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Discussion in 'Montreal' started by nickynax, Jan 18, 2010.

  1. nickynax

    nickynax Member

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    hello

    i just moved to Montreal 4 months ago from South Africa!
    and i find it hard to meet people in this big city;
    im Nicky 25 i love reading,art fashion, cooking,travelling,the list is still long,i live in the centre ville and im looking forward to meet people,from every walk of life!
    je parle aussi français bien sure!
    hope to hear from you soon

    A plus
     
    #1 nickynax, Jan 18, 2010
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    Hey Nicky !

    I just came across your message and was saying to myself that your feedback on these first weeks would be interesting. I'll be in the same position in less than three weeks, going to Montreal for a new job, and I don't know anyone over there, so I'm kinda fearing it and would love to get in touch with other expats to share experiences, tips, whatever.. :)

    I'm a french 31 yo male
    Get back to me with a pm and maybe we chat sometime ?

    Cheers
    Greg
     
    #2 helsinger, Jan 18, 2010
  3. nickynax

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    hello Greg
    how are you?thanks for your reply
    well right im just freezing so im trying to get my mind of the cold,
    but then again i was in Paris almost 2 weeks ago and i was cold there too; it wasn't as bas as here though ...
    how long are you staying here?do u have a place to stay?
    i'm an expat kid so i'm use to travelling,but before i had school and stuff to meet new people ; now well except for other expat kids that i met up with here i don't really know anybody.
    its a beautiful city,people here are very open,and giving,plus its safe (very important for me after 9yrs of terror in johannesburg) and every thing is accessible,well lets put it this way,its like the Suisse of America lol
     
    #3 nickynax, Jan 18, 2010
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    Well at the moment i'm looking for a place to stay, but from France it's not easy.. I'll be there until september (for starters) and my work is located Place Ville Marie, so I'd like not to settle down too far if possible !
    By the way I didn't get if you were a guy or a girl ?
     
    #4 helsinger, Jan 18, 2010
  5. nickynax

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    ho oki cool
    its 5 mins from my house,and im good at finding appartements
    i found the one we're living in now while i was in france;
    try Kijiji.ca that's where i found our loft
    i'm an african girl,married to a 26 yrs old french engeneer,that's how i end up in Montreal in the first place.
    whats your budget and do u need it furnished ?
     
    #5 nickynax, Jan 18, 2010
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    I signed up on Kijiji tonight to give it a try, and answered a couple ads already :) Happy to know there are some good deals on it hehe
    Preferably furnished I'd say, as I'd rather save my money to enjoy the city and stuff, and there's something under $500 it's perfect. Anyway I think I'll go for a sublet and roommates, maybe it's easier don't you think ?
     
    #6 helsinger, Jan 19, 2010
  7. nickynax

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    yeah you're right its not a bad idea;
    plus you'll get to meet new people,and won't start out alone;
    but how would you know if its the right person to share almost a year of your life with from that far?although,personnaly i'm not a bif fan of housemates,and most of my friends who tried it didn't really have anything good to say about it! but like i said its a better solution then loneliness i guess!
    we can help you out for a few days if u still haven't find a place by then
    but its easy to find accomodation here
     
    #7 nickynax, Jan 19, 2010
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    ho i forgot
    if you're looking for housemates ...
    well that's only if you're on facebook you should be able to find people
    in these groups:les francais de montreal,montreal,specialy gay montreal(you don't have to be gay to sign up)
    people re always looking for housemates on thoses pages
     
    #8 nickynax, Jan 19, 2010
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    hi nickynax:)
    glad to see we have something in common, (although its really rare), i moved here from south africa almost 4 yrs ago for varsity, and hav had troubles finding friends too, i live with my boyfriend and have a 15 month baby boy. We`ve been at the same places too, France, Italy and Brussels, my second home...speak french and english as well as all the other south african langauges, originaly from Dem. Rep of Congo...... in short, just drop me a line and maybe we chat sometime, by the way, i`m diana

    ciao...
     
    #9 bittercandi2, Mar 11, 2010
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    hello Diana,how are you?i just just saw your message!
    thanx for replying to my ad!and nice to meet you,by the way.
    not sleeping yet!?it was my birthday yesterday and im still replying to the emails its a long process but at least its a good reminder that my friends are still around even if we're miles apart!lol
    and may i just say im really impressed by your ability to speak all these languages specialy the south african ones!are you still in varsity?since you've been here longer then me what's your point of view on life here?
    good night
     
    #10 nickynax, Mar 11, 2010
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    hey nicky:)
    i sleep late coz the little one has trouble sleeping early. Hapi B-lated B-Day!!!oh and about the miles apart issue,... i totally feel u! afrikaans and tswana, just those 2, forget about the rest.
    well, about varsity, life has been really tough for me and still is (long story, immigration process)
    i think life here is great, u just need ur canadian status and of course... FRIENDS lol, apart from that its the coolest place ever, really organized country!!, listen add me so we dont need to log on here everytime, my add: debra18m@yahoo.com

    ciao...
     
    #11 bittercandi2, Mar 11, 2010
  12. nickynax

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    hey mine is nick878@hotmail.com
    we'll talk there!
    u should be able to get ur citizenship now right?after 4 yrs!
     
    #12 nickynax, Mar 11, 2010
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    hi im sem...my email add was esmee09@yahoo.com..i love to cook,draw and just know me :D
     
    #13 sem09, May 4, 2011
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    Hi everybody,

    My name is Dave, i'm 24 and i'm from montreal. I spent a couple of months abroad in europe and since i really got used to hang out with different people from elsewhere, I thought it might be cool to try to organise a meeting with people from outside montreal. Would anyone of you would like to meet this friday at the metro mont-royal at 20h to go out for a drink? Could be a nice oportunity to meet real montrealers and practice your french ;). you can send me a confirmation at san_go_ten@hotmail.com hope to get a lot of answers ;)
     
    #14 dfguit, May 5, 2011
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