I will be visiting Montreal for the first time this month and my French is very limited (I took Spanish to fulfill my language requirement in high school and I don't have any experience speaking French).
When I go to restaurants, shops, my hotel, the train station, etc., would it be more polite and respectful if I spoke in French (using the basic expressions that I have recently learned) or English? I have read online that many locals will "switch over" to English, but I've also read that it may be considered rude to speak English (initially) and assume that the person with whom I'm conversing knows (and wishes to speak in) English. What do you think would be best?
2006-12-04
12:57:17
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