Jeremy's Transit & Tech where were you last summer Jeremy? :)

+Jeremy's Transit & Tech Yeah or look for a Pharmaprix!

I was going to recommend that as well. If anything, actually avoid kiosks... Their beverages are nearly always overpriced. Either be prepared and bring your own, or stop at a "depanneur" or corner store where the prices are fairer, they are everywhere.

Je me rappelle qu'il y avait des depanneurs dans les voisinages du Vieux Quebec, où j’avais acheté de bouteilles d’eau et de la charcuterie aussi....... Quebec=là où la rivière se rétréci. Quebec Je me rappelle c'est vraie, on ne s'oublie jamais.

BTW, for those who don't know ... Dépanneur means Convenience Store

What a joke.

Merci !!!

Come again :)

+Jacques Plov Maybe the many arrival of the new French speaking migrants from West African countries where the official language is French.I spoke English to one of the Front Office receptionist in a hotel in Montreal and she did not seems to understand me well.She is a very pretty and kind lady and speaks absolutely beautiful French though I have some limit understanding of the language myself.

Jacques Plov. It's more like 98 % of the people speak french in Quebec City

95% of the population speaks French as a first language. Most of the remaining 5% speak it as a second language.

Am a Quebecois and I know how to talk in english really really well.

@@ashawn203 no its 98% of the population of Québec City Who are french speaking

Ananas BananaChocolat aha jme posais la même question ! c'est p-e qu'on fond de nous .. on est tellement une société distincte, qu'il serait temps de faire les démarches nécessaire pour être un pays !! on ne peut pas abandonné cette cause !! nos ancêtres ont tout donner pour que ce rêve devienne réalité ! !!..

OSTI DE SÉPARATISTE !!!

Joeb Posa ta yeule

AnanasBananaChocolat pourquoi pas? C’est bon de voir un autre perspective.

Joeb Posa VIVE LE QUÉBEC!!!

​@@aham5578 Not only is english not recognized as the official language by ANY instance, French is the ONLY official language in Quebec, and is therefore the language of work, service and education. About French in Quebec being a copy of another language: I don't know if fucking your cousins too much gives you this definition for "accent", but it is amazingly incorrect. The French spoken in Quebec never pretended to be a different language from international, standard French. I'm going to assume you're from the usa judging by the immense display of arrogance and stupidity you put for all to see.

A Ham DO YOU EVEN ENGLISH BRO? Haha you dead me hahahaha n00b

A Ham Read a book. The vikings did go on the American coasts but they never inhabited the continent. Are you really trying to judge a country by their history? Where are you from, I can name you bad things your country did too, don’t worry about it.

A Ham Also, “First Nations” isn’t a language, how insensitive of you!

That blows my mind. That would be like a Spanish speaking person coming to America and being offended that they did not speak Spanish behind the counter. Unthinkable. Our languages and diversities are what make this world great.

it's spelled oui , oui, and I can teach you the dark side of Quebec french if you want. Our cursing words are legendary and we made it so to an art. BTW, if you're from the US and think it's affordable here in comparison, you might want to do a bit of research, I 'm not so sure about your statement there. Taxes of all kinds are something else but for safety , yes your on point for that one. Cheers from the Laurentians.

@@frankmayerstudios2161 ''Our cursing words are legendary and we made it so to an art.'' Ça m'a crissement fait rire...

@@pierrejean1380 Tabarnac y faut lé avertir qui y a juste un (1) bon francais sua planete pis cé l'joual cibouère. :)

If you hate rude people, you shouldn't move to Quebec.

@magic marq did you end up moving? I’m starting down that road right now

(or French migrants lel)

For gods sake , I wish Canadians would stop being so politically correct. Just say it ! Its the CHINESE tourists that are so rude , weather its bumping into you , peeing on the side walk or busting up historical objects. They are known world wide for their foul behaviour !

@@ethics3 chill out, there is more than one type of rude tourist. Chinese have a bad reputation, but american, french or indians can be worst. Even quebecers from other town can be pretty rude. I speak from 8 years of experience working in that area.

@@ethics3 As a Chinese i don't think so. You may read some news of the misbehave, but you have to realize there are 13 million Chinese there who won't behave that way. When i bumped into someone i always said SORRY! Speaking of peeing, omg, where did you see that, i have not seen any Chinese doing like that LITERALLY in my life!!

@@ethics3 the fact that you are generalizing all chinese people after only hearing "foul rumors" and encountering a few, then resorted to talking bs about them as if you know every little thing about their behaviors, just admit it, you're racist.

We're talking tourism here. Don't expect tourist from around the world to speak the language. Many people from France, depending where in France, don't understand the kind of French spoken in Quebec. That's why I call the language, Quebecois, and not, French. How many Quebecois travel to Cuba and don't speak a word of Cuban Spanish? Many! You don't hear Cubans complaining about it. When they do communicate to Cubans, the majority who don't speak Spanish, they will speak to them in English. Once again, it's an international language. So if we want tourism money in Quebec we must accommodate with knowing the international language of English. This is why Quebec tourism isn't a big hit internationally. As for the rest of Canada, Quebecers don't care about shoving French down their throats. That was a governmental move by the Federal government, not the government of Quebec. Within Quebec there is only one official language, French. And that also applies to Montreal too, French. And if the Feds adopted English being the only official language for the rest of Canada, Quebecers wouldn't care. You'd be surprised how many Franco Quebecois feel that way. They're logical about the hypocrisy of forcing French down the rest of the countries throat, while making Quebec a unilingual province. And why would English Canadians have no excuse at this point to know French, aka Quebecois, but not okay for French Quebecois to not know English? Be an individual and speak your mother tongue. That's my philosophy. You're not obliged to speak anyone else's language, especially within places that advertise themselves as "tourist" areas. Don't forget the word, "Tourist" in tourism. If that were the case the majority of people wouldn't travel anywhere in the world. And from my experience, most tourists don't speak the language of the place they are vacationing at. And real tourist destinations aren't insulted by that because they are "tourist" destinations; hence, they are able to "accommodate" multiple languages and cultures. That's why on many resorts in the Caribbean they have staff who can speak in multiple languages. And don't take my response as attacking yours btw. And look at my name. I'm Quebecois. Don't think we all agree with one another on this subject matter concerning language, because we definitely don't. But I do respect your viewpoint.

@@sebastienbolduc5654 everybody in France can understand Quebecois French...you're just ignorantly propagating that old myth that in France they speak French and in Quebec they speak "patois'." smh...

exactly...we are more interesting to help in english when we see the person make an effort to speak a litlle french ( and don,t bother if we laugh a bit of your french). We see that like a polite way.

@@sebastienbolduc5654 bon, un autre Elvis Gratton! think big estie!

​@@sebastienbolduc5654quel discours totalement erroné c'est pas possible, tu ne t'es pas relu c'est certain , il y a minimum 60 accents Français différents , la langue Québécoise ça n'existe pas , les Français qui font l'effort nous comprennent très bien, les peuples, les nations les cultures les langues existent et doivent être respectées et c'est la raison principale des gens qui voyagent, se dépaysé, ton discours condescendant est vraiment celui d'un aplaventri faisant l'hégémonie Anglosaxone incroyable

mary-ann Cerezo it is so cool. i loved it too

Est ce que tu parle français?

You are lucky...

@@Randomguy-wd5lw si elle a aimer chaque secondes des ses 7 ans au Quebec, d'apres moi elle parle francais.

are you there yet ?

+21stCenturyFuck I think your name sums it up... mind blown my friend... mind blown... thanks for blowing it ;)

I'm French American so hearing language of my ancestors was music to my ears. If you don't like it stay away

@@woltersworld i agree i mean it shows a lack of respect to put that it the bad section ....its great that they speak their language ....i speak french so it helps ...but i also like going to greece or poland and trying to pull off a conversation

@@Stephen64138 how was I rude... I just said I didn't like how he put the French language as a bad thing. I am not from Canada. I am not a native French speaker but have learned it. I actually tried to make a balanced point saying that for me I like it but having French makes it easier. However, I also like going somewhere where I don't know the language.

@@Stephen64138 I don't know if you were responding to me. We're you ?

Except when you live in it LOL

Nope, obviously you haven't been anywhere else in Canada.

@@aham5578 Like what, other citys in canada are third worlds of immigrants. But thats wath you like do.. Caus your Gay and fuckt

Et un nationaliste de trouvé!

Miss one of those rainy days in Quebec!

French Canadian?

@@treygray2817 yep

tabernac !

Mathieu Baril You are 100% correct. It's a shame that Canadians learn both English and French in school - yet most Canadians do not have exposure to the other language/culture after school - and they forget their second language. It would be much better if Canada were structured to be completely bilingual.

Björn Borg I perfectly agree.After all It is English and French and at least 70% of the vacabularies from these two languages are identitical in meaning , maybe a little variation in pronounciation.Not English and Chinese which are two completely different languages altogether.I am so fortunate to know them all.

Mathieu Baril I agree. The shyness doesn't just apply to the Quebecois, though. I think it's a more universal feeling where someone who speaks English only as a secondary language would be a little more reserved in speaking it to one who is native at it. They feel like they're being judged. Me? I got over the shyness. If I make mistakes with my French when trying to converse in Quebec (French is not my Mother Tongue, just learned in school and continued even after), then feel free to correct me. I won't take it against anyone.

Mathieu Baril The xenophobic movement by the PQ has ruined the province and we have had generations of people who did not have the opportunity to learn English. I am a bilingual Québecer and when family and friends visit from other parts of Canada they have never had a problem communicating. I encourage them to learn the basics but even when they did site seeing on their own they reported being treated well. Lets separate the politicians from the ordinary folks who are wonderful people.

You here! I watch your videos to improve my Quebec French =) ~ and additionally you are amazing, so in love with your attitude and good vibes ♥

Dhin Cardoso heyyy that's so great to hear! Merciiii :)

cc victoria 💛

Me too I from Quebec

Im moving to Québec

It's too bad Parisians are made up of a bunch of foreigners and aren't really French! Besides Parisians are nasty, bitter, and rude people, and that's the truth, lol!

No actually you couldn't say the same with English from the UK, unless one lives in the Home Counties. English from the US is the mainstream norm. Hence, it is now the proper English!

htfcm criss de bon commentaire merci !

ROFL!!!! out of all the nuances and varying cadences between the two dialects, it's the swear words that stick out for you lol

LOL Yes sir.

I agree with you except 85% know English...that is not accurate. Many people in Quebec do not speak English and that is not just rural areas. I have a huge family in Quebec although I was born in the states. I have 66 first cousins, many aunts, uncles, and many many more cousins. The vast majority do not speak English. Some speak English, some speak a little broken English but the majority do not speak English. Many are educated, white collar professionals. One aunt is a school teacher and she does not know a word of English. I have gone to restaurants, gas stations, McDonalds, and convenience stores....No speak English. The neighbors of my Family do not speak English. I have family in Montreal, Sherbrooke, and the majority in the Quebec City area and Chicoutimi. That statement in your post is definitely not accurate. If you work in tourism or hotel....yes it's likely you speak English.

Also my parents did not know a word of English when they moved to the states. They enrolled in night school to learn English because it was impossible to find a job. They had to live with an aunt who learned English from her husband after moving here.

I was on a school trip with my school to Quebec city and we were on a lunch break and were supposed to return at a certain time, but me and a group of friends got lost, we asked some workers how to get to the meet up place but they didn't explain well, so we ended up asking a French woman who didn't speak English, but we knew French so it wasn't much of a problem

+duke613 I think it depends on the level of English you waiting. I live in Montréal, my English is not very good, I rarely use it in my city and I need some time to wram up when I need it! I travel a lot and I always manage to make myself understood, so, I think i'm not so so bad... But, apparently, my English is not good enough for some tourists. Sometimes I just say one word, with my big french accent and they turn away. So, what is said in the video is true for me, I will never, never approach a tourist, take the first step to offer my help, even if he seems totally lost... And if he approaches me, for me, it's a stress. I beacome nervous when I understand that he will speack in English and I will have to answer in english. That said, if he lets me say two words, continue to smile and it seem to be happy with my limited English, I'd be happy to help! And generally this is what happens, but, the 5% of the time when the person turns his back, mark me more... and make me nervous for the next time.

+R. H. Hewitt That is awful!

+Kaynos Absolutely agree. We went to Paris in August/1999 and learend enough French to adapt the few days we were there...it's called respect to the community I hae no problem with Quebec folks getting irritated at travelers' refusal to attempt French learning.

Fruit loop alert!

+W Gaston Well they had two referendums. Both, by a small margin, ended up remaining with Canada.

I agree. If you try most people are willing to do whatever they can to help you. No effort is a sign of disrespect. I lived in the Quebec City region for a short time and loved every minute of it.

+Kaynos Right, like your gonna spend a week in Thailand and learn more than please and thank you before you go. Please.

That's how Guy Laliberté started before founding the Cirque du Soleil.

How was the trip? Have been there once. No complaints just the extra drive to get there from Toronto. Have lost track of Montreal trips!

That sounds like a view born out of populist propaganda to me (an outsider - not Canadian, who has been trying to find information on this topic). I can't find anything from the past 50 years to suggest such a thing. French is, after all, one of two equal languages at the national level - protected by law sine the 1960s. All provinces provide key services in both French and English, including basic education through post-secondary. Regular polls show almost 80% of the Anglophone population has supported offering federal services in French since the 70s. Today over 90% support the right to French language education outside Quebec. Most of the cultural dustups I found are disagreements about bilingualism or are actually Quebec vs laws and treaties (often international) concerning intellectual property, free speech, and accessibility, where Quebec is seeking exceptions to international norms and butting heads with multinational corporations. The former, trying to require English to be included alongside French in parts of the Quebec government (Federal road signs, federal judges, etc), is where a lot of contention seems to come from. Arguing that Federal bilingualism or multinational brands are a concerted campaign by the anglophones to replace French language and culture sounds paranoid and out of touch to me... But this seems to be what certain groups have been successfully claiming for decades... playing off our primal fear of eradication...

I live in Quebec......

I went there lije 50 time cause I live there...

It's on the UNESCO World Heritage List

I’m a Quebecer and I visited Edinburgh twice and I could not agree more.

You are right and I’ve lived in both cities

Random me indeed. we were conquered and will never accept it.

@Svarte Dauden okay loser 😂 and the canucks are being conquered by Chinese.

@@blackassasin175 come on man

Svarte Dauden Lol that’s funnier than the Norte dame, deal with it let’s make a PETITION TO BAN FRENCH IN QUEBEC! MAKE QUEBEC 100% ENGLISH!!

@@svartedauden3566 Free Quebec!

It's amazing. Would love to get back near christmas time.

It is absolutely beautiful with all the bistros and cafés........ so charming.

The best time to come in winter is during the Carnival.

*du Québec? lol

@@AdventureParis «Du» if it's the country (Québec), «De» if it's from the town (Quebec city)

fs400ion province*

Vous êtes bienvenu

I went last october and it was great. The exchange rate was in our favor. I don't know where you will enter but I went in at Ogdensburg NY to Cornwall Ontario. I made a money exchange there and it was much much cheaper than my exchange in Quebec City. If you love old architecture you will love Quebec. Parking is a bear! My daughter and I rarely moved the car. We walked almost everywhere. Don't forget to try the Poutine!

Bill Blinky we loved Quebec city. It is well worth a stop over for sure. We loved it.

+Leynos Hideyoshi yeah. Love Quebec. Such a nice city.

+woltersworld (dude I'm so sorry about all the dumb comments in this comment section, tbh I though your analysis was fair and well done, also great shots of my city, it's really great to see! Again well done, so glad to see you and your family had fun! Maybe try coming back in winter, we have a lot of things in winter too! ^^

+leynos Hideyoshi how cold was it and did it snow

Charlotte Hughes I come from albany NY, this winter there was no snow and if it did it melted quickly and temperatures were in the 30s to low 40s. When I went to Quebec the temperature were in its 10s-20s and it didn't snow but there was snow on the ground and when I mean on the ground, I mean there was a lot of it and it was even worse because it was frozen lol.

omg I'm moving there this summer and I can wait thx so much

Charlotte Law very cool. I will have to try that next time. I am sure my kids would love it! thanks for the tip!

Yep :) and thank you for watching all of our videos you have watched :) it means a lot to us. Thanks! Mark

So, how was your trip?

de la bonne cuisine! hahahha

Fabrice Tremblay ,that IS a rather comendable societal , cultural phenomenon , and trait....decorum. I actually CAN beleive that is really how it is there also, for some reason. 😊

I grew up in Los Angeles and I can confirm that the locals don't give a crap about celebrities. In fact, it's annoying when one is around because their stupid security guards, etc. block of walkways and such. Whatever. I don't care. I'm from L.A. and I don't care that it's Brad Pitt, I just want to walk across this aisle to get to the bathroom so I can pee. Ok? Out of my way. There are a lot of transplants to the area who seem to care though.

Not all of us are rude and ignorant, I took up French in high school so I could understand and respect your language. So it’s really offensive when you say our language is the center of the world and how we “jump like prey to get money” and no bodyguards aren’t everywhere.

I agree with you. I think he didn't mean to be rude but in a way he did it anyways. I am from Québec as well and I understand what he tried to communicate but failed to do it properly. I also think he took the ''not speaking any french issue'' as a ''hate'' thing offensive. As the youtuber said, it is not really a hate category but a ''be sure you're aware of these details'' category. Minus the comment about english isn't the center of the world, he is right as when we travel somewhere, we have to learn a little of the local language and not be surprised if anyone can't communicate properly with you if you don't. I am dissapointed though that the Québécois are reticent about accepting english as the international language. We can understand why when we know about Québec's story but as usual, not everyone is like that. I am proud to watch my shows in english, being able to communicate in english, to travel in english cities and not worry about being lost. The language is simpler than french and I love using it. Not much of Québecers can say they are proud Canadians before saying they are proud Québecers. I am both. :)

Fabrice Tremblay I'm not reading all this shit.. but I understand pal

Ur province is awesome!! It’s so pretty (:

You are so right!! Just a little effort is the best. I live in Québec and at my work place less than half the tourist ask me if i can speak english they just assum we all do because of Montreal maybe. So its very nice to see someone trying is best. We dont judge 😊

Ines Adassi Very true. Very true :)

janburn007 thanks JB!

MyCatFooed seriously, Quebec City is one of my favorite places in North America, by far. I loved it.

Bob Ford

MyCatFooed Welcome to Québec City ;-)

woltersworld Ever been to Saint Pierre and Miquelon? The last French colony in North America,.

Thank you ☺️

+goomba008 I wouldn't say so. My dad was born and lived for 30 years in Quebec city and i can still see in his eyes that it is the best place on earth to him. I've seen most of Canada's big cities except Halifax and I really think Quebec city is the most beautiful one. But when it's about wich one i prefer to live in, Montreal is the place :)

+goomba008 With all the many visitors from all over the globe who enjoy their visits in Quebec City and using their limited French to get by, how can it be boring ?

I think it depends on the personnality. It ain't really boring, but it's not Toronto/Montreal .

Tosh T Thanks Tosh. Quebec was a pretty cool city. Really enjoyed it.

+peter pichle Grüß aus Québec! Hier in Québec haben wir ein deutscher Weihnachtsmarkt in Dezember. Er is sehr schön!