desperatedan

Jon I think you sent me a pivate message by mistake.

[quote user="krusty"]Well DD will you or won`t you ? [:P][/quote]   Definately but maybe not until next year

Blimey what a post I started. Opened up a whole can of worms I guess    

Thanks again for all the advice. Any decision will be purely down to what we want to do and not others influences. Its been 12 months of 'thinking about it' so we are certainly not rushing into anything. Of course I will accept full responsibility if it all goes wrong.    

[quote user="KathyF"][quote user="desperatedan"] Oh well thanks very much for all your advice. Very negative most of it!  [/quote] Dan, I would rather say that it is realistic and very well-meant.  No-one is trying to be nasty. [/quote] No offence taken whatsoever. I am enjoying reading the responses. I fully accept Im open to a lot of negativity given the title of my thread. Like the title says we are 'debating' the move. Its been 12 months of debating!    

[quote user="krusty"]Limousin could be good for you DD , lots of cows to make your cow pie [;-)][/quote]   Cheers Krusty.

[quote user="Lori"] Agree with Sprogster.  I can say many nice things about France, but you asked about a specific scenario and it isn't the first time it has been asked. If you search this forum (particularly under the education section), you will find so many similar threads.  Many had positive replies. You asked us, we answered.  This is coming from folks who have lived here for many years.  I don't think any of us wishes to completely discourage you, only to make sure you have as much information as possible.  I'm sure many of us could go on and on about specifics, but that, I don't think, is what you want to hear. There are many nice things about living here.  There are many that aren't nice too.  That is why I asked you what you meant about living the French lifestyle/culture. No matter what you decide, I wish you and your family the best of luck and happiness. [/quote]Thanks

Oh well thanks very much for all your advice. Very negative most of it! 

Yes good point Cat. My other half wants to work locally in the region wether it be in a shop etc. I would very much like to re-train in something within the 2-3 years after moving. I currently work in the fire and security industry and hope that I can re-qualify for something similar in France. We have fully accepted that moving to France means living the french way to the full. We very much so want to indulge and become involved with the french way of life. We are currently taking french lessons to help us overcome the language barrier!  

Fortunatley we have enough capital to purchase a house outright and have enough left over to comfortably live for 2-3 years. Working in France would only be for extra money to be honest. We would like to rent out part of a house as a holiday let which would also enable us some extra cash. We wouldnt move to France If it meant worrying about money too much to be honest. As regards for leaving England I cant wait to get out of here. The country is falling apart economically and politically. We want a change in lifestyle too. Surely thats a good enough answer to leave??

Hi, I'm new to this forum but have been looking at a lot of posts for quite a while now. My family are fed up living in England and would very much like to live in France as we love the lifestyle and culture and have visited many times. We have been debating it for over a year now. Problem is we are finding it difficult to decide which part of France we would ideally like to live in!! We have two daughters aged 8 and 5 and are worried about how they will adjust and how the school system works with English people. We have talked about it with them and they havent showed any concerns and seem excited about it which is good! So any advice would be greatly received. Thanks