20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE MOVING TO MONTREAL | VLOG 5
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It’s the best city when you’re young. It’s catered for students. It has a cool European, American/Canadian vibe. Imagine if Paris and New-York had a baby, it would be Montreal.
100% agree!!
You say it's the best city when you're young , any reason you specify "when you're young"?
JozeManu there’s a ton of students, so lots of other young people. The party scene is amazing. Vibrant arts, music and cultural scene. Cost of living is low for a major city (going up though). Great public transport. Just an all around cool vibe you don’t get anywhere else in Canada or US. After that once you move forward in life and the partying gets old and you want to settle down, maybe start a family, I think there are many better places to live. But if you’re gonna be young and single then Mtl is the best spot.
@@brodocassel Can you tell me one of the Canadian cities that are good for raising a family, or is raising a family in a city just a doubtful idea?
@@brodocassel Do you think Montreal will get as expensive as Toronto in 5 or 10 years or it will remain an unexpensive city
You are a good narrator. Loved the way you speak!
So sweet!! Thank you❤️
Thank you, Yasmeen, such an exquisite video on the true character of Montreal!
Montreal and CDMX (Mexico CIty) are each, hands-down, the two single greatest world-class international cities in all of North America. Each has rich culture, international foods, deep unique histories, tremendous urban beauty, enormous parks and green spaces, and the contrast of very old architecture and modern gleaming towers.
Montreal and CDMX share many uncanny similarities. When traveling in from each airport, their suburbs share similar 1950's-1960's architecture which is crumbling and not aging so gracefully. They have the same Metro running on tires and not on rails, both so quiet on the ears. They each have Mount Royal and Chapultepec parks for beautiful green spaces. They both have the beautiful tree-lined European boulevards with skyscrapers and high-end shops.
I absolutely love everything about Montreal, and you provide an accurate representation of the city. Montreal locals will always lead in French, so that's helpful if you have it, though they will always revert to English if they are capable. The farther East you go in the city, the more predominance of pure Quebecois French as the primary language.
Thank you so so much!! Im so glad to hear that!
thank you for sharing :)
I am Montrealer, and I know Mexico city. I am proud of my city, but Montreal has nothing close to Paseo de la Reforma, or the Zocalo. I think Mexico is at another level. However, thanks to you to link the two cities in some way, I love both. (my daughter in law is from DF).
If you speak arabic Montreal is a good city. The third most spoken language after French and English is Arabic.
Its spanish
Omgggg lhamdolilah. I speak arabic, spanish, french and i'm learning english.
@@DescubriendoCanada No, he's right, it's Arabic.. According to Statistics Canada, after French and English comes Arabic with 3.1% and then Spanish with 2.6%.
3rd national language in canada is punjabi
@@piyushtandon758 First, we are talking about this specific city here, not the whole country... Second, it's not even true. It's Mandarin and Cantonese than come in third and fourth position in Canada... Then Punjabi and Tagalog in fifth and sixth position. In Quebec though, it's French, then English, then Arabic, then Spanish, then Italian, then Haitian Creole, then Greek, then Chinese languages, then Portuguese, then Romanian, then Vietnamese and then Russian. After than come Persian, Polish, Cree, Armenian, German, Tagalog, Tamil AND THEN Punjabi. After Punjabi comes Inuktitut, then Bengali, then Urdu, then Yiddish, Turkish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Korean, Hebrew, Dutch, Serbian, Hindi, Albanian, Croatian, Japanese and Swahili. For Montreal specifically, it's similar to Quebec : French, English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Greek, Romanian, Russian, Cantonese, Farsi, Tagalog, Tamil, Bengali, Kabyle THEN Punjabi. Then Polish, Urdu, Armenian, Yiddish, Turkish, German, Bulgarian, Korean and Ukrainian (top 30). Not really hard to look up statistics on official websites before posting false information...
Very good video. But to be more precise and correct, Montréal is a French City. Not bilingual thus the signs, the lady in the Subway will only speack french, as it should. But, most people in the city are bilingual or will take time to help you, even if English is not their mother tongue.
Thank you for clarifying!! :)
FYI the reason rents (and food etc) are more “affordable” than the rest of Canada is because the average income in Quebec is also lower than the rest of Canada
the more u know!!
I just applied for International scholarship in Montréal University. Autumn 2021. I love Canada . Bonne chance
ouhhh which one ?? :)
This makes me so excited since i've also lived in Dubai my whole life and planning to study in montreal next fall hehehehehe
yay that makes me so happy to hear!!
OMG SAME!!
You definitely should!!!
Bad choice, try white Canada instead.
I've gone to Montreal twice, once with my school. (It was a 10 hour drive!) and the second time we had gone to Ottawa for a wedding, and my Aunt had moved to Montreal for university so we visited her and I got to see Concordia(the school i want to go to.)! I love Montreal, I'm french but come from Ontario so I can't wait to move there and experience more french culture and everything about Montreal.
That sounds so awesome!! I LOVE Montreal it’s my fav place!! I know a bunch of people who go to Concordia and they love it!! Best of luck🤍🤍🤍
Oh girl, as we townies always say, there are two seasons in Montreal: Winter and construction. Personally, I love the winter, our summers are horribly hot and so humid. Winters are fine though, you just need to dress up and walk fast, and you should generate enough body heat to keep you warm (provided you have a good jacket).
Oh wow! hahah thats actually such an accurate saying.
There are many McGill and Concordia students who cannot speak even basic French. Many of them complain when they have trouble communicating with the local population. It is rather annoying.
Yeah you just gotta learn. I plan on getting better, it’s just more respectful
I agree gotta at least learn the basics if you’re living there
Winter is NOT eight to nine months of the year (unless you were raised in the heat of a desert). If you define winter as the time in which snowfall is 'possible', winter is about six months long (November through April). Then we have two months of spring (May, June), two months of summer (July, August), and two months of autumn (September, October). For at least half the winter it is perfectly comfortable if you dress reasonably, like a winter jacket, toque, scarf and gloves. In the three months where it might be colder in winter, you add a sweater to that jacket and wear a pair of winter boots, and again, you will be perfectly comfortable.
Also, Montreal is famous for having a huge underground city network. If you pick your living accommodations appropriately, it is perfectly possible to leave your apartment on the coldest day of winter wearing nothing more than maybe a sweater, no jacket, no gloves, nothing else, and do everything you would want to do, including go to your university (depends on the university and program). Shopping, including groceries, going to the cinema, going to restaurants, bars, etc. is all available without once stepping outside into the winter.
That second part about underground really interested me, do you mean subway and underground public transit?
@@richcorrea-lampasona7288 Yes, but it is more than that. There are huge shopping centers, malls, etc., all linked through that subway, and once you are in the downtown underground, you could walk all day, never taking the metro (subway), yet never going outside, being treated to a never ending series of shops, restaurants, etc..
Well people say Hi, Bonjour and if you say Hi they will continue speaking english and if people speak french to you, you can always just say “Im sorry I don’t really speak french” and they will speak english to you, (At least that’s my experience in Montreal) and YES THE FOOD IS THE BEST THING EVER
And Also i love the culture and things to do there it’s just amazing! (In my opinion) And Spring and Fall are my favourite seasons 😊
This sorta happened to me, except it was after they realized they didn't understand my French lol _(I learned Parisian French)._ Then they'd switch to English.
Girl, I know it is not fun, but winter being up to 8 to 9 months of the year is a bit blown out of proportion LMAO! 😅😅😅 Even if it does feel that way : ]
It's technically only 4 months and the temperatures gradually goes up and down from Fall 🍁, Winter ❄️ and Spring 🌷. That being said, forget about being cute in winter, it's not doable. You will need the right gear to stay warm.
For the ones that are planning to visit MTL:
If you're planning to stay in the downtown area, she's right, it's definitely more convenient to move around by foot and public transport, everything will be within walking distance anyway (check on google map if in doubt).
Anyways, I hope that everyone is doing well and it's really interesting to see your view about the city, since I grew up here and I'm jaded about.
thanks for the input!
In Montréal we got two seasons: winter and construction season... lmao
lmao for real
Great vidéo! However, winter 8-9 months is a bit exagerated. There is Spring and Autumn, but I understand that coming from the desert, these ''look'' like winter! And summers are often very hot and humid, stick around for it! Lol. Anyways, very funny your anecdote about standing on the right side of the escalator! It's one of those unwritten laws here.... :-)
This video had me constantly smiling :) Applied to McGill and super excited to study there!
That makes me so happy to hear!🥺 good luck!!💖
Why you only have like 496 sub? , Your content quality is amazing.
omg thank you!! working on getting my channel out there!!!
This is so exciting! I've also lived in UAE my whole life and am planning to study in Canada in fall 2022!
thats so cool!!! best of luck
I'm from MTL and yr video is spot on!! We have our own problems and broken system but for students it can be really amazing
yay!! so glad you liked it
Damm I've always lived in Montreal my whole life and didn't know all these 20 things weren't daily stuff for people from outside of Montreal 😂
True lol
Currently moved in Winnipeg and I wanted to move to MTL after getting my PR and citizenship
i'm going into my first year at mcgill and this video is actually so helpful!!! thank you
Omg that makes me so happy❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i suddenly want to move to Montreal
Come pls🥵🥵
I’m from Montreal❤️
@@Sophia-bn6qg same
Why? They have racist language laws and they're separatist bigots.
I did the opposite of you, lived in Montreal for 10 years and just moved to Abu Dhabi in 2019. I love your tips that is not so typical Montreal and only people who live there knows. You make me miss the city although I hated it while I lived there, lol. I suggest you to explore the underground walk in Downtown, so you can avoid the harsh weather during winter.
thats so cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it! ill totally check out the under group walk soon!
I'm going to study in Montreal this september, IM SO EXCITED, thanks for your opinion :)
Yayy!! Your welcome!! Stay posted for more college tips!!!
Very helpful video which tells you the key things you need to know about student life at McGill!!
Sounds like a tough Uni to get into but once you are there, it seems everyone works hard and plays hard!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this. I'm a nineth grader ( international student) who's confused on which university to choose. McGill is definitely going to be one of the universities my applications go to. you're very informative and amazing. Just subbed:)
OMG you made my day!! welcome to the fam bam
Thank you so much for the tips! I’m really excited since I’ll be moving to Montreal very soon. 😊
I’m so happy to hear that!!❤️❤️ thank you lovely💗💗
Shit I live in Germany, but Montreal sounds soo interesting. I should visit Montreal when I’m ready with school, maybe stay there for a while xD
definitely !!!!
Better learn French
Yo im from kuwait ... well from india but born and brought up in kuwait... you HAVE to make a video about the culture shocks and whatever other differences you felt after moving please!!!! ❤️ keep up the good work yasmeen
Richie Bizett omg I totally love that idea I will DEF make a video about that soon❤️❤️ thank you for the support!! I love that we relate about this hahaha
Dose of Yasmeen got that notification turned on for that👍 and please mention the winters (from a middle eastern perpective lol) ...
girl i'm so glad and thankful to have found your video seriously... i spend 2 hours on youtube looking students video in montreal and those videos were soo negative with really bad vibes from their experience and i'm so happy right now to find your vid. thank you so so much, have a nice day :) i have a question: what do you study at mcgill?
omg i can't believe i just saw this!! you are SO sweet that literally made my whole day! I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!
I’m going to apply to McGill university and hopefully that I can get enough Ielts scores to apply 😭 But your videos inspire me really much. Love you ❤️❤️
omg that makes me so happy to hear!! good luck on your application!! love you MORE!
@@doseofyasmeen Hi I'm new to your channel, I got interested to watch your videos since I'm moving to Montreal to study Music but I haven't decided where to study,can I request if maybe you can make videos about studying music at Mcgill University ? Thanks in advance, BTW I'm Judy from Philippines 😊
You have motivated me to move to Montreal, I'm 26 I hope that isn't old to enter a CO-OP college.
No youre not too old. Im 32 and going to Concordia in Montreal for Fall 2021.
In 2018, there were around 35,500 international university students in Greater Montréal! Not exactly hundreds of thousands😉
I just moved to MTL and I am so glad you said that about J walking aha!
Hope people coming here are learning french. If not is rude and disrespecful for the locals!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this video love!
Inspiring Olivia SO glad to hear that❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you love!!!
I was born and raised in Montreal but have been living in Toronto for 26 years, wouldn't call it a student city. I'd say it's the most European looking city in Canada.
Really? Quebec city is the most European looking city tbh.
Learning French when you come here is not only a matter of practicality, it's also a matter of respect. If you're not interested in learning a minimum of French, you should NOT come to Montreal to live as a student, period.
You got a new subscriber! :)
I love how you narrate things!
Yay! Welcome aboard!! Thanks for your support!!
I've never seen a middle eastern who's fluent in English-speaking! Congratulations👏
Wow, thank you!
@@doseofyasmeen your welcome❤ please make more videos about lifestyle in montreal.
@@armankadivar2331 for sure! Tuesday’s video is going to be about what it’s like living in Montreal as a student! Stay tuned!
Excellent video, you transmit an incredible vibe!! Greetings from Mexico!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Je suis né à Montréal. I'm born in Montreal.
Il y a beaucoup d'hispanophones. There are many spanish speakers.
J'essaie d'apprendre l'espagnol. Try to learn spanish.
But French is a priority.
You mentioned that you didn’t like the McDonald’s but have you tried Tim Horton’s or St-Hubert? Those are two of my go to’s when I am in Canada visiting Family.
I lived all my life in uae. Now I'm in india. Gonna move to montreal in 2 years. I DONT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST CLUE AS TO HOW IM GONNA SURVIVE.
You got this! This weeks video is all about what it’s like living in Montreal as a student, stay tuned!
Awesome video! Can you make a video about mcgill admissions and programs too? Keep going!
thank you!
Fast food is great in Montreal. McDonalds dies not count. Try . Greenspot Restaurant, so many to choose from
Come on Girl
Thats right Ghislaine. Yesterdays McDonalds was worth it, now its a joke!!
@@glaframb sorry about the name spelling man
Thank you so much for his video i am from Jordan and I’m going to move soon for university (concordia university) and this was so helpful and such a stress relief everything is so positive 😭😭😭😭thank you
yay!! I'm soooo happy to hear that this was helpful!! hope you love it as much as i do!!
Wow! I thank you for this very informative vlog! Was motivated and really need to get prepared.
You got this! so glad this was helpful!!
A very lively lady to be sure. But winter is only a little more than four months.
I came a month ago you came. Montreal is awesome except for the Winter. Come to the lower field (in front of redpath museum) sometimes to watch us play cricket
I loooooved your video 💕💕💕 thank you for sharing your experience!
this is so sweet!! thank you so much!!
This was super helpful! I’m looking into studying abroad. Thank you!
Yayy so glad to hear that❤️
1.)Il faut d'abord apprendre le français. Apprenez avant si possible mais si l'on assiste les universités anglophones il faut faire un mineur en français. Les bourses d'études pour la francisation couvre une moitie de tous vos cours. Si l'on ne veut pas apprendre le français, ne venez pas, va au Canada anglais. 2.) Ne jamais quitter Montréal en été. Trop des étudiants quittent Montréal en été, surtout les maudits Français de France. 3.) Éviter le ghetto McGill à tout prix. C'est trop cher, trop anglais et dégueulasse en tabarnak. Cherchez des endroits proche aux stations Métro.
Here is a little fact-check : Montreal is not a bilingual city : Section 1 of the Charter of the city reads : Montréal est une ville de langue française (Montréal is a French-speaking city). That's why the lady in the metro speaks French only, and signs are in French. Of course, most Montrealers are bilingual thus this idea that the city is bilingual.
Winter 8 months? Com'on. From Dec. to March, 4 months. Don't mix up Fall and Spring with winter.
When she said 17, I knew my life was a lie 😂💀 bruh she looks 19+ lol
bahahahaha everyone says this
Winter are not 8 to 9 months :) real winter is 4 months. But it's true, the weather is bipolar lol
Yasmine thank u sm for ur vid about Montreal and McGill!! I wanna go to McGill 🥺now. Would u might sharing ur stats and ECs that help you go into McGill? Thank u thank u❤️☺️
Loved this video! Thanks for sharing your experience.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video!! Your apartment looks great, how much is your rent? Please make a video on how to find new apartments with Dishwasher and utilities included. Thanks.
Definitely will be doing that soon! I don’t pay rent bc we own the apartment!!
@@doseofyasmeen how much was the apartment to purchase?
Well I’m coming to visit twice next year if Corona permits and maybe you’d like to show a girl around 💁♀️ My mom and I have been there once and fell in love. We are coming back and would love to know some extra fun things to do!
Welcome to Montreal Glad to discover your Channel
Welcome aboard!
Hi!! I was thinking about moving to Montreal but I was afraid about the french haha, which level of french, based on your expierence, would you recommend to learn?? I took some classes at school but rn I don´t remember and I barely understand the language hahhah
hello!! don't worry about it like if you have some basic words in mind thats fine but i would recommend you take some beginner classes in uni!! like everyone speaks english so you'll definelty get by but french makes your life so much easier
LOl I was also surprised that McD tastes different elswere. I tought it was all the same :)
Right?!
I'm taking this as my sign to move to Montreal
I really want to move here but my parents are saying no
I love your vibes sm ♥️
You are too sweet❤️❤️❤️
In winter i just don't go out... saves me some money though
Love Montreal and MTLblog. Not a teen but it's good for us old folks too haha
OJ hahah that’s great to hear!
Dose of Yasmeen yup! I don’t even live in Montreal & I follow MTLblog. Gives me some ideas of what to do when I visit - cool bars & restos to hit up. It’s awesome. And UA-cam, of course UA-cam! The Vagabrothers series on Quebec I really liked!
You mentioned Montreal blog.. Can you please share the link to that?
www.mtlblog.com
This video was very helpful thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome, very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, I have listened a lot of good recommendations from Montreal, can you recommend colleges in Montreal where speak only in English…thank you!
Hey girl thanks for the video, it's so helpful! I'm currently debating moving to Montreal for uni next summer. Since most of the classes will be online, I'm hesitant to move there if i'm gonna be stuck in my dorm 24/7. Do you think the student life in Montreal is still worth it, even with the pandemic?
Hi !! Thank you!! Im so glad to hear that!! I definitely think you should come despite the pandemic because you'll still be able to make so many new friends and so many great memories within ur uni community!!
I only speak english and I really want to move there so this is helpful
so glad to hear that!
If you’re okay telling me, What part of Montreal did you move to? My family is moving there after some other family members decided to move as well :)
"8 to 9 months of winter"? Girl please...is started snowing in December and we had this year 30°C in April...count again...
For foreigners from summer year long countries, winter for them, winter begin when you need to put a jacket to go outside. That’s the reason she is saying that.
thank you sam :)
@@sammexp I understand your point of view and as you pointed out " foreigners from summer year long countries" need to understand that there are countries with 4 seasons: sprint - summer - autumn - winter, not winter - summer - winter - winter. This is the part that I found out of place from her video. Montreal has all seasons and each of them is different and beautiful in their own way. Spreading stereotypes about Montreal and Canada is not nice. :)
Me and some buds are moving there later. Just doing some research thanks!
Welcome!!
Loved your content. just a quick question,how do you study in McGill while you are 17? Is there ways to study in university before 18 or 19?
thank you!!
(1) Tell me have you learnt about Québécois culture and the 400 years of history? (2) Montreal is NOT a bilingual city but a French speaking city where many other languages can be heard. (3) Bienvenue a Montreal!
Very good information. Merci beaucoup mademoiselle
glad it helped!
Soon I will be there in sha Allah
Lol have lived here all my life and still don’t know it like the back of my hand!
Hello.Can you provide me some detail because i also want to go to montreal for study.
i have a really important question. i'm gonna move to montreal next year. and im literally so awfull in french haha. is it necessary to speak french in there. or....?
camren Jauregui ideally. Public transport self service kiosks has an English option to purchase tickets.
A good 90% of people can speak or understand English,.
camren Jauregui saying this as a local.
Ghislain Laframboise agreed. Was hanging around parc Maisonneuve a lot this year, because the inflation of rent has increased and space for immigrants has diminished in the city center of the island, there’s a big influx of English speakers throughout Rosemont petit patrie, hochelaga, mercier-Maisonneuve.
As well as many many Italians and other ethnic backgrounds who speak English first represented in Pointe aux trembles and rivière des prairies.
Just respecful , As Roman do as Romans do!
@@evanghetler474 . But i refuse to speak it .
already living in Ontario definitely cuts the list short lmaoo
yea its very hard to come to the point.
ooft idk what’s happening to my WiFi
But how were your grades like to get in?
cause usually I’m at the top of my class but this year has been so bad especially cause of corona and other circumstances and I failed an exam for the first time in my life idk if that one single time and my other generally bad grades this year will affecting the decision
I’m following the British A levels system and my grades for my AS (last year) good. It’s my grades over the course of this year that worries me... do you think it’ll affect whether I get in or not?
don't stress too much about getting in. as long as you meet the minimum requirements (or exceed them by a bit) you'll be okay! don't forget that universities are taking into consideration the difficult circumstances were all in right now!
@@doseofyasmeen thanks!
Hi! I'm thinking of moving to Montreal for College. I want to study something related to singing or music composition, do you know if there is a university where I can study something like that? btw loved your video!
thank you so much! I don't know much about the performing arts but I do know that there is a music faculty at McGill University!
@@doseofyasmeen thank u so much for responding! I investigated a bit about the Music Performance: Voice Undergraduate Admissions in McGill ! but i'm not sure if it's for opera singers only, because I want to study singing in the pop/contemporary music area, not in the classical one. There's not much information about it on the official page. Is there any possibility that you know something about it or do you know someone who knows about it or studies that career? It would be really helpful!🥺 ❤️ I'm from Latin america so it is a bit hard for me to find that information. I loved your channel so much! new subscriber🥰
@@sakikopaz6680 thank you soo much for your support❤️ I may know someone in that faculty so I’ll get back to you soon!✨✨
@@doseofyasmeen Omg! Thank u so much! this means everything to me! I'm going to tell my friends to subscribe to your channel! I can already tell that you're an amazing person! You can contact me on my instagram: @pazmarie.lb I will follow you right now! Sending you good luck from Chile 🥰 😘
@@sakikopaz6680 omg you’re actually the sweetest😭😭😭 THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME! I just noticed you have a channel too and I’ll 100% subscribe rn!💖
Great video ❤️
Glad you liked it!!
Also that vegan teacher lives there
Love ur energy you are so so cute love ur blog keep up the wonderful job ur doing an please keep safe ok.
Thank you so much!!
Welcome to Montréal, a beautiful city.
It really is!
@@doseofyasmeen :-)
do you think I can still become bilingual in English if I go to an English college in Montreal ? ( I'm French)
DEFINITELY! so many students do it
Okay thank you! Do you know Concordia University ? Is it great ?
Anyone coming to Montreal🇨🇦 from ludhiana?
Can u also talk about what jobs r there
You cook well....only frenchhhhhh
I live in Brampton and wanna move to montreal can u give me some tips I’m only 18
Tysm if u reply
hey! what questions do u have?