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Discussion: 20+ Club: ATRL's Golden Girls
Member Since: 11/18/2010
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sunburnt
how did y'all enjoy TAX SEASON???
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Well, my tax refund is my only money until I get paid at the end of the month.
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Member Since: 3/7/2011
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I have still received any of my taxes
makes me think that I must have forgotten to send something
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Jay Park
Oh, and I wanna go to Montreal this summer.
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You're better off this year without the student protests
I just got into Game of Thrones, what took me so long?
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Originally posted by Patri
You're better off this year without the student protests
I just got into Game of Thrones, what took me so long?
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Would they have been any worse then the ones I encountered in Egypt?
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Jay Park
Would they have been any worse then the ones I encountered in Egypt?
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Thousands of French Canadians roaming the streets in anger? Look up pics from last night after the Habs were eliminated and you tell me
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Originally posted by Patri
Thousands of French Canadians roaming the streets in anger? Look up pics from last night after the Habs were eliminated and you tell me
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Don't tell me they rioted over a first-round playoff elimination?
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Lol they always make a bit of noise. This time though, barely anyone stayed the whole time to witness the humiliation.
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Never change, Quebec.
You should recommend me some resturants, bars and places to visit.
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ATRL Senior Member
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Probably should be in this thread whenever I'm around, given that I'm practically ancient compared to the rest of ATRL nowadays.
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Your welcome in here anytime, Red.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jay Park
Never change, Quebec.
You should recommend me some resturants, bars and places to visit.
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Of course! What type of food do you like/what are you interested in?
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Originally posted by Patri
Of course! What type of food do you like/what are you interested in?
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The only foods I'm not really into are seafood (I am gay afterall) and pasta. I love steak (it comes with being Albertian.) is there any Quebec food I should try, other then the poutine?
Also, how is the public transportation there? Here in Calgary, its terrible.
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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The Italian in me can't let that pasta comment slide but i'll pretend i didn't read it. LOL al the seafood one
I you like pizza, there's a really good pizzeria in old montreal that's very affordable and very good called BEVO. I recommend. As for Quebec foods, I would've recommended a cabane à sucre if you we're coming in the spring but it's not going to be in season come summer. There are certain restaurants that you could go to though. La Banquise has amazing poutine. Also, you should definetly try an Orange Julep!!
Public transportation is something Montrealers like to bitch about constantly but it's really not that bad. It's very clean but there are always annoying delays. You can get anywhere worth going with the metro though so definetly use it. Also, there's the underground city downtown so you can get from one end to the other without needing the metro or going outside.
If you like artsy, hipster stuff, visit le Plateau Mont-Royal. It's an area very reminiscent of Paris and there are lots of foreigners and stuff. One of my favorite places.
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You can never go wrong with Pizza.
They offered alot of Quebec style food at the Stampede a few years ago when they helped celebrate Quebec City's 400th birthday. Though I don't really remember much other then a really good poutine.
Is bagged milk sold in Quebec? We don't have that anywhere in Western Canada.
I think everyone likes to complain about their cities public transportation. They bitch about it in Vancouver too, and the Skytrain system (aside from it not working when it snows ) was actually really good. Is the signage on the metro all in french? I had a difficult time using the metro in Cairo as most of the signs were in Arabic.
Oh, and is it easy to get from Trudeau airport to downtown?
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by Jay Park
You can never go wrong with Pizza.
They offered alot of Quebec style food at the Stampede a few years ago when they helped celebrate Quebec City's 400th birthday. Though I don't really remember much other then a really good poutine.
Is bagged milk sold in Quebec? We don't have that anywhere in Western Canada.
I think everyone likes to complain about their cities public transportation. They bitch about it in Vancouver too, and the Skytrain system (aside from it not working when it snows ) was actually really good. Is the signage on the metro all in french? I had a difficult time using the metro in Cairo as most of the signs were in Arabic.
Oh, and is it easy to get from Trudeau airport to downtown?
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Yes, we have bagged milk
They don't have that in western canada??
Yes, the signage is all in French, as are all of the emergency announcements and staff. Don't try speaking English to any of the attendants or employees cause they'll skin you alive. There was a controversy a few months ago where a metro attendant made and put up a sign that said "au Québec, ça se passe en français!" (In Quebec, things happen in French). Try to find people who speak English, which is very easy downtown, especially around McGill and Concordia. They'll be more likely to help you out.
Yes, there's a shuttle that brings you from the airport to downtown, it's $3.
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Member Since: 11/18/2010
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Originally posted by Patri
Yes, we have bagged milk
They don't have that in western canada??
Yes, the signage is all in French, as are all of the emergency announcements and staff. Don't try speaking English to any of the attendants or employees cause they'll skin you alive. There was a controversy a few months ago where a metro attendant made and put up a sign that said "au Québec, ça se passe en français!" (In Quebec, things happen in French). Try to find people who speak English, which is very easy downtown, especially around McGill and Concordia. They'll be more likely to help you out.
Yes, there's a shuttle that brings you from the airport to downtown, it's $3.
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Yeah, I've never seen bagged milk. Its not in BC, Alberta or Sask.
I can speak french - really terribly. My mom says it should be enough, as Montrealers are far more friendly towards anglophone then other parts of Quebec.
Also, I went to Target today now that its open. It's nothing more then a larger version than Zellers.
$3!? The airport shuttle to Downtown Calgary costs $15!
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Boyonce, what a great thread
I'm 25 (I feel so old, I'm halfway to 50..), I work as an accountant but I'm continuing my education to be a nurse and eventually a Nurse Practitioner, I hate my job.
Sometimes I feel so old on ATRL, what's funny is I started posting in 2002, I was only 14... LOL
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Originally posted by Lose My Breath
Boyonce, what a great thread
I'm 25 (I feel so old, I'm halfway to 50..), I work as an accountant but I'm continuing my education to be a nurse and eventually a Nurse Practitioner, I hate my job.
Sometimes I feel so old on ATRL, what's funny is I started posting in 2002, I was only 14... LOL
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Thanks! Don't be a stranger in here, we're always looking to add to our core group of regular.
And wow @ posting since 2002...in what ways have you seen ATRL change over time? I'm fascinated in hearing...
And as for the Patri Hollywood Bagged Milk Debate of 2012, bagged milk is FINE - we drink it all the time in Ontario, and it's kind of the best.
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