Davey

Thanks for all the replies. I was pleasantly surprised with the total lack of horror stories. Either France is a very nice place to be an expat, and the french are very welcoming, or I've just got lucky, and stumbled on a forum that only has nice intelligent members, who know how to interact with the locals. Hopefully both. Thanks again for the insight.

Thanks for the replys. All sounds very friendly and welcoming. I have no intention of moving somewhere and then being trapped in an expat community, where every body has no interest in intergrating in to the local community. Are there lots of these kind of cliques, within the french expat community, or is how you guys live, more the norm?

Hi there, I was just wondering how everybody thinks they have been treated since they moved to France. Did they make you welcome, or feel unwanted. Do most expats in France live among other expats or do they intergrate in to the local community? I believe if you are going to retire somewhere, being accepted by the locals is so important. Any views would be appreciated. Cheers.