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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... [read more]
A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... [read more] Blog: Montreal
Date: December 21st 2006
MONTREAL Firstly Montreal was much bigger than I thought it was going to be. But it was much more like how I had expected the province of Quebec to be - much more bilingual than Quebec City. However, there were still plenty of French information signs with no English translation to ensure that tourists dont get any information at all! I heard that it is illegal to greet someone in a store by ... read more
Date: December 21st 2006
MONTREAL Firstly Montreal was much bigger than I thought it was going to be. But it was much more like how I had expected the province of Quebec to be - much more bilingual than Quebec City. However, there were still plenty of French information signs with no English translation to ensure that tourists dont get any information at all! I heard that it is illegal to greet someone in a store by ... read more
