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Seriously thinking of buying a place in France and I know some board members have moved there. I was wondering how difficult they found it settling in socially and how did they get on with the locals.
We are looking at rural areas not cities.
Merci Don :)
We're moving out there at the start of July, though I shall be commuting back to England every week.
The missus is French and I used to work out there a while ago. I don't think you'll have any more problems fitting in than you would if you move to a rural uk location, providing of course that you can speak some French. If you go to Normandy the chances are that there'll be other expats liveing nearby anyway if you're stuck for someone to chat to.
We're moving to the south east about 70 miles below Lyon to an area where there are very few brits cos I'm not into this being pally just cos we share a nationality thing. Beautiful country side, high altitude, zero polution, an ideal place to bring up a family. Plus the French education system and health care put ours to shame (surprise surprise).
Can't wait, though have to admit I'm not sure how I'll handle all that commuting.
Go for it :)
Originally posted by don
Seriously thinking of buying a place in France and I know some board members have moved there. I was wondering how difficult they found it settling in socially and how did they get on with the locals.
We are looking at rural areas not cities.
Merci Don :)
If you don't speak french, then at least don't move to Paris, as people over there are total a$$holes, especially to people who don't speak french. Never been anywhere else in France, but I hear other places aren't half that bad.
Originally posted by ART
If you don't speak french, then at least don't move to Paris, as people over there are total a$$holes, especially to people who don't speak french. Never been anywhere else in France, but I hear other places aren't half that bad.
I think that's a problem with most large cities world wide though. Certainly they are rude in Paris but no more so than in London or Berlin for instance.
Never judge a country by the citizens of it's capital (or the price of things there).
Yep, that's actually a good advice, since most of the people in Helsinki are a$$holes, too. ;)
But people in Budapest were quite nice, as were the people in Warsaw, too. Never been to Berlin or London more than to the airport, so can't really say about those.. I would say people in Amsterdam are quite neutral, not bad but not exceptionally nice, either. So basically, the advice doesn't really apply to every country, but still, you got a point there..
Originally posted by ART
Yep, that's actually a good advice, since most of the people in Helsinki are a$$holes, too. ;)
But people in Budapest were quite nice, as were the people in Warsaw, too. Never been to Berlin or London more than to the airport, so can't really say about those.. I would say people in Amsterdam are quite neutral, not bad but not exceptionally nice, either. So basically, the advice doesn't really apply to every country, but still, you got a point there..
That cleared things up nicely then :rolleyes:
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So long as your French is OK, then moving to France is a doddle. I moved to Luxembourg bout a year ago. The beauty with it is that there is a large expat community here, so getting by is not a problem. I tend to avoid the expats as much as I can and try to fit in with the locals. Also I don't live in the city, pretty much anywhere in Luxembourg is commutable distance.
Just do it... best move ever...
Originally posted by ART
Yep, that's actually a good advice, since most of the people in Helsinki are a$$holes, too. ;)
is there anything to see in scandanavia, ive got this strange urge to go travelling there, don't know why, i just want to:confused:
Originally posted by moondogr
is there anything to see in scandanavia, ive got this strange urge to go travelling there, don't know why, i just want to:confused:
Best time to go is December when the whole place is plunged into 24hrs of total darkness.
;)
Originally posted by JB
Best time to go is December when the whole place is plunged into 24hrs of total darkness.
;)
LOL:D
Originally posted by JB
I think that's a problem with most large cities world wide though. Certainly they are rude in Paris but no more so than in London or Berlin for instance.
Never judge a country by the citizens of it's capital (or the price of things there).
Couldn't agree more. We are looking around Perpignan were there is a large expat community but dont really want to get into the expat social thing. We both work in cities and want a change from traffic jams, crime and the yob culture which seems to be prevalent in British society.
turbo pete
13-06-2003, 13:19
Fancy a new job. Caretaker of the SXOC holiday home scam.
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45072
:thumbs:
Originally posted by moondogr
is there anything to see in scandanavia, ive got this strange urge to go travelling there, don't know why, i just want to:confused:
That's perfectly normal for a healthy young man. ;)
Stockholm for example is a rather nice city, and the women over there are more than nice. There's also quite a lot of good looking chicks in Finland, too, and you see them mostly during the summer, so if chicks is your bag, then come to scandinavia in summer. :D
Oh yeah, and Finnish chicks are rather interested in having conversation with foreigners. At least in smaller cities than Helsinki. Dunno if it's true in Sweden, at least the chicks in Stockholm aren't so impressed by Finnish guys, but that might just be that's because they are lesbian or something. ;)
Then again, as someone mentioned, it is quite exotic for foreign people to go to the arctic circle or norther during december, since it's pretty much dark all 24h (just as it is light 24h right now). During new year your best bet would be a skiing resort like Ruka or Levi, or one of their swedish counterparts (which I know nothing about).
Originally posted by ART
Then again, as someone mentioned, it is quite exotic for foreign people to go to the arctic circle or norther during december, since it's pretty much dark all 24h (just as it is light 24h right now). During new year your best bet would be a skiing resort like Ruka or Levi, or one of their swedish counterparts (which I know nothing about).
If its dark 24h at new year, wouldn't a ski resort be a very dangerous place to be? :rolleyes:
I moved to France a little over 3 years ago, and I love it.
I have since made it a hobby, and now a business (and a hobby) to help others learn more about moving to France.
Feel free to email me with any questions you might have. I have written over a hundred articles on the subject already, so I could probably refer to one of them.
in the properties section of ebay at the moment, there is two houses in france for £45k.... one is a two bed and the other a 3 bed with a barn attached that could be converted into an extension.
both need some renovation, but not too much work by the sounds of it....
you could buy both, do the work and then sell one off, to pay for it all!!!
Originally posted by Blond
I moved to France a little over 3 years ago, and I love it.
I have since made it a hobby, and now a business (and a hobby) to help others learn more about moving to France.
Feel free to email me with any questions you might have. I have written over a hundred articles on the subject already, so I could probably refer to one of them.
Welcome to the board :wave:
Which 200 do you drive?? ;) :D
Pauly_Boy
07-09-2003, 03:56
Originally posted by moondogr
is there anything to see in scandanavia, ive got this strange urge to go travelling there, don't know why, i just want to:confused:
Glad i'm not the only one!
I've got i strange urge to goto Sweden, the hope accross the sea to Iceland
Oh, and good luck paying the tolls on the french motorways, learning French and eating snails :eek:
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