I just pretend they are in mph. Then I can do 100 mph on main roads and 50 through town. No one seems to mind.
You'd fit in well in Montréal.
They all wave at me. Very friendly people. Always waving. They have a traditional Irish wave, instead of an open palm, they close their hand into a kind of, well fist I suppose, and then wave. Lovely. Friendliest people in the world.
That ALSO sounds Québécois - well, apart from the language.
One of their special Garda cars (that's like your British Police but less oppressive of course) escorted me home the other night. Flashed his lights and everything, make sure I could get on quickly. So kind and considerate. Charming, charming man. Couldn't really tell what he was saying of course but I'm sure it was very friendly. Wanted me to pop in and see him at his wee 'station' I think, but I didn't like to impose.
You're lucky it wasn't the SQ.