pas, les Québécois ne veulent rien de cela et ca n'aide pas que le racisme s'embellit de plus en plus ces temps-ci. Merci legault. province laique dit-il.

[@kamikazes03]

@@JurassikBBL Le Québec est la SEULE province où un groupe musical autochtone (Kashtyn, pour ne pas le nommer) a réussi à percer. Alors, svp, mange de la marde!

[@tiamo_danielle]

I love this video! I have visited Montreal once (my last trip before the pandemic) and found it to be a “sister city” to my hometown of Brooklyn. Please show off more of Montreal’s wonderful neighborhoods!

[@spiroletendre]

When I visited Manhattan and Brooklyn (also my last trip before the pandemic), It felt like Montréal was the sixth burrow of New York. Please come back !

[@88GmG]

There's a french poet that said Montréal is NYC little sister and Paris cousin

[@eqquinoox]

@Coconut Lady hi

[@eqquinoox]

hello Danielle

[@timeghost5000]

omg same! I’m not from brooklyn but it was my last trip pre-pandemic and i loved it. it really reminded me of st. paul, minnesota 🤍

[@yoshipercussion5126]

Dude, these videos are so insightful. This is quality content. Keep it up, please.

[@TheNewTravel]

Will do! Appreciate that Yoshi

[@yoshipercussion5126]

@@Marcel_Audubon ???

[@juliaisafilmbuff123]

I live here. 1:16 - You don't need to do that, you can just take the 47 bus from the Laurier metro and it takes you to Vieux-Rosemont. 2:33 - That place has great French food. 2:43 - Gentrification is becoming a huge problem here. I'm being gentrified out of my place and I live on the other (east) side of VR, near the Botanical Garden. 5:37 - Ate there yesterday. 6:44 - That place has a good atmosphere. 6:56 - My salon. 7:11 - Went there when lockdown started and the big box stores had no food left.

[@valeriemorel5158]

"Here are some construction cones just in case you forgot we're in Montreal" lmaooo

[@carlaw6981]

That sent me😂

[@eqquinoox]

hello Valerie Morel

[@mallou333]

Beautiful video ❤️ I've lived in Rosemont for 4 years now and although it is a kinda big neighbourhood, you've captured the exact area where I live so accurately and beautifully. Everything you filmed are the streets, the store and even the people I see everyday! I recognized a couple of my regular customers in the video (I work at a local fresh pasta store right next to the fruit store he showed). Everything you talked about was so real and accurate, from the cultural debates such as langages and Quebec independance to the community and joie de vivre that Montreal and Quebecers exudes. Really made me feel proud to be Québécoise 😝❤️

[@granderousse]

Je suis tombée sur ce vidéo par hasard et j'ai trouvé ça bien drôle de voir où il filmait, car j'habite sur la 6e entre Masson et Dandurand. Et justement, aujourd'hui, je suis passée devant la maison où il y a plusieurs drapeaux, dont un catalan. Le monde est petit. 😉

[@isaelalejandroherreraherna9827]

Caffe and yoga, the most random combination since sushi and haircuts (seen in la del Valle Cd. Mx.)

[@ElizabethTravelsNow]

Warms my heart to see you enjoy our city :) It really does have a special soul, I hope the fight to preserve it will work. Becoming a cookie-cutter north american city is my nightmare.

[@TheNewTravel]

As much as I enjoy cookies, I agree 🍪

[@1981Frederick]

I live in rosemont, it s true that many goes trougth the track, but showing yourself going trougth it on a video you should be more worried of being sued by CN railroad for trepassing then by viewer

[@erictremblay4940]

Indeed. Railroads have pretty big legal powers in Canada - including for safegarding their infrastructure, and safety in general. I would not recommend showing it on a video.

[@winnerwinnerchickendinnertehe]

Ive met the friendliest people ever in Montreal. Best city in Canada! J’adore Montréal 🇨🇦😘

[@kkjsmom]

Thank you for sharing this. I've long dreamed of being in Montreal, & finally a trip was being planned but then Covid ruined it. I'm 64, so I'm not sure I'll ever get there, so I'm trying to live vicariously through people like you. I live in the U.S.

[@Yellow.1844]

My grandma first visited at 76, its never too late! take care ❤️

[@j-hope_realwife]

i hope you can go. montreal is amazing for people of all ages

[@louis-philippepilon5559]

Watching the video thinking "Holy shit i'm gonna be in this one for sure..." and yup! that's me with my blue cap for a split second at 7:09 in front of Fraichement Bon! Funny how the algorithm works... I had never heard of this channel before clicking on that vlog.

[@ralucadiaconu8011]

My friend is on the tumbnail and I've never heard abt this channel before🤣🤣

[@DominicBrissette]

I actually love that you're VLogging about the more "french" parts of Québec and Montréal in english, there's not enough of that in my opinion. It's really great to see, keep up the good work!

[@TheNewTravel]

Thanks Dominic!

[@RoshanMenon2876]

I've been in love with Montreal ever since I first heard about this city back in the late 80s. To a then 12 year old me, it was like a magical place. Never been but always admired. I wish I could visit and maybe even stay a while. Someday.

[@torink8229]

Stop being anemoic! Come visit you won’t regret it 😘

[@RoshanMenon2876]

@@torink8229 Sure.

[@lisarehel377]

Finally a nice video of an anglophone not shaming us nor our cultural identity! MERCI

[@BuzzB613]

I’m from Ottawa but been in the st-eustache area for almost 10 years and still haven’t visited those parts of the city yet. Something to do this summer I guess. In case you weren’t aware there are french communities in every province. I’m Franco-Ontarian as well. Nice vid!

[@MONFLYINGSAUCER]

Ton français s'est amélioré!

[@TheNewTravel]

Merci 👍

[@RealLifeMassMultiplayerRPG]

hehe ouai paspire

[@maximiliensanchez2026]

@Miko nah no language is useless you cappin

[@GabMayaBackpackingNomads]

So interesting Dan, loved this so much! So refreshing to see these sides and parts of Montreal that are not necessarily the most well-known by tourists. Always appreciate the way you speak about the French/English situation in Montreal, Quebec, etc... And so good that you understand that Québécois don't want to separate (not many anyway), it's more about preserving the language and the culture. Laughed so much when you showed the shortcut via the hole in the fence :P :P Lol. Thank you for this lovely video Dan!

[@JulienB_BTW]

But also, a lot do. If you base that observation off of living in Montreal, then yes, you could come to that conclusion. But there is 5 million or so Québécois.es outside of Montreal that represent the souverainiste movement a lot more than your typical Montrealer. Especially if you spend a lot more of your time in West Montreal. We're far from the golden age of seperatism, I will give you that.

[@olivierlemieux7607]

Malheureusement nous allons perdre ce que nous avons de plus précieux en restant dans un pays qui est fondamentalement anglais.

[@JulienB_BTW]

@@olivierlemieux7607 Vous avez malheureusement pas tort.

[@capricornebete-a-cornes8671]

@@JulienB_BTW Par contre, la présente campagne électorale fédérale donne l'occasion d'afficher ouvertement la haine et le mépris du Canada anglais envers le Québec. On l'a vu lors du débat des chefs des principaux partis en lice le 9 septembre 2021. Traiter les Québécois francophones de racistes et xénophobes parce qu'ils ont le désir de préserver leur langue et leur culture est en train de réveiller le désir d'indépendance du Québec chez bon nombre de Québécois, qui ont de moins en moins leur place dans ce Canada post-national des Trudeau, père et fils.

[@linebeaudette4007]

Oui!! please more videos like this . Montréal is my home but live in Seattle now. Love it when you bring me back to my roots! A bientôt!

[@dixondoughty3121]

Love Seattle. How do you compare

[@user-jh3mg1it1n]

From Algeria, is there a girl who wants to marry? 😂😂😂

[@user-jh3mg1it1n]

@@dixondoughty3121 I love Canada and Canadian girls from Algeria

[@croutons4991]

as someone who's grown up in rosemont, its nice to see someone showing aspects of this city that i know and love. now dont get me wrong, any representation of Montreal on youtube is amazing, but its always the touristy aspects, and not the actual spirit of the city! so thank you for putting this out there!

[@mariabela94]

What is the most montreal part in your video is the cones! Haha Câline de cônes

[@eqquinoox]

hello Maria 🌻

[@krolina7130]

Les Câline de cônes 😂

[@cleberribeirodoamaralribei5057]

Oh my God!!! My wife and I were in Montreal from March until May 2017. I loved this city. I stayed in Rosemont, I love this neighborhood. Reliving Memories. Congratulations on the video. I love Montreal!!!

[@cleberribeirodoamaralribei5057]

My friend lived there on 6th avenue I remember this little market well. I lived near the grocery store.

[@robinmanser]

Interesting discussion on the french language issue in Montreal. Similar discussion in expatriat areas in Mexico. You go there to be part of the community not to change it to what you want it to be.

[@TheNewTravel]

Yeah I wonder if there are Mexicans who don't like hearing more English on the streets? I've never asked anyone in Mexico about that

[@neofils]

The percentage of Anglos is not significant method as in Montréal.

[@robinmanser]

@@neofils yes and the Anglo and French are not native to the land and both have been there for a long time.

[@withnail-and-i]

Mexico has not had as large Anglophone immigrant cultures. Montreal's flag represents the French, the English, the Scots and the Irish. 3/4 are English cultures, the language has been present for centuries...

[@neofils]

@@withnail-and-i The irish and the Scots , two nations which had lost theirs languages!

[@Scottieguru]

I have found, from my time in Montreal, that love is in the air, always. God bless Angie. xoxo

[@frempy4426]

Bruh your editing style is dank af got that pensive docu feel

[@ambivalent3995]

i grew up in rosemont, always used to go to Masson street to go rent dvds, buying fruits and going to the bakery...ah I miss it I love how you can do most things by walking, there's everything near, a ton of parks, schools, the metro is super near...I truly miss it :)

[@michlev9390]

Great video. Your really and intelligent and open minded person and it’s really good to watch your videos!

[@seb2224]

Hey! Love your videos! In case you did not know, the white bike that you filmed at 7:50 meant that someone died biking there. they are called ghost bikes or Vélos Fantôme.

[@Just4Technology]

Loved the video! Would love to see more videos about other neighbourhoods that show the true side of Quebec! I think you bring up a great point about how most videos focus on the tourist sites and this video was certainly refreshing to watch :D

[@lunarmodule6419]

Let me say Montréal is not le Québec. Montréal is a very unique in Québec. Same goes for Québec city, Chicoutimi or Gaspé.

[@caroneko82]

Great video. I'm a Quebecoise living in a blue-collar town in Ontario that often leaves me feeling homesick. I appreciate your perspective on the sovereignty issue, which is so much more complex than outsiders realize. And you're absolutely right about all the other cultural facets not only of Montreal, but the province as a whole. After 14 years in Ontario, I still miss so much of it. Keep up the good work on the French! P.S.: If you're ever in the mood to make a video about the amazing transit system in and around Montreal, including how most of it is linked underground, that could be a good one. :)

[@the1andonly]

I've lived in Montreal from 1987 to 1998 and the "hot topic" you talk about preoccupied everyone back then. I eventually got tired of it because there are more important problems to worry about. I live in Edmonton now and it's probably one of the best cities in Canada.

[@hamletstragedy8988]

I was born in Montreal and lived there until my dad was forced to move to Toronto because of work.. I still have a deep attachment to parts of Montreal and Quebec. So much so that I'm considering moving back one day.

[@Brubarov]

Hey I've been living in Rosemont for 5 years and I'm a history nerd, being a mix of Native and French. I'd love to discuss Montreal's history with you if you're interested!

[@basebintv]

Very cool! I actually walked right by you when you were filming this episode as I was walking home. Right as you Interviewed the two tattooed girls. Great job man. Keep it up!

[@TheNewTravel]

Haha that's funny, small world... 😂 thanks man!

[@514HiphopHead]

Hey!...That's my beautiful and beloved neighborhood! Thanks for covering it up. Rosemont/Petite-Patrie, is really a place where you can find the real soul of the francophone side of the city. Still, a nice inclusive metling pot even if I used the term "francophone side". In here, even though we're a majority of french speakers, everybody is welcome to live in the area, and if you struggle at first learning a new (or second language), people will be patient and tolerant and they'll return the respects by accomodating an english speaker by switching to their language to fill up the gaps and make sure everybody understands each other. But it,s deff a must to learn french to really get grasp of the culture around here, live it and with enough patience and open mindedness, maybe even become a part of it! Montréal, "Ville-Marie", je t'aime!

[@diiodiiodi]

You are on Masson,the street where I live since 2018 as a newcomer to Canada.As to answer to your video question “how many languages you speak?” ,I do speak : Romanian my native language,fluent english,fluent arabic(2 dialects) ,french advanced level(I work in french,even though we do have anglophone patients) and some italian. Keep up with your lovely videos!

[@fran6b]

Why a person would seriously ask why a population want to preserve its culture is beyond me. Everybody from everywhere always try to preserve its culture, isn't it? But that don't mean a culture don't want to transform or to evolve. That's not the same thing. That said, I would ask an other type of question : Why a particular culture want to impose itself over an other? Here, I'm not referring to the english culture vs the french culture, but to the money-over-everything culture vs every other cultures that exist beside that particular paradigm, which some english community in Québec are in, to name an exemple. Pour changer de sujet, et de langue, bonne vidéo sur Rosemont! J'ai habité le centre-ville de Montréal ses dernières années et ça me donne le goût d'aller vers ce quartier! C'est si paisible et calme. Mais j'aime le centre-ville quand même. Bon printemps ! ^^

[@IzzyOnTheMove]

Je m'ennuie de Montréal. Si les Canadiens se rendent en finale, je vais venir écouter un match en ville et faire un vlog là-dessus 🏒🏒❤ (je suis à Québec & soon to be in Vancouver). Appreciated your point of view. When i was in Vancouver at first doing French vlogs, i would get the occasional odd comment "Why are you speaking French here?" and i'd be like, um, because it's my language lol! I've struggled as to what language to make my vlogs in. 95% of my audience is anglo, and i'm very fluent by my 1st language is French and i didn't want to feel like i was abandoning my culture. After 2 years of pondering it, trial and errorb i keep it bilingual, adding subtitled and either mixing languages or choosing one that's more appropriate to the content or location. Surprisingly, a lot of anglophone viewers comment they love it when i speak French! I'm about to do a couple all French, Eng subtitled ones as i'm in Quebec now. Heading to Vancouver in August, will revert to English (but with subtitles available in both) and the occasional "all French today vlog". Oh, and.. Picking a random metro station and exploring is one of my favorite things to do... Have fun... There are 47 of them! ❤

[@bellie017]

I miss this place, it has been my home. Glad that it's almost normal and people get to enjoy their lives a bit. I hope

[@Sandra-lb5pu]

It’s not almost normal, at all actually.

[@bellie017]

@@Sandra-lb5pu that's sad to hear. I love Montreal and I hope it gets better, the situation. My country has high number of daily cases, I'm just lucky that from where I live, we were able to go out but of course with a mask and face shield 🛡.

[@Sandra-lb5pu]

@@bellie017 stay safe my friend, it’ll all be over one day soon🙏

[@bellie017]

@@Sandra-lb5pu i hope so. I'm hoping that you all take care back there.

[@hajeraa]

i grew up in Rosemont, for more then twenty years and the neighborhood got really bourgeois. Back in the days, you had so many latino, africans, arabs and asians. Now it’s mostly white middle class. Their shops got replace by yoga, coffee and grocery shop that are more expensive and high end. The rent also went so high… it’s impossible to stay in La Petite-Patrie if you make the minimum wage or on government aid. The majority of the old apartment are being replace by expensive condo and studio. And if you still live in a old apartment, the owner don’t repair anything… so it forces you to leave out. and for the french debate… i really don’t feel that french is slowly dying. every time the conversation gets on, their’s an automatic response to blame the immigrants that don’t speak french when in reality a lot of immigrants who decide to come live in Montreal already have french like a second language back in their homeland. Like my parents are from Algeria and it’s considered a member of the french diaspora, my parents knew french way before living in Quebec. Yes their’s a special culture in Quebec but that same culture have similar references that you can find outside of Quebec like in Boston or Toronto. Besides the french tongue a white Quebecer isn’t that much different culturally from someone who is from Toronto, New York or Boston. I want to also add that having Montreal as THE city for special effects (CGI) and Videogame production isn’t helping the french situation. Because Montreal is the reference in these industries, that are mostly english because of Hollywood establishment, it’s certainly not helping by attracting thousand of english international workers who wish to work in the movie industry. In the end, it’s getting so expensive living in Montreal, a lot of citizens from diverse community are moving out of the big city to live in « banlieue » where it’s more calmer and less expensive. Is the city having less car and more bikes. It depends of where you live. If you are in a district outside of the main neighborhoods in MTL, like Anjou, Lasalle or Rivières des prairies not having a car can take more then an hour to get in Downtown or in the center of the city by bike or public transportation. By the way most of the resident that live in these neighborhoods are Italians, arabs black and asians.

[@CeliaMakden]

This is a perfect comment. I’ve been living in Montreal the past three years and honestly, the debate about preserving québécois culture often feels like a load of sh*t, meant to cover up a different sentiment. I’m left leaning and before I moved to Quebec, I really admired the solidarity of Québécois people and the way they organize themselves to lean consistently to the left. But I’m also Iranian born, and even though I am fiercely secular and not Muslim (and even though I’ve spent over two decades as a Canadian citizen), I feel that people’s treatment of me changes dramatically when I tell them where I was born. I’m getting a little bit sick of this language debate, because there are so many bigger issues facing québécois culture that have more to do with the economy, and they’re not going to solve those problems by being hostile to “les autres”.

[@tri-tri1979]

Your French is very nice! I can definitively understand how hard French is compared to English. Keep it up! (I'm learning English at the moment, and I watch your videos to improve. At the same time, it is nice that you record yourself speaking French!)

[@ericbaril9869]

a fun fact is ; when you encounter 3 french canadian and 1 english native, the conversation allway's turn to english by default ... even if we are bad in english. I know my native language is french. By the way keep the good work ! On aime ca man!

[@selenameek1795]

Great video :) I would love to see your opinion of Verdun

[@dangercat9188]

God bless you dude. You are very blessed to be able to travel the world. Much love from 🇺🇸 ✌ ❤ 🇨🇦

[@chilled5217]

One of my dream places to live in the future and hopefully I learn to speak French soon

[@peg60606]

I grew up in Montreal many years ago and left before the PQ came to power. I'm now living Down Under in Australia and have the perception that most English school kids nowadays speak French by the time they have lett high school - or is that not correct? When we grew up in the 50's, 60's and early 70s it was basically school French and we had no French interaction ( which was a poor reflection of the English school system ). If I was growing up in Quebec nowadays I'd make sure I spoke fluent French so there'd be no issues.

[@robertlee4172]

18 flavours of poutine. Yup, that's Rosemont. It's got that small town feel. Right by the parks next to the street, the city paved a section for ball hockey, so the kids don't have to play on the streets. The 'rinks are surrounded by chain link fences and have permanent nets installed that the city maintains. Go further east to Blvd. Rosemont and Pie IX, is a large park/bike path. Very well maintained and full of people in the summertime.

[@aaronh7412]

I lived in Rosemont/ Petite Patrie for 2 years! Had an apartment on Des Erablés. Always something to do, 24/7! Great video, brings back memories for me! The video started off with the Maxi that we got groceries at!

[@Coltrain78]

It’s a real vibe, it’s in Hochelaga, Verdun, and Parc Ex. Such a great city! Thanks for sharing this Dan!

[@CanadaFree-ce9jn]

My Dollarama experience in Montreal was weird. I was there, and it felt odd that every product except books were in English. Then it dawned on me, that it is unlikely that Dollarama can get every product they sell to have French as the language that sticks out.

[@mariannelafrance5079]

I lived on that street it's a great neighborhood!! Your video really showed it how it is!

[@robertlevasseur6843]

Preserving the French language in Quebec goes beyond employment considerations. Quebec has its own cinema, music and theater traditions. It is difficult to preserve these arts when the province is literally surrounded by English culture. PS: I grew up in St-Michel and Rosemont.

[@francoislamarre4706]

Thanks for this, I was glad to learn more about this neighbourhood. I lived in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and St-Henri, and worked in Wesmount, but didn't get to know the other neighborhoods that much... Been living in Trois-Rivières for 10 years, but I still miss Montreal so much !!!

[@michaelsmp1]

My favorite video you've put together so far. Please explore other parts of Montreal, including Laval.

[@errolmacdonald3256]

Have you done a video in Westmount & NDG? They're both extremely blessed with huge trees and beautiful architecture, and the wealth & elegance of the houses in Westmount is astounding. The views from Upper Westmount, wow! Good videos, keep it up!

[@mineralt]

Wow, looks nothing like I would have guessed. Great video chief.

[@geraldb9706]

Definitely enjoy these types of videos Dan. Keep up the awesome work. 👍🏻😎🇨🇦

[@kiwedinikwe1087]

lmao the French language thing is a hot topic for sure. I went to college in MTL and a classmate gave a presentation on the language laws Quebec enforces and how they're discriminatory (ex: funding French schools more than English schools for one) and damn, class discussion afterward was wild.

[@philippelandry5209]

I think you got this wrong: english schools are much more funded than french schools in Québec: 12% english receive 30% of funding, which is really unfair!

[@kiwedinikwe1087]

@@philippelandry5209 Idk her sources were cited properly and approved by the prof and from the year 2018. I doubt it changed that much. I don’t see how this is possible though. Growing up in Gatineau, the English schools are dilapidated as heck. The French high schools all had pools, electronic scoreboards, turf on the football fields, bleachers even, none of which we had in the English schools, but that’s just an anecdote.

[@Tyrellvladimirrytar]

I like how I’m watching someone give me a tour of my own city 😂😂😂😂😂

[@iwonthesitatebitch1265]

My school is in Rosemont😂 its really fun to see people walking around and discovering somewhere I’ve been basically my whole life

[@mathildeleprince5597]

I liked that you showed this part of Montréal, so often do I see people in videos about Montreal, show off westmount and then the mile-end neighbourhood (the mostly english speaking ones) and say "that's it! That's all of Montreal!" Maybe I'm a bit biased, it's my neighbourhood after all :)

[@kevincabana5745]

I can understand everything in english and it’s just a little bit more difficult for me to express myself or write correctly my ideas, but I’l Try it!😄 Thank You for this vidéo very interesting and Respectful for people of Montréal!! I ‘m born and spend my life in here now at 37 years old, and you ‘re absolutely right concerning our préoccupation to conserve the french language!! And i can tell this thing for sure, even if there other reasons, that one of the major fact is that Québec is the only french province in the large country of Canada!! No other ones from Ontario to Vancouver.. Aniway, thank You for that vidéo who intantanly make me want to suscribe to the channel!!

[@louern123]

Hey, funny you posted this neighbourhood, I only recently walked around there and found it super OG Montreal.

[@gabriellunoch6346]

As a born and raised frenchie now living in B.C. you have made me so homesick watching this. Salut!

[@CharlesMCFC]

It's so funny, I used to live right on the other side of these train tracks about 9-10 years ago and would use that hole in the fence all the time! hahaha

[@peterjorgensen6121]

Welcome to Montreal. Montreal has always had this culture between the french and english. I grew up in the 80's in Montreal, it was like that then and has not changed since. That is the essence of living in Montreal you must be open to a different point of view. There are so many diverse and multicultural community's through out the island and that is what makes it so special. Keep exploring. Great video.

[@FrogknightAk47]

I want to add that people also growing up only speaking English in montreal have a hard time finding jobs here. Their options are very limited and with the new language laws, it's even more difficult now. You cannot be a simple busboy if you only speak English, but if you only speak French it's permitted.

[@withnail-and-i]

@@dancooper1 Ever looked at the Montreal flag? Then you'd know that three out of the four emblems are from the British isles...

[@withnail-and-i]

@@dancooper1 But hey I'd be curious to know which native language you're fluent with before lecturing other immigrants such as yourself...

[@withnail-and-i]

Guys please don't think that racist nutjobs such as the one above are representative of life in Montreal in this year, this isn't the 90s anymore, it's rebecoming more and more international with the universities and companies with people moving in to work.

[@FrogknightAk47]

@@dancooper1 I never said it's unfair, I simply said there is a reality that English speakers in Montreal have a hard time finding a job. However unlike Mexico and China, Montreal or Qubec is not a country and is still recognized as multilingual, Mexico and China are not, Montreal is still a part of Canada meaning everyone here should be bilingual. If you speak only English you should learn French and if you speak only French you should learn English rather than insist everyone speak only French in a bilingual provence. Ton analogie ne fonctionne pas.

[@neofils]

@@withnail-and-i . Not four bur Five ,Darling° Like too many Anglos you know nothing about Quebec! BTW, the only official language of Montreal !

[@sandraevangelista601]

A pleasure to watch, as always :)

[@Oxazepam65]

French will likely disapear as most french canadians speak english as a second language and will switch whenever they meet english speakers. On a positive note, I am always impress when I meet people who have english as their native language and make an effort to speak french. Even when it's not perfect, it is a nice mark of respect. 😉

[@AndrewKarpyszyn]

You were in the neighbourhood I grew up in! Amazing how it looks the same and yet different.....

[@RealLifeMassMultiplayerRPG]

thx for the respect about the french survival in montreal. its global anyway im talking english online nonstop. but yea it hurt seeing native language less usefull and not learned by new comers

[@小飞-l8p]

Montreal is a beautiful and prosperous city. I spent some time while working and traveling. Actually, I am quite nostalgic. I wonder if it has changed now?

[@tackydidie]

Idk why Im watching this since I live in Mtl, but it's entertaining! ;) good job

[@marykoufalis7666]

I live in the Plateau and I am watching as well.

[@AceK21]

6:34 "There is some construction going on just in case you forgot you were in Montreal" hahaha this got me good!

[@millermful]

Nice job. Love the feeling you captured about the city. Good work!!

[@suvariboy]

Re: construction in Montreal, does it ever stop? Every time I’m there it seems the entire city is under construction!

[@voicije]

never ending!

[@BrainzMy]

Bruh, boul. Pi9 is a joke

[@jimf1964]

You could do a whole video on Angie I more or less agree with everything you said, but lots and lots of neighbourhoods have no sense of community at all. I don't think I've ever said hello to a neighbour in the 15 years I've lived where I am, and french Quebecers are quickly becoming a minority because of immigration.

[@WisdomSpeak1]

Liked your approach to the neighborhood vid. Entertaining! Natural.

[@Arkahell2]

Great video (authentic and natural), please do more videos like that to discover Montreal neighborhoods!

[@artsylor]

So refreshing to see you walk through Montreal and try to grasp the ambiance, the atmosphere! And also very nice to see that you actually took the time to understand the dynamic of the duality between french and english :) Vraiment une belle vidéo, j’en veux plus comme celle là!

[@omg.pslino]

Montréal is the perfect mixture of nyc and paris. The very best city in the world

[@TheNewTravel]

Totally agree Pedro! I've been thinking to make a video about how it's a mix of Paris and NYC... still thinking about how exactly to explain it

[@exozfear5228]

Fun fact: in South America 100 years ago they had a large french community, now only elder talk french in Louisiana