Long Island Mike
Senior Member
Toronto vs.Montreal and other thoughts...
Everyone: Interesting topic on how the so-called Toronto/Montreal rivalry has fared in recent years and decades...
I will agree with many of the opinions here and say that Toronto passed Montreal to be #1 in Canada in the 80s.
Yes-the 80s were great for Toronto judging by just my own memories of my visits.
The separatist movement in Quebec did not help matters where Montreal is concerned - I recall I had little if any problem
language-wise there in the 80s but I knew knowing some French helped even though my attempt was feeble at best.
Montreal's big attraction to many is the French language/culture - and Quebec as a whole has a European feel to me somewhat-a great example is Quebec City's walled upper City-as close to being in Europe but not leaving North America as it can get to me.
From my membership here at UT I have read about how Toronto has changed now that it is the #1 city in Canada in size,wealth,variety and other factors.
Montreal is now #2 in Canada but it has that French influence working in its favor...and Quebec as a whole for that matter. It made Montreal just that much more interesting to me...but Toronto for me has always been my #1 destination visiting Canada.
Memories and insight from LI MIKE
Everyone: Interesting topic on how the so-called Toronto/Montreal rivalry has fared in recent years and decades...
I will agree with many of the opinions here and say that Toronto passed Montreal to be #1 in Canada in the 80s.
Yes-the 80s were great for Toronto judging by just my own memories of my visits.
The separatist movement in Quebec did not help matters where Montreal is concerned - I recall I had little if any problem
language-wise there in the 80s but I knew knowing some French helped even though my attempt was feeble at best.
Montreal's big attraction to many is the French language/culture - and Quebec as a whole has a European feel to me somewhat-a great example is Quebec City's walled upper City-as close to being in Europe but not leaving North America as it can get to me.
From my membership here at UT I have read about how Toronto has changed now that it is the #1 city in Canada in size,wealth,variety and other factors.
Montreal is now #2 in Canada but it has that French influence working in its favor...and Quebec as a whole for that matter. It made Montreal just that much more interesting to me...but Toronto for me has always been my #1 destination visiting Canada.
Memories and insight from LI MIKE
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