michaelleung: It is cold. Very cold.
Also French Canadians creep me out.

melchiz: All you need to know about French Canadians:
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/154352/

Cameron: Dude are you retarded? A monthly average of -15 is insanely cold. I live in Calgary. Perhaps you should stop acting like braving stupidly cold weather makes you a tough ass

Cameron: Dude are you retarded? A monthly average of -15 is insanely cold. I live in Calgary. Perhaps you should stop acting like braving stupidly cold weather makes you a tough ass image

anjohl: French mouths irritate me. You can just *tell* someone speaks french by looking at thier mouth. And what's with french being taught how to scream (ieeeeeee!!) and laugh (Hu, hu, hu, hu, hu)?

Cambrey: What the fuck are you babbling about ?

prakaa: I'm planning on going to Quebec for a month or two next year as a part of an French exchange program.
I'm just wondering about a few things there. Firstly, how are relative prices over there. Like how much would a coffee cost, etc..
Also, what sort of clothing would I need for Quebec City and surroundings during late November and December?
Anything else important I should know?
Thanks

michaelleung: That's almost impossible but I think the French Canadians didn't get the memo that it's not fashionable for French people to be assholes.

Chihaya: I live in Quebec City. Are you going to be part of a student exchange program? I've shepherded some, and befriended many others. I think you're going to have a great experience. Are you going to study at Universit� Laval? That's where I study. Last semester I befriended an exchange student from Edmonton and he seemed to have a great time here.
I think you'll like the town a lot. Like another poster said it's very scenic, in the older part. The bus transportation system totally rocks. I seriously have no need for a car.
You'll of course need proper winter clothing, which you can buy at a store like Zellers.
Taxes amount to a pretty big rate,, but other than that the actual prices for items is very reasonable. On average it should be far cheaper than in Australia, where so much has to be imported from afar. A coffee would cost an insignigicant amount.
As far as the other things you'll have to know, is that well, knowing some French can come in handy. But, if you only speak English, almost everyone is going to be able to converse with you and serve you in English. I think you'll be treated in a very friendly manner.
I'm not surprised to see this thread littered with the typical idiocy, ignorance and bigotry that inevitably comes up in any thread pertaining to Quebec in the Internet anglosphere.
I don't have any political motive, but if you knew the history of Canada, you'd maybe know why so many zealots in Quebec would like to have a country of their own, as that history is dark and has been one of oppression, abuse and subjugation for the French catholic population, from which they are the descendants. Even if one day there was to be a referendum giving an independentist party a majority of YES votings, it's guaranteed that the federal government would pull some BS rule and avort the whole process, so from a political point of view it has no chance of happening.
Not to mention that the concept seems to be on the decline as people simply get more concerned with stuff like healthcare and the economy, not to mention that the Internet opens people's minds and makes them interact with English Canadian people and discover that they're normal people just like them.
As for the laws, well if you don't live there and don't know the context, of course many laws will sound silly. But they might well make a lot of sense. For example, to protect the French language and culture from assimilation, giving more prominence to the display of French makes sense. The whole thing is grossly blown out of proportion, anyway. Any English people living here are treated extremely well.
I think they go overboard at times, and I think that many laws and policies (not pertaining to languages) are way too socialist. But I don't see anything wrong with adopting some benign policies to protect the language and the culture.

Chihaya: I think you'll be treated in a very friendly manner.

Cambrey: Quebec is a very friendly place. I have worked there (Quebec city and Montreal) and I can't wait to go there again for a visit.

Cambrey: What the fuck are you babbling about ?

anjohl: You can't read? French people are taught how to scream and laugh.

Cambrey: I am trying to be cute/pretentious