tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post112714708098124694..comments2024-03-20T07:03:08.346-04:00Comments on Chicagoan in Montreal: RacismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201487732079235426noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-88471475922724187312017-02-11T21:20:43.557-05:002017-02-11T21:20:43.557-05:00Un des article parmi les plus stupides jamais écri...Un des article parmi les plus stupides jamais écrit et les commentaires viennent tous d'angryphone racistes incapable de dire deux mots en français au Québec. Pour les moins ignorants si vous voulez qui est le plus raciste aller voir le site OFFICIEL de Statistiques Canada ....vous allez rire à plein poumon de ces xénophobes du Dominion.������Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988301467829318587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-67933182787819085182017-01-10T00:02:04.029-05:002017-01-10T00:02:04.029-05:00i am an immigrant myself from north africa. i have...i am an immigrant myself from north africa. i have settled in mtl since my arrival in 2012. i am white so i have not faced any direct discrimination. The real discrimination for me resides in emplyoment. i have done several jobs well below my qualifications. discrimination in hirring in qc is so real compared to to rest of canada and the usa. its very simple to prove just check through linkedinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008633263680406949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-51500147338852038412016-06-26T10:03:51.809-04:002016-06-26T10:03:51.809-04:00I am American African and I was thinking of moving...I am American African and I was thinking of moving to Montreal in 2 years before my daughter starts high school. I want her to speak French fluently and both of us to be free to be ourselves. I was born and raised in Detroit but I never fit in or felt accepted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-57040781842246941652013-03-17T17:06:28.826-04:002013-03-17T17:06:28.826-04:00By being a Black-American, I have visited Montreal...By being a Black-American, I have visited Montreal in March 2010 and I found there was rudeness mainly from the immigrants that have migrated to Canada. I stayed at the Comfort Inn and upon check, the attendant check my room to see if I stole anything. Since I paid for my room in cash with a personal check hold, the clerk stated to me, "next time we can't take that payment like that.&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-23306385939868458992012-08-20T22:45:51.327-04:002012-08-20T22:45:51.327-04:00Dear Frank : Nice to see this topic floating. I...Dear Frank : Nice to see this topic floating. I've been hearing only negative things about Quebeckers. I had decided to immigrate to Quebec but now i'm going to reconsider my decision. I think I should live in toronto and visit MTL for vacations. Sad. i'm an asian born in the US. My Husband is Asian too.<br /><br />And yes, Quebekers- just so you know, you were not the "owners&Nenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-32336117708421942342011-12-30T16:15:29.800-05:002011-12-30T16:15:29.800-05:00The problem is that people call those Frenchies &q...The problem is that people call those Frenchies "Natives". They are not natives. We, Native Indians are natives. Everyone else are "Immigrants" Whites,Blacks,Asians, Indians, etc..They all "Immigrants". I tell everyone "Welcome to my country"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-67241474538284289432011-12-23T20:01:16.588-05:002011-12-23T20:01:16.588-05:00i am chinese living in montreal for very longtime ...i am chinese living in montreal for very longtime already.<br />i had been together with a québécoise woman for about 9 years.<br />everywhere we go....people from different background ( white and immigrants especially white immigrants) alway stare at us......they think it is like what the fuck i am doing with this white woman.....all the time...it is like that i am not allow to be with a white Léohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261437347491333684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-75612654793603039022010-06-19T05:55:23.770-04:002010-06-19T05:55:23.770-04:00I can relate to the posters above. As a black Onta...I can relate to the posters above. As a black Ontario born married to a Laotian husband with three mixed children, we got no glances when we were in Ontario.People would comment how cute our kids were etc.. in Montreal, they look at my family like we are aliens.<br /><br />I have been living in Montreal for about ten years now. At first, I thought it was great. I thought the rudeness everyone Mommyof3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-45379588973763343222010-06-17T17:48:49.258-04:002010-06-17T17:48:49.258-04:00Pure bullshit. I'm a visible minority who has ...Pure bullshit. I'm a visible minority who has lived in Peru, Brazil, England and Scotland. I now reside in Montreal where I have been for 14 years. I am in an interracial marriage with mixed children. <br /><br />And I have to say that all of this is bullshit. Racism in montreal is near ZERO. The only racism I ever experienced is from police, but the people are some of the most accepting and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-90774284571762766972010-05-07T00:41:26.071-04:002010-05-07T00:41:26.071-04:00I am a Toronto-born Asian that has lived in Quebec...I am a Toronto-born Asian that has lived in Quebec for 3 years now. I have lived in Toronto for most of my life, but have seen most of the small towns in both Ontario and Quebec. It is interesting to see the difference in both the large cities and the small cities in both provinces. <br /><br />Toronto: Growing up with friends from an extremely diverse background of ethnicities in Central TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-78480478594070775592010-03-14T17:58:30.577-04:002010-03-14T17:58:30.577-04:00I'm a San Diegan of Asian heritage, speak a bi...I'm a San Diegan of Asian heritage, speak a bit of French, visiting Montreal for the first time. Most of the Montrealers are nice... but a significant enough of the people here gave off the same insecure vibe I got when I visited Lyon. Then in the RESO these people (maybe they're Montrealers... or tourists from Vichy France) started saying shit about the Chinese right behind me, trying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-21075341246904452492009-11-14T00:40:32.972-05:002009-11-14T00:40:32.972-05:00I am also an Asian Canadian. I've lived in Mon...I am also an Asian Canadian. I've lived in Montreal for 20 years entirely. I graduated from Concordia 12 years ago, not being able to speak French back then, I've not been in the work place much. My husband is White Quebecois. We have always having a hard time here and there.Unexplainable. I have tried to deny there is a serious problem about racism in Montreal. Interracial couples could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-26175897819651022822009-10-23T21:45:49.039-04:002009-10-23T21:45:49.039-04:00Hi. I wanted to add to what other posters have wr...Hi. I wanted to add to what other posters have written. When I initially arrived to this city 2.5 years ago (Asian Canadian, therefore an "anglo"), I had the naive perception that this city (considered a large one by Canadian standards) would be multicultural, so therefore, open-minded. I took intensive french classes immediately, as when one makes the decision to live in Quebec, it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-51729432827800275832009-10-04T00:53:19.084-04:002009-10-04T00:53:19.084-04:00native people = Indian
first wave of immigrant = Q...native people = Indian<br />first wave of immigrant = Quebecois<br />2nd, 3 ... immigrant = immigrant<br /><br /><br />------<br />I have been living in Montreal for 20 years and I haven`t realized thate there is a presence of racism or discrimination until I start to work or find a job.<br /><br /> The form of racism isn`t in a verbal way but more in the action of the Quebecois people. The ratioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-50332550209295348202009-08-11T14:19:01.829-04:002009-08-11T14:19:01.829-04:00I have personally found, living in Downtown Montre...I have personally found, living in Downtown Montreal that it is one of the MOST racist places that I have ever lived. People are not worried about skin colour, rather they are more worried about 'ethnic groups'. <br /><br />I am an Anglophone Quebecker. I mentioned a passer by that I thought it looked like it might rain. He told me in broken English that he did not speak English. When I Joel Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948009505952351691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-50820424248867425872009-05-20T00:07:11.570-04:002009-05-20T00:07:11.570-04:00I agree with your thoughts, however, racism in Mon...I agree with your thoughts, however, racism in Montreal is hidden under a veil of political correctness. The problem is exactly that, political correctness (which is EXTREMELY strong in Montreal). Montrealers have to learn to stop pointing at other areas of the world and discussing their media hyped "problems" and start tackling the problems in their own backyards. Politicians never like to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-17806130287621495012008-09-12T02:35:00.000-04:002008-09-12T02:35:00.000-04:00In Nov. Ill be visiting Montreal for the first tim...In Nov. Ill be visiting Montreal for the first time. I am an African American from Chicago. Many of us believe that racism exist everywhere but somehow it mightbe "watered down" in Canada. Is this the case? Are interacial couples givn a hard time? Are there any establishments or areas I should avoid?demontrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344289525273790956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-4031737461531402192008-04-28T14:00:00.000-04:002008-04-28T14:00:00.000-04:00Dear Frank - First off, it's nice to see such an i...Dear Frank - <BR/><BR/>First off, it's nice to see such an insightful article written. I just wanted to point out something I myself have noticed and is directly related to your observation that the majority of montrealers are "white" (whether or not they're canadians or immigrants is another story, as you mentioned!). But these demographics make for a horribly skewed perception of how Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241638363650334235noreply@blogger.com