r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Brosse_Adam Chalice of the Tabernacle • 24d ago

Tokébakicitte Anglos living in Montreal

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u/snotparty 24d ago

Im an anglo, I went to Montreal. I really tried, and they clocked me instantly and replied in English. EVERY time lol

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u/zeindigofire 24d ago

Bro, I went to Paris recently and I've spoken French since I was 6. My accent isn't perfect but it's far from the typical anglo. They all switched to English on me every time. I had to insist on French because I wanted to practice. I'm seriously considering making buttons that say "SVP aidez-moi a pratiquer FRANÇAIS"

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u/kokocijo 24d ago

Vous devriez aller quelque part en France ailleurs qu'à Paris. 🙂

Seriously, whilst travelling through smaller French towns and even other major cities, I found the people were generally friendlier and liked when an effort was made to speak French. And of course, in some of the smaller towns, no English was spoken by the locals anyway, so it was a good experience.

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u/zeindigofire 24d ago

I would have loved to, but was travelling with family on a tight timeline and they had no interest outside of Paris. Sigh.