magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The idea of moving abroad to escape debt seems to be more of a common pratice these days, people move abroad for a fresh start and build a new life.Is it a thing you agree or disagree with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The following threads will tell you what has already been said on this subject:http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/988784/ShowPost.aspxhttp://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/974746/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Mageret, are you a friend of Terry by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Already been done to death see here if you are really interested, http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/978880/ShowPost.aspxIn future I'm not going to reply to any of these discuss type posts or to posters who cannot be bothered to say where they live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="Cat"]Mageret, are you a friend of Terry by any chance?[/quote] Can you tell. who is terry? as i have no friends by that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="Ron Avery"]Already been done to death see here if you are really interested, http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/978880/ShowPost.aspxIn future I'm not going to reply to any of these discuss type posts or to posters who cannot be bothered to say where they live.[/quote] Why is it so important that you need to ask the question ( where they live) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 If you are a genuine poster, you can easily say where you live, it helps when answering to know where people live and if they are resident, visitors or just timewasters.Unfortunately this Forum like many others attracts, at times people who are writing books or are on school holidays and have too much time on their hands with no connection with anything French.Those threads you have been given links to will adequately answer your original question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="Ron Avery"]If you are a genuine poster, you can easily say where you live, it helps when answering to know where people live and if they are resident, visitors or just timewasters.Unfortunately this Forum like many others attracts, at times people who are writing books or are on school holidays and have too much time on their hands with no connection with anything French.Those threads you have been given links to will adequately answer your original question.[/quote] Thanking you for your promt answer, I am not any of the persons you write about above,just a newbe to the foum world.It seems i will have to learn quicker if i wish to carry on.home is in FRANCE and has been for many years in Dept.24It is the P.C.world that is very new allso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 As Ron says, we do sometimes do get posters that are not genuine Magaret. There's even a bit in the forum code of conduct about it ...The forum is an open discussion board for Francophiles. Please be aware that it is a message board which from time to time is visited by hoaxers and those not necessarily interested in discussing France and French lifestyle. If you encounter users who you feel are abusing the message boards, please do not respond to them. These users are only encouraged when their messages provoke a response, so the best thing you can do is ignore them. Click on the 'Report' link on their message and Forum Admin or a moderator will deal with the complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="Cat"]As Ron says, we do sometimes do get posters that are not genuine Magaret. There's even a bit in the forum code of conduct about it ...The forum is an open discussion board for Francophiles. Please be aware that it is a message board which from time to time is visited by hoaxers and those not necessarily interested in discussing France and French lifestyle. If you encounter users who you feel are abusing the message boards, please do not respond to them. These users are only encouraged when their messages provoke a response, so the best thing you can do is ignore them. Click on the 'Report' link on their message and Forum Admin or a moderator will deal with the complaint. [/quote]Thanking you allso. But it looks to me the short time here,that one or two people jump down hard on some posters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="magaret"] But it looks to me the short time here,that one or two people jump down hard on some posters.[/quote]You're right, and it's often the same one or two. On the other hand, your question strikes me as an odd maiden posting. It raises questions about why you are interested in it and many members here are very much against the sort of people who would do a runner abroad to escape debt.Maybe a bit of background explaining why you are interested might help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 All of this being said, it is true that is was a tradition of running off abroad to escape debt and there may be a few in France or, even worse, Spain, who have left something behind. I have come across lots in my career. What else is there to say? You do or you don't do a runner. Whilst I would not condone such behaviour I can understand it to a certain extent.I wouldn't worry about the fierce creatures on here too much. Just bite back and they will eat out of your hand, or ignore them and they fade away like ghosts in Belgium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="woolybananasbrother"] All of this being said, it is true that is was a tradition of running off abroad to escape debt and there may be a few in France or, even worse, Spain, who have left something behind. I have come across lots in my career. What else is there to say? You do or you don't do a runner. Whilst I would not condone such behaviour I can understand it to a certain extent.I wouldn't worry about the fierce creatures on here too much. Just bite back and they will eat out of your hand, or ignore them and they fade away like ghosts in Belgium.[/quote] I have met one or two in France over the years,and one pair that have been many years., are now running back U.K. as they are getting near 65yrs,and wonder why.Could it for free hand outs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Lack of pension, inability to fund health care, or just age. Loads do go "back" when they get on a bit as "back" represents some sort of security. And they may miss their family too.Of course, benefits can be a great pull. Buy a little cottage in the property crash and live off the state, a possible scenario, I guess.And maybe they are worried that france is tightening up generally on expats and they might be caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I posted here and it has not come up though it shows on the index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I would be very surprised if "Magaret" is not a troll.New to the "foum" and "pc" world, first post uses capitalisation: later posts don't.But manages, straight out of the box to use the Quote facility.Inconsistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Actually the quote box was used wrongly the first time Gluey and has been corrected since.What other clues are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Don't tell him Pike.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 [quote user="Hoddy"]Don't tell him Pike.[/quote]Hoddy![:D][6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Oh Hoddy, that made me laugh out loud! [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Spelling 'Margaret' wrong for a start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Spelling 'Margaret' wrong for a start...Don't you meam allso[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I robbed the local Post Office, before coming out here. No one was hurt, of course, because the money didn't actually belong to anyone,I found people to be so horribly judgemental about the means by which I escaped my debts and built my new life, I stopped mentioning it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybananasbrother Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Margaret is pronounced "Magaret" in French very often.Anyway, I thought all the really dodgy ones, as opposed to the rusty van brigade, were in Spain. But then there is BB and his ilk I guess.So Tressy, when do I get my share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 So Tressy, when do I get my share?Your share?Your brother sadly left us before he could collect. Shame, that.[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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