Same story, different country.

[Bugsy]

[quote user="knee gel"]........................ but then I'm not very PC!

Chris[/quote]

No problem Chris.

 

I am definately NOT PC. [:D][:D]

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[NickP]

I think a couple of the comments on this discussion are a little unfair, you have to take into account that you are talking about people who are settling into a very different environment to the one they are familiar with, so it's only natural that for a while they will cling on to familiar ways of life. But hopefully as their language skills improve and they get used to being in a foreign country that their interest in local issues will pick up. As for people who come over to France to buy a holiday home, while they like the French way of life they are still mainly involved with the UK. Having said that both sets of people join in with forums like this one to learn about France and hopefully get some of their questions answered by normally helpful people who give information to the uniformed willingly, rather than scoring points. [:P]

[Quillan]

For people who have only been here a year or two Nick, I would agree. When you come to France and you buy and renovate or start up a business the first couple of years rush by. Once you have done that and have settled in then you have more time on your hands. The people I was talking about in my post have been here about six, seven and eight years, one even longer.