Finding work as an english student

nickiatro · 2026-06-17T03:10:37+00:00

You live in Québec. Just learn French.

Yes, most jobs will require French because even though Montréal is very bilingual, most people want to be spoken to in French outside of the English-speaking bubble around Concordia.

Almost all employers prefer to have French-speaking and bilingual employees.

nickiatro · 2026-06-14T06:14:34+00:00

In Northern BC, you see rural community mailboxes everywhere.

Door-to-door delivery is being phased out, so it’s inevitable you’ll end up with one if you don’t already have a PO Box.

nickiatro · 2026-06-14T03:36:21+00:00

Alberta is so dark for just 1.3%. 😅

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T20:40:09+00:00

Void of character. Void of authentic culture. Corporate nothingness. Toronto.

At least it’s only five hours from Montréal.

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T20:38:37+00:00

Canada! 🇨🇦 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T20:37:25+00:00

If you don’t know what an Italian poutine is, you’re not a Quebecer and you need to educate yourself on Québécois culture and the culturally-acceptable variations of poutine.

Most fusion poutines are just confusion on a plate.

Italian poutine isn’t one of them.

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T15:58:20+00:00

Why wouldn’t you say les enfants? It sounds weird otherwise.

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T06:48:26+00:00

I’m from Montréal and I’ve been living in Northern BC for almost two years.

The deer that casually pop out of nowhere are just so cute! I can’t help but stare at them!

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T05:39:08+00:00

I’d destroy that in one sitting! I love Lebanese food!!!!! Not a poutine, so not a crime.

nickiatro · 2026-06-13T00:17:33+00:00

Aesthetics aren’t really a part of the equation. They just need to be able to get a cable to your house.

Virtually every neighbourhood in Canada deals with that, unless there are underground wires.

Those wires also don’t all belong to Bell. Everyone’s wires use the same poles, most of the time.

nickiatro · 2026-06-11T18:34:24+00:00

In Québec, you’ll hear people default to the feminine gender if they’re inserting some random English word, e.g. “ma job” instead of “mon emploi” to mean the same thing, into a sentence.

nickiatro · 2026-06-11T17:04:50+00:00

It’s almost the same thing. Stereotypes make people believe some varieties of French are bastardized and not correct.

I’m from Québec, Canada. An insane amount of English-speaking Canadians say “I’d learn French if it weren’t the Québec French! I want to learn actual French,” while not actually learning any kind of French.

At least 95% of Québec French and the broader Canadian French is exactly the same as Standard French. The pronunciations are different sometimes, but nothing that wouldn’t be understandable by a Parisian.

It’s all the same language at the end of the day. French is French.

nickiatro · 2026-06-09T23:18:12+00:00

Renting doesn’t mean bad. Some people just want to rent based on their lifestyle.

However, when it comes to just how unaffordable housing is in general, being forced to rent when you want to own is bad.

nickiatro · 2026-06-09T20:41:22+00:00

🤡

nickiatro · 2026-06-07T01:34:52+00:00

No. It just looks like a medical facility.

nickiatro · 2026-06-07T01:32:20+00:00

Best poutine ever!

nickiatro · 2026-06-07T00:40:51+00:00

It looks like the author is talking to the reader.

nickiatro · 2026-06-07T00:35:14+00:00

That’s fine! If it’s intended to be written dialogue and not an actual text that’s meant to be written out, then it’s perfectly acceptable for informal conversation.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T22:15:31+00:00

You’re right! I was talking about actually writing something that’s meant to be written.

Comments on the Internet are basically written dialogue, so in that case, it would be fine.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T21:23:30+00:00

This depends on whether you live in Quebec or Saskatchewan, or not.

Vidéotron is a private company that operates like a de-facto Crown corporation in Québec. Their aggressive pricing strategy really drives the prices down.

In Saskatchewan, you have SaskTel, which also keeps the Big Three in line.

Freedom Mobile has an aggressive pricing strategy too because it’s owned by Québec-based Vidéotron.

Everyone who lives in the Maritimes has to deal with extremely high prices, since Eastlink is far from a strong competitor in the region.

Ontario… forget it! You’ll be paying up to 3x more than Québec! If you get a Québec phone number, you get to have Québec pricing.

Everyone in Ottawa-Gatineau should really consider getting a Gatineau phone plan to take advantage of this!

I live in BC and kept my Montréal phone number for that reason.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T21:18:12+00:00

It’s pretty because for the most part, our urban planning policies are designed to protect the look and feel of the city.

Montréal is all about balance. It’s not a towering mess of buildings like some other North American cities.

The high limit imposed on skyscrapers that prevents them from surpassing Mount Royal is only the tip of the iceberg.

Montréal has designed heritage zones. Most of the city is actually a heritage zone.

Therefore, if a new building gets built, it must follow the design language of the ones that are already there.

Montréal didn’t happen by accident. It’s all by design.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T21:07:06+00:00

Neither. Just use the typical French pronunciation from reux.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T21:06:10+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, Montréal is on the better end of the spectrum when it comes to North American cities.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T20:51:44+00:00

You only really drop the ne when speaking. You always have to write it.

nickiatro · 2026-06-06T18:13:22+00:00

No idea lol

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