From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 17 Feb 2026 04:56:50 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On 17 Feb 2026 02:23:59 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> I imagine that Montréal was a lot more welcoming to Americans back   
   >> then.   
   >> Since then, it appears that the local population has become   
   >> increasingly hostile to them not because they are Americans, but   
   >> because they speak English.   
   >   
   > It's always been so in Montreal. Trois Rivieres, Quebec City, and the   
   > small towns are more welcoming even if there is a language difficulty.   
   > In the smaller towns, at least back then, many people didn't speak   
   > English but I often had the feeling in Montreal that they could but   
   > wouldn't.   
   >   
   > It rivaled NYC rudeness, but in French. otoh I know a few French words   
   > but can't hammer out a sentence other than "Voulez-vous coucher avec   
   > moi, ce soir?" Patti LaBelle  said she didn't know what the phrase   
   > meant, was just making the sounds.   
      
   The rudeness extended even to people born and raised in Montréal, funny   
   enough. My French is excellent and the accent is perfect, but because my   
   name isn't French, they always see me as an outsider. It doesn't matter to   
   them that I introduce myself using the French version of my first name   
   either; they will continue to try to pronounce the Polish version of my   
   name to reinforce the fact that I'm an "outsider" who has always lived   
   among them.   
      
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