patnotinfrance

Personally, I wouldn't go in the 93. But that would be totally wrong to say that all the 93 is unsafe and stinky. 93 is a not a small department and sarcelles is in the 95, very nice department. If finding an apartment was difficult, I wouldn't exclude the 93 cause you might find maybe more easily by the fact that many people think the 93 is to avoid. I don't defend the 93 but we all have clichés. Near me, some people think surrey is place for the drug dealers and the indian terrorists. I have been there, but it is not really the case.

I like the vallée de chevreuse otherwise, I'd look at the 78, 95, 94, and 77 departments. If you need to commute to paris by car, the traffic is awful. The train is better but when it works and it can be quickly overcrowded. About the rural side, I think 77 or 95 are quiet and relax. You should focus on the accommodations available and what require the landlords to rent. The closer you are to paris, the more, the market will be high and selective.

why couldn't we translate everything whatever the direction?For the translation, one hour is a lot of work and it depends on the level you expect from.

si vous avez besoin d'un coup de main (ou d'aide), sonnez-moi.

[quote user="NormanH"]Have you ever tried grown-up writing,  with punctuation ? [/quote] ???

The article exaggerates by generalizing people in Paris. But it is pretty true that many are too frank, individualistic, sometimes rude. At paris, many values and customs are lost. There is a big social tension where each person thinks that to survive, you have to squash the other. The anglo saxon politeness and the customer service are far much better but I find too hypocrite or subservient sometimes. In fact, here in america, people will do everything for money but almost nothing in france. It's a huge gap in the way of welcoming and serving people. In the provinces, small villages and countryside, french can be very nice and sincere.

the hash key or pound key is called dièse in french but also carré or square in québec. In english, I've seen, it can mean number, like #3  number 3 for an address or other things like that. But not used in french.

First, you are all kind and positive with that. I'm french, expatriate fortunately but I have had the bad luck to know the avis au tiers détenteur. In fact, France is a shame, those practices are anti democratic and contrary to the human rights and freedom. If by chance, you move, you change your address or if an employee of the revenue agency makes a mistake, you will likely to have your accounts blocked to collect by force the amount that you owe. For my part, I hadn't paid a tax of habitation cause they gave me a new one. I asked an employee of the trésor public to confirm that by e-mail then on the spot thanks to someone on my behalf. But a few months, I learnt by chance by looking at my online banking that I have been the subject of an ATD. The employees have been very insincere but they said yes to make a main levée or a waiver of the ATD. But my bank hasn't received the document yet. The employee didn't want to send again the document. ''we won't do anything more"'. And though I have paid, for the moment, the problem is not solved yet. I agree that each employee will have a different reaction, that some are jerks, others understanding. I confirm that often, they don't take into account address changes although you tell them clearly you moved. I've never received a letter to warn me of an ATD but instead of sending mails in france, they sent a mail overseas. The bank and the trésor public don't make many efforts to help me. It is illegal according to some courts or even to the european justice to act like that because you are not protected and presumed guilty. The revenue agency abuses this practice and they are both judge and party. Moreover, the french administration, it's you pay and after we will see your claim. Many people leave France for tax harassment and they're totally right. To advise us, contact your bank, trésor public, centre des impôts, pay what you owe and ask a main levée to unblock or unfreeze your accounts. You can have a minimum amount of money to live if your accounts are blocked or saisis. Fortunately, here where I live, I didn't experience this. I don't dare to imagine how an english or foreigner can get by in french with people who lie, abuse and are not cooperative. Good luck everybody.