Petit Romarin
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I'm not sure your child will become 'French' anyway, bearing in mind that outside of school he will be living in a 'British' environment. I was at a party yesterday which was half French children and half British, including a number who have been in France most of their lives. The British kids stuck to one end of the pool, the French to the other, with one or two flitting in between. It was quite clear that despite a lifetime in France, most of the British kids still identify more with those of their own nationality. Interestingly, few of the British kids, despite being bilingual spoke a word of French the whole afternoon.I'm no fan of the French education system either and we too are returning to the UK in a few weeks. I feel that France offers limited opportunities for non-French children, in fact, even for French children.
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Thanks Panda. Hope all is going well for you.
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I assumed that when we rent out our house the utilities would be put in the name of the tenants but on reading some French forums there is talk about tenants reimbursing landlords for the cost of utilities.Can someone advise whether or not we need to change them into the names of the tenantsThanks in advance
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No one got any ideas?
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Can anyone tell me what the following are: tax recuperable and une provision sur charges initialesMany thanks in advance
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Once again I think it comes down to location and whether or not the school wants to acknowledge a problem and deal with it. A local college (not my son's) failed to do anything about a pupil with known behavioural difficulties who forced another boy to perform a serious sex act on him. The school turned a blind eye and even refused to help with the police investigation.
The French government produces a 'league table' of violent acts per establishment so you can look up your own school and see what has gone on. Lycees professionels were by far the worst as I remember.
In 2006 there were over 80,000 violent incidents in French schools. Unfortunately I can't remember the web address but if I do, I'll post it. It made interesting reading.
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This may be something that people have to answer by PM and it may also be a 'how long is a piece of string' question. We have a 2 bed gite which rents for 650-700 euros in the summer. The gite is on the same electricity circuit and same central heating system as our house so we can't ask renters to pay their own utility bills.
I've been letting it over the winter for the past two years but bearing in mind the enormous cost of gas central heating and also the electricity I'm not sure whether we haven't been charging too little in the past.
What would people charge or expect to pay for a 2 bed property, central heating, WIFI connection, own garden and pool (not that you'd use it in the winter) including all utilties?
Grateful for any feedback.
Long term letting - do it at your peril
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