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Old Posted Apr 19, 2018, 10:01 PM
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Its one thing to visit and another try and live there. I've had a couple of friends who have lived there and felt without a strong knowledge of French they found it hard to get good jobs or progress very much. They loved that it was cheap though.

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Old Posted Apr 19, 2018, 11:26 PM
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Its one thing to visit and another try and live there. I've had a couple of friends who have lived there and felt without a strong knowledge of French they found it hard to get good jobs or progress very much. They loved that it was cheap though.

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Valid point. I guess the same would happen to me if I'd move to Porto without having a solid base in portuguese... Pretty normal IMO.
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This video is making quite a buzz this week.
Montréal discovered by millenials from Canada and elsewhere.

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thanks for that. Evokes so much bittersweet emotion. I miss my hometown very badly. Parts of the video are over the top, but the art, architecture, food, fashion, culture and Joie de Vivre is spot-on. Montreal is truly one of the world's greatest cities.
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thanks for that. Evokes so much bittersweet emotion. I miss my hometown very badly. Parts of the video are over the top, but the art, architecture, food, fashion, culture and Joie de Vivre is spot-on. Montreal is truly one of the world's greatest cities.
Entièrement en accord. Vive Montréal.
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you can literally see a column of smoke arising when you're in the city that day

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Old Posted Apr 28, 2018, 7:40 PM
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thanks for that. Evokes so much bittersweet emotion. I miss my hometown very badly. Parts of the video are over the top, but the art, architecture, food, fashion, culture and Joie de Vivre is spot-on. Montreal is truly one of the world's greatest cities.
What's stopping you from moving back and settling down there? Surely there are many universities there you can work at.
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What's stopping you from moving back and settling down there? Surely there are many universities there you can work at.
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yes, I had offers from JMSB and HEC, but my wife isn't as keen, as her folks (and my mom) live in the GTA. Western is a great place, but London is sterile.
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Lovely video of a fabulous city. I am glad to have some family in QC, so that I can visit every few years.
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Lovely video of a fabulous city. I am glad to have some family in QC, so that I can visit every few years.
Thanks. I'm enjoying it everyday. Are they living in the Greater Québec City area?
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A quick clip of the view driving north over the Granville Bridge in Vancouver recently. Click on the link below the pic. Originally posted by Zepfancouver on the Vancouver House thread in the Vancouver forum.



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is this LRT project ever going to get running? another year? 2019? wtf

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this one says december 2018, this is terrible

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Thanks. I'm enjoying it everyday. Are they living in the Greater Québec City area?
yes, Levis, Lauzon, and St. Jean Chrysostome. (two cousins, and their families, as well as aunt/uncle)
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