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.

You are a good narrator. Loved the way you speak!

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 much for the tips! I’m really excited since I’ll be moving to Montreal very soon. 😊

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!!

i'm going into my first year at mcgill and this video is actually so helpful!!! thank you

This is so exciting! I've also lived in UAE my whole life and am planning to study in Canada in fall 2022!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate this video love!

Loved this video! Thanks for sharing your experience.

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

I loooooved your video 💕💕💕 thank you for sharing your experience!

You got a new subscriber! :) I love how you narrate things!

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.

Excellent video, you transmit an incredible vibe!! Greetings from Mexico!

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:)

This was super helpful! I’m looking into studying abroad. Thank you!

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.

If you speak arabic Montreal is a good city. The third most spoken language after French and English is Arabic.

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.

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.... :-)

I love your vibes sm ♥️

I just applied for International scholarship in Montréal University. Autumn 2021. I love Canada . Bonne chance

This video had me constantly smiling :) Applied to McGill and super excited to study there!

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).

I'm going to study in Montreal this september, IM SO EXCITED, thanks for your opinion :)

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.

Why you only have like 496 sub? , Your content quality is amazing.

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

Currently moved in Winnipeg and I wanted to move to MTL after getting my PR and citizenship

I just moved to MTL and I am so glad you said that about J walking aha!

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 😂

Awesome, very informative!

This makes me so excited since i've also lived in Dubai my whole life and planning to study in montreal next fall hehehehehe

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

Awesome video! Can you make a video about mcgill admissions and programs too? Keep going!

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?

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 😊

In Montréal we got two seasons: winter and construction season... lmao

Welcome to Montreal Glad to discover your Channel

This video was very helpful thank you very much

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

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

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.

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 :)

Great video ❤️

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!

I'm taking this as my sign to move to Montreal

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’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 ❤️❤️

Hope people coming here are learning french. If not is rude and disrespecful for the locals!

Very good information. Merci beaucoup mademoiselle

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❤️☺️

Me and some buds are moving there later. Just doing some research thanks!

I really want to move here but my parents are saying no

Love Montreal and MTLblog. Not a teen but it's good for us old folks too haha

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

You have motivated me to move to Montreal, I'm 26 I hope that isn't old to enter a CO-OP college.

I've never seen a middle eastern who's fluent in English-speaking! Congratulations👏

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?

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?

Soon I will be there in sha Allah

Hi, I have listened a lot of good recommendations from Montreal, can you recommend colleges in Montreal where speak only in English…thank you!

omg how were you going to university at 16?

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.

Love ur energy you are so so cute love ur blog keep up the wonderful job ur doing an please keep safe ok.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

You mentioned Montreal blog.. Can you please share the link to that?

i suddenly want to move to Montreal

Hello.Can you provide me some detail because i also want to go to montreal for study.

Muaallllliiiimmmmmmm....

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....?

I only speak english and I really want to move there so this is helpful

do you think I can still become bilingual in English if I go to an English college in Montreal ? ( I'm French)

LOl I was also surprised that McD tastes different elswere. I tought it was all the same :)

A very lively lady to be sure. But winter is only a little more than four months.

which one is good for an international students - on campus or off campus?

In 2018, there were around 35,500 international university students in Greater Montréal! Not exactly hundreds of thousands😉

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.

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!

already living in Ontario definitely cuts the list short lmaoo

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.

Is it safe there ? Generally when walking around ?

IS IT DIFFICULT TO GET JOBS IF YOU DON'T KNOW FRENCH?

Are you really enjoying some of the local french culture? or not?

Winter are not 8 to 9 months :) real winter is 4 months. But it's true, the weather is bipolar lol

yea its very hard to come to the point.

Cool

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.

In winter i just don't go out... saves me some money though

"8 to 9 months of winter"? Girl please...is started snowing in December and we had this year 30°C in April...count again...

Welcome to Montréal, a beautiful city.

You cook well....only frenchhhhhh

Winter 8 months? Com'on. From Dec. to March, 4 months. Don't mix up Fall and Spring with winter.

How arnt you in high school at seventeen?

I live in Brampton and wanna move to montreal can u give me some tips I’m only 18

Fast food is great in Montreal. McDonalds dies not count. Try . Greenspot Restaurant, so many to choose from Come on Girl