Can you go to Montreal without knowing French?

(But the quick answer is no, you won't have any problems.) Montreal is a bilingual city and typically in the downtown, especially tourist areas, people will speak English. Not a problem at all. Lots of Montrealers are English and manage with very limited, or no, French.



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