Zoo till Two wrote:HansDietrich wrote:flyer 1492 wrote:Latest ground school draw was all YUL 6 DH8, 6 CRJ
Lots of YUL DH8 guys and girls are switching bases. It's tough to live in Montreal if you don't speak French, especially for those pilots with spouses. Finding work is not as easy as people think.
Everyone in montreal knows English, I don't speak French and live in Yul. My buddy is a bar tender here and doesn't know a lick of French. If you are new to jazz, don't be scared to stay and embrace it a bit. Might surprise yourself. People switch bases for lots of reasons but it's also a good opportunity to have a good job in an awesome city. There are those who hate every second here because it's not Calgary or Vancouver and those who embrace their time in a new culture.
New hires, don't listen to Hans. It's not tough to live here. It's awesome. As for spouses, meh, whatever.
Spoken like a juvenile. "Bar Tender" I'm surprised you didn't say "McDonalds Drive Thru associate".
Some of our significant others have high paying jobs and degrees, that unfortunately without French, would never get an equivalent job in Quebec. Their careers are important to them and, more often than not, make significantly more money than what Jazz pays their new F/Os. Remember, not everyone at Jazz is a single 24 year old "dude", that's cool living with 3 roommates and take the 747 bus to work every morning.
Some of us "older farts" actually have wives, husbands and children.
But if I were a single 24 year old, sure, Montreal would be a great place. Nice people, good looking women, great party atmosphere and French is not an issue.
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