I remember talking to a guy from Québec once who said he always imagined a special link between Québec and France and he expected to feel really at home in France. Until he actually went to France. After a while he realised he really had more in common with English speaking Canadians than French speaking Europeans. It rang a bell because I'm English and when I first went to the USA I realised how much more I have in common with many non-English speaking Europeans than with Americans.
Similar experience being from Louisiana. Didn’t expect people to lose their minds or anything, but gave em a good attempt at my French and shared with them the French connection in my home state, still felt like they were treating me like dirt 😂
yeah, as a québecois, it always make me laugh when we're described as france in north america when we're really more like americans who's speak french.
I didn’t think of it like that 🤣 I suppose it might be different tho as English is a way more widely spoken language so I was of the assumption that there was be more of a cultural connect between Quebec and France
Except that I think Torontonians don't think much about the UK. Francophone Canadians seem to be expected to have thoughts about France, and often expect it of themselves.
I am married to a Québécoise, and we did our honeymoon in France. We found decided differences between Paris, and out in the country. In Paris, there were several restaurant staff that seemed to rather talk to me (an American) in English, than listen to my wife's Québécois French. But we also did a wine tour of the Loire valley, and she was treated as a long-lost cousin.
I'm English but speak fluent French as I lived there and did it to Uni level and this drives me mad in France, if you don't speak like a French native it's almost like they dismiss you and continue responding in English (normally very bad English).
Apart from Indian all are same culture. You need to leave in harmony. As according to me there is not so much difference. After all you people fuck than marry and then divorce
I am a bilingual person from Québec that has traveled and lived in many places in the World and recently spent a lot of time in France for work. To me, the main difference in mentality is that in France everything seems to be "compliqué" (complicated) while people see things in a much simpler and straightforward way in Québec. Meetings that take 30 minutes in Montreal take an hour and a half in Paris (because people need to talk so much), there is much more protocol and class awareness to just about everything, and constant "debates" that would be called arguing in Canada go on as par for the course. That being said there is a depth in the quality of education, culture, and food in France that is undeniable. So I LOVE to visit, but I probably wouldn't want to live there.
not much of debates and arguing in the South of France or in Haute Savoie, Paris is renown for people being arrogant even for French from France., same whenyou go to Geneva you aren't really in Switzerland since there are more foreigners there then locals in Geneva, also Vermonters are much friendlier the Torontonians which tells us that even Canadians can be "CHIANT".
Very accurate. I think it comes down to the 'expert' mentality and a strange need to demonstrate intellectual capacity (which so often doesn't really exist) in every possible arena. The 1.5 hour meetings you mention are largely inflated by extemporising about nothing. I've had the displeasure of quite a few in the past.
Wow this was very interesting and i like that you not only interview tourists or anglophone students from abroad but also quebecois people. Quebecois people are rarely asked about their own vison of their society or about their culture in english UA-cam video. Most of the time, people who are interested about Quebec or Montreal will only get an anglophone perspective on things and rarely a Quebecois perspective. We are often painted as racists or xenophobic because of our language laws and because most information about Quebec coming out of Canada are from anglophone newspaper or TV station such as the Gazette or the Globe & Mail and they naturally have a biased position on who we are and what we decide for ourselves. Its a shame because we are stuck with how the world see's us without us never having a say.
They're just dumb and can't be Taken seriously. They don't understand that Québec must have Laws to protect His language. But non they want everything in english in a french province. They want everything to be like the USA and the rest of Canada when they can simply move to thoses places. They use "rights" and "freedom" as as an excuse. Many places have their own Laws just like Québec. It's not racist having obligations to protect a language in a french province. It's the same peopld Who Say bill 21 is "racist" when it's have nothing to Do with races.
Thanks! That's one of the reasons I'm making these videos. I'm curious in learning more about the Quebecois perspective, and I know there are other English speakers who feel the same. As you say, it's not easy with the media pushing negative news stories. I'm hoping these videos can offer a more balanced perspective. They aren't perfect (and neither is my French lol) but hopefully Quebecois viewers can see I'm coming from a place of trying to better understand the culture.
Absolutely, from the get go you made a very good video about having to learn French in Montreal and right away I noticed you were very reasonable and respectful of our reality and I felt the genuine attempt to learn French and to project a positive vibe instead of the constant bashing coming from many.
@Orbite Flow Seriously you do not know what you're talking about, you live in an anglonormative world and think you own the truth and that you have moral superiority. I will not list all the atrocities made by the English empire but just to name a few, the deportation of Acadians, the hanging of Louis Riel and the displacement of the Metis people who were a mix between French and First nations not bad for racist people he ! Canada also implemented the racist Indian Act which is still in place and which served as a blueprint for the Apartheid segregation in South Africa. Our secularism has been sought after for hundreds of years starting with the Patriots and has been the cornerstone of the Quiet Revolution way before we received a multitude of immigrants we asked our own Catholics teachers and civil servant to removed all religious symbols. Unlike th rest of Canada, we have removed all religious teachings in and deconfessionalized all of our public schools decades ago. So you dont come and treat me and my people as racist as you are evidently ignorant about Quebec.
I visited France when I was 12 and parisian people reaaaally liked to start swearing at me en québécois? "Hon hon hon estie de calisse de tabernacle de sacrement hon hon hon je suis si drôle" It was sooo weird and invasive. I remember vividly a waiter at a café doing that and I was like :'( I just want my croque-monsieur svp. Ironically I didn't swear yet at 12 yo lol On the other hand, in Normandie old people would come out of nowhere to hug us because they remembered french canadians being first line at the débarquement de normandie
Dan, keep these videos coming. These videos are natural and show the real, average Joe and Jane Doe in Montreal; something that most channels and news broadcasts fail to do. Seeing and hearing the stories from average people is what brings about understanding and empathy among fellow humans.
I just discovered your channel and I love the vibe. So chill and sincere, just trying to get people's thoughts across without annoying music or cutting people off
Wow! Great idea to go around Montreal asking people a somewhat profound question. Montrealers are so interesting too! I hope you keep it up through the winter too.
I think the biggest mistake pople make when they visit France is they only go to Paris. There are so many beautiful regions & the people are much nicer outside of Paris.
@@emiriebois2428 France is a mini-Europe. Tons of french cultures within. Belgium, Swiss, Luxembourg and Québec are just expressions of these old cultures from Old French to middle french.
I love watching these videos and hearing people of Québéc speaking French… reminds me of my late grandparents who moved to Rhode Island then California but were born and raised in Quebec. I do not speak French but from listening to my grandmother speak I could tell the difference in accent and intonations when I listen to people speaking French in France versus Quebec. My grandmother was the only one of 11 children to ever make it into the US and eventually the west coast. French sounds more romanticized in France where as Quebecois sounds like it’s sportier, quick cousin. I love the sound and will listen to these videos when I want to hear the sound. When I asked her to teach me French she handed me a novel in French and told me to read it. When she came to the US that is how she learned English, by reading a huge French English dictionary. She was brilliant! She could never kick her heavy accent and French.
Quebec people are Americans with French culture. It means they have the American way of living (like baseball, American football, ice hockey, skyscrapers, highways, etc.) but inherited French specificities like laicité, are more philosophical than consumerist, are also good like French in engineering (high speed trains, power turbines, aero spatial industry, etc)
I’m Canadian and I have only been treated with extreme kindness and helpfulness in both Québec and France. I’ve only had people help me with my accent, verbiage.
Something that i really enjoy when i watch your videos ? The thing that,you are actually introducing myself to the French language. I will move in the city,i'm not a french speaker(wish i will learn it as soon as possible) In a "frame" i can listen an english speaker and keep practicing with english and a second later i can listen the french speaker . Thank you very much Dan 👌👌
Je suis en France présentement. La semaine dernière, j'étais à La Flèche un village dont plusieurs de nos ancêtres sont partis pour la Nouvelle-France (Montréal). Hier, j'étais à Bordeaux ; aujourd'hui à Toulouse. Les français sont très accueillants ; il s'agit de ne pas les aborder d'une manière trop frontale. De plus, il faut faire attention, Paris, ce n'est pas la France. Il y a quelques années, dans des voyages précédents, je les trouvais très chiants. Cela a changé dans les dernières années ; les comédiens (stand-up) ont permis de faire apprécier les beaux jurons québécois. Il y de nombreux artistes québécois qui sont connus en France, dont notre diva nationale, Céline Dion. Un point qui nous rapproche de la France est la langue et le fait que nos intellectuels ont toujours été très influencés par les courants idéologiques français. Et, contrairement à ce que certains anglophones peuvent penser, même après la conquête, des liens ont été entretenus. Ciao.
@@gaellegarcin401 Parce qu'ils le sont. À Toulouse, j'ai été étonné du respect des jeunes envers les plus âgés dans les transports en commun. À Bordeaux, j'ai pas mal discuté dans les trams car ici à Québec, l'implantation d'un tramway est un gros objet de discussion. À Aix-en-Provence, j'ai échangé tout le long du déjeuner (dîner) avec une résidente de Toulouse (de passage). Les sujets, les mêmes ici qu'au Québec : les régimes de retraite, les soins de santé, etc. Toujours à Aix, c'était jour du marché et les marchands sont très sympathiques. Une belle nation, qui comme toutes les belles nations, a tendance à trop s'auto-critiquer et à ne voir que les mauvais côtés. C'était ma troisième visite en France. L'automne prochain, mon copain français, m'a invité cette fois à aller du côté de Nice. Ciao.
Enfin un francais canadien qui le dit. On vous adore ici, j'ai pas compris toutes ces personnes disant qu'on vous déteste etc... Je m'y attendais vraiment pas. C'est vrai que certains font des blagues avec l'accent quebecois mais c'est juste de l'humour. Je peux concevoir que certains puissent avoir eu des mauvaises experiences avec certains francais, meme nous francais avons de mauvaise experiences avec d'autre francais mais je peux vous confirmer que la majorité des francais apprécie énormément les francais canadiens . Je suis choque par tous ces commentaires negatives sur nous.
@@lawtraf8008 UA-cam et autres médias sociaux ne sont pas une référence pour se faire une opinion. C'est un peu comme si on voulait sonder la satisfaction d'un service à la clientèle d'un commerce en regardant juste les plaintes. Les gens satisfaits n'ont pas l'habitude de faire savoir leur satisfaction. Je le dis et je repète, les français sont très acceuillants. J'avais indiqué que j'avais visité votre pays 3 fois, mais en fait, c'est 4 fois. Deux fois Paris, une autre fois, Lyon-Marseilles, et le voyage de cet automne. En plus, les touristes visitent souvent les attractions, alors que moi, j'aime bien me promener dans les parcs, surtout les beaux jours de week-end, lorsque les famillles profitent des belles journées. Ciao.
Go to France, for it's culture , history beauty , sophistication, food . Go to Québec, kindness , vast space, positivity , tolerance . Although I really like the Québécois mindset, i do admit the confrontational and snob french are more honest , direct and less superficial in their interaction.
It’s nice to hear most people who have been to France or are from France think that the Québécois are generally nicer people. I don’t speak French and took a bit of French in high school but can’t carry on a conversation in French. I drove truck between Quebec and Ontario based out of Toronto but I never had a problem getting directions even from non English speakers in Quebec. If I tried just a few words in French they would try to give assistance. I’m sure there are those that may be opposed to Anglaise but that could be anywhere you travel.
I'm from Bangladesh and love Quebecois. They are friendly, open minded and love to celebrate. I really love French-Canadian culture. God bless you guys ❤️
Je suis québécois mais j'ai habité près de 2 ans en France. Pour moi c'est évident que au Québec on est une culture distincte, entre européens et nord-américains. Ça m'a un peu frappé en arrivant en France. Les interactions avec les gens sont assez différentes. Déjà je dois juste préciser que le québec est une province de 8 millions d'habitants, les montréalais de l'ile sont très différents des québécois de la banlieue montréalaise. Ainsi de suite les gens de Québec sont assez différents que ceux de Montréal et les gens des régions différents des deux villes. J'adore constater ces différences en voyageant au Québec. En France j'ai vécu près de 6 mois à Grenoble et je croyais que toute la France était comme cela mais c'est faux, chaque région peut être considérée comme un petit pays. Les lillois sont hyper amicaux et adorent socaliser, à Paris il y a de tout donc il ne faut pas généraliser; comme touriste les gens peuvent paraitre chiants mais en restant longtemps on se rend compte que les gens viennent de partout en France et ne sont chiants que lorsqu'ils ont leur carapace de parisien. Au québec beaucouo de français m'ont dit qu'ils ont de la difficulté à intégrer des grouopes de québécois, on serait assez gentil au premier regard mais les amitiès ne se développent pas plus. En France j'ai beaucouo aimé que après connaissance les français invitent en soirée et j'ai trouver que ka culture française est assez inclusive et collectiviste tandis qu'au québec on est peut être un peu plus sectaire et très renfermé sur soit même et ce qu'on connait. C'est plus lent se faire des amis en France mais une fois les rapprochements fait c'est des amis pour la vie tandis qu'au Québec les interactions sont souvent plus superficielles. Je ne me suis jamais sentit exclu en France on m'a toujours demandé au taf ou à l'école ou aux sports si j'étais intéressé à participer ou à aller chez quelqu'un ou sortir. La drague est aussi un peu différente, en France les mecs approchent et c'est un peu ce que les femmes s'attendent tandis qu'au Québec c'est plus des approches amicales, qui viennent assez souvent de la fille et qui tournent en flirt. En France souvent c'est un peu plus direct. Il y a moins de chit-chat en France, dans les villes du moins. Aussi les français ont bel et bien une culture de joie de vivre et de fêter la vie, tout évènement doit être célébré et fêté peu importe l'âge et on en profite tandis qu'il y a un peu une mentalité au québec plus cassanière surtout dans la vie adulte et de toujours penser que il faut être productif et que flâner ou relaxer est fainéant.
Un dernier point important mais j'aime aussi que les français sont confrontatants et straight to the point lorsqu'ils s'expriment. Je trouve cela moins hypocrite qu'au Québec où personne n'ose se faire la critique de peur de blesser. En argumentant et débattant on a souvent des débats intéressants avec les français alors qu'au Québec on préfère le concensus et se conformer. Cela fait que avoir des opinions divergeantes au Québec peut briser des liens d'amitié! On est connu comme des bisounours en France où tout le monde est gentil mais je pense que c'est surtout car notre société est tellement homogène qu'elle est plus basé sur la collaboration et l'entente que le débat et la défense des idées. On est très scandinave sur ce point.
Un dernier point important mais j'aime aussi que les français sont confrontants et straight to the point lorsqu'ils s'expriment. Je trouve cela moins hypocrite qu'au Québec où personne n'ose se faire la critique de peur de blesser. En argumentant et débattant on a souvent des débats intéressants avec les français alors qu'au Québec on préfère le concensus et se conformer. Cela fait que avoir des opinions divergeantes au Québec peut briser des liens d'amitié! On est connu comme des bisounours en France où tout le monde est gentil mais je pense que c'est surtout car notre société est tellement homogène qu'elle est plus basé sur la collaboration et l'entente que le débat et la défense des idées. On est très scandinave sur ce point.
@@alexlefebvre77 C'est une excellente analyse ça (je suis français mais j'ai de la famille québécoise Montréal et Trois-Rivières...et indépendamment ma femme est canadienne anglophone (Vancouver) Les français ont une communication peu filtrée avec les avantages (franchise) et les inconvénients (des fois c'est mieux de s'abstenir et de sourire) Les français aiment débattre et c'est chouette...mais parfois ça va un peu trop loin, ça devient un sport de combat, on contredit juste par réflexe, avec les réunions de famille qui tournent à la dispute...notamment sur des sujets comme la vaccination, mesures sanitaires.. C'est le sport national 😅 l'animation du week-end...mais ça se calme si on s'aère (promenade familiale en forêt) et on finit le week-end avec des hugs et des embrassades ... après les noms d'oiseaux. Je me demande si c'est spécifiquement français ou plutôt une particularité "latin' (Italie..Espagne) en opposition aux anglo-saxons.
Donc à Paris il y a de tout, les gens viennent majoritairement de partout, mais si quelqu'un est chiant c'est qu'il a mis sa carapace de Parisien ? Super logique.
@@puccaland Logique je ne sais pas mais réaliste tout à fait. Clairement il y a une majorité de non-parisiens de souche à Paris...dans le milieu dans le quel je travaille (spectacle) moins d'un tiers est parisien de souche. Du coup, il y a de tout, des nordistes des bretons, des gens des DOMTOM, des gens de partout. En pratique les parisiens ne sont pas aussi accueillants, prêts à parler/ à des inconnus que les nord-américains...ils sont dans leur monde. Ils ont besoin d'une introduction. Après, ils sont juste aussi sympas. Mais je trouve que ces différences étaient plus flagrantes il y a 20 ans...aujourd'hui les smartphones uniformisent les comportements malheureusement. Chacun est de plus en plus dans sa bulle, quelle que soit la ville ou le lieu sur la planète..
Belgian here, I've got an outside perspective on both Québec and France. Actually I think that both cultivate strong stéréotypes that are not neccessary true on themselves and each other. I think that what is true is that the french hate themselves too much, they tend to think that everything is better abroad. They propagates false ideas like "Paris is so dirty" while most of them have nerver lived nor been there while it's one of the cleanest major city in Europe (and 40 million tourists a year it's a lot to handle too) if you compare Paris to Marseille, Marseille is a shame for all european cities. What is true is that Québecers don't like confrontation and in Belgium we are even more Bold than the french and are not scared to say what we think and it's something that I have been able to see while speaking to québecers (and for strange reasons quebecers tend to feel closer to belgians that fench people). What I don't agree whith is that Montreal would be more creative because of two cultures. Yes there is a lot of foreigners from all arround the world and from the neigbouring anglo-saxon territories and it's more laid back but it don't neccessary means that it's more creative. France is already a patchwork of different cultures and traditions and is in the middle of Europe between different countries that have themselves different cultures + the immigration from all the different ancient colonnies. I would say that Québec especially Montréal tend to fall in the anglo-uniformisation while France will continue as it as always been to produce ideas, arts that will diverge and provoke scandals.
@@Persephone123 Ce que vous dites est étonnant car un brésilien que j'ai rencontré à Bruxelles m'a aussi dit que j'avais un accent très doux mais la Belgique est très diverse en matière d'accents, le tout condensé sur un petit territoire. L'accent de Liège n'est pas le même que l'accent du borinage qui n'est pas le même que celui de Bruxelles. Moi je vis dans la province du Brabant Wallon en Wallonie et c'est vrai qu'on a un accent très difficile à localiser. A Paris on nous a déjà demandé si nous venions de Strasbourg, d'autres se demandaient si je venais de Suisse. Chose encore plus étonnante, j'ai l'impression que les suisses et les belges on un accent qui converge. Le québécois était un mix des accents du Nord Ouest de la France (et ça ressemble un peu au wallon aussi) avec des intonations du sud aussi car vous venez d'un peu toutes les régions. je pense que si les québécois avaient une plus grande connaissance des régions de France ils retrouveraient beaucoup plus de points en commun qu'il pensaient en avoir avec la France. J'ai dit un bêtise dans mon commentaire précédent en disant que Montréal serait plus "laid back" en fait non, c'est une attitude à la vie totalement française quand on est pas dans une grande capitale comme Paris. je pense que le plus important aussi est de se défaire des stéréotypes anglo-saxons véhiculés dans les films et autres médias qui présente une image fausse de la France et des français durant l'histoire. Comme le délire shakespearien qu'est Le King ou encore des films qui font travestir un de plus grand moment de bravoure des français qu'est Dunkerque alors que les anglais fuyaient et faisant passer les français pour des couards.
First time I was in Montréal visiting from the States, I was in an elevator with my bilingual Québécois friend. A man gets on and says something to me. Not realizing he was telling me (not politely *asking* me) to push the button of the floor he wanted, he mumbles something rather rude en Français under his breath. My Québécois friend ripped him to shreds - both of them were going at it. Finally the rude gentleman gets off on his floor. I asked my friend what that was all about. He said, “Don’t worry about it. He’s from Paris.” What a great friend. 🥲 ⚜️💙⚜️
Great reportage. Thanks. I just think that 2 different cultures joined by a common language. It is like if you've done a similar video with the Cajuns from Louisiana and the Québecois.....I'm a Québecois and have visited France 🇫🇷 dozen of times. I was always welcomed and had no problem with people understanding me.
I love the sound of Montreal. It sounds so chilled and the fact that so many people speak at least two languages and are so open-minded is lovely.(French is on my hitlist after I attain a better level in Spanish). I love your channel by the way. Keep up the great content! Merry Christmas and happy new year too! Big love from Spain. :)
Lived there 3 years, closed minded not open to get to know people from other cultures, refuse to switch yo speaking english even though it’s a bilingual city
@@mehrnazdaad7964 this is so bizarre to hear. I moved from Europe to Montréal 5 years ago, this summer. Of course, I've come across people who will roll their eyes at 'strangers', but an overwhelming majority have been so welcoming and curious. I have had 10 positive experiences for every bad one. To @user-lg8ln8bd7s - there's definitely a left-leaning majority on the island but, again, from my experience (I don't want to invalidate your unpleasant experiences,) most people are polite and like to engage in civil conversation and debate.
@@Adam-rj9wz it's ok to not tolerate intolerance. If you're conservative you're a bigot. How can your views not change as you age? That's the definition of conservatism.
I’m English Canadian and went to Paris. I heard they were rude but I didn’t experience that. And I don’t speak French but people were helpful and polite
As a Québécois from Montréal, I think this video was pretty accurate (okay I know it's convenient because it mostly paints us in a very good light haha). Something to consider however, Montréal is different in many respects than other parts of Québec. The video is mostly comparing Montréal and the Montréalais to France and French people. That is more or less balanced because it's a comparison of a single city and its residents to a whole country and all of its residents. I'm sure certain places in France are perhaps more like Montréal than let's say Paris for example... Nonetheless, great video!
@@yowthubert1731 I was only there for one weekend over 20 years ago, so I can't remember specifically my interactions....but my first instinct is to say "yes" because I find warm and welcoming people everywhere in France! Even in Paris. 😊 What I meant specifically about Lille is that it's a much more casual city, and you can come as you are. You can wear what you want and no one will judge. People can be louder and a little rougher around the edges there too. Basically be whoever you are and no one cares.
C'est encore et toujours la même chose, Paris n'est pas la France. Les Parisiens sont une espèce à part. Partout ailleurs en France la différence est criante
Thank you for showcasing my culture from an english perspective in a non-biased way. Quebec is generally a really open minded yet gets pictured as the opposite in anglo media. Also props for learning to speak french.
Open minded ? I see 14 minutes of xenophobic people shitting on my culture, a culture they barely know, and saying that they are very nice but ok i guess 🤷♂️. I like quebec but hopefully i dont base my jugement on this video...
Honestly, I really loved Quebec when I visited from Michigan, back in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, I have not yet visited France, but people in my family have and have narrated to me their experiences. Francophone culture is SO exquisite, and I can see that beauty everywhere on the streets of Montreal. So impressive was their own rendition of the Notre Dame. I wish I could go back for more. I recall it being tough navigating Montreal as an English speaker with no French knowledge, but that was a part of the thrill! No way am I vocal about the whole anti French sentiment from ruffled English speakers! The French immersion was delightful even when you don't understand a damn thing! Really. [I was sucre sucre sucre all the way on the ride home.]
The squirrel at 6:29 looked like he was ready to fight. Lol. As someone in the process of waiting for permanent residency from the U.S., this was really insightful. Thanks!
Those squirrels act that way because people have fed them, so they think every human being is a source of treats! Squirrels are everywhere you go in the U.S., but if they're not fed by people, they keep their distance.
having visited lots of american cites, a few french cities and lots of small villages in and around the alps, and a fair bit of canada during short and long trips (only montréal in québec), it immediately struck me how similar montréal felt to the upper midwest of the US with some of the best parts of old french culture that you won't find in most anywhere in the US: almost like chicago without the a-holes (so what an american might call "midwest nice"), but with neighborhood markets all over the island (which you really don't find in such a fashion in the US; imagine a very very large farmers' market open daily), so you'd never need to go to a chain supermarket, better transit generally than most US cities. frankly though the food culture isn't as great in montréal vs most regions in france i've visited (a bit more like the upper midwest of the US in this way)...of course there are some exceptions (jewish delis and bagels are notable in yul). but better craft beer than in most parts of france (the scene is growing in paris, but still in it's infancy).
La différence principale repose en effet sur la mentalité plus "nord américaine" des québecois comparé à la France, qui est bien européenne. Fait que ça se ressent sur la culture culinaire et la qualité des produits, sur la culture automobile, le libéralisme plus prononcé (bien que le Québec se distingue ici par son état assez protecteur), et les relations entre les personnes. Mais sur ce dernier point je suis pas forcément d'accord avec l'idée générale que les québécois sont plus sympathiques. Avec des inconnus, oui, certainement, mais il est plus facile de se livrer et de se confronter en France, on se fait aussi plus facilement et rapidement des amis proches, alors qu'au québec, je trouve les amitiés plus compartimentées, et surtout il est plus difficile de s'entourer de personnes de confiance. Les problèmes de sociétés sont aussi différents entre les deux, la France souffre d'un haut de taux de chomage alors que le québec souffre d'une pénurie d'emploi, la france est en situation de domination linguistique sur son territoire alors que le québéc est directement entouré d'anglophones, et doit se battre pour son indépendance. Le harcèlement de rue est plus prononcée en France alors qu'il est assez rare au Québec...
@@maxm6086 j'ai pas eu le temps de finir mais il y a encore pas mal de choses à rajouter : la culture du sport (foot vs hockey), le rapport à l'hiver, à la famille, à la nation (très important celui là), à l'immigration, à la religion (notamment jusqu'au années 60). Mais en règle générale je trouve assez simpliste et facile la position (assez anglo-saxonne je trouve) consistant à juger uniquement comment les gens s'adressent à eux. Oui sûrement que les québécois sont plus sympas mais c'est pas le même niveau d'anglais ni le même environnement linguistique, et considérer comme impoli quelqu'un qui ne fait pas l'effort d'apprendre la langue du pays ou du moins les fondamentaux n'est pas quelque chose d'inadmissible, surtout envers des anglophones (qui parlent déjà la langue la plus apprise), surtout envers des Canadiens (qui doivent apprendre le français)..
@@NapoleonTrotski J'ai habité à Montréal quelques temps, j'ai travaillé et soigné la population québécoise. Je n'ai pas réussi malheureusement à m'acclimater à la différence culturelle que tu évoques ce qui m'a valu un retour en France.
Le taux de chômage est relatif car tout les pays ne comptabilisent pas de la même façon. Au Canada il semblerait qu'on comptabilise pas le deux première semaines de chômage.
@@maxm6086 Oui c'est pas si simple que de s'acclimater et de rester dans ce pays, la langue commune ne fait pas tout et il y a pas mal de barrières qd même
Native Quebecer here.. when I went to Paris I made random friends and I was just there for 3 days. They loved my anglo/quebecois accent! They're huge partiers though like too hardcore and drink a ton.
I’m from the US. I love Quebec because people are kind, open minded, and diverse. I went to Paris twice, it’s seems so cliche to say, but fell deeply in love with the City. I expected Parisians to be more brusque in temperament and impatient with my guide book French, but was surprised to find that this was a myth. I found Parisians to be very nice and, as long as you try to initiate conversation in French, readily willing to switch to English to talk or take your order if that was easiest.
When I lived in Montréal as an anglophone from BC trying to pick up what French I could. I found the people from France I met and spent time with were quite different from the québécois I knew but that many of them said themselves that they appreciated the more laid back atmosphere of Montréal, noting the contrast with life in Paris and maybe French cities in general.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV vast swathes of untamed and uninhabited wilderness teeming with fish and game for one. That is one reason many Europeans move to my province and to Alaska.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV many europeans move here because they have higher standards for the natural environment around them. Many swedes, germans, dutchmen, norwegians etc who are fanatical outdoorsmen move to parts of canada and the US because the closest alternative for such a high standard of this priority of theirs is in eastern russia. Now if they are urban people not interested in such things and prioritize a higher standard of urban life, they would not come here.
French here, from Paris, who has visited Montreal 7 times. So not a local by any mean but I feel like I'm kind of starting to get a grasp of the city. What strikes me the most watching this video and what actually surprised me the most when in Quebec is how the whole Montreal "openness" thingy is a façade. Yes, people are less judgmental, clearly don''t care about appearances and there are people from all walks of life. In fact many french speakers from either France (more than 100K actually), Africa or the Caribbean but they, in fact, just don't mix with the locals. I have been to birthday parties, weddings and so forth and there always were at best 1 or 2 Quebecois, if any. Meanwhile in Paris, where we are supposed to be cold & rude, communities do mix and match. I feel like maybe it's more of a North America thing (where you have italian , chinese, filipinos, polish neighborhoods etc etc) when we don't really have that kind of divide over in Europe (tho we very much have social and economic divides don't get me wrong).
Intéressant! Je suis américaine mais je parle français avec un accent français parce-que les profs étaient très spécifique de ça.. je ne sais pas pourquoi. J'ai une amie parisienne et j'espère que quand je déménagerai à Paris le prochain mois (pour un an au moins) il est possible de se faire des amis! :) Est-ce que tu pense qu'il est difficile ou facile de se faire des amis là pour les étrangers? Qu'est-ce que tu conseilles de faire ça? Merci bcp si tu repends!
@@Phoca_Vitulina Pour ce qu'il y est de l'accent, malheureusement il existe encore beaucoup de discrimination sur les accents régionaux et il est plus facile d'accéder à des postes à responsabilité dans l'espace francophone quand on a un accent "neutre" qui correspond globalement à celui de la région Centre de la France. Mais heureusement les mentalités évoluent et nous avons eu récemment un premier ministre avec un accent du Sud ouest prononcé ;) Pour ce qui est de se faire des amis, Paris, comme Londres ou NYC sont des villes cosmopolites où la majorité des gens sont avides de se confronter à la différence. Je conseillerai juste d'éviter le piège de se "replier" sur sa communauté. Il peut être facile, surtout au début quand on est homesick, de se constituer un groupe d'amis exclusivement composés de compatriotes et une fois la routine installée, il est toujours plus difficile de sortir de sa zone de confort. I'm sure you'll do great and wish you an amazing stay in the city of lights !
@@thibault973 Oh ça c'est dommage... alors il est super maintenant qu'il y a un premier ministre avec un accent différent que 'neutre' pour la déstigmatisation et peut-être aider d'arrêter le discrimination! :) Merci des conseils, je comprends.. je veux sortir de ma zone de confort (donc je déménagerai là tout seule mdr) et se faire des amis différents, bien sûr de se faire des amis français. Je serai heureuse si je pourrais se faire des amis français! Je suis un peu timide de parler mais j'essayerai d'avoir du courage! Tu es très gentil, encore je te remercie!
Il faut voir... Il y a 20 ou 30 ans, les Français arrivaient encore ici célibataires et fondaient une famille avec les indigènes. Les rassemblements familiaux/amicaux offraient alors une meilleure représentation de la société en général. De nos jours, l'afflux sans précédent crée un bassin de Français capables de vivre entre eux, qui arrivent souvent déjà en couple, ce qui change considérablement la donne. Ils vivent dans une bulle et lèvent les feutres au 2e enfant parce qu'ils n'ont pas de réseau de soutien local à force de vivre dans leur bulle. Sans compter qu'ils font grimper les prix de l'immobilier vu qu'ils ne négocient pas à la baisse et font plutôt de la surenchère. Bref, ils foutent le bordel en fait d'inflation et décampent à la 1re contrariété. Je n'ai jamais autant aimé mes voisins anglo que depuis que les Français ont envahi mon coin du Plateau. Les étudiants français se vantent d'avoir trouvé un 4 1/2 à 1500$, ce qui est d'une absurdité sans nom pour des Montréalais de naissance. Au mépris des lois, ils acceptent sans broncher de payer des cautions et des mois de loyer d'avance - c'est un recul pour les gens d'ici.
@@tiagoverret9098 Change Montréal par "Paris" et "Français" par "Américain" ou "Montréal" par n'importe quel bled du sud de la France et "Français" par "anglais" et c'est tout aussi juste. La réalité c'est que si les Français accourent, en quête d'opportunités qu'ils ne trouvent plus chez eux, c'est que vos entreprises sont bien contentes d'embaucher de la main d'oeuvre surqualifiée francophone sous le prix du marché en faisant du chantage au non renouvellement de titre de séjour. Il faut croire que chacun y trouve son compte ;)
Hey Dan, thanks for doing this. It quite enlightening. As a native anglo Montrealer, I've noticed that the Québecois and French people have a somewhat different temperament. The Québecois are more down to earth. I think it has something to do with th English-speaking Canadian and American cultural influence which affects Quebecers much more directly than French citizens. It's inevitable, since the French-Canadians have influenced English-speaking Canadian society, that some of the influence would flow the other way also.
Also keep in mind the settlers of New France mostly came from northern port towns. Quebec would probably be much different had they mostly come from Marseilles.
Thank you Dan for all your videos and to share your passion about journalism, and creating new mind sets about culture and people . I am french canadian from Quebec( province ) and my ancestors arrived in Canada in 1610 ( 412 years ago) from Paris ( France ) . My step family is from England (UK) . First of all , we speak french in Quebec the same grammar rules and international french words as in France, Switzerland, Belgium , Africa ( Maghreb : Algeria,, Morocco, and Tunisia ) . Depending on your education, region, and roots , the accent can be different but still french language. Each time i am in the United Kingdom , my step family also have difficulties to understand some British accents in their own country . Same for anglophones in USA and Canada . What bothers me the most is when you interview anglophones fro Canada that does not speak french and make a comment on our culture and french language in Quebec . I have never had any issues in any french coutnries on earth with my french that i consider to be more international than local . Yes Quebec is a distinct society in Canada because of our culture, bilingualism in french and english . We have amazing international artists , athletes , scientifics well known in both official languages .and some only in tfrench countries ... and they understand us . What it is sad is some international artists are not known in english canada because the anglophone sin Canada speak only english and then watch USA movies, Tv , food ( fast food) and shows and their culture is very USA nothing european . A language is more than words , it iis a culture it is a soul. Recently i met a group of 10 people from France now living in Montreal . They said they have moved to Quebec because of our open minded society ( you can be yourself ) , nicer than the french in general ( yes there are good people in France ) , Quebec is more tha the Montreal region . Quebec is the biggest province in Canada and very rich in ressoces ( wood, electricity, food products and minerals ) . Very diversify ecosystem from North to south , mountains , water flower and animals ... France like , Italy, Spain, england are old countries with a lot of history and culture . French people are very elegant ( teh way they dress ) and more natural ( they accept themselves aging naturally ) . The TV series are less violent and the scenery of all regions in France are amazingly beautiful and diversified . A s for the ffod we now make international well known cheese and we have international chef with local products as good as in France
Not everyone in English-speaking parts of Canada willingly consumes American culture. It’s actually quite a mix. One thing I’ve noticed since moving to Montreal is that some here, regardless of what languages they speak, have a limited understanding of the rest of Canada. They think it’s all the same culture. It isn’t. But you can be forgiven for thinking so if you’re only exposed through English-language media because their point of view is exceedingly narrow. And much of this same media either hasn’t a clue about Quebec or have adopted the position of a minority (I call them the “dinosaurs”) who have been repeating the same line since the 1990s. Some of them are Albertans resentful about the federal government’s attempt in the early 1980s to develop a national energy policy. If they hadn’t blackmailed the Canadian government into abandoning their plans this country might be as rich as Norway today. To be fair, they were helped along with this by some Americans. Anytime you hear someone complaining about Quebec and they bring up “federal transfer payments to Quebec” and “national energy program” you can be pretty sure it’s someone holding on to an old grudge who hasn’t a clue about what they’re claiming. Quebec is being targeted as a scapegoat for their resentment.
Bon Jean t'es bien sympa mais tu vas me supprimer ta dernière phrase. Y a absolument aucun monde où vos chefs "internationaux" ont le même niveau ou utilisent la même qualité de produits que ce qu'on trouve en France.
Pure French Canadians have their roots from Northern Brittany, France. And a bit of Normandy. Quebec City is really similar to Saint Malo, Brittany. Apart from this region, Quebec is very different from the rest of France As a Northern French, I feel closer to Brits than I’m from French Canadians. I really love Quebec though ❤. And their difference is what makes it such a lovely place IMO
@@Momoa786 lol the only characteristic I would share with a man from Perpignan let’s say, is the language and the taxation rate. But still, some of their dialect is not understandable for me 😅
I am a Canadian (born and raised in the west) living in France for the last 13 years. What I noticed is that a majority of French can tell where a person is from in France never mind if you are from Quebec (each region has its own accent and cultural differences.) Plus you can come from Quebec or another French-speaking part of the world and they can tell where you are from by how you speak French. I have been to Quebec and if I ever had to live in Canada again I would live in Quebec as I really love it there.
I find that Canadians are not too bad at this either. Americans are TERRIBLE though. Like. Wow. I agree that French people (I am French born and raised) can usually tell where you are from based on your accent. Some French people do not have an accent though making it harder to know where they are from. I have seen people from Nice with 0 accent for example! French people can tell right away I am a Parisian though looool (Bord and raised!)
@Puda Why are Europeans so obsessed with Americans yet at the same time you guys can't stay away from American websites such as youtube, reddit wikipedia etc? now, do you seriously think that an American can't tell the difference between a UK accent an an African accent? do you think we can't tell when the person who answers the phone is someone from India? really?
In Montreal, definitely more opened to weird things or things out of the norm. Artists are more welcomed. They get looked down less. The life seems more chill. Definitely more chill than Boston. Than NY. Than even LA. And MTL is even WAY more chill than LA. I know this because if you go to a beach with friends. It’s just the tempo is A LOT slower in Montreal. (Even traffic. How fast/crazy people drive in the highway in a major city is a great reflection of its tempo) I think it’s cuz life priority is different. They really value “relax time”. A person is more a person. And speaks more like a person when he/she talks. Less filter. So, feels a lot more connection when talking to someone in MTL.
I am Québécois and a native french speaker and I have done an international student exchange in Taiwan. I got along alot better with people from nordic countries such as Sweden and Finland than France. It is interesting how even if we didn't speak the same language our culture was really similar aspects such as climate, sports etc. Also, I met a Finish guy who was from the swedish speaking part of finland. It was amazing to see how we related on alot of things being language minorities in our own countries.
That's really interesting that you say that, I've always thought that the situation with suomenruotsalaiset (Swedish-speaking Finns) in Finland is very similar to the situation with Quebec in Canada so it makes sense that you guys would find common ground. Swedish is also a mandatory subject in school for the same reason French is in Canada and as a result a lot of both Anglo-Canadians and Finnish-speaking Finns harbour some amount of resentment towards each respective minority language from what I can gather.
As a mexican that have known both regions I Can Say in my perspective that québécois are more chill and open, they have for sure a different mentality, other thing are the social tensions that are very strong in France between comunities, religions, social clases and sometimes even polítics.
Viva Montreal and it's people I like their French accent. My wife and I are planning to visit Montreal, and Quebec. As a Mexican I feel we share some cultural aspects.
I'm Brazilian and I was surprised that I felt at home -- even at -18°C -- when me and my wife were in Montréal. The Latin roots really unify us all in respect to cuisine, language and, in some ways, behavior. I really liked Montréal and if I were to live in Canada, probably it would be there.
@@hugovlsilva Nossa!! We speak a little Português. We have Brazilian friends in Rio, São Paulo, Campos, Minas G, and some are Nordestinos. We are also planning on visiting Brasil soon. Um saludo para você.
@@hugovlsilva I'm french, we learn english and spanish at school but we learn spanish much faster. When i went to work in Vancouver for a year i were always with Mexicans because i feel much better with mexicans than with canadians (english speaking canadians) we can talk normaly while with the english canadians i have a weird feeeling and i need to think to much to understand english and speak while spanish is just like french for me.
VERY interesting as we are currently traveling through Quebec and find the people VERY friendly wherever we go. We will be in France in a well and can then compare 😎
My experience having lived in Montreal and Vancouver is that in Montreal, people are genuinely nice. The joie de vivre is real. I felt it and I miss it. In Vancouver people are nice in the fakest way possible, and the politeness is meant to push you away, and some people actually quite evil while displaying perfect manners.
Lived in Paris to get fluent in French, later took a bilingual job in Montreal. That work took me to Vancouver where I was at first excited to escape winter. Definitely, Canada's most unfriendly city. I make friends easily, as I did in Paris & Montreal. And I thought maybe my reaction was skewed with regard to Vanvouver. Then, I started comparing notes with other migrants, and reading that it has an unfriendly reputation. (One exception: Steveston Vancouverites mix and marry only with others born there. Victoria and the Island even more of a closed society. I encountered none of this in Montreal or Paris, and am sorry I didn't put down roots in either wonderful city.
Thank you for doing this. It was interesting to hear different perspectives, albeit all within Quebec. I am now suddenly curious what French people in France say about Quebec. Would they opine out of experience or out of stereotypes?
There is little knowledge of Quebec in France and most of it will be stereotyped. They refer to Quebeccers as Canadian, which is perfectly true but as a Canadian, I can see that it could be a faux-pas. A little like calling a Scottish British which is also factually correct but missing a bit of the whole picture. Most stereotypes are being simple minded or not educated, not having electricity, using slay dogs to travel, being a lumberjack, being bilingual, being hypocitical because avoiding confrontation.
@@user-sl8rm6iq7gEverything you say is true, but at the same time it feels a little bit outdated. Quebeccers have a positive image, here, as long lost cousins. And most people would know the difference between Canadian and Quebeccer, or between Scottish and British for that matter
The person who said France was like Britain and Quebec like american cowboys is a good explanation when it comes to the difference in accent. It sounds either like very heavy texan accent or another very strong southern accent. In spanish, it would be like the spanish accent from Spain versus a very rural accent somewhere in mexico or honduras. I remember in switzerland, there was a quebequois show they aired on tv and it had subtitles cause many ppl didnt understand it the accent cause they thought it was too thick hahaha
the accent from spain isnt fancy at all, its a lot more beautiful the accent from Colombia or Argentina than from spain, so I don't think its suited the comparison to the UK or rather england, where their accent sounds a lot more elegant. Spanish from spain doesn't sound elegant at all, its quite rough sounding
@@juanaltredo2974 1. I never mentioned 'fancy'. I mentioned how different the two types of accent are to each other. 2. Spain, France and UK are exactly analogous as those are the origin country/accents and former colonies developed different accents. 3. As for what you or I prefer, that is not objective, but subjective preference. I don't think Colombian or Argentinian accents are pretty or fancy. Quite the contrary. Spain itself has a variety of accents. Some ugly, some pretty in my opinion. 🤷♀
@@PozoBlue your analogy was pretty muddled and didn't make much sense because the person in the video made the comparison between a fancy accent and a vulgar one, which doesn't apply to spain and its former colonies, regardless of your opinions about latinamerican accents, which Id take with a massive pinch of salt anyway
Québécois seem nicer at first but it's fake friendliness. Very hard to make durable frienships in Québec. Whereas french people can seem a bit harsh at first because they are simply authentic and not trying to look nice or wtv, but in the end it's much more easy to make french friends.
@@bobbbxxx A big country with a lot of variation ? Nothing compared to Europe a continent with different countries , language , laws , architecture etc . I have lived in both countinents .
@@9grand Oh please. I didn't mean that at all and you should know it. I'm just saying you can't generalize that all Canadians are friendly at first sight but you can't make friends with them. That's nonsense.
If you come to Québec nobody is going to tell you welcome to Canada. If I'm asked by anyone on earth where I'm from, I'll never mention Canada. I'm a Quebecer from Québec.
I met so many Quebec people in Varadero . Majority of them keep their distance and roam in their own kind but did meet wonderful ones too so can’t be judged on whole
I am from the UK and speak French to a reasonable level. I understood the French being interviewed without any problems, but I had to on occasion look at the subtitles when listening to the Québécoise. It's like French with an American accent. I don't think it would take long to adjust to.
Yes, I agree. I'm an American who first began studying French (Metropolitan) in my youth. Quebecois sounds like an American from the southern states "trying to speak french." There is a lot of twang in their speech. 😆
I spent 3 weeks in Montreal last year and the people were great but i just didn’t like being there in general and I will probably never return. But i‘m grateful for the experience.
Salut! late to respond (happy new year) I feel like French culture is more a "self-study and self-exploration" cause when I went to visit France (Paris to versaille area) what we learned in North America about France (French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, Les Miserables, Guillotine, and taking French courses in highschool or college) will be of use since French people are more individualistic when it comes to tourism. If you ever visit the museums (Louvre, Versaille, and others) things are pre-recorded, display guides are in French, signs are in French (sometimes or rarely in English), restaurants are empty unless you walk in to eat outside (there was a server who opened a table for my family and we were the only one eating, the server gave us a look knowing tourists dine in to sit outside). If you walk around the city, those artists selling portraits and paintings along the river (is it the seine?) will discuss properties in France being so expensive like apartments in Paris are really a luxury to have knowing its petite living. So yeah, France is really a cultural and etiquette based society. One has to be familiar with French culture because they wont just share information freely since they know its expensive to live there.
My mother is French, but I was born and raised in Southern California, I still have family in France. I think it would have been great if I had spent time in Quebec and learned some Québécois when I was younger. In the Americas, English,French,Spanish and Portuguese, are the main languages that are spoken. I believe we speak the older form of our perspective languages. 👉🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷 👈🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏
A little tenuous to classify French as a "main language" in the Americas. Take away Quebec and there's nothing really, even New Orleans is stretching it really.
This is what I m thinking too. I m a native Russian speaker and we have a group of people who had escaped the Russian Imperia since 1700 due the religious pressure. They called old believers. They live in a very close community in other parts of world (US, Uruguay, Argentina, China) and in a wild rure area in Suberia. Since they were hide and not communicate with others now they speak an old version of Russian language.
@@PeachyMushroomAt least in American English, a lot of vocabulary and some pronunciation are more in-line with colonial era English than in contemporary British English. Much of it the result of various societal trends that came about in England after the 1700s particularly in the Victorian era… sounding “posh” and attempting to distinguish themselves from Americans.. though simultaneously Americans did some of the same to distinguish their English from British English.
I haven't been to Canada since I was a little baby. But I've been to Paris, France twice as an adult, August 2021 and July 2022. I spent 2.5 weeks in Paris the second time around. I had a good time over there. The French people were very nice to me.I got a lot of smile from the beautiful French mademoiselles in Paris when they heard my thick Chicago accent. French mademoiselles were some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. I heard from other American tourists that The Netherlands and Czech Republic also has some of the most beautiful women also. Also, the French people were some of the nicest people I've met. They weren't stuck up. They were approachable. I'm from Chicago and people here are stuck up if you're not from Chicago such as if you're from St.Louis, Missouri and Greenbay, Wisconsin because of sports rivalry or Detroit, Michigan because it's a ghetto 'hood city.
I've visited France many, many times as a turist (I live in Spain no far from border) and I love it. The food, the countryside, the historical sites, the popular arquitecture....Very diverse and fantastic everywhere I've been. Nothing to complaint about people either. They are kind and helpfull (except in Paris). So... if Quebec people is even better, they have to be really awsome.
As a black Caribbean-American who’ve spent months living in Quebec and France for work (aerospace), I’ve had 10x better experience with the people in Quebec. My experience is quite unique and I gotta say the french are kinda mean, whether they are trying to be or not.
I liked the interview overall, coming from France I've spent 3 amazing years in Montréal. I missed my country deeply though for different reasons and I moved back home like most of us who tried the "Canadian dream". It would be interesting to know why so many of us don't stay. To me despite the usual "food/weather/landscape/homesick" reasons it was also the 35 hours work week and 5 weeks vacations that we get here and the cultural differences that define us in a way from the Québécois. For some reasons french immigrants would often tell it's hard to make friends with the locals. On top of it this experience really help me understand what it meant to be french (good or bad) and even sometimes being ashamed of my homies :D ! Long live Québec anyway, amazing people and amazing country.
There is a big difference between French-Canadians, mainly Québécois, and French people due to history. Both countries evolve differently. Québec has an history of being dominated by the British after 1763 up to the Révolution tranquille (the Quiet Revolution in the 1960’s). France was not dominated by the British. I have been many times to France, mainly Paris, and in 1978 I went to the UK, mainly England and Wales. I was so surprised to feel more at home in the UK than I had ever been in France. And that’s why, I think, the people you interviewed talked mainly about the differences in people, Québécois seeming more open and cordial. But you cannot beat France for food.
@@jandron94 Pas du tout. Le français est ma langue maternelle. Pendant 36 ans, j’ai été traducteur de l’anglais au français. Dans mon commentaire, je mettais l’accent sur la mentalité des gens.
Like all Canadians the Québécois are like peach , soft in the surface and hard incident ( friendly in a more superficial way) . French are like coconuts, hard outside and soft inside . ( formal and distant at the beginning, but if you break the ice they are friends for life)
@@ydesroches1 De par votre passé de traducteur j'en déduis que vous avez un attrait particulier pour la langue anglaise et la civilisation "canado-britanique" dont les mentalités diffèrent en effet sur un certain nombre de points des mentalités françaises de France. Un Québécois "pure-laine" indifférent à la langue anglaise (et la civilisation qui s'y attache) pourra peut-être se penser davantage à l'aise que vous en France, surtout sur les bonnes vieilles terres de ses lointains ancêtres du côte de la Bretagne ou de la Normandie (moins à Paris qui diffère de la province surtout sur le plan des mentalités). De façon générale je me méfie de l'ethnocentrisme mais dans le cas du Québec les origines jouent quand même un peu sur les mentalités des personnes (penchant pour le "fait français" ou le "fait anglais").
@Iryno We really do not have a choice. We are about 8 or 9 million French-speaking people surrounded by 350 million English-speaking people. We learn English to communicate with our neighbours, but we do have to protect French for the survival of our culture.
Vivre au Québec ou Vivre en France d'un coté comme de l'autre il faut s'adapter ! Il aurait été interessant de poser la question non pas a des jeunes mais des retraités pour avoir un point de vue interessant ou des Francais qui vivent au Québec depuis de longues années ! Living in Quebec or living in France on either side, you have to adapt! It would have been interesting to ask the question not to young people but to retired people to have an interesting point of view or to French people who have been living in Quebec for many years!
I went to Canada for a business trip several years ago, spent 1 week in Montreal and 1 week in Toronto. The first week it was hard to understand where I am - in Canada or in France)) So many people speaking French (and I don't understand a single word), sometimes it was hard to find the subway, because many people don't even speak English. Anyway, the country is so lovely, and the people are so friendly, that was a wonderful experience for me. Best wishes from Kiev, Ukraine.
In Montreal the vast majority of people can speak in English at varying levels but I have not met someone who can't understand or speak basic English in a long time. (maybe old people don't speak it as much).
I understand. First thing first, do learn even the basic words, "Bonjour", "Pardon", "Merci", "Pardon, Je ne parle pas Francais". You will discover that either Quebec and French people will become immediately more English freindly. It is absolutly mandatory in France and in Quebec to say "Bonjour" (in france) or "Bonjour comment ca va?" (in quebec) to anybody before any other interaction of the day. Missing that will very probably give you some rude behavior, or even a "lesson de savoir vivre" in France.
@@Blue-bv1ur I was born and raised in the US. My parents are from Quebec. I still have a very large family in Quebec all over the province. The vast majority do not speak English. Some speak a little English. Even the younger generation. My parents did not speak any English when they moved to the US. They went to night school while living with their sponsor. My aunt and her American husband. i still bring my mother to visit and it was very common to go into a gas station, store, or restaurant and no one can speak English. Even at our small motel where we stayed the manager spoke very little English and the staff did not speak English at all.
I've lived in Montreal for nearly a year now and am working to learn French (lived elsewhere in Canada before) and I will say the Quebecois are more likely to try and work with my sometimes butchered French whereas people from France will often not even get past the first setence before they try English (which is sometimes worse than my French lmao)
Because the French like being to the point and efficient. They don't feel that they are out there to teach you French but to communicate with you on something which doesn't require French to be expressed.
En tant que bilingue de la CB bien que j’aime bien mes amis français c’est avec les québécois et d’autres franco-canadiens que je ressens vraiment une connection sociale et culturelle
Je trouve les français accueillants et gentils aussi mails il y a une grande différence culturelle qu’on ne peut pas ignorer. Je trouve que vous êtes plus directs
As an American, I found this very interesting. I think what stands out for me is that the Quebecois, since they are Canadian, have the general national traits of acceptance and being so very nice. I wish we were more like that here in the US. I live about 3 hours from the Canadian border in the eastern US and have visited quite a bit and have great affection for such a lovely country.
On internet I have found Canadians, mostly women, pretty rude. Their only topic of conversation is apparently against the U.S., they cannot even can reply politely a "hello" as apparently is harassment or something, despite being women (they present that way) that talked previously with me. I am Peruvian btw. Your experience probably indicates that attitude I have found is mostly from the English speaking side, from the big cities, from those that pass too much time on internet.
Have you ever been to Quebec? That place is way past Mississippi levels of racism. They are fairly accepting of people but way less so if you're not white.
I remember talking to a guy from Québec once who said he always imagined a special link between Québec and France and he expected to feel really at home in France. Until he actually went to France. After a while he realised he really had more in common with English speaking Canadians than French speaking Europeans.
It rang a bell because I'm English and when I first went to the USA I realised how much more I have in common with many non-English speaking Europeans than with Americans.
Similar experience being from Louisiana. Didn’t expect people to lose their minds or anything, but gave em a good attempt at my French and shared with them the French connection in my home state, still felt like they were treating me like dirt 😂
yeah, as a québecois, it always make me laugh when we're described as france in north america when we're really more like americans who's speak french.
@@jonasst-germain4313 canadians*
@@rollingthunderinho by americans, i meant north america in general.
as a Quebecois I find we have more in common with Belgium then france.
This is like asking Torontonians what they think of the UK
Lmao pretty much
Exactly.
I didn’t think of it like that 🤣 I suppose it might be different tho as English is a way more widely spoken language so I was of the assumption that there was be more of a cultural connect between Quebec and France
🤣 More like what Toronto hoodmans think of UK roadmen
Except that I think Torontonians don't think much about the UK. Francophone Canadians seem to be expected to have thoughts about France, and often expect it of themselves.
I am married to a Québécoise, and we did our honeymoon in France. We found decided differences between Paris, and out in the country. In Paris, there were several restaurant staff that seemed to rather talk to me (an American) in English, than listen to my wife's Québécois French. But we also did a wine tour of the Loire valley, and she was treated as a long-lost cousin.
Because parisians are the rudest guys in france, that's why in france they hate parisians
I'm English but speak fluent French as I lived there and did it to Uni level and this drives me mad in France, if you don't speak like a French native it's almost like they dismiss you and continue responding in English (normally very bad English).
i feel like Quebec French is more welcoming in rural areas instead of Paris 😅since the history of Quebec French is older than the French in Paris.
it's just that we tried to make you feel at ease by making you talk in your language @@aldozilli1293.
I don't think it's a bad look
Apart from Indian all are same culture. You need to leave in harmony. As according to me there is not so much difference. After all you people fuck than marry and then divorce
I am a bilingual person from Québec that has traveled and lived in many places in the World and recently spent a lot of time in France for work. To me, the main difference in mentality is that in France everything seems to be "compliqué" (complicated) while people see things in a much simpler and straightforward way in Québec. Meetings that take 30 minutes in Montreal take an hour and a half in Paris (because people need to talk so much), there is much more protocol and class awareness to just about everything, and constant "debates" that would be called arguing in Canada go on as par for the course. That being said there is a depth in the quality of education, culture, and food in France that is undeniable. So I LOVE to visit, but I probably wouldn't want to live there.
not much of debates and arguing in the South of France or in Haute Savoie, Paris is renown for people being arrogant even for French from France., same whenyou go to Geneva you aren't really in Switzerland since there are more foreigners there then locals in Geneva, also Vermonters are much friendlier the Torontonians which tells us that even Canadians can be "CHIANT".
Yes! The French just loooooooove to talk OMG!
Very accurate. I think it comes down to the 'expert' mentality and a strange need to demonstrate intellectual capacity (which so often doesn't really exist) in every possible arena. The 1.5 hour meetings you mention are largely inflated by extemporising about nothing. I've had the displeasure of quite a few in the past.
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@@baronmeduse C'est vrai qu'au kanaya, l'aspect intellectuel n'est pas une priorité. Et pour cause...
Wow this was very interesting and i like that you not only interview tourists or anglophone students from abroad but also quebecois people. Quebecois people are rarely asked about their own vison of their society or about their culture in english UA-cam video. Most of the time, people who are interested about Quebec or Montreal will only get an anglophone perspective on things and rarely a Quebecois perspective. We are often painted as racists or xenophobic because of our language laws and because most information about Quebec coming out of Canada are from anglophone newspaper or TV station such as the Gazette or the Globe & Mail and they naturally have a biased position on who we are and what we decide for ourselves. Its a shame because we are stuck with how the world see's us without us never having a say.
They're just dumb and can't be Taken seriously. They don't understand that Québec must have Laws to protect His language. But non they want everything in english in a french province. They want everything to be like the USA and the rest of Canada when they can simply move to thoses places. They use "rights" and "freedom" as as an excuse. Many places have their own Laws just like Québec. It's not racist having obligations to protect a language in a french province. It's the same peopld Who Say bill 21 is "racist" when it's have nothing to Do with races.
Thanks! That's one of the reasons I'm making these videos. I'm curious in learning more about the Quebecois perspective, and I know there are other English speakers who feel the same. As you say, it's not easy with the media pushing negative news stories. I'm hoping these videos can offer a more balanced perspective. They aren't perfect (and neither is my French lol) but hopefully Quebecois viewers can see I'm coming from a place of trying to better understand the culture.
@@TheNewTravel we do see it and appreciate it dude you are insanely open minded, very refreshing
Absolutely, from the get go you made a very good video about having to learn French in Montreal and right away I noticed you were very reasonable and respectful of our reality and I felt the genuine attempt to learn French and to project a positive vibe instead of the constant bashing coming from many.
@Orbite Flow Seriously you do not know what you're talking about, you live in an anglonormative world and think you own the truth and that you have moral superiority. I will not list all the atrocities made by the English empire but just to name a few, the deportation of Acadians, the hanging of Louis Riel and the displacement of the Metis people who were a mix between French and First nations not bad for racist people he ! Canada also implemented the racist Indian Act which is still in place and which served as a blueprint for the Apartheid segregation in South Africa. Our secularism has been sought after for hundreds of years starting with the Patriots and has been the cornerstone of the Quiet Revolution way before we received a multitude of immigrants we asked our own Catholics teachers and civil servant to removed all religious symbols. Unlike th rest of Canada, we have removed all religious teachings in and deconfessionalized all of our public schools decades ago. So you dont come and treat me and my people as racist as you are evidently ignorant about Quebec.
I visited France when I was 12 and parisian people reaaaally liked to start swearing at me en québécois? "Hon hon hon estie de calisse de tabernacle de sacrement hon hon hon je suis si drôle" It was sooo weird and invasive. I remember vividly a waiter at a café doing that and I was like :'( I just want my croque-monsieur svp. Ironically I didn't swear yet at 12 yo lol
On the other hand, in Normandie old people would come out of nowhere to hug us because they remembered french canadians being first line at the débarquement de normandie
Dan, keep these videos coming. These videos are natural and show the real, average Joe and Jane Doe in Montreal; something that most channels and news broadcasts fail to do. Seeing and hearing the stories from average people is what brings about understanding and empathy among fellow humans.
Hi Dan, you are on a roll with these Montreal videos. I tune in to your channel mostly because of them 🇬🇧
I feel like I say that everytime you post a video but your videos are super cozy and laid back feels nice ty for uploading
judging from this video Montreal seems so beautiful, peaceful and cozy
I just discovered your channel and I love the vibe. So chill and sincere, just trying to get people's thoughts across without annoying music or cutting people off
Wow! Great idea to go around Montreal asking people a somewhat profound question. Montrealers are so interesting too! I hope you keep it up through the winter too.
As a Quebecer living in the States, this video made me miss Quebec so much.
Simplement par curiosité, pourquoi as-tu déménagé aux États-Unis?
@@KunaevNS Ma femme est Américaine.
Dis i live in Québec
I think the biggest mistake pople make when they visit France is they only go to Paris. There are so many beautiful regions & the people are much nicer outside of Paris.
Nobody like the parsisians even the french.
People are warmer but still confrontational and direct for Canadian standard .
@@emiriebois2428 France is a mini-Europe.
Tons of french cultures within. Belgium, Swiss, Luxembourg and Québec are just expressions of these old cultures from Old French to middle french.
I live in Paris and I meet nice people every day.
I think it’s super annoying that people dehumanize parisians like that all the time…
@@maxrolland3148 Les parisiens sont facilement les francophones les plus arrogants du monde. C'est une raison de pourquoi beaucoup les trouve gossant
I love watching these videos and hearing people of Québéc speaking French… reminds me of my late grandparents who moved to Rhode Island then California but were born and raised in Quebec. I do not speak French but from listening to my grandmother speak I could tell the difference in accent and intonations when I listen to people speaking French in France versus Quebec. My grandmother was the only one of 11 children to ever make it into the US and eventually the west coast. French sounds more romanticized in France where as Quebecois sounds like it’s sportier, quick cousin. I love the sound and will listen to these videos when I want to hear the sound. When I asked her to teach me French she handed me a novel in French and told me to read it. When she came to the US that is how she learned English, by reading a huge French English dictionary. She was brilliant! She could never kick her heavy accent and French.
Quebec people are Americans with French culture. It means they have the American way of living (like baseball, American football, ice hockey, skyscrapers, highways, etc.) but inherited French specificities like laicité, are more philosophical than consumerist, are also good like French in engineering (high speed trains, power turbines, aero spatial industry, etc)
us leaving the interview like "we're never gonna make the cut" then we're on the thumbnail 💀
You did great!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂
I’m Canadian and I have only been treated with extreme kindness and helpfulness in both Québec and France. I’ve only had people help me with my accent, verbiage.
Something that i really enjoy when i watch your videos ? The thing that,you are actually introducing myself to the French language. I will move in the city,i'm not a french speaker(wish i will learn it as soon as possible) In a "frame" i can listen an english speaker and keep practicing with english and a second later i can listen the french speaker . Thank you very much Dan 👌👌
Je suis en France présentement. La semaine dernière, j'étais à La Flèche un village dont plusieurs de nos ancêtres sont partis pour la Nouvelle-France (Montréal). Hier, j'étais à Bordeaux ; aujourd'hui à Toulouse. Les français sont très accueillants ; il s'agit de ne pas les aborder d'une manière trop frontale. De plus, il faut faire attention, Paris, ce n'est pas la France. Il y a quelques années, dans des voyages précédents, je les trouvais très chiants. Cela a changé dans les dernières années ; les comédiens (stand-up) ont permis de faire apprécier les beaux jurons québécois. Il y de nombreux artistes québécois qui sont connus en France, dont notre diva nationale, Céline Dion. Un point qui nous rapproche de la France est la langue et le fait que nos intellectuels ont toujours été très influencés par les courants idéologiques français. Et, contrairement à ce que certains anglophones peuvent penser, même après la conquête, des liens ont été entretenus. Ciao.
Je suis tellement heureuse d'entendre que tu as trouvé les Français accueillants..
@@gaellegarcin401 Parce qu'ils le sont. À Toulouse, j'ai été étonné du respect des jeunes envers les plus âgés dans les transports en commun. À Bordeaux, j'ai pas mal discuté dans les trams car ici à Québec, l'implantation d'un tramway est un gros objet de discussion. À Aix-en-Provence, j'ai échangé tout le long du déjeuner (dîner) avec une résidente de Toulouse (de passage). Les sujets, les mêmes ici qu'au Québec : les régimes de retraite, les soins de santé, etc. Toujours à Aix, c'était jour du marché et les marchands sont très sympathiques. Une belle nation, qui comme toutes les belles nations, a tendance à trop s'auto-critiquer et à ne voir que les mauvais côtés. C'était ma troisième visite en France. L'automne prochain, mon copain français, m'a invité cette fois à aller du côté de Nice. Ciao.
@@gilbertleblanc6048 cool.
Enfin un francais canadien qui le dit. On vous adore ici, j'ai pas compris toutes ces personnes disant qu'on vous déteste etc... Je m'y attendais vraiment pas. C'est vrai que certains font des blagues avec l'accent quebecois mais c'est juste de l'humour. Je peux concevoir que certains puissent avoir eu des mauvaises experiences avec certains francais, meme nous francais avons de mauvaise experiences avec d'autre francais mais je peux vous confirmer que la majorité des francais apprécie énormément les francais canadiens . Je suis choque par tous ces commentaires negatives sur nous.
@@lawtraf8008 UA-cam et autres médias sociaux ne sont pas une référence pour se faire une opinion. C'est un peu comme si on voulait sonder la satisfaction d'un service à la clientèle d'un commerce en regardant juste les plaintes. Les gens satisfaits n'ont pas l'habitude de faire savoir leur satisfaction. Je le dis et je repète, les français sont très acceuillants. J'avais indiqué que j'avais visité votre pays 3 fois, mais en fait, c'est 4 fois. Deux fois Paris, une autre fois, Lyon-Marseilles, et le voyage de cet automne. En plus, les touristes visitent souvent les attractions, alors que moi, j'aime bien me promener dans les parcs, surtout les beaux jours de week-end, lorsque les famillles profitent des belles journées. Ciao.
Go to France, for it's culture , history beauty , sophistication, food . Go to Québec, kindness , vast space, positivity , tolerance . Although I really like the Québécois mindset, i do admit the confrontational and snob french are more honest , direct and less superficial in their interaction.
Where are you from?
You definitely don't know the quebec culture and history than
@@samuelbouchard3480 Do you know me ? Nope!
@@samuelbouchard3480Calme yourself. France is one of those country Who can't be beaten un culture.
whattt people should come to quebec for it's culture, it's good and beauty also
What a great idea and a great video! Congrats!
It’s nice to hear most people who have been to France or are from France think that the Québécois are generally nicer people. I don’t speak French and took a bit of French in high school but can’t carry on a conversation in French. I drove truck between Quebec and Ontario based out of Toronto but I never had a problem getting directions even from non English speakers in Quebec. If I tried just a few words in French they would try to give assistance. I’m sure there are those that may be opposed to Anglaise but that could be anywhere you travel.
I'm from Bangladesh and love Quebecois. They are friendly, open minded and love to celebrate. I really love French-Canadian culture. God bless you guys ❤️
Je suis québécois mais j'ai habité près de 2 ans en France. Pour moi c'est évident que au Québec on est une culture distincte, entre européens et nord-américains. Ça m'a un peu frappé en arrivant en France. Les interactions avec les gens sont assez différentes.
Déjà je dois juste préciser que le québec est une province de 8 millions d'habitants, les montréalais de l'ile sont très différents des québécois de la banlieue montréalaise. Ainsi de suite les gens de Québec sont assez différents que ceux de Montréal et les gens des régions différents des deux villes. J'adore constater ces différences en voyageant au Québec.
En France j'ai vécu près de 6 mois à Grenoble et je croyais que toute la France était comme cela mais c'est faux, chaque région peut être considérée comme un petit pays. Les lillois sont hyper amicaux et adorent socaliser, à Paris il y a de tout donc il ne faut pas généraliser; comme touriste les gens peuvent paraitre chiants mais en restant longtemps on se rend compte que les gens viennent de partout en France et ne sont chiants que lorsqu'ils ont leur carapace de parisien.
Au québec beaucouo de français m'ont dit qu'ils ont de la difficulté à intégrer des grouopes de québécois, on serait assez gentil au premier regard mais les amitiès ne se développent pas plus. En France j'ai beaucouo aimé que après connaissance les français invitent en soirée et j'ai trouver que ka culture française est assez inclusive et collectiviste tandis qu'au québec on est peut être un peu plus sectaire et très renfermé sur soit même et ce qu'on connait. C'est plus lent se faire des amis en France mais une fois les rapprochements fait c'est des amis pour la vie tandis qu'au Québec les interactions sont souvent plus superficielles. Je ne me suis jamais sentit exclu en France on m'a toujours demandé au taf ou à l'école ou aux sports si j'étais intéressé à participer ou à aller chez quelqu'un ou sortir.
La drague est aussi un peu différente, en France les mecs approchent et c'est un peu ce que les femmes s'attendent tandis qu'au Québec c'est plus des approches amicales, qui viennent assez souvent de la fille et qui tournent en flirt. En France souvent c'est un peu plus direct. Il y a moins de chit-chat en France, dans les villes du moins. Aussi les français ont bel et bien une culture de joie de vivre et de fêter la vie, tout évènement doit être célébré et fêté peu importe l'âge et on en profite tandis qu'il y a un peu une mentalité au québec plus cassanière surtout dans la vie adulte et de toujours penser que il faut être productif et que flâner ou relaxer est fainéant.
Un dernier point important mais j'aime aussi que les français sont confrontatants et straight to the point lorsqu'ils s'expriment. Je trouve cela moins hypocrite qu'au Québec où personne n'ose se faire la critique de peur de blesser. En argumentant et débattant on a souvent des débats intéressants avec les français alors qu'au Québec on préfère le concensus et se conformer. Cela fait que avoir des opinions divergeantes au Québec peut briser des liens d'amitié! On est connu comme des bisounours en France où tout le monde est gentil mais je pense que c'est surtout car notre société est tellement homogène qu'elle est plus basé sur la collaboration et l'entente que le débat et la défense des idées. On est très scandinave sur ce point.
Un dernier point important mais j'aime aussi que les français sont confrontants et straight to the point lorsqu'ils s'expriment. Je trouve cela moins hypocrite qu'au Québec où personne n'ose se faire la critique de peur de blesser. En argumentant et débattant on a souvent des débats intéressants avec les français alors qu'au Québec on préfère le concensus et se conformer. Cela fait que avoir des opinions divergeantes au Québec peut briser des liens d'amitié! On est connu comme des bisounours en France où tout le monde est gentil mais je pense que c'est surtout car notre société est tellement homogène qu'elle est plus basé sur la collaboration et l'entente que le débat et la défense des idées. On est très scandinave sur ce point.
@@alexlefebvre77 C'est une excellente analyse ça (je suis français mais j'ai de la famille québécoise Montréal et Trois-Rivières...et indépendamment ma femme est canadienne anglophone (Vancouver)
Les français ont une communication peu filtrée avec les avantages (franchise) et les inconvénients (des fois c'est mieux de s'abstenir et de sourire)
Les français aiment débattre et c'est chouette...mais parfois ça va un peu trop loin, ça devient un sport de combat, on contredit juste par réflexe, avec les réunions de famille qui tournent à la dispute...notamment sur des sujets comme la vaccination, mesures sanitaires..
C'est le sport national 😅 l'animation du week-end...mais ça se calme si on s'aère (promenade familiale en forêt) et on finit le week-end avec des hugs et des embrassades ... après les noms d'oiseaux.
Je me demande si c'est spécifiquement français ou plutôt une particularité "latin' (Italie..Espagne) en opposition aux anglo-saxons.
Donc à Paris il y a de tout, les gens viennent majoritairement de partout, mais si quelqu'un est chiant c'est qu'il a mis sa carapace de Parisien ? Super logique.
@@puccaland Logique je ne sais pas mais réaliste tout à fait.
Clairement il y a une majorité de non-parisiens de souche à Paris...dans le milieu dans le quel je travaille (spectacle) moins d'un tiers est parisien de souche.
Du coup, il y a de tout, des nordistes des bretons, des gens des DOMTOM, des gens de partout.
En pratique les parisiens ne sont pas aussi accueillants, prêts à parler/ à des inconnus que les nord-américains...ils sont dans leur monde. Ils ont besoin d'une introduction.
Après, ils sont juste aussi sympas.
Mais je trouve que ces différences étaient plus flagrantes il y a 20 ans...aujourd'hui les smartphones uniformisent les comportements malheureusement.
Chacun est de plus en plus dans sa bulle, quelle que soit la ville ou le lieu sur la planète..
Belgian here, I've got an outside perspective on both Québec and France. Actually I think that both cultivate strong stéréotypes that are not neccessary true on themselves and each other. I think that what is true is that the french hate themselves too much, they tend to think that everything is better abroad. They propagates false ideas like "Paris is so dirty" while most of them have nerver lived nor been there while it's one of the cleanest major city in Europe (and 40 million tourists a year it's a lot to handle too) if you compare Paris to Marseille, Marseille is a shame for all european cities. What is true is that Québecers don't like confrontation and in Belgium we are even more Bold than the french and are not scared to say what we think and it's something that I have been able to see while speaking to québecers (and for strange reasons quebecers tend to feel closer to belgians that fench people). What I don't agree whith is that Montreal would be more creative because of two cultures. Yes there is a lot of foreigners from all arround the world and from the neigbouring anglo-saxon territories and it's more laid back but it don't neccessary means that it's more creative. France is already a patchwork of different cultures and traditions and is in the middle of Europe between different countries that have themselves different cultures + the immigration from all the different ancient colonnies. I would say that Québec especially Montréal tend to fall in the anglo-uniformisation while France will continue as it as always been to produce ideas, arts that will diverge and provoke scandals.
Merci mon frère tu nous as respecté de ouf : straight facts were said
the belgian accent sounds softer to our ears: we like to imagine a hint of a connection.
@@Persephone123 Ce que vous dites est étonnant car un brésilien que j'ai rencontré à Bruxelles m'a aussi dit que j'avais un accent très doux mais la Belgique est très diverse en matière d'accents, le tout condensé sur un petit territoire. L'accent de Liège n'est pas le même que l'accent du borinage qui n'est pas le même que celui de Bruxelles. Moi je vis dans la province du Brabant Wallon en Wallonie et c'est vrai qu'on a un accent très difficile à localiser. A Paris on nous a déjà demandé si nous venions de Strasbourg, d'autres se demandaient si je venais de Suisse. Chose encore plus étonnante, j'ai l'impression que les suisses et les belges on un accent qui converge. Le québécois était un mix des accents du Nord Ouest de la France (et ça ressemble un peu au wallon aussi) avec des intonations du sud aussi car vous venez d'un peu toutes les régions. je pense que si les québécois avaient une plus grande connaissance des régions de France ils retrouveraient beaucoup plus de points en commun qu'il pensaient en avoir avec la France. J'ai dit un bêtise dans mon commentaire précédent en disant que Montréal serait plus "laid back" en fait non, c'est une attitude à la vie totalement française quand on est pas dans une grande capitale comme Paris. je pense que le plus important aussi est de se défaire des stéréotypes anglo-saxons véhiculés dans les films et autres médias qui présente une image fausse de la France et des français durant l'histoire. Comme le délire shakespearien qu'est Le King ou encore des films qui font travestir un de plus grand moment de bravoure des français qu'est Dunkerque alors que les anglais fuyaient et faisant passer les français pour des couards.
Merci pour ce commentaire, je suis absolument d'accord avec toi !
Why is Marseille a shame for all european cities?
First time I was in Montréal visiting from the States, I was in an elevator with my bilingual Québécois friend. A man gets on and says something to me. Not realizing he was telling me (not politely *asking* me) to push the button of the floor he wanted, he mumbles something rather rude en Français under his breath. My Québécois friend ripped him to shreds - both of them were going at it. Finally the rude gentleman gets off on his floor. I asked my friend what that was all about. He said, “Don’t worry about it. He’s from Paris.” What a great friend. 🥲 ⚜️💙⚜️
Great reportage. Thanks. I just think that 2 different cultures joined by a common language. It is like if you've done a similar video with the Cajuns from Louisiana and the Québecois.....I'm a Québecois and have visited France 🇫🇷 dozen of times. I was always welcomed and had no problem with people understanding me.
Merci
Interesting interview Dan!!
Interesting questions and answers! Liked and subscribed!
I love the sound of Montreal. It sounds so chilled and the fact that so many people speak at least two languages and are so open-minded is lovely.(French is on my hitlist after I attain a better level in Spanish). I love your channel by the way. Keep up the great content! Merry Christmas and happy new year too! Big love from Spain. :)
They are not open minded. More like liberal and intolerant towards more conservative views.
Lived there 3 years, closed minded not open to get to know people from other cultures, refuse to switch yo speaking english even though it’s a bilingual city
@@mehrnazdaad7964 this is so bizarre to hear. I moved from Europe to Montréal 5 years ago, this summer. Of course, I've come across people who will roll their eyes at 'strangers', but an overwhelming majority have been so welcoming and curious. I have had 10 positive experiences for every bad one. To @user-lg8ln8bd7s - there's definitely a left-leaning majority on the island but, again, from my experience (I don't want to invalidate your unpleasant experiences,) most people are polite and like to engage in civil conversation and debate.
@@Adam-rj9wz it's ok to not tolerate intolerance. If you're conservative you're a bigot. How can your views not change as you age? That's the definition of conservatism.
@@Adam-rj9wz Yes, they are intolerant to intolerant people.
I’m English Canadian and went to Paris. I heard they were rude but I didn’t experience that. And I don’t speak French but people were helpful and polite
The only polite were the old African french Paris woman. I’ve never met more kinder people
@@lasakau272 many African people in Paris are very friendly in my experience too.
I enjoyed this very much. Thank you.
As a Québécois from Montréal, I think this video was pretty accurate (okay I know it's convenient because it mostly paints us in a very good light haha). Something to consider however, Montréal is different in many respects than other parts of Québec. The video is mostly comparing Montréal and the Montréalais to France and French people. That is more or less balanced because it's a comparison of a single city and its residents to a whole country and all of its residents. I'm sure certain places in France are perhaps more like Montréal than let's say Paris for example... Nonetheless, great video!
Good point we often wrongfully think Montreal = Quebec.
Yes, for example Lille is much more open-minded than Paris.
@@Rachel-rs7jn what do u think of lyon, are people open minded warm and welcoming?
@@yowthubert1731 I was only there for one weekend over 20 years ago, so I can't remember specifically my interactions....but my first instinct is to say "yes" because I find warm and welcoming people everywhere in France! Even in Paris. 😊 What I meant specifically about Lille is that it's a much more casual city, and you can come as you are. You can wear what you want and no one will judge. People can be louder and a little rougher around the edges there too. Basically be whoever you are and no one cares.
C'est encore et toujours la même chose, Paris n'est pas la France. Les Parisiens sont une espèce à part. Partout ailleurs en France la différence est criante
Thank you for showcasing my culture from an english perspective in a non-biased way. Quebec is generally a really open minded yet gets pictured as the opposite in anglo media. Also props for learning to speak french.
Open minded ? I see 14 minutes of xenophobic people shitting on my culture, a culture they barely know, and saying that they are very nice but ok i guess 🤷♂️. I like quebec but hopefully i dont base my jugement on this video...
Honestly, I really loved Quebec when I visited from Michigan, back in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, I have not yet visited France, but people in my family have and have narrated to me their experiences. Francophone culture is SO exquisite, and I can see that beauty everywhere on the streets of Montreal. So impressive was their own rendition of the Notre Dame. I wish I could go back for more.
I recall it being tough navigating Montreal as an English speaker with no French knowledge, but that was a part of the thrill! No way am I vocal about the whole anti French sentiment from ruffled English speakers! The French immersion was delightful even when you don't understand a damn thing!
Really.
[I was sucre sucre sucre all the way on the ride home.]
This was very interesting and compelling. Thank you for posting.
The squirrel at 6:29 looked like he was ready to fight. Lol. As someone in the process of waiting for permanent residency from the U.S., this was really insightful. Thanks!
Those squirrels act that way because people have fed them, so they think every human being is a source of treats! Squirrels are everywhere you go in the U.S., but if they're not fed by people, they keep their distance.
having visited lots of american cites, a few french cities and lots of small villages in and around the alps, and a fair bit of canada during short and long trips (only montréal in québec), it immediately struck me how similar montréal felt to the upper midwest of the US with some of the best parts of old french culture that you won't find in most anywhere in the US: almost like chicago without the a-holes (so what an american might call "midwest nice"), but with neighborhood markets all over the island (which you really don't find in such a fashion in the US; imagine a very very large farmers' market open daily), so you'd never need to go to a chain supermarket, better transit generally than most US cities. frankly though the food culture isn't as great in montréal vs most regions in france i've visited (a bit more like the upper midwest of the US in this way)...of course there are some exceptions (jewish delis and bagels are notable in yul). but better craft beer than in most parts of france (the scene is growing in paris, but still in it's infancy).
La différence principale repose en effet sur la mentalité plus "nord américaine" des québecois comparé à la France, qui est bien européenne.
Fait que ça se ressent sur la culture culinaire et la qualité des produits, sur la culture automobile, le libéralisme plus prononcé (bien que le Québec se distingue ici par son état assez protecteur), et les relations entre les personnes.
Mais sur ce dernier point je suis pas forcément d'accord avec l'idée générale que les québécois sont plus sympathiques. Avec des inconnus, oui, certainement, mais il est plus facile de se livrer et de se confronter en France, on se fait aussi plus facilement et rapidement des amis proches, alors qu'au québec, je trouve les amitiés plus compartimentées, et surtout il est plus difficile de s'entourer de personnes de confiance.
Les problèmes de sociétés sont aussi différents entre les deux, la France souffre d'un haut de taux de chomage alors que le québec souffre d'une pénurie d'emploi, la france est en situation de domination linguistique sur son territoire alors que le québéc est directement entouré d'anglophones, et doit se battre pour son indépendance. Le harcèlement de rue est plus prononcée en France alors qu'il est assez rare au Québec...
Très bonne analyse que je rejoins
@@maxm6086 j'ai pas eu le temps de finir mais il y a encore pas mal de choses à rajouter : la culture du sport (foot vs hockey), le rapport à l'hiver, à la famille, à la nation (très important celui là), à l'immigration, à la religion (notamment jusqu'au années 60).
Mais en règle générale je trouve assez simpliste et facile la position (assez anglo-saxonne je trouve) consistant à juger uniquement comment les gens s'adressent à eux.
Oui sûrement que les québécois sont plus sympas mais c'est pas le même niveau d'anglais ni le même environnement linguistique, et considérer comme impoli quelqu'un qui ne fait pas l'effort d'apprendre la langue du pays ou du moins les fondamentaux n'est pas quelque chose d'inadmissible, surtout envers des anglophones (qui parlent déjà la langue la plus apprise), surtout envers des Canadiens (qui doivent apprendre le français)..
@@NapoleonTrotski J'ai habité à Montréal quelques temps, j'ai travaillé et soigné la population québécoise. Je n'ai pas réussi malheureusement à m'acclimater à la différence culturelle que tu évoques ce qui m'a valu un retour en France.
Le taux de chômage est relatif car tout les pays ne comptabilisent pas de la même façon. Au Canada il semblerait qu'on comptabilise pas le deux première semaines de chômage.
@@maxm6086 Oui c'est pas si simple que de s'acclimater et de rester dans ce pays, la langue commune ne fait pas tout et il y a pas mal de barrières qd même
Wow informative video. I really love those two young men! They are looked great, and are very beautiful!
Je suis franco-ontarien, et j'ai vécu en France pendant trois mois. J'ai adoré ça et les gens étaient vraiment super!
De rien!
Native Quebecer here.. when I went to Paris I made random friends and I was just there for 3 days. They loved my anglo/quebecois accent! They're huge partiers though like too hardcore and drink a ton.
I’m from the US. I love Quebec because people are kind, open minded, and diverse. I went to Paris twice, it’s seems so cliche to say, but fell deeply in love with the City. I expected Parisians to be more brusque in temperament and impatient with my guide book French, but was surprised to find that this was a myth. I found Parisians to be very nice and, as long as you try to initiate conversation in French, readily willing to switch to English to talk or take your order if that was easiest.
I don't like the french.
my experience in Paris was that they told me to speak English instead of French because they ''don't have time'' for strange accents lol
@@bobbylee8330 no one likes french. Even french don't like french.
@@bobbylee8330 we dont care about your opinion
@@revertnicolas5977 You do enough to respond to it.
Very fun video!
I loooove these videos !
When I lived in Montréal as an anglophone from BC trying to pick up what French I could. I found the people from France I met and spent time with were quite different from the québécois I knew but that many of them said themselves that they appreciated the more laid back atmosphere of Montréal, noting the contrast with life in Paris and maybe French cities in general.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV I agree regarding many things and feel the opposite is true regarding other things.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV vast swathes of untamed and uninhabited wilderness teeming with fish and game for one. That is one reason many Europeans move to my province and to Alaska.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV It's not even remotely on the same scale and far more populous.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV many europeans move here because they have higher standards for the natural environment around them. Many swedes, germans, dutchmen, norwegians etc who are fanatical outdoorsmen move to parts of canada and the US because the closest alternative for such a high standard of this priority of theirs is in eastern russia. Now if they are urban people not interested in such things and prioritize a higher standard of urban life, they would not come here.
@BORAT SAGDIYEV At least North Americans are friendly, yikes.
Every part of France is different. Where I live Normandy, people here warm and friendly
I live in Paris and I meet nice people every day (notably when I walk my dogs).
there are nice and annoying people everywhere on the planet.
la différence est enorme alm, bon video!
Great video!
French here, from Paris, who has visited Montreal 7 times. So not a local by any mean but I feel like I'm kind of starting to get a grasp of the city. What strikes me the most watching this video and what actually surprised me the most when in Quebec is how the whole Montreal "openness" thingy is a façade. Yes, people are less judgmental, clearly don''t care about appearances and there are people from all walks of life. In fact many french speakers from either France (more than 100K actually), Africa or the Caribbean but they, in fact, just don't mix with the locals. I have been to birthday parties, weddings and so forth and there always were at best 1 or 2 Quebecois, if any. Meanwhile in Paris, where we are supposed to be cold & rude, communities do mix and match. I feel like maybe it's more of a North America thing (where you have italian , chinese, filipinos, polish neighborhoods etc etc) when we don't really have that kind of divide over in Europe (tho we very much have social and economic divides don't get me wrong).
Intéressant! Je suis américaine mais je parle français avec un accent français parce-que les profs étaient très spécifique de ça.. je ne sais pas pourquoi. J'ai une amie parisienne et j'espère que quand je déménagerai à Paris le prochain mois (pour un an au moins) il est possible de se faire des amis! :) Est-ce que tu pense qu'il est difficile ou facile de se faire des amis là pour les étrangers? Qu'est-ce que tu conseilles de faire ça? Merci bcp si tu repends!
@@Phoca_Vitulina Pour ce qu'il y est de l'accent, malheureusement il existe encore beaucoup de discrimination sur les accents régionaux et il est plus facile d'accéder à des postes à responsabilité dans l'espace francophone quand on a un accent "neutre" qui correspond globalement à celui de la région Centre de la France. Mais heureusement les mentalités évoluent et nous avons eu récemment un premier ministre avec un accent du Sud ouest prononcé ;)
Pour ce qui est de se faire des amis, Paris, comme Londres ou NYC sont des villes cosmopolites où la majorité des gens sont avides de se confronter à la différence. Je conseillerai juste d'éviter le piège de se "replier" sur sa communauté. Il peut être facile, surtout au début quand on est homesick, de se constituer un groupe d'amis exclusivement composés de compatriotes et une fois la routine installée, il est toujours plus difficile de sortir de sa zone de confort. I'm sure you'll do great and wish you an amazing stay in the city of lights !
@@thibault973 Oh ça c'est dommage... alors il est super maintenant qu'il y a un premier ministre avec un accent différent que 'neutre' pour la déstigmatisation et peut-être aider d'arrêter le discrimination! :) Merci des conseils, je comprends.. je veux sortir de ma zone de confort (donc je déménagerai là tout seule mdr) et se faire des amis différents, bien sûr de se faire des amis français. Je serai heureuse si je pourrais se faire des amis français! Je suis un peu timide de parler mais j'essayerai d'avoir du courage! Tu es très gentil, encore je te remercie!
Il faut voir... Il y a 20 ou 30 ans, les Français arrivaient encore ici célibataires et fondaient une famille avec les indigènes. Les rassemblements familiaux/amicaux offraient alors une meilleure représentation de la société en général. De nos jours, l'afflux sans précédent crée un bassin de Français capables de vivre entre eux, qui arrivent souvent déjà en couple, ce qui change considérablement la donne. Ils vivent dans une bulle et lèvent les feutres au 2e enfant parce qu'ils n'ont pas de réseau de soutien local à force de vivre dans leur bulle. Sans compter qu'ils font grimper les prix de l'immobilier vu qu'ils ne négocient pas à la baisse et font plutôt de la surenchère. Bref, ils foutent le bordel en fait d'inflation et décampent à la 1re contrariété. Je n'ai jamais autant aimé mes voisins anglo que depuis que les Français ont envahi mon coin du Plateau. Les étudiants français se vantent d'avoir trouvé un 4 1/2 à 1500$, ce qui est d'une absurdité sans nom pour des Montréalais de naissance. Au mépris des lois, ils acceptent sans broncher de payer des cautions et des mois de loyer d'avance - c'est un recul pour les gens d'ici.
@@tiagoverret9098 Change Montréal par "Paris" et "Français" par "Américain" ou "Montréal" par n'importe quel bled du sud de la France et "Français" par "anglais" et c'est tout aussi juste. La réalité c'est que si les Français accourent, en quête d'opportunités qu'ils ne trouvent plus chez eux, c'est que vos entreprises sont bien contentes d'embaucher de la main d'oeuvre surqualifiée francophone sous le prix du marché en faisant du chantage au non renouvellement de titre de séjour. Il faut croire que chacun y trouve son compte ;)
Hey Dan, thanks for doing this. It quite enlightening. As a native anglo Montrealer, I've noticed that the Québecois and French people have a somewhat different temperament. The Québecois are more down to earth. I think it has something to do with th English-speaking Canadian and American cultural influence which affects Quebecers much more directly than French citizens. It's inevitable, since the French-Canadians have influenced English-speaking Canadian society, that some of the influence would flow the other way also.
La dernière personne que j'ai entendu dire '' it's inevitable'', c'est l'agent Smith dans Matrix Reloaded.
@Ricky Quebec should vote for independence.there is cultural difference between French and British
Also keep in mind the settlers of New France mostly came from northern port towns. Quebec would probably be much different had they mostly come from Marseilles.
I once stopped at Montreal airport and loved hearing French. My dream is to go back one day to visit the city.
I love the squirrel @6.30 elle est trop mimi 🥜
Thank you Dan for all your videos and to share your passion about journalism, and creating new mind sets about culture and people . I am french canadian from Quebec( province ) and my ancestors arrived in Canada in 1610 ( 412 years ago) from Paris ( France ) . My step family is from England (UK) . First of all , we speak french in Quebec the same grammar rules and international french words as in France, Switzerland, Belgium , Africa ( Maghreb : Algeria,, Morocco, and Tunisia ) . Depending on your education, region, and roots , the accent can be different but still french language. Each time i am in the United Kingdom , my step family also have difficulties to understand some British accents in their own country . Same for anglophones in USA and Canada . What bothers me the most is when you interview anglophones fro Canada that does not speak french and make a comment on our culture and french language in Quebec . I have never had any issues in any french coutnries on earth with my french that i consider to be more international than local . Yes Quebec is a distinct society in Canada because of our culture, bilingualism in french and english . We have amazing international artists , athletes , scientifics well known in both official languages .and some only in tfrench countries ... and they understand us . What it is sad is some international artists are not known in english canada because the anglophone sin Canada speak only english and then watch USA movies, Tv , food ( fast food) and shows and their culture is very USA nothing european . A language is more than words , it iis a culture it is a soul. Recently i met a group of 10 people from France now living in Montreal . They said they have moved to Quebec because of our open minded society ( you can be yourself ) , nicer than the french in general ( yes there are good people in France ) , Quebec is more tha the Montreal region . Quebec is the biggest province in Canada and very rich in ressoces ( wood, electricity, food products and minerals ) . Very diversify ecosystem from North to south , mountains , water flower and animals ... France like , Italy, Spain, england are old countries with a lot of history and culture . French people are very elegant ( teh way they dress ) and more natural ( they accept themselves aging naturally ) . The TV series are less violent and the scenery of all regions in France are amazingly beautiful and diversified . A s for the ffod we now make international well known cheese and we have international chef with local products as good as in France
Not everyone in English-speaking parts of Canada willingly consumes American culture. It’s actually quite a mix. One thing I’ve noticed since moving to Montreal is that some here, regardless of what languages they speak, have a limited understanding of the rest of Canada. They think it’s all the same culture. It isn’t. But you can be forgiven for thinking so if you’re only exposed through English-language media because their point of view is exceedingly narrow.
And much of this same media either hasn’t a clue about Quebec or have adopted the position of a minority (I call them the “dinosaurs”) who have been repeating the same line since the 1990s. Some of them are Albertans resentful about the federal government’s attempt in the early 1980s to develop a national energy policy. If they hadn’t blackmailed the Canadian government into abandoning their plans this country might be as rich as Norway today. To be fair, they were helped along with this by some Americans.
Anytime you hear someone complaining about Quebec and they bring up “federal transfer payments to Quebec” and “national energy program” you can be pretty sure it’s someone holding on to an old grudge who hasn’t a clue about what they’re claiming. Quebec is being targeted as a scapegoat for their resentment.
Bon Jean t'es bien sympa mais tu vas me supprimer ta dernière phrase. Y a absolument aucun monde où vos chefs "internationaux" ont le même niveau ou utilisent la même qualité de produits que ce qu'on trouve en France.
@@dask7428 ptdrrr, C'est cette phrase qui est de trop
why did you not mention any black african country despite the fact that majority of French speakers are black africans and not Arab africans ?
Pure French Canadians have their roots from Northern Brittany, France. And a bit of Normandy. Quebec City is really similar to Saint Malo, Brittany. Apart from this region, Quebec is very different from the rest of France
As a Northern French, I feel closer to Brits than I’m from French Canadians. I really love Quebec though ❤. And their difference is what makes it such a lovely place IMO
It's actually more from Normandy, but not by much.
Also Saintonge, and Pays Basque
@@Momoa786 totally
We’re sharing the Celtic traits
@@Momoa786 lol the only characteristic I would share with a man from Perpignan let’s say, is the language and the taxation rate. But still, some of their dialect is not understandable for me 😅
I am a Canadian (born and raised in the west) living in France for the last 13 years. What I noticed is that a majority of French can tell where a person is from in France never mind if you are from Quebec (each region has its own accent and cultural differences.) Plus you can come from Quebec or another French-speaking part of the world and they can tell where you are from by how you speak French. I have been to Quebec and if I ever had to live in Canada again I would live in Quebec as I really love it there.
I find that Canadians are not too bad at this either. Americans are TERRIBLE though. Like. Wow. I agree that French people (I am French born and raised) can usually tell where you are from based on your accent. Some French people do not have an accent though making it harder to know where they are from. I have seen people from Nice with 0 accent for example! French people can tell right away I am a Parisian though looool (Bord and raised!)
Vous n’aimez pas la France ?
@@Pablo24000il n a rien dit de mal des Français.
@Puda Why are Europeans so obsessed with Americans yet at the same time you guys can't stay away from American websites such as youtube, reddit wikipedia etc? now, do you seriously think that an American can't tell the difference between a UK accent an an African accent? do you think we can't tell when the person who answers the phone is someone from India? really?
I agree with everything that everyone has said in this video. It's also good to hear the English. Montreal is a great place to live. J'adore.
Keep going 😊 in the winter too
In Montreal, definitely more opened to weird things or things out of the norm. Artists are more welcomed. They get looked down less. The life seems more chill. Definitely more chill than Boston. Than NY. Than even LA. And MTL is even WAY more chill than LA. I know this because if you go to a beach with friends. It’s just the tempo is A LOT slower in Montreal. (Even traffic. How fast/crazy people drive in the highway in a major city is a great reflection of its tempo) I think it’s cuz life priority is different. They really value “relax time”. A person is more a person. And speaks more like a person when he/she talks. Less filter. So, feels a lot more connection when talking to someone in MTL.
I am Québécois and a native french speaker and I have done an international student exchange in Taiwan. I got along alot better with people from nordic countries such as Sweden and Finland than France. It is interesting how even if we didn't speak the same language our culture was really similar aspects such as climate, sports etc. Also, I met a Finish guy who was from the swedish speaking part of finland. It was amazing to see how we related on alot of things being language minorities in our own countries.
That's really interesting that you say that, I've always thought that the situation with suomenruotsalaiset (Swedish-speaking Finns) in Finland is very similar to the situation with Quebec in Canada so it makes sense that you guys would find common ground. Swedish is also a mandatory subject in school for the same reason French is in Canada and as a result a lot of both Anglo-Canadians and Finnish-speaking Finns harbour some amount of resentment towards each respective minority language from what I can gather.
Le froid extrême, les ours, les grandes forêts... ça rapproche!
loved it!
As a mexican that have known both regions I Can Say in my perspective that québécois are more chill and open, they have for sure a different mentality, other thing are the social tensions that are very strong in France between comunities, religions, social clases and sometimes even polítics.
What you call social tensions are simply people who are very different and aren't afraid to speak up their mind.
Viva Montreal and it's people I like their French accent. My wife and I are planning to visit Montreal, and Quebec. As a Mexican I feel we share some cultural aspects.
I'm Brazilian and I was surprised that I felt at home -- even at -18°C -- when me and my wife were in Montréal. The Latin roots really unify us all in respect to cuisine, language and, in some ways, behavior.
I really liked Montréal and if I were to live in Canada, probably it would be there.
@@hugovlsilva Nossa!! We speak a little Português. We have Brazilian friends in Rio, São Paulo, Campos, Minas G, and some are Nordestinos. We are also planning on visiting Brasil soon. Um saludo para você.
What aspects do you find similar?
my girlfriend is mexican and she call us north pole latino
@@hugovlsilva I'm french, we learn english and spanish at school but we learn spanish much faster. When i went to work in Vancouver for a year i were always with Mexicans because i feel much better with mexicans than with canadians (english speaking canadians) we can talk normaly while with the english canadians i have a weird feeeling and i need to think to much to understand english and speak while spanish is just like french for me.
VERY interesting as we are currently traveling through Quebec and find the people VERY friendly wherever we go. We will be in France in a well and can then compare 😎
So, how did you trip in France go? It's been 3 months now :-)
Pondicherry, never heard of it until now! Wow, interesting! Good video!
Thanks for watching!
My experience having lived in Montreal and Vancouver is that in Montreal, people are genuinely nice. The joie de vivre is real. I felt it and I miss it. In Vancouver people are nice in the fakest way possible, and the politeness is meant to push you away, and some people actually quite evil while displaying perfect manners.
Lived in Paris to get fluent in French, later took a bilingual job in Montreal. That work took me to Vancouver where I was at first excited to escape winter.
Definitely, Canada's most unfriendly city. I make friends easily, as I did in Paris & Montreal. And I thought maybe my reaction was skewed with regard to Vanvouver.
Then, I started comparing notes with other migrants, and reading that it has an unfriendly reputation. (One exception: Steveston
Vancouverites mix and marry only with others born there. Victoria and the Island even more of a closed society.
I encountered none of this in Montreal or Paris, and am sorry I didn't put down roots in either wonderful city.
@@gardengeek3041 As a Vancouverite you're entirely correct. It's because we stop making new friends after high school, so it becomes very cliquish.
@@ginch8300 omg I just wrote a comment saying the same thing about us here in QC ....
@@ginch8300 I think this is a north america thing
I think I saw you in the subway this week, but I was too shy to come say hi. Nice video!
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Thank you for doing this. It was interesting to hear different perspectives, albeit all within Quebec. I am now suddenly curious what French people in France say about Quebec. Would they opine out of experience or out of stereotypes?
There is little knowledge of Quebec in France and most of it will be stereotyped. They refer to Quebeccers as Canadian, which is perfectly true but as a Canadian, I can see that it could be a faux-pas. A little like calling a Scottish British which is also factually correct but missing a bit of the whole picture. Most stereotypes are being simple minded or not educated, not having electricity, using slay dogs to travel, being a lumberjack, being bilingual, being hypocitical because avoiding confrontation.
@@user-sl8rm6iq7gEverything you say is true, but at the same time it feels a little bit outdated. Quebeccers have a positive image, here, as long lost cousins. And most people would know the difference between Canadian and Quebeccer, or between Scottish and British for that matter
really interesting video
The person who said France was like Britain and Quebec like american cowboys is a good explanation when it comes to the difference in accent. It sounds either like very heavy texan accent or another very strong southern accent. In spanish, it would be like the spanish accent from Spain versus a very rural accent somewhere in mexico or honduras. I remember in switzerland, there was a quebequois show they aired on tv and it had subtitles cause many ppl didnt understand it the accent cause they thought it was too thick hahaha
the accent from spain isnt fancy at all, its a lot more beautiful the accent from Colombia or Argentina than from spain, so I don't think its suited the comparison to the UK or rather england, where their accent sounds a lot more elegant. Spanish from spain doesn't sound elegant at all, its quite rough sounding
@@juanaltredo2974 1. I never mentioned 'fancy'. I mentioned how different the two types of accent are to each other. 2. Spain, France and UK are exactly analogous as those are the origin country/accents and former colonies developed different accents. 3. As for what you or I prefer, that is not objective, but subjective preference. I don't think Colombian or Argentinian accents are pretty or fancy. Quite the contrary. Spain itself has a variety of accents. Some ugly, some pretty in my opinion. 🤷♀
@@PozoBlue your analogy was pretty muddled and didn't make much sense because the person in the video made the comparison between a fancy accent and a vulgar one, which doesn't apply to spain and its former colonies, regardless of your opinions about latinamerican accents, which Id take with a massive pinch of salt anyway
Québécois seem nicer at first but it's fake friendliness. Very hard to make durable frienships in Québec. Whereas french people can seem a bit harsh at first because they are simply authentic and not trying to look nice or wtv, but in the end it's much more easy to make french friends.
That's Canada in general !
@@9grand Hard disagree on that one. It is a BIG country with a lot of variation. That is like generalising all Europeans or all Americans.
@@bobbbxxx A big country with a lot of variation ? Nothing compared to Europe a continent with different countries , language , laws , architecture etc . I have lived in both countinents .
@@9grand Oh please. I didn't mean that at all and you should know it. I'm just saying you can't generalize that all Canadians are friendly at first sight but you can't make friends with them. That's nonsense.
Montréal is so beautiful in the spring/summer
Shout out montreal I been, November 2019!!! ❤. Definitely sparked a interest of French culture for me.
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It was funny when the lady say that if you understood everything they said they are probably from France😂, this is " vraiment vrai " 👍👍👍👍
If you understood their french completely they were probably from France.
If you understood their english they were probably from Quebec.
As a French Canadian, the worst racism (both frequence and intensity of malvolence) I've lived through was by people from Paris and from Alberta.
I love that everyone in Canadá regardless of the province will always tell someone new “welcome to Canadá /Quebec”
If you come to Québec nobody is going to tell you welcome to Canada. If I'm asked by anyone on earth where I'm from, I'll never mention Canada. I'm a Quebecer from Québec.
I met so many Quebec people in Varadero . Majority of them keep their distance and roam in their own kind but did meet wonderful ones too so can’t be judged on whole
I am from the UK and speak French to a reasonable level. I understood the French being interviewed without any problems, but I had to on occasion look at the subtitles when listening to the Québécoise.
It's like French with an American accent.
I don't think it would take long to adjust to.
Yes, I agree. I'm an American who first began studying French (Metropolitan) in my youth. Quebecois sounds like an American from the southern states "trying to speak french." There is a lot of twang in their speech. 😆
je t'aime le québec, depuis le sud-ouest de la france! 😍😍😍😍
I spent 3 weeks in Montreal last year and the people were great but i just didn’t like being there in general and I will probably never return. But i‘m grateful for the experience.
Salut! late to respond (happy new year) I feel like French culture is more a "self-study and self-exploration" cause when I went to visit France (Paris to versaille area) what we learned in North America about France (French Revolution, Marie Antoinette, Les Miserables, Guillotine, and taking French courses in highschool or college) will be of use since French people are more individualistic when it comes to tourism. If you ever visit the museums (Louvre, Versaille, and others) things are pre-recorded, display guides are in French, signs are in French (sometimes or rarely in English), restaurants are empty unless you walk in to eat outside (there was a server who opened a table for my family and we were the only one eating, the server gave us a look knowing tourists dine in to sit outside). If you walk around the city, those artists selling portraits and paintings along the river (is it the seine?) will discuss properties in France being so expensive like apartments in Paris are really a luxury to have knowing its petite living. So yeah, France is really a cultural and etiquette based society. One has to be familiar with French culture because they wont just share information freely since they know its expensive to live there.
My mother is French, but I was born and raised in Southern California, I still have family in France. I think it would have been great if I had spent time in Quebec and learned some Québécois when I was younger. In the Americas, English,French,Spanish and Portuguese, are the main languages that are spoken. I believe we speak the older form of our perspective languages. 👉🏻🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷 👈🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏
A little tenuous to classify French as a "main language" in the Americas. Take away Quebec and there's nothing really, even New Orleans is stretching it really.
This is what I m thinking too. I m a native Russian speaker and we have a group of people who had escaped the Russian Imperia since 1700 due the religious pressure. They called old believers. They live in a very close community in other parts of world (US, Uruguay, Argentina, China) and in a wild rure area in Suberia. Since they were hide and not communicate with others now they speak an old version of Russian language.
No way, not an older version.
@@PeachyMushroomAt least in American English, a lot of vocabulary and some pronunciation are more in-line with colonial era English than in contemporary British English. Much of it the result of various societal trends that came about in England after the 1700s particularly in the Victorian era… sounding “posh” and attempting to distinguish themselves from Americans.. though simultaneously Americans did some of the same to distinguish their English from British English.
If I ever learn French, I'm going to learn it with a Quebec accent. For maximum Canada solidarity.
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I really wanna visit Montreal now! Wow!!
I haven't been to Canada since I was a little baby. But I've been to Paris, France twice as an adult, August 2021 and July 2022. I spent 2.5 weeks in Paris the second time around. I had a good time over there. The French people were very nice to me.I got a lot of smile from the beautiful French mademoiselles in Paris when they heard my thick Chicago accent. French mademoiselles were some of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. I heard from other American tourists that The Netherlands and Czech Republic also has some of the most beautiful women also. Also, the French people were some of the nicest people I've met. They weren't stuck up. They were approachable. I'm from Chicago and people here are stuck up if you're not from Chicago such as if you're from St.Louis, Missouri and Greenbay, Wisconsin because of sports rivalry or Detroit, Michigan because it's a ghetto 'hood city.
I've visited France many, many times as a turist (I live in Spain no far from border) and I love it. The food, the countryside, the historical sites, the popular arquitecture....Very diverse and fantastic everywhere I've been. Nothing to complaint about people either. They are kind and helpfull (except in Paris). So... if Quebec people is even better, they have to be really awsome.
As a black Caribbean-American who’ve spent months living in Quebec and France for work (aerospace), I’ve had 10x better experience with the people in Quebec. My experience is quite unique and I gotta say the french are kinda mean, whether they are trying to be or not.
Which island ?
You should’ve interviewed more French speaking quebecois. There’s a difference between the English québécois and French québécois.
I liked the interview overall, coming from France I've spent 3 amazing years in Montréal. I missed my country deeply though for different reasons and I moved back home like most of us who tried the "Canadian dream". It would be interesting to know why so many of us don't stay. To me despite the usual "food/weather/landscape/homesick" reasons it was also the 35 hours work week and 5 weeks vacations that we get here and the cultural differences that define us in a way from the Québécois. For some reasons french immigrants would often tell it's hard to make friends with the locals. On top of it this experience really help me understand what it meant to be french (good or bad) and even sometimes being ashamed of my homies :D ! Long live Québec anyway, amazing people and amazing country.
There is a big difference between French-Canadians, mainly Québécois, and French people due to history. Both countries evolve differently. Québec has an history of being dominated by the British after 1763 up to the Révolution tranquille (the Quiet Revolution in the 1960’s). France was not dominated by the British. I have been many times to France, mainly Paris, and in 1978 I went to the UK, mainly England and Wales. I was so surprised to feel more at home in the UK than I had ever been in France. And that’s why, I think, the people you interviewed talked mainly about the differences in people, Québécois seeming more open and cordial. But you cannot beat France for food.
You are probably more at ease in English than in French...
@@jandron94 Pas du tout. Le français est ma langue maternelle. Pendant 36 ans, j’ai été traducteur de l’anglais au français. Dans mon commentaire, je mettais l’accent sur la mentalité des gens.
Like all Canadians the Québécois are like peach , soft in the surface and hard incident ( friendly in a more superficial way) . French are like coconuts, hard outside and soft inside . ( formal and distant at the beginning, but if you break the ice they are friends for life)
@@ydesroches1 De par votre passé de traducteur j'en déduis que vous avez un attrait particulier pour la langue anglaise et la civilisation "canado-britanique" dont les mentalités diffèrent en effet sur un certain nombre de points des mentalités françaises de France.
Un Québécois "pure-laine" indifférent à la langue anglaise (et la civilisation qui s'y attache) pourra peut-être se penser davantage à l'aise que vous en France, surtout sur les bonnes vieilles terres de ses lointains ancêtres du côte de la Bretagne ou de la Normandie (moins à Paris qui diffère de la province surtout sur le plan des mentalités).
De façon générale je me méfie de l'ethnocentrisme mais dans le cas du Québec les origines jouent quand même un peu sur les mentalités des personnes (penchant pour le "fait français" ou le "fait anglais").
@Iryno
We really do not have a choice. We are about 8 or 9 million French-speaking people surrounded by 350 million English-speaking people. We learn English to communicate with our neighbours, but we do have to protect French for the survival of our culture.
Vivre au Québec ou Vivre en France d'un coté comme de l'autre il faut s'adapter ! Il aurait été interessant de poser la question non pas a des jeunes mais des retraités pour avoir un point de vue interessant ou des Francais qui vivent au Québec depuis de longues années !
Living in Quebec or living in France on either side, you have to adapt! It would have been interesting to ask the question not to young people but to retired people to have an interesting point of view or to French people who have been living in Quebec for many years!
D’accord.
I agree.
@@polishtheday warms regards from Brittany .André
We tend to take for granted that a common past and culture/language would mean a closer relation. Many times what you find is quite the opposite
I went to Canada for a business trip several years ago, spent 1 week in Montreal and 1 week in Toronto. The first week it was hard to understand where I am - in Canada or in France)) So many people speaking French (and I don't understand a single word), sometimes it was hard to find the subway, because many people don't even speak English. Anyway, the country is so lovely, and the people are so friendly, that was a wonderful experience for me. Best wishes from Kiev, Ukraine.
In Montreal the vast majority of people can speak in English at varying levels but I have not met someone who can't understand or speak basic English in a long time. (maybe old people don't speak it as much).
Montréal is a Racist city . I know i grew up with Italians , Irish , Greeks and Jews also Blacks . And the French ,
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I understand. First thing first, do learn even the basic words, "Bonjour", "Pardon", "Merci", "Pardon, Je ne parle pas Francais". You will discover that either Quebec and French people will become immediately more English freindly.
It is absolutly mandatory in France and in Quebec to say "Bonjour" (in france) or "Bonjour comment ca va?" (in quebec) to anybody before any other interaction of the day. Missing that will very probably give you some rude behavior, or even a "lesson de savoir vivre" in France.
@@Blue-bv1ur I was born and raised in the US. My parents are from Quebec. I still have a very large family in Quebec all over the province. The vast majority do not speak English. Some speak a little English. Even the younger generation. My parents did not speak any English when they moved to the US. They went to night school while living with their sponsor. My aunt and her American husband. i still bring my mother to visit and it was very common to go into a gas station, store, or restaurant and no one can speak English. Even at our small motel where we stayed the manager spoke very little English and the staff did not speak English at all.
Would be great to ask the same question in France
Most french do not know much about Québec !
most french people would say only nice things because french people always talk nicely about foreigners.
I've lived in Montreal for nearly a year now and am working to learn French (lived elsewhere in Canada before) and I will say the Quebecois are more likely to try and work with my sometimes butchered French whereas people from France will often not even get past the first setence before they try English (which is sometimes worse than my French lmao)
Easy to avoid, just tell you cant speak english
I think they just wanted to practice.
Because the French like being to the point and efficient. They don't feel that they are out there to teach you French but to communicate with you on something which doesn't require French to be expressed.
En tant que bilingue de la CB bien que j’aime bien mes amis français c’est avec les québécois et d’autres franco-canadiens que je ressens vraiment une connection sociale et culturelle
Je trouve les français accueillants et gentils aussi mails il y a une grande différence culturelle qu’on ne peut pas ignorer. Je trouve que vous êtes plus directs
As an American, I found this very interesting. I think what stands out for me is that the Quebecois, since they are Canadian, have the general national traits of acceptance and being so very nice. I wish we were more like that here in the US. I live about 3 hours from the Canadian border in the eastern US and have visited quite a bit and have great affection for such a lovely country.
On internet I have found Canadians, mostly women, pretty rude. Their only topic of conversation is apparently against the U.S., they cannot even can reply politely a "hello" as apparently is harassment or something, despite being women (they present that way) that talked previously with me. I am Peruvian btw. Your experience probably indicates that attitude I have found is mostly from the English speaking side, from the big cities, from those that pass too much time on internet.
Have you ever been to Quebec? That place is way past Mississippi levels of racism. They are fairly accepting of people but way less so if you're not white.
wow this is very nice video about cultures
Glad you liked it!
i loved the diversirty in montreal, but paris, london, brussels take this to a whole other level
well, they are larger cities..........
Diversity in Montréal is consequent, similar to Paris.
if youve never been to Brazil you dont know what diversity is.
@@tube.brasil chill sweetie
@@drsrsv8884 Pretty sure Montreal is bigger, more diverse and more populated than Brussels but Paris and London are very big metropolis.