Toronto and Montreal Compared
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Montreal and Toronto, the two largest cities in Canada. #geography #canada #torontovsmontreal
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Toronto and Montreal or Tronno and The City of Saints
The two largest cities in Canada. Just about 547 kilometers, or 340 miles, apart from each other. While the two cities are dynamic, cosmopolitan, global cities with amazing attractions, both are quite different.
Let’s start with the language. French is the primary language of Montreal, while English is the primary language of Toronto. But wait Mr. Beat. Aren’t both English and French official languages in Canada? Well, yeah, but Montreal is in Quebec (I know, I know also pronounced KUH- bek or KEH-bek), which is the only province where the majority of residents speak French. But have no fear English-speaking peoples. More than 59% of Montreal residents can speak both English and French. Less than 1% of folks who live in Toronto mostly speak French, although most Toronto residents know at least some French, or at least they were supposed to learn it in school. Pay attention in school, kids.
Why the language difference? Well let’s get into some history.
Montreal is 151 years older than Toronto. Woah dude. Montreal began as a fort called Ville-Marie. French settlers founded Ville-Marie on May 17, 1642 to help expand its colonial empire, New France. In those early years, Ville-Marie became a major center for the fur trade and made lots of money for France until France lost it in 1760 to the British army in the Seven Years’ War. After the British moved in, THEY made lots of money in the fur trade.
Meanwhile, the British established the Province of Upper Canada. Its first Lieutenant-Governor, a dude named John Graves Simcoe, established what would become Toronto on August 27, 1793. He named it York, to kiss King George’s butt, since the Duke of York was King George’s son. It was meant to be the temporary capital of Upper Canada, but folks liked it so much it ended up becoming the permanent capital. During the War of 1812, American troops attacked the fort which protected York, called Fort York of course.
Which is better? Montreal or Toronto? What did I get wrong? What did I leave out? What are your favorite, lesser-known attractions in each city?
I'm sorry for the interrogation.
Toronto.
Mr. Beat do Ottawa compared to Calgary or edmonton
Toronto
@@jusmax374 Comparing Ottawa to either Calgary or Edmonton makes absolutely no sense.
i speeka da english, but Montreal has a beautiful park that overlooks the city and the people are a hell of a lot more friendly born in detroit now in fl. went to Quebec last summer a very beautiful provence but not in winter 👍
Montreal has a more European vibe to it, and Toronto feel more American.
Montreal feels like a linguistic Jerusalem of sorts in that it plays hosts to multiple collectives that include Francos, Anglos (like yours truly) and allophones. Further west/east you go on the island, the more 🇬🇧/🇫🇷 things become.
Billy Boy TBH Quebec City has more European touch than Montreal it self even tho we speak French here
If you think Montréal has a European vibe to it, well then you must not know about Québec City then lol
Agreed. I have been to Europe, and I don't really see what people mean by Montreal's European vibe (except for maybe the French spoken in the city or the feel of Old Montreal) but I would say that Quebec City has a stronger 'european' vibe, at least when compared to Montreal.
Agreed
I can hear Vancouver crying in the backround
Oh, Vancouver will be just fine. ;)
@@iammrbeat Then maybe compare Vancouver with San Francisco. It has their own iconic bridges.
Vancouver also has better natural scenery than either Montreal and Toronto. Plus some of the best Asian food I’ve had anywhere.
And poor Ottawa, capital and actual 3rd largest city, though it's metropolitan area is smaller than Vancouver. Definitely not as famous as D.C.
@@tor2886 Far superior!!! Please elaborate your point. I lived in all three cities 1) Montreal 6 years 2) Toronto 11 months 3) Vancouver 13 months 4) Quebec city 2.5 years. Montreal is cheap with too many events, especially in summer, AH shiiiit roads. Vancouver is expensive with the warmest weather in Canada, a lot of exterior activities and not too many events and good shape roads... Personally, I prefer Vancouver but the rent is a nightmare.
"While the French food in Montreal is obviously unbeatable"
*shows bagels which can be found absolutely nowhere in France*
Haha yeah I thought about the same thing. Montréal bagels originated in Eastern Europe I believe.
Faux. On trouve des bagles, même dans les super marchés en France!
Yeah, that makes 0 sense. I guess he’s never been to Toronto
priestpilot I’m pretty sure bagels are Polish-Jewish thing
I am sure you can afford French food in Montreal on a regular basis. You must be talking about the hotdog and French fry restaurants everywhere.
I'm American and have visited both cities. Montreal's night life and food is unbeatable and I'm from new York
Montreal needs to repair its roads! They are in horrible shape. Other than that it's a fantastic city.
Kirk M yeah
Roads are absolute nightmare. The potholes there can swallow up an entire small hatchback
@@NazbolCaliphDonaldaddeenTrump Yes , but a City is all about road and polluting cars.
@@christofat2704 Exactly. Montreal is investing more into alternative transport that cars which is good. Toronto will be stuck with 5 lanes highways for the next 100 years.
U should see toronto roads. Even 3rd world countries have better roads compare to toronto. Terrible place.
I am learning French and saving up money to head to Canada, I intent on living in Montreal
Au plaisir de te rencontrer!
Good luck
I'd like to escape Trump too
Stu Gatz I am a native English speaker
Stu Gatz .......ok then
Im a Torontoian and I kinda like Montreal better than here when i visited it. People seem more chill and overall better suited to enjoy simple activities. very much Europe-like.
I get that 10000% I’m trying to figure out if I wanna stay in Toronto or go to montreal for school and as much as I have a soft spot for Toronto as it is home Montreal is just so different and cheaper
You've obviously never been to Europe
Shervin Seil Sepour hhh
@Wulfnod Saxon laide laide c'est une vieille ville normal tata que l'architecture sois plus laide que Toronto mes Montréal est une meilleur ville touristique
Toronto is way way better
You didn't mention Montreal is one of the biggest porn cities outside of California.
Thats mostly why i love living in Montréal🤪🤣
Lol that's a very interesting fact 🤔🤣
😂😂😂😂really..i knever knew n how did you know bcoz i live montreal
They call it the Bangkok of North America.
@@antonboludo8886 lmaoo
You are glossing over the most important reason why Toronto surpassed Montreal in population: separation. In 1976-1980 the province of Quebec seeked to remove itself from Canada and become its own sovereign nation, ending when a referendum in 1980 failed to get enough votes to separate. During this time, many, many Canadian banks and businesses whose headquarters were in Montreal moved to Toronto because of the threat of separation. The separation never occurred but it was enough to shift the economic centre of Canada from Montreal to Toronto, and people and jobs followed suit. So much so that the Bank of Montreal, OF MONTREAL, moved its headquarters to Toronto haha.
They had another one in 1995. Almost happened. Quebec is its own worst enemy.
@@email5023 fr*nch and competence aren’t synonymous
You are totally right.... After many companies' headquarters moved to Toronto, as a result of the separation threat, Toronto benefited tremendously.....but Montreal was never the same...... I'm a Francophone, who has been a Toronto resident for many years and I still remember the many positive changes that benefited Toronto.....
@@WarringFighter So true , I lived in France .
@@WarringFighter They're also trying to pass bill 96 to make French the 100% language, but here's the thing it should be Indigenous languages first then French.
-Montreal transit corporation
-Montreal Metro
These are both the same transit corporation: the STM
There is ofcourse the surface trains which are managed separately.
Yeah he showed the STM twice lol The trains are run by Exo (previously known as RTM)
@@itsblakesnow AMT*
@@doodoobrown7551 yeah AMT. it's all exo now anyway ^^
The metro in Montreal is runned by STM and maybe got confused with tthe AMT which is run by the Province of Quebec.
_"Merci d'avoir voyagé avec la STM."_
The STM operates the Montreal metro. They are not separate entities
Was coming here to say just this. Also, forgot EXO.
@@beffiesv650 ExXO is not really in the city but more in the suburbs.
Toronto also has GO Transit, which operates commuter rail. STM runs Montreal's commuter rail.
@@gregsells8549 No. The STM does not operate the commuter trains. They only operate the busses and the subway. EXO operates the commuter trains.
@@EdPMur In the past the commuter trains were run by STM or its predecessors, but it's changed now.
If I didn’t live in Toronto, I’d live in Montreal. Both amazing places to be. My two favourites.
What about Vancouver? I used to live in Montreal. The winter is too harsh. Life's too short to live like that.
@@EinSofQuester I actually love cold weather so that's not an issue for me. I do also love Vancouver, awesome city. The rain makes my hair frizzy though...but that's the only downside other than being a bit too far from family. Otherwise I'd consider there too.
@@aaronlawrence666 haha yeah I know what you mean. It makes my hair frizzy too. I hate that. But what about Montreal summers. They're so humid. Doesn't that make your hair frizzy too?
@@EinSofQuester Yes for sure. Even Toronto summer's do that. Being around the great lakes means humid summer days. It's one of the reasons I like winter so much. If only I could have a home in all 3 of these cities and stay wherever the humidity is least I'd be super happy!
@@aaronlawrence666 Vancouver summers are low-humidity and practically rain free. This year we had four months of almost zero rain. So a Vancouver winter will frizz your hair but a Vancouver summer won't. It's the opposite in Montreal.
actually in montreal the metro is a part of the stm
AlchimicaFox _ Yup
Yeah, I expected him to instead mention the rail system or something. Since areas outside separated by the metropolitan highway have hard access to the city itself i.e west island, Verdun, Laval, etc.
A Montréal on travaille pour vivre,
à Toronto on vit pour travailler.
les 2 c'est de la marde ... vivre en ville , c'est gay raide.
@@truitons Ta geule le colon
In Montreal we work to live.
In Toronto we live to work.
Yes and that's why Toronto is a complete shit hole city to live in.
Tu as raison
I know this isn't Montreal but going into Quebec City just feels like Europe to me. Went there for skiing and stayed at the Chateau Frontenac and it felt so European. The old city around it and everyone speaking French was so surreal. Didn't even feel like other parts of Canada. Absolutely loved Quebec and would definitely recommend to go in the winter if you're into skiing!
I live in Cleveland, Ohio and prefer Montreal by far. It almost feels like going to Europe. Toronto just feels like another American city.
@Jeff Spehar
It feels like going to Europe for just 2 square miles of the city area. So what ?? That is hardly something. Montreal has world-class restaurants however, just an overall amazing food culture. I'll give the city credit for that.
@@prabhuthomas8770 World class nightlife, world class women, world class colleges and universities, affordable housing market, lots of parks and green spaces and a nice little mountain very close to downtown action...all this in the only french speaking majority population in north america, i think we deserve a bit more credit.
@@MaxWell-kv5pl well said
Jeff Spehar Couldn’t agree more, merci beaucoup
@OceanBlue your correct the Expo's moved to Washington!
Montreal has loads of estivale festival:
- The just for laughs festival
- Jazz festival
- Francofolies
- Osheaga
- Zoofest
- HeavyMTL
- ilesoniq
just a Montrealer heads up
Yeolliepotato and formula 1
Yeolliepotato igloofest
That's because Alberta gives them Donations every year to afford them...
@@DavlinHVAC ZING!
and piknic electronik, mutek, nuit blanche... so many more too
You should compare Vancouver and Seattle or do Calgary and Edmonton
Yeah a lot of folks seem to want to see Calgary vs. Edmonton. I have been to Edmonton, but not Calgary yet.
@@iammrbeat Comparing American and Canadian cities would be cool too. Like Winnipeg and Minneapolis, or even Halifax and Boston. While Boston is bigger than Halifax, they are very similar cities and it would be neat to see an in depth comparison between them. Especially given the close relationship between the two cities.
Mr. Beat Calgary and Edmonton would be great, i really like these videos
I'd do the whole cascadia region. Do Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver together. The first 3 way comparison?
@@Benjiefrenzy calgary and denver would be cool. we're both rocky mountain regions. and historically wild west cities.
I used to live in Toronto and have visited Montreal for many times. For me Montreal is a kind of place where you can find even a kiosque to order a cup of coffee next to the subway's train platform but as for Toronto you find nothing other than the train you get in. That's what determines the difference between both cities. People in Toronto live to work whereas hand in Montreal people work to live so my answer is of course Montreal
really? most toronto subway stations have places you can get coffee and food
EXACTLY! As a European-Canadian guy this is what I say: " I love and always loved Québec and Montreal, Québec City because the people are very nice, helpful, cheerful and smiling and laughing a lot which makes English Canada look sour, puritan and it is like a cemetery. Sorry for saying this straight out but I have lived long enough in Vancouver and in Toronto and also in Miami, FL with the Latinos, so I can compare. The whole feeling, the vibs are much more relaxed and happier in Québec than in English Canada."
@@Skyfoogle i think you get me wrong. In Toronto you can find convenience or coffee shops in subway station but only at the ground level not by side of the track .... is that clear?
@@bpattila11 I live in Vancouver but it would be nice to experience Montreal. Except, my francais est mal
@@cengizdundar7104 wdym side by side of the track
Montréal for quality of life , Toronto for standard of living
Well said!
I dont understand. What's the difference. Isn't a better quality of life the same as a better standard of living?
quality of life??????????????????????????????????
@@mallucanuck Quality of life is more about the intrinsic feelings (happiness). Standard of living is more extrinsic (getting rich $$$)
@@petergriffinmk2884 let's just keep giving Montreal everything including the money they need to keep them happy no matter how miserable that makes Torontonians. (NOT)
I love both of these cities so much! I try to make it up there at least once every summer from Albany NY. Canada is awesome! 🇺🇸❤🇨🇦
Brian Bogholtz really? I always every summer visit from Montreal to Albany!
Thanks alot🇨🇦🤜🤛🇺🇸
Hi
Hey man I'm also in upstate NY and want to check it out Montreal. Do you need a passport if I drive up there? I have one but some of my friends don't.
@@djaztec97 I'm not sure if the enhanced driver's licenses still work, but if they do, that would get them into Canada and Mexico. I think it's only a matter of time before it's passport only (and the border is currently down till late July)
They forgot to mention
the POUTiNe for montreal !!
💯🙌👌
It's true. But at least they put the bagels.
Finally somebody said it!
agreed !... never have a "plain" french fry north of the border..... and my fave is La Belle Provence, just west of Olympic Stadium... its so filling can't even eat a burger or a hot dog !!
Great video Mr. Beat! I strongly recommend everyone to come and visit Montreal, at least in summer. While it can get pretty miserable in winter, especially for a South of France boy like me, it's probably one of nicest places on Earth in summer - the Canals and green parks are a wonder to walk along.
Thank you for the shout out! I really appreciate it. Anybody else from McGill here??
Quebec, as a whole is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I want to go back! And thank you so much for looking over my script and for your advice. If I ever make it up to Montreal, we should totally meet up. Everyone check out his channel!
@@iammrbeat Yes, it is a beautiful place and it was especially beautiful in 2017 because Canada made all its national parks open to Canadian residents to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary! So I got to visit a ton of great parks here in Quebec. It was my pleasure to help out, any time.
@King Peppy Imma download Pokemon Go tonight and tell you my result for Montreal tomorrow 👏
@@ThisisBarris and Montreal is wayy safer than Toronto right? And very less gun violence..
@@ukisbeggar8462 I'm pretty sure Montréal has a lower crime rate, but there's still crime. You don't hear about it all that much. You get drive by's, and some guy got shot in the dick a couple weeks back. It's more in/around clubs or in less "touristy" neighborhoods
I live in Montreal, and travel to Toronto frequently. I came here ready to hate on this video, but was surprised at how balanced it was. You made a lot of valid points on the pros and cons of both places. The one thing you could have added was the amount of festivals each city hosts.
Our metro (subway) system is superior to Toronto (in many ways). Our metro system is an underground art gallery. Each metro stop hosts an "art exhibit". What in unfortunate is that our metro trains cannot run outside (unlike Toronto) due to the train cars running on rubber tires.
We are far more affordable than Toronto (good luck finding a place to live in downtown Toronto). I live in a 5 1/2 apartment that is a 15 minute bus ride to the downtown core. I pay less that $800.00 per month (heating/hot water included), and yes, it's a nice little place. My friends has a 10 room luxurious house located 20 minutes from the downtown core (with no traffic) valued at only $700,000!
The down side, our winters suck. You need to be able to adjust -30 C temperatures (not including windchill) and snow storms that can leave feet of snow. During the summer, the heat can be unbearable due to the high humidity, and now we are starting to see, with more frequency storms that cause flash flooding.
Our roads suck more than our winters. The road quality is horrible (I have broken my car axle twice due to potholes). We have a joke here that the cities number 1 economy is road construction. Good luck getting anywhere during the construction season.
It's entirely possible to live here with a low income, but if you aspire to achieve greater wealth...you'd better know how to speak French. And if you are a person who adorns yourself with any sort of religious symbols, you have now be blocked from getting a job in government or education.
Go Habs!
It really is cheap to live here. I'm 21 and i only make 16 bucks an hour but I have an apartment near Angrignon metro, for 700 a month utilities in. Takes me no time to get anywhere, 20 minutes to west island, 20 minutes to south shore, 20 to downtown. My mom told me that my apartment would be easily over 1000 a month anywhere else.
800$ for a 5 1/2 ??? Where ? Mtl is cheap but this is more the price of a 3 1/2
Guy, in my experience Montrealers seem to really underestimate festivals in other cities, especially those in Toronto. I invite you to do a bit of research on the myriad of Toronto festivals, like Toronto Caribbean Festival, Luminato, Toronto International Film Festival, one of the largest Pride festivals and Nuit Blanche festivals in the world, NXNE (North by Northeast), Riot Fest, Canadian Music Week, OVO musicfest, VELD, Digital Dreams, Hot Docs, Bestival, Way Home, Toronto Urban Roots Fest, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Toronto Fringe Festival, Much Music Video Awards, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Honda Indy, Roger's Cup, Cavalcade of Lights, JFL42 Comedy Festival, Toronto ComiCon, Inside Out, Toronto Funk and Soul, Toronto International Dragonboat Race, and countless other annual neighbourhood block parties like Taste of the Danforth, Salsa on St Clair, Taste of Little Italy, Festival of India, etc..etc..etc..with dozens more. So... a comparison of amount of festivals each city hosts might turn out to be a surprise for you! :) In fact, I think it would be a good idea if all Canadians got to actually know other Canadian cities better instead of always the campaign to be ranked Number One. Each city has their own vibe and their own scene. Really hard to make any judgement of those types of things as to whose is "better". No offense to this video because they have made some research, but it takes more than a brief tourist trip to actually discover what both cities offer.
You can get a job, you simply can't get promoted in it.
@@bobbbxxx From a Montrealer, I approve of your message. Small town Ontario and Quebec have some pretty good festivals too. It's a bit all over the place, including wine tasting and craft beer (which is growing by the minute)
Si tu es bilingual, you can lire ça sans hésitation. I am from South-Western Ontario, et quand j’étais 3 ans j’ai started to learn French. I am 16 now and je suis très bon en français and English. Merci pour reading my petit story.
bruh choisis une langue quand tu parles lmao. mais serieusement, les quebecois parles meme pas en francais completement non-plus. on ajoute des mots anglais dans nos phrases mais pas autant que ce que ta fait
Votre story était très fun à read.
Really fun to read LOL but I would love to inform/correct you on something if you don't mind not trying to sound rude. In English we say we "ARE" x years old from the verb "to be" whereas in French we use the verb "to have" so it would look like "J'ai 25 ans" and they don't use the "old" meaning they simply say "I have 25 years". So when you translated from " when I was 3 years old" you said "quand j'étais 3 ans" which is not the appropriate grammatical translation. So the correct form would be "quand j'avais 3 ans" there you go:)
@@raymendez3403 lol this correction was so basic to me i didnt even realise it was different in french and english
You speak the frenglish lol
sorry, but u forgot one of Montreals biggest events, Formula 1
but good video
im gonna be there for the race weekend this year
Formula One is so much bigger in Montreal than IndyCar race of Toronto. That was why past mayors of Montreal wanted the federal government to be involved to make sure the race stays in Montreal for good.
and Just For Laughs festival?! Only the biggest comedy show in the world lol
LaGy RaCeR Toronto has the International Film Festival....
@@cheerbozz ah didn't know that one
Really unfair to show those delicious Montreal bagels getting made this early in the morning. Between those and Leonard Cohen the really big Jewish community of Montreal has given us so much.
At least you can make that short trip to go get some! :D
I live 10 minutes away from St. Viateur bagels. ❤️ 🥯 😋
And theyre sooooo cheap love it
My mom grew up in Montréal's Jewish community and my Dad grew up in Toronto's Jewish community. I like both cities to be honest.
Don't forget Montreal Smoked Meat aka Pastrami, imho, better than NYC pastrami... even the bagels
I know of montreal for its comedy festival
I hear it's awesome
@@iammrbeat good
And the Jazz Festival!
For art in general
And the Montreal International Fireworks Competition!
As an American, I used to live in MTL, specifically on the West Island. It's as awesome as advertised!
Nothing beats the way foreigners pronounce Montreal as "MAWNtreal" as in this video.
Also the way he pronounced st pierre, "par-ree"
Munchreeall
@jojofromtx A French name for a French city! voilà!
Truth. Just say Mun-tree-all
I can deal with the way he pronounces Toronto but Montreal is definitely not MAWNtreal.
"Tronno" As a Canadian from Ottawa, can confirm we say it exactly like this - nice detail Mr. Beat :D
Yeah I just had to point that out. :D
Two tiny pronunciation things:
- A real anglo Montrealer would say “MUNN-tree-ALL”, not MAWN-tree-all. And simply “mount royal,” don’t sweat it. You’ll sweat it enough biking up it! 😅
- It’s VILL- Marie. How to pronounce double L in French is confusing admittedly...
Otherwise, awesome job! 😎
who cares - nobody likes Tronno
@@mr51406 This seems to be the same all across anglo-Canada. I'm from BC, and we also pronounce it as "MUNN-tree-ALL". For some reason the Americans put a heavy emphasis on the first syllable.
It’s all about “[əˈbɛʊt]” being Canadian, eh? 😜🍁
"If Toronto is now Canada's Milan, Montreal will always be Canada's Rome"
That being said, Montreal, hands down.
Although I would argue that Montreal and Milan are quite similar in many ways, with Toronto more work/business/suburbian life- oriented than both and Rome more arts/culture/tourist oriented than both
I've lived in both cities, Toronto is just better. It has an exciting city life, better parks, despite what Mr beat said it is actually generally safer. It does sort of feel like an American city in many ways but it also has many older looking buildings like old city hall and casa loma (i know that they are not too old). i just think Toronto is better, hands down
Im picking the city with a NBA and MLB team
@@kb-tm2hm That may also be Montreal in the near future!
Milan like Toronto, 😂, Toronto is more like London, milan is just old and ugly
To compare the winter in Montreal to Toronto, consider the fact that our winter gets so harsh, they designed most of the city's downtown area to an underground mall, connected to the transit, so that we can avoid going outside.
The scariest videos of icy conditions are transit buses sliding down a certain major thoroughfare...backwards! (edit: not backwards...that was another video where a bus had to drive backwards along a highway in Montreal to go through a snow storm...)
0:45 I'm sure the people of Labrador are going to love that map.
Michael Amyot I did not notice that 😂
lol
M. A. People live there?
Yeah, all 3 of them
M. A. Autant que d’être associé aux newfies...😁😘
Video:
**pointing to Toronto then Montreal**
“Toronto.”
“Montreal.”
“Tronno.”
Me: Oh, so then they’re gonna show the right way of saying Montreal?
*“the city of saints”*
• lemøn • wish he said mo rey al :((
Carno
They should’ve 😔
You can't even type the proper pronunciation. Clearly it's closer to "mun-tree-all" in english, but in french the "on" is nasally, the "r" is rolled at the back of the mouth, and the "al" is more open than in english.
Dude, everyone in Canada other than Quebec pronounces Toronto as “Tronno”. You ain’t from Canada if you don’t say that. Actually. No, you ain’t from North America if you don’t say that lol
I've lived my whole life in MTL and this is the first time I have ever heard of it being called "The City of Saints", but think this is a really great video!!!
I've visited Montreal several times and hands down their subway system is far superior to the sad joke that's the TTC.
Far quieter metro trains in Montreal, which makes for a more relaxing ride. BUT the toronto system is far more extensive that reaches out far into the suburbs. Montreal relies on partnerships with other but and train systems that charge commuters a second ticket price to reach their destinations in Laval, Deux Montagnes, Repentigny and Lanaudiere or the south shore (Longueil).
@@andreraymond6860 montreal will soon have the REM to deal with that problem It is kind of like the sky train in vancouver exept it goes underfround a couple of times. same frequence as the metro when it is gonna come into service
@@michellizotte400 We have a whole new line with 30+ stops opening up in toronto with a relief line being built which is an extra 10+ stops a northern line being built and extensions being built on existing lines.
Are you thinking about the right subway?
I Know Right. Toronto Is And Always Will Be A Fuckin Joke Of A Town Or Better Yet Ontario Is The Joke.
you have missed the Oratoire Saint-Joseph!
oughtta tear that down at build the new expos stadium
true and the Olympic stadium
hahahaha i laught so much at "Parc jean draapuuuu"
Ile Sainte Helene was a better name after all
@@KaraCarsafliGelin I guess it was
Next time, I'm gonna call it Park Jean Draapuuuu. It kinda has a nice ring to it.
i laughed too
I've only been to Toronto's international airport, so I know nothing of that city, but Montreal rocks! Spent almost a month there, and had a blast.
You're lucky, stay in Montreal lol.
@@lLl-fl7rv no he's unlucky and missing out on a much much better city.
I've lived in both cities most of my life, this is a really accurate portrayal and in Canadian fashion you politely worded a lot of it :)
Thank you so much for this comment. That's a relief to hear I got it right. I think it helped that I got actual Canadians to look over the script. :D
@@iammrbeat you mentionned the French names better than most Quebecers! I'm from Quebec and a lot of people massacre the names lol
@@kattd7524 Not at all... i've never heard an english person say Montreal corectly. It is MON-RÉ-AL, not monT-RI-EUL. The sounding of Québec was also abismal. English always says CUL-Bec. I can't blame them, it's their accent, but don't say that it's better than most quebecers. If you think that he sounded great, it mean that english people really assimilated french culture to make it their own. Poutine and maple syrup was not enough, they are now striking directly on french word.
I've lived in both cities (currently in the U.S.). I must say that Montréal really has a certain feel that Toronto just can't quite capture as it rushes to become the next, say, Chicago, for example. Having said that, immigration will continue to expand the population gap between southern Québec (Montréal area) and southern Ontario (Toronto area) as the English language just carries more and more weight in today's business world.
Montréal is a great city because it's different. And its main difference is its language and culture. Yet, many English-speaking Canadians moving to Montreal refuse to learn French.
English privilege attitude and too welcoming and tolerant french speakers . Try to have the english privilege attitude in Paris, France .
@@joenroute9646 English is the dominant language of the Western world especially if you live right next door to the USA, If you only know French you are limiting your options. Has nothing to do with "privilege" but being smart in expanding your horizons and keeping an open mind.
@@email5023 . Did i say that you should not learn english?Are you a native unilingual native english speaker telling a bilingual about openess . It is still rude and disrespecful not to speak french in Quebec ! Ethnocentrist and selfcentered ? Most bilinguals in Canada are in Quebec not in monocultural, selfcentered , with english privilege attitude of the ROC
@@email5023 English privilege attitude are people think that it is granted than everybody should speak english in a none english speaking society.
Do you ever think maybe some people have a harder time picking up other languages. Oh and the same can be said the other way around . So many French speaking people refusing to speak English when ya damn well know they know how .
0:53 merci d'avoir mis une map du quebec qui contient le labrador
l m a o tabernak baguette
@@negativegains4883 LMAO
ah ben là
Hard to think folks, particularly QC nationalists, are still salty over the mere existence of Newfoundland and Labrador. As a Quebecer myself, I say leave the b’ys be.
@@Michformer Unreal isn't it? But then again not too long ago, there was a report that recommended Quebec's high school history books to be taken out of schools for its "skewed, one-sided view of the past'.
You definetely forgot to mention how Montreal is a more laid back and fun city. While Toronto is more of a working city. The women in Montreal are the most beautiful in the world! I've lived in Montreal, Ottawa, Vancouver and have been multiple times to Toronto and nothing compares to Montreal.
You are right montreal women is the best
Compared to Calgary, toronto and vancouver. And they are very open too for friendship.
@@mercpindi5522 yes you can see a lot of beautiful women in Montreal but open for friendship... I am not agree.
I live in Montreal and i don't have any friend from Montreal yet lol
@@fhsmqc what you mean? Its not easy to make friends in mtl?
@@fhsmqc I visited mtl many times and found people to be very welcoming and open for friendship.
@@fhsmqc how long you been living there for
i have been living in Montréal for 27 years and i love Toronto ! i wish we had a faster train system between the two cities. Im going back at the end of May . Cheers
How is the traffic between the two cities? It doesn't seem like it'd be that bad of a drive, but of course I could be incredibly wrong.
Take the train, it’s faster than driving.
Six hours by car. Five by train.
Traffic on the 401 and the A20 can be intense but Ontario drivers are relatively well behaved.
But not Quebec drivers (where is the emoji of someone with a paper bag over his head? 😜)
SIX HOURS?!? Well dang.
Yes man I am so sick of that drive but I have to go sometimes. Give us a hyperloop or something if it's ever viable. Stop me from going grey early.
There going to make a train
That will take 45 minutes to get to montreal
Culture, food, transit, things to do, everyday some different happening, I love everything about North America's best city Montreal
Here's a fun fact: More people live in California in the US than all of Canada
It's true. The more you know!
More people live in the Tokyo Urban Area than live in All of Canada.
@@Matt-wc2mf Well I understand Tokyo is a HUGE city
And also Toronto's area is about 1/7 of Canada's population
More people live in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) than in Canada!
As a Canadian, I appreciate the video! I wouldn't mind if you did a fee more videos on Canada (hint, hint)
Such as Calgary vs. Edmonton. I think that would be interesting.
Well British Columbia is pretty much my favorite place on the planet, so you know I'm likely to do a video over it in some fashion, soon.
Vancouver vs Seattle?
Heck yeah. I planned on that one, anyway.
@@iammrbeat Yeah that would be neat, an idea could be to compare Vancouver Island to mainland BC. Or you could talk about Blackberry's influence on Canada (that's totally not suggested by me because I live right near where it all began).
Cities like these are why I love visiting Canada.
They are both amazing places.
As someone who lives here, I can tell you’re not from Canada because no one in their right mind goes out of their way to visit Toronto
@@CujoGhost You're right, I'm not from Canada. I just love visiting Canada.
@jojofromtx Come to Quebec city ... you will find more pleasant people and a really different kind of city
As a fluently bilingual long-time Torontonian who also loves Montreal, I found your video entertaining if superficial--the tourist's Reader's Digest version.
Life is way more fun in Montreal 👊🏻
What you mean
Nightlife in Toronto is way better then Montreal so false
@@debodatta7398 haha
@@debodatta7398 😂😂 if you say so
@@user-hy6hi7fg5m why is montreal even compared to Toronto? disrespectful
Interesting that you mentionned the rebellions of 1837.. but of Upper-Canada even if the rebellions of 1837-1838 in Lower-Canada (Quebec) were a far, far, FAR bigger deal than that little "rebellion" in Upper-Canada.
He also skipped over the fact that Montreal used to be the Capital, but Tory mobs burned down parliament in 1849 and the Capital was moved.
there were never any "rebellions" in upper-canada, that's a complete myth from federalists. there were a handful of irishmen annoyed at the dominance of the orangemen, and that's where it ends.
@@acecatman there was a small one for different reason, expliqued in the Lord Durham report
@@vacciniumaugustifolium1420 if you knew how much they are talking sh*t about Lord Durham in quebecker's history Books..
@@thomas_pâté1 im a french canadian from Quebec, so believe me, i know ...
i think his idea of "mass assimilation" didn't helped his popularity in the french speaking population... i still agree on most of his point/description.
Lived in both cities for more than 15 years in each one.
Food= montreal
Night life = montreal
Sightseeing= montreal
Safe and less crime and less drug addicts = montreal.
Making money= toronto
Safe and less crime?
Wow that means, not many blacks live there? /s
James Charles what do you mean not many black there
@@victorlebon4502 in canada drug addicts are mostly whites.
Food in Toronto is way fucking better then Montreal.... Night life Toronto has the best in Canada bar none, Sightseeing Toronto again Outside fo historic Montreal there is nothing and crime wise the drug problem is way higher in Montreal then in Toronto.
Which had better women for god sakes!!!!??????
8:15 weird how americans translated “Fleuve St-Laurent” into an english name but not “Rivière des Prairies”
laurent isn't even hard to say ! I know some people have problems with the rs but there's a shit tone more in rivière des prairies lol
It's never translated. The French version is always used for that river
Hello. I am an english speaker who is born and lived in Montreal my whole life. We also say "St-Lawrence river" on the island. No need to generalize. There are english schools here. The river stretches into Ontario and New York state too that's why. It doesn't belong to Quebec lol. "weird americans" ... Also RDP isn't translated because it's only in Quebec, and for some reason they don't want to accept bilingualism. You're welcome.
@@gdarevolutions They don't because they live as a minority language and culture that is in the constant threat of disapearing.
For example, how many people can speak French in New-Orleans?
They don't want ro end up like the Irish or worse, disapear as a group.
It’s like how Praha, Slovakia is not translated but Praha, Czechia is translated as Prague.
Lived in both cities but currently in Montréal. Last time i went to Toronto, I found it grew too much and it's slowly starting to feel like an American City. I find that Montréal has more personality if that makes any sense.
oh i loved quebec the most.
So you have no say in how Mr. Beat pronounce Saint Pierre? 8:28. hahahahaahahahahahahaha
yes montreal has a personality of paris
well Toronto is in the Americas so what else is it suppose to feel like?
My poor ears. "Mun-tree-all," not, "Mawn-tree-all."
Also, the metro is operated by the STM. Perhaps you were thinking of the municipal trains, which are run by the AMT?
Kristina Dniprenko yes. Also France became “Fur-ance” for some reason
Didn't AMT change its name?
@@bb3ca201 Oh, you may be correct, I haven't taken the train in ages. But the STM definitely does run the metro.
Has nothing to do with the correct 'prononciation en français'. Vypendrivat'sya ni k chemu..
@@ArchiRoadWolf "Mun-tree-all" (/ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/) is the English pronunciation. The French pronunciation would be /mɔ̃.ʁe.al/
I was born and raised in Toronto, but Montreal is my favourite "visit" city in the world. I probably would enjoy living there, but I'm afraid the shine would wear off eventually.
Isn't it nice that it's so close to you?
It would not ! trust me :)
55 years later and it hasn’t yet for me. ❤️
It does not
@@aahmed735 . Do you speak french? If not, first it is rude ,second you are missing the soul of the City!
Thank you! This is why UA-camrs and skilled people are not one in the same. You took time to source your material, make a clear treatment and also had the script looked over by others in the community. I was having a lot of trouble finding information on Montreal not shot from an Insta/UA-cam shaky camera angle perspecitve of the city of Montreal. Others with one person talking to the camera had terrible low audio and people barely able to complete full sentances or give real un-biase insight into the city. This really gave me insight on which city will best suit my needs between TO and Montreal. Kudos
Montreal also has Juste pour rire/Just for laughs, which is the biggest international comedy festival in the world. It takes place every summer
Montrealers cringing at the pronunciation 😄But honestly I've heard worse
Yeah I love Americans but I've never heard any of them pronounce the names Quebec or Montreal right XD
im from toronto and it hurts hearing him pronounce it as toronto when you're supposed to pronounce it "trauno"
Mont-Royal.
Great video Mr Beat. What about Sydney & Melbourne in Australia?
That's a fantastic suggestion. I'll have to consult my Australian friends.
Having been there too, there are strong parallels.
Sydney = Toronto.
Melbourne = Montreal.
🇨🇦❤️🇦🇺
Fascinating Professor Frank. I hadn't heard that.
lordjayvideos 🙄🙄they are not different at all. Toronto & Montreal are different that’s the whole point of these videos.
@@cheerbozz haha........have you been there?! they are SO different. Professr Frank's got it right (i lived in both sydney and melb for 10yrs and now live in montreal)
From someone who has lived in both cities, there are more attractive people in mtl ;)
When Torontonians want to have fun, they come to Montréal.
Maybe 20 years ago, but today, T.O has just as much as MTL for this shit. But, yes MTL was always more of a Party city. But, you don't make a living out of partying . It's definitely more for younger people.
Montreal is the much much funner city Mtl>Toronto
@@mattiacanale1703 Sure, but that's not what you earn a living from. T.O. isn't what it was in the 50s and 60s. Plenty of shit to do. Its different, but again. Depends how old you are and what your priorities are.
Mark Ross salty much
No they don't. Lol
These videos are awesome don’t ever stop
I don't intend on stopping. Thanks so much for watching. :D
i visited both city and i prefered Montreal compared to Toronto. in toronto people were quit rude but in Montreal people were really friendly and i hanged out with french guys and they had fun teaching me some words. Personnaly i liked Montreal better
Come back anytime!
I had vise versa the french people werent too happy when i spoke english
They are both great Canadian cities. I am born and raised in Montreal and I like the French side of this city. Its unique in North America.
Thanks for the comparison! I'm from Toronto looking to move to Montreal so this was a great video with up to date information.
Stephystar do u speak french?
@@wiiiz3 Took it from elementary to high school, and some courses in uni. Lots of room for improvement through and I practice in my free time.
@@stephicool as a French montrealer do not worry about not speaking it fluently if you want to learn french it's gonna happen naturally and every one who's under 40 or in some cases immigrants will be able to communicate with you in English no problem.
Both fantastic cities! Although I totally agree that the roads in Montreal are really bad.
Really bad is not enough m8!
@@Katrielle_Going_To_Quebec Wasn't better before her FYI
Thats normal Montreal 378 years old
Hey, it's nice seeing my home covered. Well done!
Thank you! Which one are you from?
@@iammrbeat hes most likely torontonian cos his pfp has leafs jersey
Torontoian here. Love visiting Montreal. I love both cities. Quebecers are very touchy when it comes to French. It must be come before English in any form of communication. I wish I have an appitude for language. I would like to learn to speak some French.
Love Montreal!! And Quebec in general great place
Agreed. It's underrated. I think it gets a bad reputation due to its winters.
My sister would tell you you have to *embrace* winter. 💙
My thoughts: « Maudit hiver! » 🥶
But I admit a Montreal snowstorm can be breathtaking. Literally and figuratively.
on the plus side we miss a lotta school
@@grosboute710 so true!!
I knew basically nothing about either of these cities before this video. I'd probably choose Montreal because I'm a shameless hipster.
please dont come here, the last thing we need is another anglo hipster.
Oh come now there’s always room! Learn some French while you’re here and then you can be even 50% hipper than before. 😜
@@mr51406 now fuck that there are to many hipters they are destroying the montreal culture. they think is "cool" but they dont care about the city and its history.
montreal is a historical blue collard hard working french city, not this upper class hipters who think they are artists because they did some stupid grafiti in some public wall or some shit, get a job already.
I would agree wholeheartedly that we have to protect Montreal’s proletarian roots and culture.
For example: Écomusée du Fier-Monde. Or read some Michel Tremblay (the English translation are totally good). Or David Fennario.
Though I think (and hope) Milo was being ironic. Truly shameFUL hipsters wouldn’t say or know they’re “shameless.”
It’s possible to be fashionable but still sensitive to heritage and culture, though it’s a challenge...
And I agree gentrification is evil.
Bottom line: what’s hip in Montreal is culture, not money.
What about Quebec City? Sure it's small but it is one of the oldest cities on the St Laurence River.
Adam Buesser It’s the oldest city in Canada it was founded in 1608
@@user-vb5cl2zr7x quebec is the oldest city in north america
@@user-vb5cl2zr7x not counting mexican cities tho.
I think the point is to compare Canada's two largest and most iconic cities.
I've visited Quebec a few times, it's beautiful and very historic. I regret not being able to speak French when I am there. What a treasure!
My parents are from Haiti and we have tons of family in Montreal. Funny enough Toronto which is English has a bunch of Jamaicans lol
La division linguistique des Francophones et des Anglophones 😂
Yeah, a lot of Toronto slangs is derived from Jamaican slang
I really like your videos. I have to go with Montreal, but I don't speak a word of French. I also like Quebec City.
Come visit, Tony! You don't need french and we are very welcoming
Indeed you can easily make some friends who will gladly teach you some. ❤️⚜️
Mrs. Beat and I went to Quebec City four years ago. It was absolutely wonderful. Oh and thanks for the kind words. :D
u dont need to speak a word of french. But it sure helps u to get laid
i used to live in montreal & so many of my neighbors didnt speak french.
I live in Montreal, but I am a US immigrant who has lived all over The States (nearly all of them, given I was a military child) and visited Toronto on many occasion. All I have to say is: Toronto is like NYC light-light. Montreal is a whole new world with a unique, fascinating culture that is unlike any other in North America (excluding the rest of the province of Québec, of course). Canada is generally very similar to The US, despite a few notable differences, and feels like any other portion of The States. But Québec is where you see European influences on the daily. If you have the option to ever live in either one, choose Montréal. Trust me.
Better to say north of Mexico, Mexico is in North America
@@9grand true, true
@@IDontWantThisStupidHandle .it is a common mistake, it is not far that Mexico is so often neglected, the wall is not yet built.
@@9grand I just always assumed it was considered part of Central America.
Montreal's actually unique within QC too. It has twice the visible minority population of the rest of the province and speaks some english.
Have you been to either city? Have you been anywhere in Canada? Great comparison. Not sure which one I would pick! Thanks for the video!
Not yet. I have been to Canada twice. Went to Quebec in 2015. Actually, I've been to every province except New Foundland, the NW territories, Ontario, and Nunavut.
Visit both and pick for yourself! One is not objectively better than the other, it boils down to preference. If you like a little more historical architecture, Montreal would be it because it has Old Montreal. Toronto has (I think) even more of a big city-like feel, especially in the centre of its city. Toronto has tons to see though, and there's also the Toronto Islands!
@Melanin Farmer
What do you have against immigrants?
@Melanin Farmer You didn't say "Toronto is a shit hole filled with freeloading immigrants", you said "Toronto is a shit hole filled with immigrants".
And people talking shit about immigrants has literally always been a thing. I think the negative talk about immigrants has always been overstated and frankly, just perpetuated xenophobia.
@Melanin Farmer ive lived in montreal for my whole life and theres a lot of immigrants i have no idea what youre talking about lol you definitly havent visited the whole city
Hey @Mr. Beat, Could you please do a video on British Columbia VS Alberta, or Calgary VS Edmonton? I know the eastern provinces/cities are probably getting more buzz in Canada, but these western areas are fast-growing, beautiful, and large enough to give some attention, the rivalry would be interesting to and informative to watch!
Very accurate!
Here's the weather you can expect in both cities:
Montréal:
January: -4 to -12 (25 to 10 Fahrenheit) Highest for January 2021: 3 (38 Fahrenheit) Lowest for January 2021: -12 (10 Fahrenheit)
February: -3 to -11 (27 to 12 Fahrenheit) Highest for February 2021: 6 (42 Fahrenheit) Lowest for February 2021: -14 (6 Fahrenheit)
March: 2 to -6 (37 to 21 Fahrenheit) Highest for March 2021: 21 (69 Fahrenheit) Lowest for March 2021: -8 (18 Fahrenheit)
April: 9 to 1 (48 to 34 Fahrenheit) Highest for April 2020: 19 (67 Fahrenheit) Lowest for April 2020: 2 (36 Fahrenheit)
May: 17 to 8 (63 to 46 Fahrenheit) Highest for May 2020: 36 (97 Fahrenheit) Lowest for May 2020: 6 (42 Fahrenheit)
June: 24 to 15 (75 to 59 Fahrenheit) Highest for June 2020: 35 (94 Fahrenheit) Lowest for June 2020: 15 (58 Fahrenheit)
July: 26 to 18 (79 to 64 Fahrenheit) Highest for July 2020: 35 (95 Fahrenheit) Lowest for July 2020: 25 (77 Fahrenheit)
August: 26 to 17 (79 to 63 Fahrenheit) Highest for August 2020: 33 (91 Fahrenheit) Lowest for August 2020: 18 (65 Fahrenheit)
September: 21 to 13 (70 to 55 Fahrenheit) Highest for September 2020: 25 (77 Fahrenheit) Lowest for September 2020: 7 (45 Fahrenheit)
October: 13 to 6 (55 to 43 Fahrenheit) Highest for October 2020: 23 (74 Fahrenheit) Lowest for October 2020: 2 (35 Fahrenheit)
November: 6 to 0 (43 to 32 Fahrenheit) Highest for November 2020: 24 (74 Fahrenheit) Lowest for November 2020: 1 (33 Fahrenheit)
December: -1 to -8 (30 to 18 Fahrenheit) Highest for December 2020: 14 (56 Fahrenheit) Lowest for December 2020: -13 (9 Fahrenheit)
Toronto:
January: 0 to -7 (32 to 19 Fahrenheit) Highest for January 2021: 6 (42 Fahrenheit) Lowest for January 2021: -7 (20 Fahrenheit)
February: 0 to -7 (32 to 19 Fahrenheit) Highest for February 2021: 9 (48 Fahrenheit) Lowest for February 2021: -9 (17 Fahrenheit)
March: 5 to -2 (41 to 28 Fahrenheit) Highest for March 2021: 20 (67 Fahrenheit) Lowest for March 2021: -1 (30 Fahrenheit)
April: 12 to 4 (54 to 39 Fahrenheit) Highest for April 2020: 15 (58 Fahrenheit) Lowest for April 2020: 4 (39 Fahrenheit)
May: 19 to 10 (66 to 50 Fahrenheit) Highest for May 2020: 32 (89 Fahrenheit) Lowest for May 2020: 6 (42 Fahrenheit)
June: 24 to 15 (75 to 59 Fahrenheit) Highest for June 2020: 31 (88 Fahrenheit) Lowest for June 2020: 18 (65 Fahrenheit)
July: 27 to 17 (81 to 63 Fahrenheit) Highest for July 2020: 36 (96 Fahrenheit) Lowest for July 2020: 25 (78 Fahrenheit)
August: 26 to 18 (79 to 64 Fahrenheit) Highest for August 2020: 33 (92 Fahrenheit) Lowest for August 2020: 23 (73 Fahrenheit)
September: 23 to 14 (73 to 57 Fahrenheit) Highest for September 2020: 28 (83 Fahrenheit) Lowest for September 2020: 14 (58 Fahrenheit)
October: 15 to 8 (59 to 46 Fahrenheit) Highest for October 2020: 23 (73 Fahrenheit) Lowest for October 2020: 3 (38 Fahrenheit)
November: 9 to 2 (48 to 36 Fahrenheit) Highest for November 2020: 22 (71 Fahrenheit) Lowest for November 2020: 3 (37 Fahrenheit)
December: 3 to -3 (37 to 27 Fahrenheit) Highest for December 2020: 10 (49 Fahrenheit) Lowest for December 2020: -5 (23 Fahrenheit)
"Everything is cheaper in Montréal," but we (as a province, and as a municipality) pay the highest taxes in the country, by far.
And get the most free services because of those taxes
@@fs400ion therefore it means it ain't free. It's actually more expensive when government manages it, because they distort the true value of anything set by the free market. It encourages waste, entitlement and makes people less responsible for their actions. It's good while it works and until it runs out of gas.
Joe mariconadas va dire ça aux Américains, ton ignorance me tellement fait rire...😂😂😘
@@robin-bq1lz The US government is the biggest manipulator of anything. We're printing money like there is no tomorrow. Endless regulations and stupid laws that chase business away and finally the legal industry which has created a paranoid society. Anything you try doing, you have to have your attorney's phone number on speed dial. At the end of the day, THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH. Loading shit on the national credit card never works.
@@bmw803 Absolutely on the same boat as you. But I would like to add on, the "free services" are not as accessible to lower middle class and above. Either they can't claim the benefits at all or get very little of it, while they are paying more taxes at the same time too.
Great video. I'm from Canada myself. Could you make a video comparing Niagara Falls New York and Niagara Falls Ontario?
Love Canada from Raleigh, North Carolina! 🇨🇦🇺🇸
BlackHawk TP Thank you🇨🇦
Raleigh and Charlotte compared would be pretty good 🤔
Another NC-QC tie-in: writer Kathy Reichs lives part time in Charlotte and Montreal and she uses Montreal as a setting for half of her Tempe Brennan novels. She captures Montreal is the most wonderful way. ❤️
@@mr51406 Wow, that's really cool!
@@mr51406 When I was 10 my family moved from Montreal to Raleigh... Stayed in NC until I was 12, we went to VA and now I'm in NH
Could you compare Calgary and Edmonton?
Two Western Canadian rival cities, probably an even more heated rivalry in most things than Toronto and Montreal.
I go to Edmonton sometimes, people will casually ask me where I'm from and when I say Calgary they will literally get mad at me
Both cities are great. I've been to Toronto probably more than 100 times and Montreal only once. Montreal made my heart melt. Toronto is a smaller version of NYC with considerably nicer people.
Fair and unbiased video. I know both cities very well.
Ville Marie, the early name for Montreal, is pronounced V-ill (as in "fill") Marie, not V-ee Marie. Other than that it's a well-done, informative and enjoyable piece.
Parc Jean Draapuuu
I laughed hard too
Oh, and Montreal has 24 Stanley Cups and Leafs 13 and I’m a Leaf fan. 😀. Probably the most important fact. 😁. I live in Toronto and it is a great city but love the fact that Montreal is different and Francophone makes for great diversity.
Thanks brother. I love Canada! I live in Montréal
THANK YOU. I was expecting way more Quebec-bashing than this, and this relatively fair, down-to-earth comparison between the two cities was a nice surprise for sure.
I'm lucky to have been to both - Toronto in summer and Montreal in winter. Both great places to visit - spent most of my time in old Montreal - European feel to that area. Toronto, just went into Toronto to go to the CN tower - awesome! Stayed in the "suburbs" of Toronto with family friends - very nice areas - much more expensive than here. Ridiculous car insurance rates. Houses were giant. Still a great place to visit. Loved he snow in Montreal - a bit grey and constantly snowed when I was there. Both great places to see.
I've lived in both cities for more than 5 years. My advice: don't move to toronto lol
:)
Why
@@isaiahjohnson8301 the cost of living in Toronto is way too expensive comparatively and the city is less diverse. Overall the atmosphere in Toronto just lacks the spirit. I might be biased since I basically grew up in Montreal but I'm still not at ease even after my 5th year here in Toronto.
Yikai Zhou Toronto (apart from downtown) is like West Island but x100 times bigger.
Yikai Zhou Toronto is less diverse? Sweet! Whats the problem?
And everyone knows that the most important part of the war of 1812 was when we burned down the White House ;)
That was the english. And we kicked there ass and sent them packing.
Jeff Spehar still burnt down the White House
@@sbinalla3319 - Wanna give it a try today? (Didn't think so.)
@Anton Boludo Canada did it exist silly boys. It was separated in two colonies, but guess what : They were both named Canada and would later unite into Canada. It was even named '' The Canadas '' at the time.
Just because a constitution is signed doesn't mean the country didn't exist before. If we work with this logic, France was founded in 1958. And some older countries didn't exist at all.
Ca-na-da set a fire and he burnt down the house! (ohhhhwoooh)
From NYC. I love visiting Montreal and Toronto, but fur my money Montreal is more fun. They have great food, and nightlife. Old Montreal is like a city into itself. Plus the French/English aspect makes it interesting culturally. My fiancee speaks french with proficiency and really enjoys using using her language skills.
I'm an American and I visited Montreal in late 2007 and remember the beautiful colors of the autumn leaves in Parc Mont Royal. I rented a bicycle and rode out from downtown to Rene Levesque Park which juts out as a thin peninsula into the St. Lawrence River. That park feels like the bow of a ship with lots of wind blowing in from the water. A great place to have lunch from your backpack. I think Rene Levesque has something to do with history, but mostly history that didn't happen.
Nah, the referendum failed but Rene Levesque's government still enacted Bill 101 and ultimately is the reason why Montreal is not straight up an english city nowadays.
dbo514 True and we don’t want it to become English even if it’s happening because of immigration. We need a different country because we are different in almost every aspects. Vive le Québec francophone! Vive le Québec aux Québécois ! Et vive le Québec libre !
@@Mat-yo2mv It's not happening because of immigration. All those kids go to french schools. It's happening because we don't put enough pride in our language even fully francophone kids converse in english among themselves. Being bilingual is an asset, but speaking english for no reason is not. The root cause in my mind are the horrid english second language courses in high school, every kid should come out of there fully bilingual instead they don't and they somehow feel the ''need'' to practice and speak in english all the time because english is the ''world'' language and feels ''cooler'' at the moment. When you're fluent in english you don't feel the need to show it off all the time. I make a point to speak french all the time in Montreal because if I don't do it it's a slippery slope. We should make sure kids are trilingual, french english spanish. Being bilingual is a pretty basic skill nowadays and I feel like we'd gain a lot of appreciation for our native language if we didn't have this weird inferiority complex towards english. In the netherlands, they're all bilingual or trilingual, yet they don't speak english among themselves.
dbo514 Tu as parfaitement saisi une bonne parti du problème mais oublie pas qu’il n’y a pas juste Montréal au Québec pour moi Montréal est la pire ville du Québec. Montréal est aussi la ville la moins Québécoise du Québec avec tous les immigrants qui vont s’y installer et la majeure partie des anglais qui habite là. 1 personne sur 2 à Montréal est non Québécois donc sa veut dire que seulement 50% de la population de Montréal est Québécoise c’est triste et sa fait peur pour le futur. Si tu vie à Montréal ou ailleurs n’oublie pas que tu es au Québec et que au Québec la seule langue officielle est le Français donc parle juste en français c’est ce que je fais et quand on me parle en anglais je réponds pas et je m’adresse juste en français aux gens mais bon c’est rare je suis sur la rive-sud. Nous sommes différents dans presque tout les aspects comparés aux anglais: langue, culture, histoire, traditions, religion ou ancienne religion si tu n’es pas catholique, valeurs, etc. Nous sommes une nation à part entière et nous habitons une territoire précis ou nous sommes majoritaires et nous sommes la province (malheureusement) avec le plus de pouvoir. Il nous manque juste l’indépendance et un pays officiel avec un gouvernement indépendant en tout point du gouvernement canadien. Vive le Québec francophone ! Vive le Québec aux Québécois ! Et vive le Québec libre !
@@Mat-yo2mv Malheureusement Mat je crois pas que l'indépendance c'est pour bientôt. Et cela dit, je pense qu'il ne faut pas rejeter le blâme sur les immigrants. C'est notre foutu complexe d'infériorité vis-à-vis de l'anglais qui est à la base. C'est là mal profond. Je suis dans la vingtaine et à la maternelle les trois quarts de ma classe étaient des immigrants d'Haiti, du Liban, du Maroc, de Roumanie, de République Dominicaine, de Russie. Tous ces enfants sont maintenants des adultes aussi Québécois que toi et moi, avec l'accent et la culture. C'est la beauté de la loi 101. Le problème est plus profond. Je ne partage pas ton opinion sur Montréal, j'avoue que c'est ma ville natale donc je suis biaisé. Mais faut pas oublier qu'il y a encore une forte communauté anglo-québécoise à Montréal, et avec une présence depuis 250 ans, je ne pense pas qu'on peut nier qu'ils font partie intégrante de la culture montréalaise et donc voir il faut voir Montréal comme une ville d'abord francophone dans un Québec francophone, mais avec une réalité complexe ce qui en fait aussi une superbe ville je pense.
Australia 🇦🇺 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 compared??
That would be an epic video. I love the suggestion.
Jayla Funk Why? They are boring places lmao 🙄
Abshir Ali wtf. You’re joking right? Ever been to Australia?
Diallo Marly Yes it’s boring. Am from San Diego so don’t get vexed. Also my reply was to the girl asking to compare similar cities. I always see Aussies begging for attention everywhere
Abshir Ali First I’m not even Aussie and you are writing a public comment so everyone can reply 😂. But to me Australia is very beautiful (not Sydney). Untitled to your opinion though 😁.
You must have run on horrible people.
U should do a vidio on Glasgow and Edinbrugh the 2 majar citys in scotland who compete to be the capital
Its very intresting
Heck yeah...great suggestion
@@iammrbeat theres more history about the 2 celtic citys a lot is to do with class issues, im scottish and would mean a lot for u to give free advertisment for my country and more tourest money
Now let's count the number of Stanley Cups won by each team 😂
Who has more professional sports teams? Who couldn't even hold on to their pro baseball franchise?
@@FuShengAlex if it wasn’t for 1994 being canceled we might have won
@@robertevbayekha6639 probably the biggest tragedy in Canadian professional sports history.
I'm a Torontonian that celebrated wildly in the streets in 1993 and wanted Montreal to get their fair share the following year. Almost 30 years later I still remember their record at the time of the strike....74-40.
@@FuShengAlex true :/
Montreal=24 wins & Toronto=11 wins.
I've only driven through the Greater Toronto area (and stop to get something to eat), but I did go to Montreal last year in July. Although the weather wasn't the greatest when I went, the city was quite spectacular! I really enjoyed the views of the city from Mont Royal as well as walking around Old Montreal. The Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal is really beautiful at or after sunset! I enjoyed this comparison video! I need to check out Toronto next!
I embarrassingly have yet to visit either city yet, but Mrs. Beat and I did go to Quebec City four years ago and fell in love with the place. Thanks for sharing your experiences in Montreal. I'm assuming there is a video? I must have missed that one. :D
No worries. I haven't been to downtown Toronto yet, and it is closer to Michigan than Montreal is. I would love to check out Quebec City sometime! I have several videos from Montreal on my channel from last year: two vlogs and four restaurant videos!
i resquested this long time ago and thank you man
Glad I finally got to it.
Montreal, of course. Good video, some people will point out mistakes and missing stuff yes yes yes, nothing is always perfect guys. I lived in or around both for more than 10yrs each. Montréal all the way, sorry Torontah
Why Montreal is better than Toronto
@@mohamedchawech8610 they are 2 totally different cities.
Both beautiful both wonderful places to visit and different to say which is a better place to visit.
Housing costs are slightly cheaper in Montreal.
Montreal has longer and colder winters then Toronto.
Toronto has longer and warmer summers.
For Americans visit both you will be very surprised and will enjoy both cities.
Yes but I admire Toronto than any one else
@@mohamedchawech8610 MTL definetly better TOR
can you make one video comparing toronto and vancouver , and then another comparing montreal and vancouver?