Montréal vs. Berlin

A brief summary of differences between life in the two cities. Part of the "Montréal vs." series of posts...

• On weekends in Montréal, young people start drinking at home at 8 or 9 PM. Then, at some point between 10 PM and midnight, they go out drinking in bars and clubs until 3 AM when the bars all close. They then congregate at such places as la Banquise to grab a poutine and go home. In Berlin, young people start their evening at about midnight before heading out to a club that plays minimal techno some time after 4 AM. After dancing until well after sunrise, they grab a currywurst on the way home where they may continue the party before going to sleep.
• In Montréal, the four metro lines connect under half of the city together and do not run after about 1 AM on any night of the week. In Berlin, the more than 20 U- and S-bahn lines
  connect the vast majority of the city together and the S-Bahn even runs during the night on weekends. 
• In Montréal, most people speak at least two languages, English and French, but it is still not uncommon to find people that do not speak English (or French). In Berlin, most people speak at least two languages, German and English, but it is fairly common to find people that do not speak English (but likely speak Russian and are old).
• In Montréal, people talk of how St.-Laurent used to be seen as the divider between the east (Francophone-dominated) and west (Anglophone-dominated) parts of the city. In Berlin, a large wall known about around the world used to divide the city into its east (Communist) and west (Democratic) parts.
• In Montréal, people buy their beer at the local dépanneur before it closes at 11 PM. In Berlin, people buy their beer almost everywhere at any hour of the day.