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  1. On the Jeremy Vine show last week one of the items featured was the fact that a school head (in the UK) has banned high energy drinks from their school i.e. Redbull. One reply went something like, Well as it is banned in many European countries including France there must be concern as to the effect of Redbull. I have always taken Redbull on holiday with me for the long drive. Am I breaking the law in any way.[8-)]
  2. I read an article in the Telegraph that the French Police are fining motorist who have speed camera locations preloaded on their Sat Nav’s. The article mentioned fines of £1000. This seems very strange as before I had my box of tricks I used to print out a route from www.viamichelin.com which had the location of fixed speed cameras on it. Anyone had any dealings with the matter
  3. Thanks to you both for your replies. I think I will stick to my idea of going to a campsite/holiday park, it may not be very glamorous but it is a start and it will give me a chance to find my feet and become more fluent in the language. Thanks again this site is just what I needed, am spending hours reading it and getting the answers to so many questions.
  4. Can anyone help me please? I am a Chef with 26 years experience, who after spending many holidays in France would like to move to the Charente. I would like to know a number of thinks. Firstly how are British Chefs viewed in the industry? Is the 35-hour week enforced? If so how? I do not want to work on the Black-market. What are the rates of pay? Do any places offer accommodation in the short term. I had considered campsites/ holiday parks as one option. Finally if anyone has any suggestions or things that I should bare in mind that I have over looked please feel free to throw in their pennies worth.  [geek]
  5. Can anyone help me please? I am a Chef with 26 years experience, who after spending many holidays in France would like to move to the Charente. I would like to know a number of thinks. Firstly how are British Chefs viewed in the industry? Is the 35-hour week enforced? If so how? I do not want to work on the Black-market. What are the rates of pay? Do any places offer accommodation in the short term. I had considered campsites/ holiday parks as one option. Finally if anyone has any suggestions or things that I should bare in mind that I have over looked please feel free to throw in their pennies worth. [geek]
  6. I am a english chef (20 plus years experiance in restaurants and industrial kitchens) looking to move to france in a year or so and would like to know the answer to a few questions. 1.How do the french take to english chefs. 2. Do employers stick to the 35 hour week. 3. Is experiance more important than qualifications. 4. Are there any people out there that have done it. PS Indian restaurant owners need not reply
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