Québec City Getaway at Le Château Frontenac - June 2022 

Agreed, shredded cheese is a crime against poutine and the punishment is severe in Quebec. Luckily the guillotine has gone out of style but you might get deported for serving it. 🤣 It has to be cheese curds or it can't be called poutine ... if it doesn't go "squeak squeak" in your mouth then it's not right.

It was!! 😄 He is a Purdue grad as well!! Have a great trip!! Thanks for watching 😁

@@monicamcfadden another question…by chance, did your husband have relatives that lived south of Lafayette around Dayton? There were McFadden’s near my grandparents. Just curious.

Thanks! That sounds like a blast! Most places didn’t take American Express, but we used a Visa card we have that has no foreign transaction fees everywhere we went. Had no problem with that. And almost everywhere we went spoke French and English! They say “Bonjour, Hello” when greeting you to test the waters, and when you respond back with Hello, they continue talking in English. 😊

@@monicamcfadden Yeah, in Québec it's mostly Vida vs MasterCard. In touristy places you'll always find someone who understands English. Elsewhere I'd suggest learning basic words that will help you with finding your way around. Words in French for bridge, street, forbidden, warning, cost, left, right, etc. Google Lens application can help. Most roadsigns use pictograms anyway. Restaurant menus will be bilingual in most restaurants, or an English version will be provided if you ask (or if you look confused). People are friendly in general, and crime rate is very low. You can carry alcohol around and drink in parks. Oh course, people will be less friendly if you are rude or show impatience when they speak French.