>Actually, it may be the inverse as the French have IMHO borrowed more english words in their language than us ;)
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>Montreal is pretty much bilingual (multi-lingual should be more the right term). You shouldn't have problems even if you don't speak a word of french. If you want a more complete immersion, you should also visit Quebec city. If you want real challenge, then go visit the Saguenay and/or the Gaspesie regions. You would have fun trying to deal with the local accents ;)
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You are of course right about Montreal being bilingual. I have been there a couple of times. Last time 4 years ago when my daughter was applying to McGill. But never I found myself in a situation where I needed French. Even though I heard it around me here and there. When I was in Quebec (that was like 25 years ago), it was totally French. I remember we stopped at a little restaurant and had tough time communicating with the waiter. I am sure thing have changed since then.

On the subject of learning French, so far, I have one complaint. Difficulty reading. I read (and speak) fairly well in Spanish but in Spanish even if you don't know the meaning of words, the reading is very easy. Very few exceptions when words sound different than spelled. This is how it is also in Russian (my mother's tongue). But in French, so far, I can't find a set of rules that will help me read out loud correctly, even if I don't understand what I read. Don't take my complaint personally as I know you didn't invent French language <g>