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From the lens Moving to France.

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  • mamabush Feb 28, 2012 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    The pictures of France on this page are beautiful! I'm so jealous...would love to live in France. I visited many years ago and would love to see the countryside...I spent my time in Paris and Nice. :)
  • BrianS Feb 29, 2012 @ 7:26 am | delete
    Paris is a beautiful city and I have been there several times, but I have never been to Nice although I hear it is also a lovely city and visiting there is on my wish list. Thanks for the comment.
  • JziE Oct 30, 2011 @ 9:51 pm | delete
    this is a very informative lens. nicely done. people should be moving to France right about now :)
  • BrianS Oct 31, 2011 @ 3:20 am | delete
    I agree
  • ChrissLJ Oct 30, 2011 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    I spent several months living in Paris. (Passy to be precise.) I remember people telling me how expensive everything was going to be and how rude Parisians are because they hate Americans so much. Not so. My rent was much cheaper than friends were paying in Chicago, and food was comparable to that of the rural parts of the US (ie cheaper than city living). I found the Parisians to be a warm and loving people. The only problems I had was with a rude clerk in Normandy (who was much more respectful once I chewed him out en francais).

    The one thing I had to keep reminding myself was always acknowledge the clerk when you walk into a store and before you leave. In my part of the States, a clerk would be considered overbearing and rude if they were to take the interest in customers that the French take. Once I learned my lesson, it made shopping and asking for directions much easier.
  • BrianS Oct 31, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    In the early days before I moved to France, I took a holiday backpacking on my own. I ended up on the south coast having given up on Paris because it was too big to wander around. I met some people from Paris in the south and told them I had trouble when I was in Paris because I didn't really know where to go and they invited me back and gave me a guided tour and put me up in their apartment, I eat with their families and went out with them and their friends. Parisians rude, I think not, it's all down to who you meet, just like any other city :-)
  • SaintFrantic Oct 21, 2011 @ 2:25 am | delete
    Very Good Lens.Great story.
  • lil_muchang May 15, 2011 @ 3:56 am | delete
    You have a lovely gite - is it in Provins? I wanted to go there a few weekends ago. I'm in Ile-de-France by the way :)
  • BrianS May 15, 2011 @ 4:05 am | delete
    Hi, no we are located in Languedoc Roussillon near to Carcassonne. Lovely place and we are very lucky to live here. Thanks for dropping by.
  • ChrisDay Mar 22, 2011 @ 12:53 am | delete
    Lovely and inspiring lens - a move to France is such an attractive prospect but we have deep roots in England.
  • David Seymour Mar 1, 2011 @ 4:56 am | delete
    This is a very nice information. You may also like to include some information on web sites which market property in france and some good estate agent websites like french property for sale.
  • VickiSims Jan 7, 2011 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    Great Information - What an adventure! Your opening photo reminded me of driving past the beautiful sunflower fields the last time I was in France. I'm not planning on moving there, but found your lens to be very interesting anyway. Blessed by a Squid Angel
  • lestroischenes Dec 6, 2010 @ 1:08 am | delete
    What a great lens and full of excellent advice. We moved to France in 2002 and I have to admit, if you need to generate income it is a huge struggle, but we have a wonderful house and live in beautiful countryside in Limousin and we count our blessings every day.
  • globetrotting_gal Sep 23, 2010 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    Enjoyed your lens. I lived in France about 10 years ago and found your advice very useful for anyone contemplating this move.
  • Ladymermaid Dec 7, 2009 @ 9:55 am | delete
    I just stopped by to wish you, and those who surround you with love, a very merry holiday season. Many blessings in the New Year.
    Ladymermaid
  • Rajays Aug 24, 2009 @ 11:09 am | delete
    You have got some excellent tips here. Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • manujarch Apr 15, 2009 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    I love France. Will love to visit France in life.
  • spirituality Mar 6, 2009 @ 3:43 am | delete
    France has a difficult culture for foreigners to get into. Learning enough French to converse with your neighbours about more than the groceries is no picknick. And don't think the French will talk English.

    Great lens.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Mar 5, 2009 @ 5:51 pm | delete
    I would love to visit Fance, but I'm happy in the good ol USA.
    Great lens
    Lizzy
  • aj2008 Mar 4, 2009 @ 2:40 pm | delete
    Nice photos. I found this lens because it was posted in the SquidU forum by someone else who had seen it.
  • melbel Feb 21, 2009 @ 8:57 am | delete
    Wow, these are some really good lenses! Keep up the good work!
    http://www.squidoo.com/seostar
  • Snozzle Feb 16, 2009 @ 11:23 am | delete
    I love France but don't think I'd want to live there - mind you, the way things are in the UK you never know. Must be a bit more difficult to move from the UK to France now because of the exchange rates.
    Mike.
  • sara08852 Feb 13, 2009 @ 8:31 am | delete
    Comme je vous envie de vivre en France.
    Sara
  • WritingforYourWealth Nov 20, 2008 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    Great information! Alas, if I move to another country, I think it'll be some place tropical. ;)
  • d-artist Nov 7, 2008 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    well we can all dream!...great lens!....5*
  • Clare Oct 27, 2008 @ 6:09 am | delete
    Some really good information in this website, my parents moved to France and would have benefitted from some of the information you provided here.
  • CrypticFragments Sep 21, 2008 @ 10:45 am | delete
    thanks for sharing your tips... I have traveled a bit in Provence and Paris and would love to have an apt. there
    5*
    would love to have you visit my lenses on Provence, to which I've lensrolled you!
    a bientot
  • starlitparlit Sep 19, 2008 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    I would love to live in France. It is so beautiful there. 5*'s from me
  • sbucciarel Aug 25, 2008 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    Great lense. The Firestorm Forum is great for promoting your lenses and blogs. There's a very active Squidoo community there. firestormforum.com Hope you check it out. I also have a lense about it at http://www.squidoo.com/firestorm
  • Aug 23, 2008 @ 3:52 am | delete
    Lovely Lens and thanks for submitting it to Travelmania Group 5*.
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