Old Quebec is the most French place I’ve found outside of France. Feels like you’re in France. Otherwise, try Acadia but don’t expect cities and amenities. It’s pretty French, but also super rural.

Quebec is local my dude. Go hiking in the Whites in the summer, and it’s almost inevitable you’ll run into a French speaking visitor. They clearly think it’s local…

I believe theres a fly fishing club. I always hear great things about golf&ski regarding golf. Theres shore fishing everywhere but you kind of have to explore to find shore access. whats this business about kidney stealing haha

Why though? Haven’t renewed the passport? I get it if Montreal wasn’t French enough for you (you’d find plenty of Quebecois who’d agree too), but that’s clearly not it.

Dude go take advantage of the strong dollar. America is the worst place in the world for a culture oriented vacation. Everything is the same everywhere. Copy pasted strip malls and chain restaurants and it’s all so goddamn expensive. DC and NYC are cool for a couple days, see the museums and whatnot, but that’s about it. The US is a good place to vacation for outdoorsy types, but not what you’re going for.

If you were looking for Spanish speakers, I’d say go to Miami. If you were looking for Vietnamese speakers, I’d say go to San Jose. If you were looking for Mandarin speakers, I’d say go to Chinatown. But French? Nah. The vast majority of French speakers in the US won’t be native speakers, unless you count Haitian Creole as French, which no one does. If you do, consider a trip to Brockton, MA! Not the nicest place but you’re actually less likely to get stabbed there than New Orleans.

Anyway, there are some towns in far northern New England (especially Maine) where double digit percentages of households speak French at home, but these are very rural areas. You’re gonna look like a lunatic going to the one store in town on a mission to find native French speakers. They might speak passable French as a second language, but that’s to accommodate the Quebecois visitors.

Makes sense. As I said, it was a stretch. Thanks for giving some more info.

I just applied for my passport and waiting for it to arrive. I can't wait to go to Canada! I've lived a sheltered life. lol

I went there for a weeklong golf camp when I was 13.

French in Montreal...

I grew up in NW Vermont, a lot of us have French Canadian ancestry but outside of names and some family traditions it's not very different from the rest of New England.

Berlin is as French as it gets.

"luxury" just means "new construction"

What are you on bail? Go to Quebec ya gooba

This 1000% - such a great guide

Gardner

Quebec also tends to have a lot of antisemitism as well. Your experience isn’t mine.

I was born and raised in America and grew up speaking French with my father. Just because I speak a dialect from France doesn’t mean I’m from France. When you have to flash your passport to get a drink, they find out you’re American.

Find a Clark’s Fishing Guide. The green one was last updated in 2009 but it’s still useful.

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• OVER 450 LAKES, PONDS AND RIVERS COVERED -- Fish Species To Be Found -- Access Sites - Exact Directions and Quality
• DEPTH CHARTS
• TEMPERATURE/OXYGEN/pH PROFILES
• VEGETATION LOCATIONS/DESCRIPTIONS
• RULES AND REGULATIONS
• FISHING TIPS AND INFORMATION

So then what does that have to do with hating Americans

Bro, I speak French. They wouldn’t even speak to me in French because they thought my accent was garbage. I speak with an Alsatian dialect FROM FRANCE. I’ve been refused service MANY times.

I wish I had your experience

Some kind of friend you would be! You have TWO kidneys...

You haven’t, but I have every time I’ve gone and so have plenty of other people.

Seen it for the first time 2ish months ago. Been here since 1990s

No sure where in So. NH you live but there's a wealth of NH fishing information here. Check out the regional fishing guides. https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/fishing/publications.html

I’m French and so far I did not found any French speakers that much around NH