Canadian French is very different from France's, be it the accent, the idioms, the vocabulary.

As a native French speaker travelling in Montreal, I often found it easier to talk English with French speaking people, to my great shame.

I recall a simple transaction with a cashier in a supermarket, and having her repeat the simplest things (like "hello") a couple time because I had no idea what she was saying or if she even was speaking French, this was awfully embarrassing.

Although I agree, Parisians are asshole.