Originally Posted by
lhbernhardt
The only thing that peeves me on my visits to Montreal (one of the most fun places in Canada) is that whenever I try to speak French, they speak English back to you. Montrealers tend to be quite a bit more arrogant than other Quebecers, sort of the Paris of Quebec. I guess they don't like to listen to bad French, and they want to let you know they can speak English better than you can speak French!
I am a bilingual Quebecer (with French as mother tongue) and I can tell you that if I reply in English to someone who tries to speak French, it would be to accommodate the person, not to be an *******.
I personally believe that's generally the case in Montreal. I now live in the south shore so my English speaking is strictly limited to business now.
