{"id":4188,"date":"2011-10-18T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-18T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcfbellemare.com\/wordpress\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2011-10-18T09:47:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T13:47:55","slug":"montreal-isnt-like-europe-but-dont-let-that-dissuade-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcfbellemare.com\/wordpress\/4188","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Isn’t Like Europe, But Don’t Let That Dissuade You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Montreal, as seen from the south shore of the St. Lawrence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having lived in two European countries, I am always puzzled when I hear people — Americans, usually — say that my hometown is “so European.” That probably explains why I loved this article:<\/p>\n

The truth is, Montreal isn’t like Europe at all.\u00a0But don’t let that dissuade you — most of the other places you could go are also not in Europe! And while you may have hoped that visiting\u00a0la belle ville<\/em>\u00a0would give you the chance to improve your French, you’ll probably have a hard time finding someone to\u00a0humor\u00a0you. And why should they, with that\u00a0accent?<\/p>\n

But you haven’t wasted your plane ticket yet. Montreal does have many lovely attractions — and I\u2019m not just talking about those Alouettes cheerleaders (amiright!). What you need is a more\u00a0authentic<\/em>\u00a0way to experience the city: gamboling with a friendly, English-speaking local who can show you her\u00a0favorite\u00a0places and tell you what she\u00a0<\/em>loves about this town — and why she has found it so darn difficult to leave, come hell or near-complete lack of career\u00a0opportunity.<\/p>\n

Here’s more<\/a>, from Maisonneuve Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Having lived in two European countries, I am always puzzled when I hear people — Americans, usually — say that my hometown is “so European.”…<\/p>\n

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