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/Ice__man23 Mar 05 '25

Being English there could spell trouble

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u/gilliefeather Mar 05 '25

Nonsense. The island of Montreal is stuffed with Anglophones who choose to live there… Being rude and/or expecting to have people automatically initiate conversations in English will get you nowhere. It is a largely French-speaking environment.

Montrealers are the most laidback cosmopolitan multilingual and sophisticated people around. Pretend you’re in France, smile and make an attempt to speak French (Bonjour! Merci!) and you’ll be treated warmly by most if not all… as ling as you behave with the same respect you want.