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To Parlez or Not Parlez en Montréal Language Review

Favorite thing: Since moving here, many of my friends have admitted that only now [that they know somebody here] will they feel comfortable visiting Montréal.

Why the hesitation? Because of their lack of French. I do confess that I had such apprehensions myself before moving here.

It is very true that the Province of Québec is predominantly French-speaking. I've been told that in some smaller towns, nobody speaks a word of English.

But this is certainly not true in Montréal. Many people here are fluently bilingual and often speak 3 or more languages!

The key to enjoying yourself here is to try to converse in French, at least a little about. Even just saying the following will make a good impression: "Bonjour. Je ne parle pas francais. Parlez-vous anglais?" - - which means: "Hello. I don't speak French. Do you speak English?" And if you're more comfortable in the language then by all means try to converse more en francais!