Advice given to me about Montreal, BEDA and The 'Bux

• Stick together
• Pack light. No, even lighter.
• Don't drink too much 
• Bring lots of snacks
• For the love of God don't drink too much (don't worry parents, I have an abnormal amount of common sense)
• Don't get rides from strangers
• Don't get run down by an angry French driver
• Bring shirts that you don't care about too much. (Didn't hear all of this story but I think it involves Reeves and a Black Lips concert)
• If you don't see Death Grips you're wasting your money. (I'm not going to but I have multiple friends who feel strongly about Death Grips, mostly caucasian kids who grew up in the suburbs)

I'm considering doing BEDA because I'm so good with this regular posting thing, as you guys know. It'll be my lame attempt at having something to cling to as I gradually disassemble my life and move it to a dorm room four hours from here. But in all reality, BEDA will probably be me filling posts with almost amusing anecdotes of silly things that happen to me at The 'Bux.

Speaking of almost amusing anecdotes:
This ridiculous, poorly thought out situation a few years ago led to the 'Bux I work at being literally 270 meters from a larger one slightly down the hill. Today, this man walked up to the counter and before ordering his coffee he said "You guys know there's a Starbucks right down the hill, right?" His tone of voice seemed to suggest that our existence was offending him, the same way people get offended if the same item is marginally less expensive in another store, a sort of 'why do you even try?' way. I was unsure how to politely, Starbucks appropriately answer a question so moronic. Somehow this meant that my default reaction was to stare him straight in the eye and with a face of stone stated "We're aware." It's a feat of self control that I didn't say anything more offensively sarcastic. I half considered rushing my co-workers to the window, intently starring out for a moment and yelling "Oh shit! He's right!" and everyone could pretend to have a moment of awe. I could have said "Really, right there? I should check it out sometime." "We were living in ignorance until you came along, thank you good sir. We have now seen the light." The light of the siren signage attached to the building clearly visible from the main road we are also along. Or "You caught us, we're just using Starbucks as a front. Would you like to buy some meth?"

I got written up for being an asshole once so I'm glad I've learned some self control since then. I think I'm growing as a person.
Hearts,
Julianne