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Glad you enjoyed it, Phil.
And a travel tip for visiting the province of Quebec: if you walk into a business and someone says "Bonjour, Hi!" they mean "I can serve you in French or English; which would you prefer?"
You signal your language choice by answering "Bonjour!" or "Hi!". There's no obligation to reply in French unless you prefer. If they say just "Bonjour!" and you're not comfortable in French, it's still OK to ask if you can talk with them in English, but they might not be totally fluent (or they might be using exclusively French for political reasons, though that's rare in the younger generation).
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If the business person speaks English, he/she will be pleased to speak the language with you. Else, may refer you to an English-speaking associate.
I had a somewhat "unique" experience with professionals from Quebec, many years ago.
I was attending a Canada regional conference in Toronto, Ontario. We were provided with headphones (for some of the sessions) because the speakers/presenters from Quebec wouldn't speak in English. We had to listen to the simultaneous translation while the presentation was going on.
A few years later, I attended a similar conference by our US-bheadquartered professional association. The new venue was in Montreal, Quebec. All the speakers spoke in English. I asked the Quebecois host, why when they were in Toronto, they spoke in French and we needed translators? He said, "Because we are from Quebec."
And why you presented now in English? "Because you are our guests."
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We were there for the 400 yr anniversary just as a bizarre weather front settled over the lake and region. It rained continuously - teeming at times with such intensity that traffic had to halt!
It did put a damper 🫣 on things but never stopped us from venturing out into the Old City.
The locals told us that it had been raining for three MONTHS and no one could ever remember such a bizarre weather event. Many street events had to be cancelled.
We definitely plan to return and hopefully the sun will shine a bit more🌞
Hope you are feeling better today.
Phil