Comments about quebec

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Jason: Yellowknife? Really? YELLOWKNIFE??? You should've included Winterpeg in the mix somewhere. From one side of the river you get a nice look at downtown with the the Esplenade Riel cable bridge in the foreground, and......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Malcolm: Enjoyed many evenings at Rockheads. He handed out roses to the ladies. If my memory serves me rightly he was targeted by the Catholic church because he was a Jehovah Witness. They shut him down......

in response to: Rufus Rockhead Street by EvilGentleman

Captain Obvious: What really grates about Quebec's degenerate infrastructure, is that they have not only incredibly high taxes, but they *also* have incredibly high subsidies from all the more productive provinces, BOTH. To have billions poured into a......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

Chris : First of all Toronto is hated on by all Canadians outside of the Golden Horse Shoe. One of the main reasons why is,....... the Toronto Maple Losers!!!!!!!!. It's a hockey country and the leafs used......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Mitch: Well, the May 21st deadline passed and Still nothing at all has changed at Bens--still standing and untouched. Haven't heard anything on the news either about its fate. I think Hydro Quebec disconnected its power a......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: The reason we have giant pot holes and roads in such terrible shape has to do with the Quebec government's cutting corners. They use lower quality asphalt and put down only a very thin layer......

in response to: Potholes by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Oldfart: This isn't a hockey tradition. Montreal loves its riots ever since the Quebec legislature passed the Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849 and an English mob torched the parliament buildings, which used to be here. Since then......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: As far as the urban legend aspect of things goes, how could we get a website like [[http://www.snopes.com]] to have a look at it, and see what they dig up? I am really curious about......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: dirana1, thank you for commenting. I can respect your opinions and your insight into the prison is a welcome bit of education for the rest of us. I am certain you know a lot more......

in response to: Kingston Penitentiary by EvilGentleman

Born and Raised in NYC: Incredibly condescending comments but coming from a Canadian I'm not surprised. Never judge the majority attitude of any given place by graffiti since the majority population are seldom represented in the sentiment expoused it's usually drawn/written......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

Ken: This town sure looks pretty crappy., I'm just glad I live in the worlds most exciting cities Montreal, Quebec, Canada...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: jeeff, would your comment mean that the Don Valley Parkway is usually somewhat noisy? I know autoroute 20 (the Quebec end of the 401) here is loud enough that it drives most people nuts. And......

in response to: On My Way to the Post Office by Michelle

EvilGentleman: Ah yes, I know this run well. Journeyed from Nunavut to Winnipeg by plane, then to Montreal and back by Greyhound. With my son, who was age six at the time. And that was all......

in response to: Greyhound Stops Along the 17 by walkhere

Snarsh: Ravioli is pretty much the only word they can use in French. This is in Montreal, so the title is in French and Dumpling is not french. The literal translation for Dumpling is quenelle......

in response to: Manchurian Ravioli by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Wow! Just wow! Great post, TK. As far as the "20/20 hindsight" inspections of other structures **after** the collapse goes, we have the same thing happening here. After the overpass collapse that killed 5 people in September......

in response to: Bridge Removal by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: I guess they would go home to England. Mind you, the writer of the wall scrawl above has not considered what that might also imply for the French of Quebec. Oh well, at least I'm......

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

EvilGentleman: You could be right, chiamattt. But just for fun, can you tell me what province has a health care system working as it should? From what I understand, these problems are nationwide. Although I must admit,......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: Dude, I'm sorry, but to the reason health care in Quebec is so bad isn't because the "Canadian health care system" doesn't work, its because the province has spent a gross amount of money on......

in response to: Windows Health Care by EvilGentleman

montrealrules: [[img:24665]] [[img:24667]] [[img:24668]] Some of the many pictures that have to make up the skyline of Montreal,quebec, Canada ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

EvilGentleman: Thanks, but credit must go where credit is due. The igloo in the pictures was built by the Inuit men of the village of Kangirsujuaq, Quebec. Kangirsujuaq is my wife's hometown. I am a Mohawk......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Georges, The predominant prejudice in Montreal is still language. As an English-speaker, I seldom notice anti-Americanism among the French Quebecers. This may be due in part to my not being to understand most of what......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The simple reality is, Americans are welcomed warmly by most Montrealers, and generally disliked but tolerated by the rest. And that dislike is often because they are getting mistaken for Torontonians, or other English-speaking Canadians. Dislike......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

CE: A Canadian flag wouldn't do you much good in Quebec....

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

todd from kansas: Scott, first of all, I do not know where you live but I would guess I would probably find it uninteresting. I think the only interesting cities in North America reside south of the border,......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

CE: I didn't notice those before but they probably are ashtrays-relics of another time when Quebecers would smoke anywhere and everywhere with few exceptions (church often wasn't one of them). ...

in response to: Chez Menick Le Barbier Des Sportifs by CE

EvilGentleman: serlingrod, the one in the first pic looks a lot like Quebec premier Jean Charest....

in response to: Mr. Popularity by EvilGentleman

Chiamattt: If you read the news, you'll read that US infrastructure is crumbling. A significant number of bridges and roadways were built during the New Deal. The United States spends tax dollars on arms and war,......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Terrible tragedy, amazing photos. Thank you for thinking of sharing this with us, it really helps us understand the need to fix the crumbling highway infrastructure across North America. Here in Quebec, we are presently having......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: Mayo? Peter, you are as demented as the people of Quebec, with their fries and curd cheese covered in brown gravy. CE, never ever....

in response to: Decarie Hot Dogs by CE

Denis: I will have to bring you a copy of the "real" Edmonton skyline.....it probably should fall in the # 5 spot, well aheak of Halifax and Quebec city, which are jokes..... i will send you a......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

CE: The leather (cuir) shop in the third picture is near a co-op I stayed at for a couple weeks prior to moving to Montreal. It's located on an intersection that they dubbed the "Axis......

in response to: Avenue Du Mont-Royal: Part One by serlingrod

Brandon: [[img:20117]] [[img:20118]] [[img:20119]] Montreal, Quebec, CA ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

EvilGentleman: CartLegger, I lived in the land currently known as the Territory of Nunavut from 1991 to 1999, except for a two-year break in the mid-1990's. From 1999 to 2005, I lived in Nunavik, the Inuit......

in response to: IPod User Jumps Off Bridge, Loses Leg by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I had thought of the same, but the lil' contraction is pretty rare in Quebec....

in response to: Pizza Lilass by EvilGentleman

Nicolas: I am from Montreal, Quebec. I am not a tagger, but I like graffiti. In my opinion, there's...let's say a "way" to do it. I totally agree with the fact that graffiti is an art. Those......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

jeeff: why would you assume that people in ontario start drinking immediately after visiting the lcbo any more than quebecers start drinking immediately after visiting the gas station or dépanneur? that is truly absurd....

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

grange: All the french I know is from hockey night in canada . il tire il marque( he shoots he scores!!) Makes for ordering a beer kind of embarassing .. Funny I speak spanish better than french. May be......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Good grief. Admit it, Nancy. You messed up when you named your daycare. As sweet and innocent as the name may be in Italian, you cannot possibly tell me that 100% of your clientele speak......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

EvilGentleman: I have been going nuts looking for a picture I know I took of an Inuttitut stop sign up in northern Quebec. I wanted it to be the lead shot of a series I was......

in response to: Montreal Signs 4: Westmount and Mount Royal by EvilGentleman

Where will the smokers end up?: It has been a few months since the bill 112 came into effect in Québec and I have to say that I do not see how ¨Québec is breathing any easier¨as the government funded propaganda......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: white margarine rules evil. It's hard to find in Toronto and just isn't as good as the quebec brands....

in response to: At the CNE: Butter Sculptures by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Lucky buggers. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is illegal in Quebec, like all yellow margarines are....

in response to: At the CNE: Butter Sculptures by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Yeah, I gotta admit, I've done Vegas myself, once upon a time. Beautiful place, ugly place, boring place, exciting place, all in one. But I wonder, if all the water lying about everywhere winds up......

in response to: Viva Las Vegas, Part 1 by aer suzuki

Sirhcbre: I've been to Oxford NS. it's a sad little town, the downtown looks like it might have been nice at one time but is a ghost town now. Very sad. If anyone says Irving......

in response to: Canadian Signs - East To West by ksedge

Sirhcbre: I found out something interesting about DDO. According to Wikipedia: "...Dollard-Des Ormeaux is a multicultural community. In its early years the city was overwhelmingly white and Protestant. In fact, prior to the 1980 Quebec referendum on......

in response to: Montreal Signs 2: Beaconsfield, Kirkland, DDO by EvilGentleman

Stevo: Evil your comments about Canadian film are stuck in the eighties...and you got it backwards. American Cinema sucks! We make intelligent films aimed at adults, and we do it way cheaper than they......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Gabe: Hi I'm 16 and interested in possibly taking up parkour as a hobby type of thing, any info on lessons would be greatly appreciated. I live in Montreal, Quebec glewis28@hotmail.com...

in response to: montreal parkour by hool

formol: CANADA IS NOT MY COUNTRY Frenchmen came from France To exterminate indians Satisfy their appetite for genocide They proliferated like vermin So today we are millions Dreaming of destruction Waiting for secession Preparing the final assault To avenge the plains of Abraham insult Dreaming of......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Matlac: EG, "geo-nerdiness" is contagious. While reading about your earthquake research in the St. Lawrence Valley I remembered about the 1663 earthquake which hit Quebec City and Charlevoix surrounding. The Atlas of Canada says it was......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

EvilGentleman: I never said this movie was bad, I just responded to someone else's opinion. One of these days, I will go see it, or I will rent it when the video comes out, and then......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Maxime: It made 1.4 million at the box office in the first weekend 4 millions in the first week...... in Quebec only. Guess you guys were wrong. Maxime ...

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, interesting. I have never encountered this data before. I know that if you look at a topographic map, you can see an easily identifiable line of hills and mountains sticking out of the flat......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

EvilGentleman: Oh, I almost forgot. Montreal, Quebec City and Vancouver have had restrictions put on the height of buildings not just because of the view of the surrounding hills or mountains, but also due to the......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Chris Erb: Would Jean Charest have done anything to upset the graffiti community in Quebec?...

in response to: Wanted by CE

EvilGentleman: I never noticed this article before. He's right, it looks like Jean Charest, the Premier of Quebec....

in response to: Wanted by CE

anonymus: Quebec Premier...

in response to: Wanted by CE

EvilGentleman: Sounds like the typical Canadian and/or Quebec films of the 80's come back to life. "Profits? What are profits? We were thinking grants and tax deductions, eh?" Canadian films are generally indy films that absorb government......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: Evil, if the A330 is better...well I know how it is. I have an HP digi that my mom got free with an HP printer and its better MP than my D1, but to be......

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

jfilip: I saw a trailer for that movie recently. I don't think it's a Quebec film, or at least it's a partnership between Ontario and Quebec. But, yeah, it looks like it's trying really......

in response to: Bon Cop, Bad Cop by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: I was thinking it was stationnement too, that's what confused me. I've heard of other examples of Quebec trying to be "more french than the French" but I can't think of them off the......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Parking is the same in both English and French, so far as I know, but in French, as you probably already know, they pronounce it "parrrr-king". Oh wait, I think the other word is "stationnement".......

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

Chris Erb: One thing I don't understand is why parking lots in Quebec are always signified by a large "P". Is there another word in French for parking that I don't know of?...

in response to: Rainy Day by EvilGentleman

Grange: I guess its kind of like the difference between canadians and the US peter . Your national flag represents your identity, you have a lot of rules as to when its flown and how its......

in response to: Cromwellian B\'stards! by Lawrence

EvilGentleman: Possibly. But I remember seeing a white Cadillac convertible complete with chromed running boards and chrome and white spare tire covers (you know, for the 2 spares that sit above the running board between the......

in response to: You\'re In Calgary When...#2 by ksedge

Chris Erb: It's quite an interesting development. The layout of the changes look like they will be pretty good. I was reading in a Planning magizine about developments much like this in Quebec City. ......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Buffalo, Oklahoma - population 1200, according to the U.S. Census of 2000 A side note, I wonder if the Diet Dr Pepper in Oklahoma tastes the same as the Diet Dr Pepper here in Quebec. I......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 9 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Sorry to disagree, Chris, but post offices are still allowed in stores. Most Arctic communities have their {Canada Post} franchises located within general stores. When I first moved to {Coral Harbour}, Nunavut in 1992, the......

in response to: Home Pt. 2: Bills Corner Grocery by CE

SingleGuy: I'll give you 10 Quebec Francs to...oh wait those don't exist..yet! :)...

in response to: But Is It ART? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: aer suzuki, as Laura mentioned, the Inuit village of Kangirsujuaq (population - 550) is in the Canadian province of Quebec, along the Hudson Strait at the northern end of the province. If you check the......

in response to: Natural Ice Sculpture of Goose by EvilGentleman

Laura : Its in Quebec...

in response to: Natural Ice Sculpture of Goose by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has......

in response to: Down Home Charm by Michelle

EvilGentleman: Definitely, Liz. I felt the same way in Nova Scotia. Actually I thought Quebec was smarter, since I could **walk** any direction and get to a corner store and get beer, whereas in Nova Scotia,......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Liz: EG I see your point about alcohol fueled car accidents, but oh how I envy Quebecers being able to go to the corner store to pick up a six-pack = {...

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: EvilGentleman, I was born and raised in Toronto. My father is from Terrebonne, a city just outside of Montreal. I understand the dynamics of Quebec. I am outraged that the canes downed the habs in......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: chiamatt, your points are valid, but if Canada can pass laws that state that tobacco companies cannot sponsor sporting events or family-oriented events where children are present, so as to protect children from being influenced......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The first letters of Canadian postal codes denote the province or territory (or portion thereof) that the address is within, much like North American telephone area codes. The codes are: A - Newfoundland and Labrador B -......

in response to: Postal Codes by Peter

Mat-E: I think this question touches on a fundamental human reality; you can never create a policy which will satisfy a largely civil, responsible majority and at the same time satisfy a minority of......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Jamie, if you ever try to push a shopping cart (trolley) here or walk on a sidewalk, it becomes obvious that the word "yield" (or "cedez" in the archaic dialect of French spoken hereabouts) is......

in response to: Don\'t Mess With Teddy! by Arcticwoman

EvilGentleman: Whoa, good article. Kudos to the Tallahassee CBS crew for that one. You should have seen the some of the things I have seen, like a terrifying high-speed chase with the Surete du Quebec (formerly the......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

Chris Erb: I didn't realize that the "box" is no longer in use as the actual arts building. I didn't notice the graffiti but I'll check for it next time I'm in the city (should be......

in response to: Tall Buildings of Montreal by CE

EvilGentleman: Bienvenue et aussi, merci bien, m'sieu. J'accepter ton salutations, et la même chose pour toi, aussi. Pardonnez mon francais, mon grammaire, n'est pas bon. J'espere que vous visiter Kangirsujuaq dans le futur, c'est un location......

in response to: Kangirsujuaq by EvilGentleman

Jamie: or perhaps her expression was ".. i've got your cityscape right here, baby" **other things:** nice mustang. and i like the french shopfronts. i think i'd like to visit quebec.. what with my loose grasp of......

in response to: April 19 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: True, but Montreal seems to be particularly stricken with this affliction. (wtf? when did ##I## stop using English? omg... lemme try this again...) Montreal sucks more than most for shitty translation. (**much** better...) Just browse some of......

in response to: Bong Buffet by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I take it you have heard about the Cree Indians planning to build 1100 windmills in a 500-kilometer stretch of their land in Quebec? It should produce about 1650 megawatts of power when fully online,......

in response to: Wind Power by Cameo

EvilGentleman: Wow, Toronto cops are so nice. Montreal cops will try to confiscate cameras sometimes, unless you specifically ask for and receive permission to photograph them. And the Quebec Provincial Police (Surete du Quebec) are infamous......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Tamara: If only it didn't snow so much in Montreal during the winter... I'd live there in a heartbeat. Maybe it's the socialist in me, but the social system in Quebec is ahead of ours here......

in response to: Villa Maria Metro Station by superkidlinh

EvilGentleman: Ironically, the Great Lakes - Saint Lawrence Valley corridor in Canada, where 60% of Canada's population lives, including the cities of Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City, gets most of its cold wintry weather......

in response to: Spring Snow by jack

EvilGentleman: I believe the itinerary of border crossings on my trip went something like this: By Airline: Nunavut, Manitoba By Greyhound: Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec By 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix from Avis: Quebec, Vermont, Quebec, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New......

in response to: Borders Part I by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Actually, on the road map of Quebec, Highway 132 follows the south coast of the Saint Lawrence River, then curves around the Gaspe peninsula until it intersects itself at Mont-Joli. I have no idea how......

in response to: Confused? by jeeff

Chuckles: Sad, but true ....... AJ's is long gone and was replaced by a Pizza Pizza. Ouuuuuch. Yes, their Coney Fries were an absolute delight. Funny how some food items stick in your mind (not your......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman

S: Better check that cup. It might be a winner!. I actually won a free coffee this morning for the first time (after buying at least 30 coffees). Has anybody been following the......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

jeeff: i went hiking in the mountains around nikko, tochigi prefecture, japan, and my girlfriend's mother wore a bell hanging from the zipper clasp on her backpack. it sent out a fairly loud ding as......

in response to: Bear Cub in Tree by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: 24 - Too many people in Montreal drive like Quebecers, too many people in New York drive like New Yorkers. We should all drive like Italians - **Full Speed!** LOL, just kidding, they already do......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: I almost forgot... the cargo ships are based in Montreal and Quebec City, as well as a cruise ship based in Kuujjuaq. This is also in the north, (see map so kindly provided by jeeff)......

in response to: Kangirsujuaq by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: It is really hard to get to keep anything in Quebec these days. My son did not even get his tooth back from the dentist, cuz it was considered biological waste once it was no......

in response to: Hospital No Waiting Room by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: jeeff, thank you for the compliment. I was wondering how long it would take you to find this page. The area in these pictures that I used to live in (1999-2005) is called Nunavik, and......

in response to: Arctic Landscapes II by EvilGentleman