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Local passions: Languages
As any traveller knows, you can’t get to the heart of a place without knowing at least a bit of the language. That’s doubly true in a bi-lingual city like Montreal – the biggest French-speaking city after Paris. This is where English and French cultures meet, find out how well they get along, and produce something uniquely Québecois.
So if you’re not a French-speaker already, you soon will be after some time as a Montrealer. You don’t need to spend every day repeating phrases into your Walkman – you’ll pick up the language at the same time as pursuing the passions and interests that drew you here. Whether it’s bar-hopping or hiking, skiing or skating, exploring Montreal and its environs means exploring the fascinating combination of languages, too.
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