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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5262 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 25 of 46 24 October 2011 at 1:24pm | IP Logged | |||||
Couldn't let this one pass. I love Quebec. I have been to Montreal, Quebec City and the Magdalene Islands. Quebec City is one of the most beautiful cities in North America! The Quebecois are a very friendly people, at least they were to me when I was there. Quebec is convenient for North Americans and definitely not as expensive as Europe. For anyone living within driving distance it is significantly less expensive- greater mobility and no car rental fees. Not to mention all the poutine and great maple syrup for your pancakes. Je me souviens. I would definitely consider Quebec as a language learning destination when I decide to learn French, but not in the winter! I've been in the Caribbean too long. I think I'll go to Martinique. Edited by iguanamon on 24 October 2011 at 1:32pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5381 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 26 of 46 24 October 2011 at 4:52pm | IP Logged | |||||
Apart from the fact that most people don't speak French in Ottawa, what do you think makes Ottawa a nicer city than Québec? 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| vientito Senior Member Canada Joined 6338 days ago 212 posts - 281 votes | Message 27 of 46 24 October 2011 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | |||||
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simply because we've got a nice playground here in the Gatineau Park. 15 mins away from doing all sorts of outdoor activities that you can name of. That one alone beats most of the major urban centres in canada.
we have a sizeable francophone population here but you do have to make an effort to speak french since most of them are bilingual. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Arekkusu Hexaglot Senior Member Canada bit.ly/qc_10_lec Joined 5381 days ago 3971 posts - 7747 votes Speaks: English, French*, GermanC1, Spanish, Japanese, Esperanto Studies: Italian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Romanian, Estonian | Message 28 of 46 24 October 2011 at 10:41pm | IP Logged | |||||
As far as I know, Gatineau Park is NOT in Ottawa. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Homogenik Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4824 days ago 314 posts - 407 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Polish, Mandarin | Message 29 of 46 24 October 2011 at 11:40pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Well Quebec city also has nice parks including the Plaines d'Abraham which are vast and beautiful and people here
are quite used to tourists and visitors. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| s_allard Triglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5430 days ago 2704 posts - 5425 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Polish | Message 30 of 46 25 October 2011 at 2:39pm | IP Logged | |||||
I think this must be a joke. Why would want to go to Ottawa to learn Quebec French when Ottawa is not even in Quebec? I'm not sure why we even have to debate this question. If you can afford it and your heart is set on it, then go to Europe to learn French. If you live in North America, especially close to Quebec, then it's the place to go to learn French. If for some reason, you don't like the idea of learning French in Quebec and can't afford Europe, stay home and keep listening to those tapes. Edited by s_allard on 25 October 2011 at 3:23pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Nature Diglot Groupie Canada Joined 5237 days ago 63 posts - 80 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 31 of 46 26 October 2011 at 5:34am | IP Logged | |||||
Hm let's see roads are upkept, infrastructure isn't crumbling, clean, and it's bilingual. You can live on the Gatineau side if you want to learn your French; it's Quebec but it's Ottawa. Or you can always go to New Brunswick! 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Nature Diglot Groupie Canada Joined 5237 days ago 63 posts - 80 votes Speaks: English*, French | Message 32 of 46 26 October 2011 at 5:37am | IP Logged | |||||
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Although I admit I am a little biased. I've lived here my whole life and being of European descent I just
don't get along with French people. And trust me if you lived in Montreal you'd know there is a huge divide between the French (meaning French Quebecers; we just call them French) and the Europeans. I mean, they tell their children to not eat too much at dinner because they have to make room for dessert! What is up with that? Edited by Nature on 26 October 2011 at 5:40am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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