Post: #1

Hey RVF looking for the Quebec heads to chime on on life in MTL as a resident. I am seriously considering taking 6 months off from school just to take some professional courses in communications and writing in MTL. A break from Tdot is needed and I am in no rush to finish off my degree here at all. Looking for advice on this differences on living in MTL vs TO. I know is much cheaper than TO and what I pay for rent now could actually get my a 1br in some parts of the City.

What are some areas I should be looking at to live? (Good access to Metro, no rats or roaches, close to the action) It seems that $400-700 can put me in comfy situation either with roomies or a small bachelor or 1br for a little bit more.

I don't know a lick of French but willing to learn basics to get by before fall.

How easy is it to land work there? I am looking for something restaurant related to scrounge tips but I wonder if my lack fo French will fuck me over on that front. IF it does then I do have significant experience in health-care begin a rehab aid and manager back in the day for many years.

All in all I would be there for end of summer-into-fall and the start of hellish winter and bail in Dec. An extended "working" vacation you could call it. Really don't know if its wise but I've lived so long trying to make sure things are "ideal" I just really feel like sticking my neck out their for once and seeing what happens.

Post: #2

(05-05-2012 02:56 PM)kosko Wrote:  Hey RVF looking for the Quebec heads to chime on on life in MTL as a resident. I am seriously considering taking 6 months off from school just to take some professional courses in communications and writing in MTL. A break from Tdot is needed and I am in no rush to finish off my degree here at all. Looking for advice on this differences on living in MTL vs TO. I know is much cheaper than TO and what I pay for rent now could actually get my a 1br in some parts of the City.

What are some areas I should be looking at to live? (Good access to Metro, no rats or roaches, close to the action) It seems that $400-700 can put me in comfy situation either with roomies or a small bachelor or 1br for a little bit more.

I don't know a lick of French but willing to learn basics to get by before fall.

How easy is it to land work there? I am looking for something restaurant related to scrounge tips but I wonder if my lack fo French will fuck me over on that front. IF it does then I do have significant experience in health-care begin a rehab aid and manager back in the day for many years.

All in all I would be there for end of summer-into-fall and the start of hellish winter and bail in Dec. An extended "working" vacation you could call it. Really don't know if its wise but I've lived so long trying to make sure things are "ideal" I just really feel like sticking my neck out their for once and seeing what happens.

You could try Rosetta Stone. I've been doing it for about 5 months now, its really helpful just in case I make the decision to move to Montreal.

Post: #3

I would have moved there a long time ago, but you need to speak french to land a decent job.

Most living costs would be cheaper than Toronto, I knew a girl who was renting a whole house in Laval for $400/month.

Post: #4

Well you will need to speak french to have a decent job.Even in Mcdonald's . For the rent well this depend for many reason. The 400/month in laval exemple
is really not revelent , it look like a friend/deal . I lived in a 4 1/2 in Saint-Eustche just beside Laval 7 years ago and I paid 550/month . It was low at that time and in Montréal it will be Higher . For the neighborhood , The more billangal are the mile end,Notre dame de Grâce,Côte des Neiges,Lachine. The more anglophone part are the more expensive normaly . For the transport,Montréal have metro acces anywhere so you don't really need to be concerned about that .For job , I don't know your background but, in Québec teaching english could be a nice opportunity to have a decent job without being bilangual .

Post: #5

(05-07-2012 12:08 AM)Alfonzo Wrote:  Well you will need to speak french to have a decent job.Even in Mcdonald's . For the rent well this depend for many reason. The 400/month in laval exemple
is really not revelent , it look like a friend/deal . I lived in a 4 1/2 in Saint-Eustche just beside Laval 7 years ago and I paid 550/month . It was low at that time and in Montréal it will be Higher . For the neighborhood , The more billangal are the mile end,Notre dame de Grâce,Côte des Neiges,Lachine. The more anglophone part are the more expensive normaly . For the transport,Montréal have metro acces anywhere so you don't really need to be concerned about that .For job , I don't know your background but, in Québec teaching english could be a nice opportunity to have a decent job without being bilangual .

One can teach English in Quebec without knowing French? Who would the person be teaching English to?

Post: #6

Well You'll need the basic but, when I was in school I had a few teachers who was mainly anglophone . The majority of the english teachers are francophone with bad english or anglophone with bad french .Opportunity to teach english are good here , I'm pretty sure .In public school system,private and in the goverment. I think it's a sector to look at .

Post: #7

(05-07-2012 10:20 AM)Alfonzo Wrote:  Well You'll need the basic but, when I was in school I had a few teachers who was mainly anglophone . The majority of the english teachers are francophone with bad english or anglophone with bad french .Opportunity to teach english are good here , I'm pretty sure .In public school system,private and in the goverment. I think it's a sector to look at .

Really? Because my English is perfect (of course) and my French is at the high end of lower. This means, I can understand you if you speak at the pace of David Blaine (the drunken magician). I can respond at his pace too. If you have any sort of speech impediment in French, I am fcuked up the Riveria with no bateau. I was talking to a French lizard the other day and she had a lisp. I couldn't catch what she was saying and my head began to throb (instead of my penis).

Woe etait moi.

Post: #8

(05-07-2012 10:20 AM)Alfonzo Wrote:  Well You'll need the basic but, when I was in school I had a few teachers who was mainly anglophone . The majority of the english teachers are francophone with bad english or anglophone with bad french .Opportunity to teach english are good here , I'm pretty sure .In public school system,private and in the goverment. I think it's a sector to look at .

Where do you live now?
Do you miss Montreal!

You have piqued my interest about teaching English.

Post: #9

To work in a public school you will need a basic of french but, I'm pretty sure politics to be hired are kind of loose and could be ''cas par cas '' . The profession of teacher in Québec is really on the downlow . They miss teachers in every domain , they even hire people who fail some course of their degre .
In my opinion probably the chance to be hired will be higher in a more francophone city or neighborhood .In my situation I grow up and still lived in Gatineau and it's the more bilangual city in Canada. Even in the different school I attempt I face with 2 praticly unilingue anglophone in high school .
I work in the federal goverment and I had english for the past few years and my teacher was ok in french but not great . I had an english private tutor helping me to pass an exam . The market is there, many companies and departement hire english teacher/tutor .I guess for some place you will need a french basic .