Question about the differences between Quebec French and European French?

hey, french major here. you will be totally fine. the difference lies in the accent, and of course some colloquialisms. french-canadian accents are essentially light Cajun accents (the term "Cajun" is a derivative of "Acadien", Acadia being a former french colonie in quebec... Acadien --> Cadien --> Cajien --> Cajun). So, for example, the word "canadien" becomes "ca-na-d'YAIN" (the YAIN rhyming with "rain")

you should have no trouble whatsoever understanding or being understood. congrats on getting into McGill, too. that's a great school.

They will laugh at you and tell you that you learned the wrong kind of French. On the other hand, they will be happy that you actually try to speak good French. Most US citizens speak atrocious French if any at all. It will also help if you play or at least follow hockey.

In certain ways the Canadian version of French is older, in that it does not exactly follow the recommendations of l'Academie Francaise.

Here's the only difference I remember. There are zillions more, and you'll never learn 'em all.

Pommes de terre :-: patates

I concur with Future Reservist. You'll have no problem whatsoever. Congrats to getting into McGill, one of Canada's finest.