Afy Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Well... seriously dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Why not Afy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I know how you feel about it Afy. I understand your post. I'll go back down to the Health section and ask how you're doing so as not to mess up our new section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumGirl Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I suppose it really depends on each individual's situation. For us, it has been the best decision we ever made; I'm happier than I have been in years and I really don't miss our old life at all.PG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 My wife and I are really looking forward to settling in France.We have gone into it with our eyes wide open.We know it wont all be plain sailing but must say this whole site have given us a good insight to the positve and the negative side of things.When we get settled I hope I can help others the way all of you guys and gals have. [:D] Joyeux Noël et Bonne année à vous tous. Continuez le bon travail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Hi Pancake.Where in Australia are you coming from and what has been the process /route you used to be able to move here application-wise? Have you a British/European born spouse?.Just interested.By the way all, the latest news on our residence permits...the Prefecture has LOST the files! So its back to the drawing board again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi WenThe wife and were born in UK.We emigrated with our two kids to OZ in 1969.We have both OZ and Brit passports...We are in Western Australia,down on the south coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Aha, just as I thought. It aint that easy for native born Australians to just lob here and set up house. Do you realise you may/will lose your Australian citizenship?.You wouldn't have Australian passports if you hadnt taken up Citizenship. If you use your British passports/European status to come here you may as well throw your Australian passports in the bin as after two years of living here you will lose all rights and status as naturalized Australian citizens.So I hope it all works out well for you here as there will be 'No Going Back' so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 No problem.We are commited. [:D] And no,we do not loose our citizenship.Infact we can even take up French citizenship and still retain our Oz one.I will post the link incase any others interested parties out there need to read it.http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/132.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Pancake: With the following proviso's, Do it.1. Everyone in your family must want to do it.2. Choose the area with care.3. Spend a long time looking at the area that the dream house you have found is situated.4. Learn to remain calm in the face of bureaucracy.5. Always take something with you to do, when you're waiting to pay in the supermarket checkout.6. Learn as much of the language as you are able.7. Learn to relax and take things easy.8. Remember, it's cold in the winter and cabin fever is common in some area's.If you 'tick' all those boxes, 'come on down', ..................or in your case, up."Love France or Leave it" as Mr Chirac says.............................[:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yep no problem.We have had 18 month to look at what we want and where to go...I have worn Google out.You wont be able to chase us off with a big stick....you might say I'm coming home to roost as my family tree goes back to France. We went over to England in 1066 with Willy and his mob...we even joined the British army and fought Wellington at Waterloo...as for cricket,I dont mind who wins...[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert the InfoGipsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Pancake wrote: " we even joined the British army and fought Wellington at Waterloo "Was that in the pub the evening after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Just for fun - find out when & where your family came from here: http://www.houseofnames.comMany names have French roots and go back to the time of the Norman Conquest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 We came over in the immigration that followed the Norman conquest in 1066.Our family motto: 'I stand in the tracks of my ancestors'Nice one RH..............[kiss] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyboy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 BugbearTo comment on your tagline - you must remember the lone amateur had a big name behind him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Yes indeed, but I think he only told him to build it, and what size it should be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 What about Ham, Sham and Japhet? Not to mention their wives.That makes at least 8, and if they chose the animals in the right order and trained them up a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Sorry, I'm not even going there.............................[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Thanks RH but I have all my family history recorded. Actually Pancake, my 5th Great Grandmother was the sister of the Duke of Wellington of whom you speak. She was Helen Pakenham, her sister Catherine was his wife. Plus I can trace my people in a direct line way back beyond ole Willy to the Capet's here in France. I dont give a toss about the cricket by the way. It was better back in 1978 when Kerry Packer made all the World Series players wear those bright colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 I think I'm being dense (no comments!) doesn't that mean he married his sister ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afy Posted December 10, 2006 Author Share Posted December 10, 2006 [quote user="Bugbear"]Pancake: With the following proviso's, Do it.1. Everyone in your family must want to do it.2. Choose the area with care.3. Spend a long time looking at the area that the dream house you have found is situated.4. Learn to remain calm in the face of bureaucracy.5. Always take something with you to do, when you're waiting to pay in the supermarket checkout.6. Learn as much of the language as you are able.7. Learn to relax and take things easy.8. Remember, it's cold in the winter and cabin fever is common in some area's.If you 'tick' all those boxes, 'come on down', ..................or in your case, up."Love France or Leave it" as Mr Chirac says.............................[:D][:D] [/quote]Bring Lots and Lots of Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 [quote user="Afy"] Bring Lots and Lots of Money [/quote]Not true or necessary, you can still live here quite reasonably, and whilst not as good as Spain, certainly better than the UK.We love it............................[:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Wen...This is weird....I can remember my father telling me when I was a kid that one of my relations,I have not been able to discover the name,was either Wellingtons aide-de-camp or personal bugler at Waterloo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Riff-Raff Element Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 [quote user="Bugbear"]"Love France orLeave it" as Mr Chiracsays.............................[:D][:D] [/quote]Le Pen, not Chirac. Not that it's important as I am sure JC feels the same. He just doesn't say so in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Thanks Jon, I stand corrected. I think it's also been used by Mr Sarcozi. Interesting now how Mr Blair is starting to use something very similar, perhaps the message is finally getting through.It really is the base-line for any one moving to another country, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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