Anyone from Quebec?

**Gabe** · 06-23-2008, 11:07 AM

Come on Quebecois!

**suki** · 06-23-2008, 11:08 AM

No, but I love going there on vacation!

**Gabe** · 06-23-2008, 11:12 AM

Where do you go and where have you visited?

**suki** · 06-23-2008, 11:18 AM

I've been to Montreal twice. The second time I took my family and they completely fell in love with it.

I've been to Quebec City once.

That's all I've done so far, but would love to see more. I really enjoyed it.

**Gabe** · 06-23-2008, 11:25 AM

If you like canoeing and camping I would recommend Parc de la Mauricie. Great place.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/qc/mauricie/visit/tour_e.asp

Its halfway between Quebec City and Montreal.

**suki** · 06-23-2008, 11:32 AM

Ah, very cool! Thanks for the recommendation!

I learned french in HS, but is it my imagination that the Quebecois is a bit different... or is my french just that rusty?

**Gabe** · 06-23-2008, 11:35 AM

Writing is the same... Oral is different.
Kind of like someone from England and someone from Texas. Same language different expressions and accent.

**suki** · 06-23-2008, 11:38 AM

That's what I thought... thanks!

**Gabe** · 06-23-2008, 12:01 PM

http://www.republiquelibre.org/cousture/FRANC2.HTM

Here is a good read on the French Quebecois and how it originated.

**Libby** · 07-17-2008, 07:41 PM

What about the diff in Quebec French and Acadian French? I-yi-yi! LOL

**celina** · 07-18-2008, 11:44 AM

i lived in abitibi temiscaming for 5 years, i'm back in ontario now, but we are franco-ontariens....yet another variation on the language ...lol...do you miss it gabe?

**Gabe** · 07-18-2008, 01:07 PM

Celina,

I lived in Rouyn for a few years. Born in Sudbury.

Yes I do miss it sometimes. I loved to go camping and canoeing!

Where do you live?

**celina** · 07-18-2008, 04:18 PM

well north bay is home (actually Field, which is between sudbury and north bay, my sister is in sturgeon falls and dad is in verner...) from there it was Sault ste marie, and in march we moved to Wasaga Beach, but there will hopefully be an IT job opening in sudbury for the same company...which we'd jump all over....

**Gabe** · 07-18-2008, 04:48 PM

Most of my mom's side are from Noelville French River.
(seguin)

I do miss the area. Maybe I can do a trip there this year.

**northernmom2boys** · 07-18-2008, 05:53 PM

small world we lived in North Bay till 6yrs ago now we are in Sudbury
We would go to Montreal every summer as a child to visit relatives in the way to New Brunswick