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In general, European French speakers have no problems understanding Quebec newscasts or other moderately formal Québécois speech.

However, they may have some difficulty understanding informal speech, such as the dialogue in a sitcom.

This is due more to idioms, slang, vocabulary and use of exclusive cultural references than to accent or pronunciation.

However, when speaking to a European French speaker, a French speaker from Quebec is capable of shifting to a slightly more formal, " international " type of speech by avoiding idioms or slang.