Paddlefoot Aeon
Neogen Industries
Serenity Fallen
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Posted - 2006.11.15 20:56:00 -
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Well, I like both Canada and Quebec... but I may have a bit of a Bias.
All over in Quebec is French, with the exception of Montreal. Montreal itself is pretty much divided east and west... with Anglophones on the West Island, and Francophones in the East End. I'm an Anglo, and a child of 2 Anglos, and all through school I had to take French. To be honest, getting a job in Montreal, even the English parts, requires an understanding of French. If learning French is not in the cards for you, don't come to Montreal. I love my home, but you have to be open to learning at least some French.
Its cool actually, because I can sit down in a Bistro and order completely in English, while carrying on a converstation with the waiter/waitress who is speaking only French.... and we understand each other perfectly. Very cool, when you think about it.
Canada is huge.... to fly from Montreal to Vancouver is the same, if not longer, than flying from Montreal to England. (6 Hour flight from Montreal to Vancouver!)
Speaking about Vancouver... what a beautiful city. You rarely get the bitter cold you would get living in the Prairies, yet the best skiing in North America (Whistler/Blackcomb) is less than a 2 hour drive outside of Vancouver. If you enjoying skiing, there is no better place.
As far as the female senery goes, Montreal is awesome... though some may think that many of the women are high maintenance. Not true, but some people think so. BC, specifically Vancouver, has a very large asian population and therefore a large amount of Asian culture. People say Montreal is a very European city... so I guess Vancover could be called a very Asian city. So... if Asian chicks are your thing... grab your sushi roll and head up there.
One poster above had some very good advice... travel. Outside of Canada, I would love to go to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Denmark, Holland, Finland, Iceland, Switzerland..... so many places, so little money!
But back to Canada.... you can sow our flag on your backpack and not worry about getting crappy service abroad.
Plus... our beer commericals rock!
Point 1
Point 2
Point 3 - Our Beaver chasing team... 
And the last point... we turn to Cpt. Kirk himself!
- la prochain!
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