alittlebitfrench
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Birds are singing here. They do think it is spring and time to build a nest.
Is it spring though ?
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14 hours ago, Noisette said:
Well for a start, you'd deduct the capital from the previous house sale. Mrs ALBF is in banking, isn't she? I'm sure she'll be able to house ALBF in the manner to which he's become accustomed 😁
Hmmmm..
I very much doubt many people would have gone through what we have done over the last 25 years in terms of hard work.
And we started life in France with student debts living in a 15 sq metre flat in Paris. . Not selling a house in the UK and buying your way into a lifestyle.
We worked for it.
Lets be very clear Mr & Mrs ALBF….are no snowflakes. We have the scars to prove it.
And we are not finished yet.
Never stand still is my motto in life.
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1 hour ago, menthe said:
How you love all these ridiculous generalisations you make. Grow up, do......
I will never grow up..🤫
Life is better if you don’t.
Your are a spring chicken like the rest of us Mint. So don’t you start giving me lectures..🙂
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France has just become one gigantic tourist theme park.
There is little French about France anymore.
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42 minutes ago, Noisette said:
, I'm off back to Goa. Apparently it's been rather overrun by young Russians and Israelis, which won't have done much for the ambiance, but at least the good weather's 99% guaranteed 🙂
When I was in Alpe du huez last weekend….everyone said (folks in shops and ski instructors and all the rest) the resort is now 60 % Brazilain and Argentilian. In terms of clientele.
I kid you not.
Then it is the British and then the French.
Did not see that one coming.
The ambiance was loud and not fitting for a French ski resort.
Stuff that for a game of soldiers.
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12 hours ago, anotherbanana said:
Leclerc?
No…no
I have to correct myself because their headquarters are in France….but I think the family lives in Belgium. But then again, I have idea.
The shop brands they own.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_Familiale_Mulliez
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59 minutes ago, Noisette said:
I was pleasantly surprised by how many do support the farmers! There are the inevitable selfish whingers, of course, but on the whole the Brit community are much better informed and positive than I would have expected. Perhaps we're all agreed that it's time to call halt on the greed of the big supermarkets?
Agreed.
Especially one that most people here have shopped in and own many renowned retail outlets in France. But its headquarters are not in France….I guess for tax reasons.
Guess who it is.
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1 hour ago, Noisette said:
As for not getting around France much, I've just got back from Guadeloupe so nana na na na heehee
I can’t beat that 🤢 🙂
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3 hours ago, betise said:
Yes, my brother lives on a farm 30 minutes from Voiron, a very nice area.
Yeah..I was very much taken with the town. It has everything you need in life.
OH went to school there when she was younger. First time I have been there.Just worried about the heat in the summer. Other than that, Im good to go.
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6 minutes ago, cajal said:
I would suggest that you glean your information from a wider source than some 'Brit Forum'. This is not just a French agricultural issue but a European one, Holland, Germany, Romania, Ukraine,UK and soon to be global.
It is basically driven by four issues. The madness of climate change 'green issues', unfavourable subsidies, low return to cost ratio and over population of the world. To not support the farming dilemma is sheer insanity, and who would want to be a farmer anyway? It's a no-brainer.
Reports are saying that Paris's food stock is down to 3 days.
I think it is down to the consumer.
I happy to pay more for milk, potatoes, tomatoes (for example) as long as the money goes to the producer and not some suit in Paris.
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8 minutes ago, Lehaut said:
Tut tut at this scandalous generalisation, we have just got back from walking in the snow in Chamonix! Really liked the feel of Grenoble when we stayed there a couple of years ago, surrounded by the mountains, but gather the weather is pretty dire a lot of the time it certainly changes very quickly.
It was a play on words. Nosette is from the ‘Lots’. read it again. 😀
Anyway yeah, looking for change. We were looking at Voiron. Which is a nice little town between Grenoble and Lyon.
I an worried about the heat in the summer.
Spent two days in Alpe d Huez to see some snow.
Returned back to Tours pretty much on RN..due to the protests. 9 hours drive. It was knackering.
Charmonix is nice…went there years ago. I bet the glacier is gone now.
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9 hours ago, anotherbanana said:
No, it isnt, Riggers. I was hoping it would just fade away.
Apologies…..google correct had a bit of a turn.
I meant ‘I agree with Chirac and the farmers’.
Chirac said ‘always look after the farmers’.
This is being discussed on many Brit forums….and it seems that Brits mostly don’t like the actions of the French farmers. But then again before Brexit many Brits used to buy their food from the UK and have it delivered to France. So they have no idea of the country they live in. More concerned about their swimming pool.
Anyway, I am with the farmers on this one. Things need to change. Particularly the EU. Otherwise, France will starve to death.
I am with you French farmers.
Also, just think about those poor SNCF drivers striking because they can’t retire at 50 anymore because trains no longer run on coal !
I think a lot of people think food grows in supermarkets
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If you don’t like your job or you don’t like the pay, find another job. Retrain.
That is what we all have to do in life.
That said, France might starve to death if all the farmers jacked in their job.
Discuss.
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On 27/01/2024 at 08:19, Noisette said:
Hasn't ALBF gone quiet? 🤣
ALBF has been out and about discovering France. Not like you Lots that stay in one place and call yourself French 😀🤪
Seen some very nice places and played in the snow. Had some very nice French food that did not invove a duck.
Got stuck by the farmers in Grenoble for two hours. Which was fine as we were all in good mood.
Kinda of found a new potential place to live.
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2 minutes ago, Lori said:
I thought you weren't going to stay in France?
That is a fifteen year project.
We have time to kill.
I like moving about.
You only live twice Mr Bond.
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29 minutes ago, Lori said:
still haven't found a GYN within a 1.5 hour drive that is taking new patients.
Blimey…that is not good.
Here…….for OH…its a five minute walk. I mean that seriously.
GP…is a 10 minute walk for everyone else.I guess that is the disparity. Healthcare ! Along with work, schooling and the rest of life.
That house I linked is worth a good million + ++ where we live.
London…..10 million I reckon.
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So we are thinking of moving…..again. Like we do every year. Just another mainstream no frills part of France.
So we are looking at property in our chosen area to match what we have here.
We would get another rag tad two up two down.
But in the Dordogne for far less budget…we could get this.https://www.leboncoin.fr/offre/ventes_immobilieres/2325573198
So what am I I missing ?
Why is the Dordogne so cheap ?
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53 minutes ago, NormanH said:
"Get" as in 'get a coffee' 'get a shower' where will they get them FROM? Why not just have one?
Or in this headline "US authorities say more Boeing 737 planes should get checks after door plug blowout"
"be checked" or 'Have a check-up'...
Obviously…when it is not obvious.
Essential when it is not essential.
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2 hours ago, EliSheridan said:
Hi all,
Just a note to say that free tickets are still available for the French Property Exhibition in London this weekend - please let us know if you're coming along! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-property-exhibition-2024-tickets-696562044827
Cheers,
Eli
Is there free grub ?
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3 hours ago, Edel said:
Thanks ALBF. Good to know that it's generally accepted - that's one concern down. I know it is a low budget alright and perhaps not realistic. Not so much a retirement home but somewhere we can spend more time after we retire (more than 4 weeks in the summer/1 week per school term). Thanks a mill - really appreciate it.
Put this another way. You invest 80 k in a property in France and I will guarantee you that you will pay 3 x as much turning it into house you could possibly live in. Then you have the tax and all the rest every year to pay. So you are looking 250 k….plus yearly tax.
Lastly, you will never see that money again. There is no investment here.
Now, 80 k will pay for 20 years of 4k holidays to France. Or anywhere else.
Owning a property in France unless you live here is really not a good idea. IMHO.
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The French and others have holiday homes all over France so it just accepted.
The only problem occurs in towns and cities that are short of accommodation. Rented or otherwise.Did you say your budget is 80 k ? Or have I read that wrong ?
Apart from a car parking space….you won’t buy anything for 80k worth living in.
Also, a holiday home is not the same thing as a retirement home. Two very different things.
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9 hours ago, DaveLister said:
sorry to resurrect an old thread but I happen to be in London and looking for somewhere to eat tomorrow night.
ALBF you wouldn't pm me the name of your pub would you?
PM’d you.
If you don’t receive it, it is ‘The Signal Box’ at Euston station.
It is located upstairs from the main concourse.
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Ok..
France vs UK
France its the people. The French make the country what is…and it is why I still live here. I love the French and Frenchness.
I don’t have much affinity with the British as such. Peeps have become too ‘Beckham’ and pretentious. What I am saying is the British have lost their Britishness. That is the bit I don’t like much about the UK.
Apart from that…I think the UK blizs the France on most levels apart from health.
No particularly order…
- better food
- better education. Apart from French teachers the French educational system is dire…beyond awful.
- Weather is better
- Transport is better (controversial I know) but I think it is.
- Countryside is nicer- More things to do. France is….dare I say it….boring as hell.
Worse thing about the UK….too many people on such a small Island. Far too crowded. Also the TV which is dire.
France vs UK….no idea.
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1 hour ago, NormanH said:
Perhaps it depends on whether you are comparing similar places? I suspect that many here live in small towns or villages where those thing are not so easily available.
Well I live in a city, and have lived 3 times in Paris and Lyon.
French food is bland and no way near the level of UK food.
Which is why M&S food oulets in Paris were stripped bare.
Why is the Dordogne so cheap ?
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Posted · Edited by alittlebitfrench
Of course.
When I left uni in 90’s getting on the property ladder was a pipe dream in the UK. Especially with 8k student debts. Today….I guess it is a lot worse and you are tied to a mortgage debt for the rest of your life.
The same in France….but you have to work a lot harder. Salaries are not the same as the UK.
Swings and roundabouts.
My mums 3 bed bungalow in the UK is worth more than my chateaux in France.
Very easy to sell a house in the UK…pay off your mortgage….and buy bigger house in France.
But now….you have to earn a living.