the (Mont)real deal

Eventually we all rolled into Montreal and our accomodation lay before us, the Auberge de Jeunesse. I had never stayed in a hostel before and was shocked, in fact visibly shaken, when I found out we had to make our own beds. Luckily it was all okay and I got the top bunk :D The room we were given was shared with this Aussie dude. Now this man was a colourful character, lets just say his previous night on the town had involved crazy strippers and mexicans. He had some great stories! The next day we went into Montreal to explore what it had to offer. The city heralded huge basilicas and cathedrals alongside the modern stylings of the traditional American skyscrapers. We stopped off in a little restaurant for brunch before endering through the French-Chinatown! We covered much of downtown before heading out in the evening to check out the nightlife and this is where the real hilarity begins. To cut a long story short we got confused and ended up in the gay district. Seriously, the village people were wandering round, oh and the leather chaps! We wandered further, until finally we found a 3 storey French bar. I decided I would use my superior language skills to integrate myself within Montreal culture. Thus I ordered deux biere sil vous plat. Well I ordered that in theory, but what came out was a mish mash of random strung together syllables that was as much French as Japanese. The barmaid replied "What?" However, not giving up I tried again, this time with even less of an accent. To which she replied "what?" So finally I said "could I have two beers please?" To which she replied "No problem mate."