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'''New Brunswick''' is [[Canada]]'s only official bilingual province. Though officially bilingual, it is not necessarily the case that one traveling to New Brunswick will be able to get along in their native tongue. The majority of Francophones speak passable English (particularly in the south), while the majority of Anglophones can scarcely ask where the washroom is in French. The situation is further muddled by the existence of a local dialect known as ‘Chiac’ - a combination of 400 year old French, English, and slang which has somehow coagulated into a functioning (if occasionally bewildering) language unto itself.
The French speaking population (Acadian) is historically located along the coast in their historical 'Acadie' region, which goes from the [[Quebec]] border until the Confederation Bridge and further south. The English speaking population is traditionnally located more inland by the river area. The languages regions are usually well reflected byt by the town names which either reflects the tie with England while the French town names are more often traditionnal Acadian or Native names.
Having said that, New Brunswick is a fantastic place to hitch. Of the three Maritime Provinces ([[Nova Scotia]], New Brunswick, and [[Prince Edward Island]]) I have consistently found New Brunswick to be the easiest place to get a lift, to the degree that one may occasionally hitch from point A to point B in as little time as it would have taken them to drive.
