Newbie
Posts: 1 
Location: U.S.
Location: U.S.
March 23rd, 2006, 02:24 PM
Hi
i'm currently living in the U.S. i plan to relocate in Quebec or Canada i'm not sure yet which part i wanna settle in. i'm originally from a former french colony, did all my secondary Ed in french part of my college Ed french etc... if anyone advises me to go for quebec what city do you reckon in terms of jobs, house etc..?
if Canada which province?
thanks
Hi
i'm currently living in the U.S. i plan to relocate in Quebec or Canada i'm not sure yet which part i wanna settle in. i'm originally from a former french colony, did all my secondary Ed in french part of my college Ed french etc... if anyone advises me to go for quebec what city do you reckon in terms of jobs, house etc..?
if Canada which province?
thanks
Super Genius
Posts: 1,260
March 23rd, 2006, 02:39 PM
if quebec
theres really only one option---montreal its a really multiultural city with a great atmosphere-- almost continental--its a lot of fun living there
ontario has perhaps the best economic opportuinities- its more middle of the road-- efficient place--
toronto has a lot of stuff to do-- jobs are probably good there-- but unfortunately-- its starting to becomme a bit unlivable--hard to commute into town-- really bad traffic--- in my opinion not a pretty city---
ottawa is very beutifull mid sized city--
ontario is probably yer beat bet
oh wait--- of course vancouver tops the world in terms of a stunning setting- perhaps the most physically beutifull city in the world
if quebec
theres really only one option---montreal its a really multiultural city with a great atmosphere-- almost continental--its a lot of fun living there
ontario has perhaps the best economic opportuinities- its more middle of the road-- efficient place--
toronto has a lot of stuff to do-- jobs are probably good there-- but unfortunately-- its starting to becomme a bit unlivable--hard to commute into town-- really bad traffic--- in my opinion not a pretty city---
ottawa is very beutifull mid sized city--
ontario is probably yer beat bet
oh wait--- of course vancouver tops the world in terms of a stunning setting- perhaps the most physically beutifull city in the world
Ponderous Intellect
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Location: Toronto
Location: Toronto
April 4th, 2006, 07:28 PM
You still need to understand french and be able to communicate in french in Montreal, to not get frustraited often and on a daily basis. If you believe your french is good enough Montreal is a great place to be.
Ontario, and if by Ontario we mean Toronto
, French won't get you that far and your english should be alright. If you can order Tim bits at Tim Hortons then your english is good enough. However BC is a very good place to live and I'd say go to Vancover, though I don't live there and I admit I havn't been there in a long time its a nice progressive city with good people.
You still need to understand french and be able to communicate in french in Montreal, to not get frustraited often and on a daily basis. If you believe your french is good enough Montreal is a great place to be.
Ontario, and if by Ontario we mean Toronto
, French won't get you that far and your english should be alright. If you can order Tim bits at Tim Hortons then your english is good enough. However BC is a very good place to live and I'd say go to Vancover, though I don't live there and I admit I havn't been there in a long time its a nice progressive city with good people.
Newbie
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April 8th, 2006, 02:32 PM
This also holds true for some non-west Island towns (examples: Hampstead and Westmount).
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That's correct if you move to the east part of Montreal. However, in the west part of the city, particularly the West Island, you will not get very far if you cannot speak English. The West Island (about 10-12 towns in Montreal) is overwhelmingly English speaking.
You still need to understand french and be able to communicate in french in Montreal, to not get frustraited often and on a daily basis. If you believe your french is good enough Montreal is a great place to be.
This also holds true for some non-west Island towns (examples: Hampstead and Westmount).
No sparks please
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
April 19th, 2006, 12:30 AM
Si vous voulez vivre dans une grande ville avec un gout international, Montreal est certainment une bonne location. Mais si vous voulez une ville moyene avec un quartier Francais Winnipeg pourais vous interesser. Nous avons des ete spectaculaire mais amener votre gros manteau pour l'hiver. Ca nous arrive souvent de decendre a moin 30 ou plus. Quelle sort de metier chercher vous?
Si vous voulez vivre dans une grande ville avec un gout international, Montreal est certainment une bonne location. Mais si vous voulez une ville moyene avec un quartier Francais Winnipeg pourais vous interesser. Nous avons des ete spectaculaire mais amener votre gros manteau pour l'hiver. Ca nous arrive souvent de decendre a moin 30 ou plus. Quelle sort de metier chercher vous?
April 19th, 2006, 12:40 AM
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Well, since you're not even a Canadian and you assume Quebec is not part of Canada, I wouldn't even welcome you to our country... How about staying in the US?
Hi
i'm currently living in the U.S. i plan to relocate in Quebec or Canada i'm not sure yet which part i wanna settle in. i'm originally from a former french colony, did all my secondary Ed in french part of my college Ed french etc... if anyone advises me to go for quebec what city do you reckon in terms of jobs, house etc..?
if Canada which province?
thanks :wink:
i'm currently living in the U.S. i plan to relocate in Quebec or Canada i'm not sure yet which part i wanna settle in. i'm originally from a former french colony, did all my secondary Ed in french part of my college Ed french etc... if anyone advises me to go for quebec what city do you reckon in terms of jobs, house etc..?
if Canada which province?
thanks :wink:
April 19th, 2006, 12:46 AM
You can take that from an ex-montrealer who currently lives in Germany (and an extensive traveller here). Quebec City looks like a European city, Montreal looks like any other North American city. Any other place in Quebec is pretty much just like the rest of Canada or even most of North America.
Most people from Quebec who have never been over here to Europe always claim the province to be similar to Europe. Not the case.
And Toronto American? I would hardly insult the city to that extent. It has a lower crime rate than the US, it has less crime that Montreal, it's much cleaner than most of Quebec and the so-called multicultural model Canada has secretly adopted over the past 20 years works best in Toronto, if you can say it actually works.
Now I will stand up for Quebec in some cases, and especially Montreal.. but thats just mis-information.
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Quebec is hardly like Europe. Well, if you include people smoking in all public places including the metro..
it depends what you are looking for...
Québec is more like Europe, Ontario is more like USA, so if you want a change go to Québec :)
There's a lot of job you can be hire, it is not very complicated...
Québec is more like Europe, Ontario is more like USA, so if you want a change go to Québec :)
There's a lot of job you can be hire, it is not very complicated...
You can take that from an ex-montrealer who currently lives in Germany (and an extensive traveller here). Quebec City looks like a European city, Montreal looks like any other North American city. Any other place in Quebec is pretty much just like the rest of Canada or even most of North America.
Most people from Quebec who have never been over here to Europe always claim the province to be similar to Europe. Not the case.
And Toronto American? I would hardly insult the city to that extent. It has a lower crime rate than the US, it has less crime that Montreal, it's much cleaner than most of Quebec and the so-called multicultural model Canada has secretly adopted over the past 20 years works best in Toronto, if you can say it actually works.
Now I will stand up for Quebec in some cases, and especially Montreal.. but thats just mis-information.
