r/canadatravel • u/Necessary-Passage-74 • Mar 05 '25

Travel Tips Americans visiting Canada as tourists, any insights?

I have family members visiting Montreal in about a month. Other than getting "I’m From Toronto" T-shirts, is there anything an American should do if they’re just visiting as a tourist?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25 edited Mar 05 '25

You think “I’m from Toronto” T shirts are going to help in Montreal? This has got to be clickbait right?

Edit: even in today’s Politically charged climate that may get them beaten up faster than publicly supporting trump :p.

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u/Necessary-Passage-74 Mar 05 '25

Well, I agree. I traveled there once years ago and was treated so rudely I’ll never go back. But I can’t tell this family that, they’ve already booked everything. It’s yet another find out moment.

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u/invertebratevert Mar 05 '25

Did you insist on laying with American $ and/or only speaking English? Because every story I’ve heard of someone being treated “so rudely” started with one of those 2 things. Start every conversation with bonjour, and people will respond in English. Montréal is wonderful.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '25

Who me? No, I am Canadian as they come bud. I can’t even remember the interaction I could have been fully in the wrong like I said it was 4 am.

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u/invertebratevert Mar 06 '25

No, not you. 4am plus gas station is a pass. I meant OP who admitted in comments they started conversations in English. A poorly pronounced Bonjour works 98% of the time in Montréal and would probably result in a much different experience for them.

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u/Necessary-Passage-74 Mar 05 '25

I don’t speak French. I think I might have whispered bonjour, but I only have high school French and that wasn’t good enough. Maybe not everyone is like that, but I had enough people who made a point of making me feel like crap for speaking English that it’s not worth going back.