I actually didn't have any problems with people giving me sh!t as an American. Maybe it was because my tattooer friends gave me a list of neighborhoods / places to stay away from and specific bars to go to. Brutopia was excellent, Biftec was good too. Maybe it had something to do with travelling with my Swedish friend who is outright Socialist. He's a horrible commie bastard but I love him like a brother. Quite odd considering I'm a rabid libertarian.
Basically I spent one day (mostly the night) in Montreal so all I did was get really drunk and walk around, take cabs, etc. I go to Toronto for the weekend at least 3 or 4 times a year, so I know the city quite well. I love the record shops, restaurants, botiques, streets... etc. I really want to go to Montreal for 3 or 4 days this summer and give it the same opportunity.
What do you know about Quebec City and Halifax? I have heard that Quebec City is also very nice, and my boss enjoyed Halifax when we went on a cruise there.
I love Canada, the Canadian people, and their cities. I enjoy travelling in Canada very much. Just don't get me started on politics when I'm drunk because as I said, I'm a rabid libertarian. I usually just talk about the AK-47 in my closet and get the hard-core America haters to shut the hell up!
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Naw, it's not an anti-American thing. The problem in Montreal is French-Canadian versus English-Canadian. French-Canadians are much more likely to admit to speaking English when dealing with an American than when dealing with an English-Canadian. The tension is especially pronounced in Montreal since, historically, the rich in that city have been English-Canadian while the lower classes have been French.
What do you know about Quebec City and Halifax? I have heard that Quebec City is also very nice, and my boss enjoyed Halifax when we went on a cruise there.
Quebec City is interesting since it's a walled, circular town. It's quite historic, but it's a little provincial. Halifax has a nice location and beautiful scenery, but it's pretty small.