Myths and Realities of Montreal Well, I know that I have something boring without pictures and just blah, blah, but still does not get the charger for my camera, so I can not take pictures, either way there is much to say about this wonderful place which has given us many surprises and little has changed our way of thinking.
In this post I will talk about the surprises that the city has given us what we thought when we arrived and it really is.
1 .- Learn the language French .- When we arrived everything seemed so simple, we were told we would be getting into a school to study full time, and the government would help us with a short show to study without working. ERROR! not so simple, it is true that the government helps you when you study full time, but this process is not as fast. We came, we apply, and finally on August 19 will go into this program, and aid given by the government is not enough to live, just gives more to pay necessary expenses, and yet one has to work, even a part-time ... see that this was nothing, because this great!
2 .- If you do not have a job the government will help with wool .- This is true, but again this, the money that supports the government enough to live.
3 .- The government gives you all the necessary medical assistance free .- ERROR!, The health system you have here is very good, but does not cover everything, cover emergencies, general and medical doctor. The dentist here is so expensive! Orthodontics cost $ 3.000 usd, so better make the trip out to Mexico to attend and see the family way. To be attended by a normal condition (say a flu) have to make a row of 3 hours (as in Mexico), also do not sell non-prescription recipes for what to do with egg line. Of course if you attend an emergency of blown up, and doctors are well qualified for what is sure to give you the correct treatment and will not go guessing and I repeat, the drugs are free.
4 .- No begging .- ERROR! and a load there, just that unlike Mexico, the normal people here are not starving, receiving a government check. It is usually crazy people or drug addict (the cold is an important factor to change many things, people go crazy and depressed).
5 .- The culture is free .- That I can not say much, because I still do not live Jazz festival, but from what I've seen here toooooddddooooo costs, costs to enter a museum, take the cinema costs and much, any concert costs, all costs, breathing hard! This is a city of consumption, and as you spend, you win.
6 .- The people are very cold .- I think not .... but we in the era of happiness, because it's hot and people are very happy about that. So yes, we were told that the contact was almost non-existent, people are not greeted by kisses and handshakes, this itself is a lie, here people usually greet each hand, but when you already know not only give a kiss, but TWO.
Well, there must be more things, but I do not agree, the post will próxmo with photographs, and tomorrow it will seem to boot.
Greetings everyone! abuuuuuuuurrrrrrrr!