As a Canadian it’s nice to have some interesting content a bit closer to home. Thank you as always for the relaxing and educational videos!

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

It was really interesting to prepare, plenty of new information for me. What a beautiful place!

@rzbk

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

19:00 Sherbrooke. That's where I live. 😀 You were right, it's pronouced in english. Lord Sherbrooke was a british governor.

It is very refreshing to have the French influence within Quebec. Very uplifting - makes such a difference. Only really explored into Montreal and Quebec city but they have a very different atmosphere about them. The lifestyle and attitudes much more European in these regions compared to close by Ontario and other surrounding English speaking North America. Great specialist shops like chocolatier's floating around, good regular music festivals and many art galleries in Montreal. Large well designed Botanical Gardens which is one of my favourites. Easy to get around on a great subway system with many opening into large underground trading areas. Quebec a lot smaller than Montreal but a lot more French. Very intimate. Good food, quaint shops, great colonial architecture, nice garden areas and the wide panoramic vista of the St Lawrence spectacular. These two cities are my favourite in Canada. Cold though. Have not ventured up north into Quebec which would be really interesting - likely another world up there. I think you are right with the Finland association - so many lakes, forests and lots of peat from what I can gather. Very relaxing interlude once again - Thank You Melange.

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Okay, now I really want to visit Quebec! I've heard about the cold. Relatives who've been to Canada said they never froze as much as when they stayed there in winter haha - and Montreal actually lies a tad further south than Vienna. Thank you! Your ongoing support means a lot! ☺

@naturalexplorer

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelangeASMR Quebec city was colder than Montreal in my experience. The winds high up on the headland blowing through the river from the Atlantic were icy. But this was late October. That was just one day that seemed an early winter day. Regardless, I really like Quebec city. Quaint French atmosphere.

@gentlegamer_

2 жыл бұрын

I have visited both Montreal and Quebec City in the middle of winter, can confirm, bitterly cold! We were very lucky we were driving a Prius, our battery was still able to start the car in -30C weather! Thankfully we were just driving through on our way to (relatively) warmer locations haha.

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

@@gentlegamer_ omg I knew it was cold, but that is extreme 🥶🥶🥶

I just wanted to say that your French is amazing and this video was very well informed. I’m always happy to see my nation getting featured on KZread but I’m even happier that it was here, your professionalism and voice made for a great combination. Danke schoen and merci beaucoup. Amitiés du Québec!

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that's very kind! 💛

OH!!! I am from Montreal, QC, this is wonderful Yes, we have many many potholes hahah In French they are called nid de poules which is a chicken nest. I love a good cidre de glace (it's sweeter than regular wine and tastes more like apples which I appreciate) BUT I love gluwein (not sure how to spell it!!!)

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh I didn't know pot holes are called nid de poules, how cute! And now I'm wondering whether there's a place in Austria that makes cidre de glace - we have ice wine and at least one region produces a lot of cidre, so surely it's a thing that should exist... Yesss Glühwein is amazing!!

I am fascinated by Québec and its history, so I was very happy to see that your video was about this subject. Very interesting and relaxing, as always. Thank you!

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Thomas! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

@Quebs2005

4 ай бұрын

Us québécois are very aggressive to each others, that's one thing

My home country! So excited to see this video! Huge thanks from another big Canadian fan

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

🥰🧡🧡

Unfortunately Canada's very harsh winters cause a lot of infrastructural damage and so we need to make repairs every year if you don't want things like potholes all over the place. I would say that the biggest differences between Quebec and France French are the vocabularies (a lot of regional language is used due to most French Canadians coming from coastal regions like Normandy, Brittany, and coastal Pays de la Loire) and the vowel qualities are very different from France French. Like Quebecois French still differentiates between long and short vowels like Belgian and Swiss varieties of French, as well as the traditional Lyonnais dialect, but many long vowels have evolved drastically like ê is pronounced the aɪ̯ and â is pronounced like ɔː. Short i is also pronounced like the i in the English word sit, short u is ʏ [a short üh in German], and short ou is ʊ [like the u in the word look]. T and D when followed by i or u become palatalize to Ts and Dz as well. So Tu dis is pronounced like Tsy dzɪ. Nasal vowels are also different with nasal ɑ̃ moving forward to ã, nasal ɛ̃ becomes diphthong ẽɪ̯̃, nasal ɔ̃ becomes õʊ̯̃ and nasal œ̃ becomes œ̃˞. The letter R also lengthens preceeding vowels unlike in France French. The Oi diphthong is more archaic than that of France and is pronounced like weh rather than wah, like it would have been in France 400 years ago. The R in Western Quebec and Ontario was also a trill like in Spanish or Italian up until the 1950s when people began to replace it with the standard uvular R that was commonly used in Eastern Quebec and France. Only a few places still use this R and their populations are largely elderly and dying out. Many people will also associate these distinct features of Quebec vowels as uncivilized and the qualities of some poor, uneducated person while mimicking the speech of metropolitan French (these are largely Middle Class and wealthy French Canadians). Other Quebecois speakers, however, take great pride in their pronunciation and the uniqueness it gives them, especially if they come from a working class or more rural background. I know that a lot of French people cannot for the life of them do French Canadian accents because of the very different vowel inventory and rules around vowel pronunciation that just doesn't exist in standard Metropolitan French. They would have to learn a bunch of new sounds just to speak it and to remember a bunch of rules.

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

This is super interesting, thank you so much for taking the time to write such detailed comments 💜 I always find it quite sad that only Metropolitan Standard French was part of my education, even though I've spent years and years and years in French classes. The only time Quebecois was mentioned, was pretty much to say that it's an archaic, rural pronunciaton from the farmers that migrated back then, but very little in terms of how it has evolved or its situation today. So I really appreciate your detailed summary! And yeah, the Canadian winters sound rough! I know someone who's been to Canada in winter and they said they'd never felt as cold in their entire life 😅

@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus

Жыл бұрын

I'm learning French, and Québec French is my favourite variation of the French language. It sounds really cool.

I enjoy seeing what your viewers send. I’m assuming this person is Canadian, and it’s so cool to think of maps and such coming from around the world to your mailbox for their turn in the spotlight. You did it justice!

La belle province! Magnifique!

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Merci! 💕

Merci d’avoir inclut le Québec! J’adore vos vidéos et je viens de la région de Montréal, j’ai adoré!

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I hope I can make a trip there some day to try all the food haha.

Thanks Isabelle! And thank you for your perfect pacing.

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Manzanita!

They missed a specialty on that little menu: Montreal Smoked Meat, which is a variation on Pastrami. By the way, traditional Tourtiere is made with pigeon.

Your videos are amazing and always relax me Thank You

The Gatineau region won't be on the Southern Quebec map. When you were looking at the close up of Hull, you were a fair way from the American border, and actually on the Ottawa River which flows into the St. Lawrence to the west of Montreal, not far from Lac St. Francois. I grew up in the Southwestern Quebec and Eastern Ontario region. Otherwise, great work.

Canada looks like such a great place to visit. If there was any kind of open travel arrangement between either the UK or NZ and Canada l, I'd totally go spend time travelling around there

@IsItOrNot

2 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian, I’d love that travel arrangement as well🙂

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Surely that's what the Commonwealth should be there for?? (And yes! It looks amazing.)

@lordbottom12aaaaaa

Жыл бұрын

They were trying to make something call Canzuk I think… it was between Canada, New Zealand, Australia and UK

@Andygb78

28 күн бұрын

I think you can stay in Canada for 6 months a year without a visa if you have a British passport.

Vous parlez très bien français, félicitations ! 🇨🇵

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, merci!

The crinkled paper sounds are an added benefit. What a fantastic ASMR video this is.

the way u pronounced all of those specialties 🤩

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Merci 🥰

Merci pour cette revue de mon coin de pays !! J’adore tes vidéos.

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It looks like a beautiful place.

I just discovered your channel and was delighted to find this video about my home province! This was lovely and very relaxing. I hope you get to try a tarte au sucre one day - it is one of my favorite desserts. So good! Thank you for this video and warm greetings from Montréal :-)

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too! If I can't find get one anywhere here, I might just have to book a holiday some day haha. Everything I've heard about Quebec sounds so nice, I'm sure I'd love it there. 🧡🧡

Coucou Melange ASMR, notre tarte au sucre is always much better homemade

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

I have no doubt about that! It probably needs a more skilled baker than me though haha.

I love map tracing, very good 💖💖💖💖

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🤗 Thank you!!

Some content that's a bit closer to home for me! Look forward to listening to this later...

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you enjoyed it! The video was fascinating to make - Quebec is a lot more foreign to me than I thought.

The tracing bits are so satisfying to watch, really relaxing! I'm impressed by your french pronounciation, I can definitely hear you've been learning it for a while, well done! Québec City has a special spot in my heart,it has so many hidden treasures. Even if it's colder and way smaller than Montréal, I enjoy the architecture, the atmosphere and the calmness here I deeply love both the English and French speaking part of Canada, it's a beautiful country filed with wonderful people Thank you for sharing, I'll definitely check out your other videos! Warm greetings from a French girl living in Montréal 😊

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Julia, thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm very happy you enjoy the tracing part - and also my pronounciation! 😊 Spending some time in France helped me a lot with sounding more natural, but the grammar might be a lost cause... 😅 From everything I've heard Quebec sounds amazing! I really hope I can take a trip there some day.

I think London must be twinned with Montreal as it’s absolutely full of pot holes to. Interesting video as always melange nice one!

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Ahaha I know a couple of places that must be twinned with Montreal then! Thank you :)

@beth12svist

Жыл бұрын

"It must be twinned with Montréal" would make for a nice euphemism for that, I think. 😃

Ah! Memories of my mis-spent youth!!

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

I hope in the best possible way!

Nice video, it is also quite fun to see, in USA, how many cities have French name in some areas.

I really thought you were french the way you pronounced montreal lol Anyways very cool video !

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

Aw I wish, the pronounciation is the only thing that still sounds fluent about my French, the rest is getting pretty rusty. 😅 Thank you!

Super content

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Pets de Soeur, literally Nun farts

You should get a map of Louisiana. Lots of French-Creole

@MelangeASMR

2 жыл бұрын

Oh true, that would be interesting to look at!

As a French Canadian, I must say, your French is very good! So Sherbrooke, is pronounced by ppl from Sherbrooke, with an English accent and with a French accent by most ppl not living there Les cantons de l’Est où l’Estrie, where Sherbrooke is, has a strong English influence :). As for the temperature here, it’s not as cold as it was honestly. I remember minus 35celsius in winter but depending where you are in Quebec ( I’m in a city called Saint-Jean sur Richelieu, south east of Montreal) and winter there aren’t not that cold. Minus 20-25 compared to Quebec City or La Gaspesie :)

@chronalvault8046

Жыл бұрын

Aren’t that cold ***

@chronalvault8046

Жыл бұрын

Also, the list of activity with the pictographs, pretty sure one is Canoeing and the other Kayaking. But I may be wrong :)

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I would count minus 20 as "not that cold" haha, but it's all a matter of perspective I guess. Thanks for the nice comment, it's always lovely to hear from locals :)

You will find the odd English place name in Quebec, and your pronunciation of Sherbrooke is right. You are right about the Catholic influence in Quebec. A fun fact for you: Swear words in Quebecois French are actually religious terms used out of context.

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

Oh la la, the swear words sound fun, I'll look those up haha. Thank you for your comments, really love the additional info!

@lecoureurdesbois86

Жыл бұрын

@@MelangeASMR Search up "sacres québécois" and go down that rabbit hole 😆

Speak more French ❤

@MelangeASMR

Жыл бұрын

I'll try 😇

this should answer your Anticosti questions en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticosti_Island#Colonisation_and_settlement