You Know you are a Montrealer if
Feb 22nd, 2008, 03:41 PM
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You Know you are a Montrealer if
You pronounce it Muntreal, not Mahntreal.
You have ever said anything like I have to stop at the guichet before we get to the dep.
Your only concern about jaywalking is getting a ticket.
You understand and frequently use terms like unilingual, anglophone, francophone, and allophone.
The most exciting thing about the South Shore is that you can turn right on a red.
You know that the West Island is not a separate geographical formation.
You have to bring smoked meat from Schwartz's and bagels from St-Viateur if you're visiting anyone west of Cornwall.
You refer to Tremblant as up North.
You know how to pronounce Pie IX.
You believe to the depth of your very being that Toronto has no soul.
You greet everyone, from lifelong bosom friends to someone you met once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.
You know what a four-and-a-half is.
You've been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.
You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for at least 25 years.
You were drinking cafe-au-lait before it was latte.
Shoppers Drug Mart is Pharmaprix and Staples is Bureau en Gros, and PFK is finger lickin good.
For two weeks a year, you are a jazz aficionado.
You know the difference between the SQ, the SAQ, and the SAAQ.
You measure temperature and distance in metric, but weight and height in Imperial measure.
You show up at a party at 11 p.m. and no one else is there yet.
You know that Montreal is responsible for introducing the following to North America: bagels, souvlaki, smoked meat and Supertramp.
Also, Chris de Burgh.
You don't drink pop or soda, you drink soft drinks.
The margarine in your fridge is the same colour as lard.
There has to be at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in less than 24 hours for you to consider it too snowy to drive.
You remember where you were during the Ice Storm.
You don't understand anyone from Lac-St-Jean, but you can fake the accent.
You discuss potholes like most people discuss weather.
You encounter bilingual homeless people.
You find it amusing when people from outside Quebec compliment you on how good your English is.
You have yet to understand a single announcement made on the Metro PA system, no matter what the language.
Mark
Feb 24th, 2008, 06:43 AM
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It took me a moment to get that one too. Until it became crystal clear... for example, for a renter a 5 1/2 is roughly a 2 bedroom apt." Anyone who's ever looked for an apartment would know these terms.
Some of these are geared more toward Montreal anglos or those that drive cars, but it's still fun.
Some of these are geared more toward Montreal anglos or those that drive cars, but it's still fun.
