alittlebitfrench Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yes it is true....we are thinking of moving back to the UK.The kids want out of France. French schooling, boredom..violence....etcMum is fed up with France. That is a French thing. ALBF...not bothered one way or the other.What do you reckon ?Should I stamp out this rebellion ?Would the UK offer us a better life ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Wait for a year, see how things settle down in France and UK, once Covid is beginning to ease and Brexit hopefully sorting itself. And once the taxes for the virus have been announced! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Ditto for what the banana man said. So you've fallen out of love with Tours ALBF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Everyone is thoroughly fed up at the moment, ALBF, what with Covid, an interminable winter, flooding ( well round here anyway), closed frontiers, no sausages.... It will improve, albf. One tip is to keep away from negative people who only serve to depress you and yours, in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 @ Nick PNo, I love Tours. I would not move anywhere else in France personally. The best region in France for sure.@ WoolyI am worried very much for the kids and their future.I don't see much future for them in France. I don't see much furture for any kid in France. France has become too violent. That is before we talk about schooling. I dunno.UK house prices are a tad expensive. We will never afford the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTr@sh Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Whatever you decide Smeggie, just don't sit on the fence too long because your deadline for moving back to the UK without having to apply for a visa for your wife (which would require Smeggie to be earning a good salary), is the end of March 2022.https://www.gov.uk/guidance/returning-to-the-uk#bringing-family-members-to-the-ukI'm not wild about prospects in either the UK or France to be honest. Frying pan and fire but the question is, which way round is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Smeggie????? Wow are you sure? LOL ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroTr@sh Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Sorry wrong forum LOL, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Are the wee ones in public or private schools?Our neighbours improved their kids outlook on life by threatening to move them into private (catholic) school where the supervision was much stricter!Leave open web pages on the computer for houses in the north of Scotland in your price range, helps focus the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 One is in private and one is in a state school. I rate the state school higher. The catholic school is a disaster.The kids have been through a lot of schools over the years (rural and Paris and where we live now) They are all the same.The problem with catholic schools is that the kids that go there tend to be 'problem' cases. Which stems from parenting. The problem is not the teachers. I think French teachers are brillant. It is the system.But you know, personally I can't endure another 4 years of Macron. But his likely replacement wil be MLP.The furture does not look to great. Four years of MLP ? Jeeesus. But she can't worse than Macron.Then of course, the EU have just proved why the UK was right to leave the EU. I am sure the idea will catch on with other countries. What a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 "The problem with catholic schools is that the kids that go there are tend to be 'problem' cases. Which stems from parenting."We just dodged that bullet. Had thought about putting our two at that age into the local Catholic school as they had a skiing holiday scheme. Left it too late to get them in only to find, as you say, all the problem kids from their public school had been enrolled.I am saddened that your experince of schooling has been negative. We still have one in the French education "system" which overall has been (from a parents) point of view a real plus.From a longer view point, UK University education is no picnic, especially compared to France. Eldest is just coming to the end that experience. He has studied in both systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"] ...................UK house prices are a tad expensive ...............[/quote]Quite an understatement ALBF.The house in Cornwall we sold in 1980 for £40,000 is now valued at £541,000 [:D]EDIT: BTW, that's roughly a steady 14% per year increase, so you'd better hurry, it'll be another £80,000 or so next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 ALBF, life is different in the UK. Not everywhere is expensive either. You say you wouldn't have what you have now. Well, that is the thing isn't it, in a great big country like France there is the space for bigger properties and more land per property. With some exceptions ofcourse. ie when we moved to the Alpes we could not afford to live close to work, so ended up 40kms away, but not too far from a motorway and it was ok. Lots of staff ended up doing the same. In fact our house in the UK is bigger than the one in France, but we have a little garden, no kids who need the space.......... and I hate gardening and didn't need 1100sq metres of land again, or at all, ever.We had always planned to retire in the UK. I have no regrets at all. I didn't fancy juggling with two languages in my dotage although we still have to sometimes. And yet with brexit, we may have to move back, if our lives get too complicated. I would rather not, but we would just slide back into french life, because we can.I could write pages about french education, if one is 'normal' it is fine and can be good, deviate from that and I just hope that it has changed a lot, but do not know, not when I see some vile vile profs who are still teaching and I would not trust them to sweep the roads, never mind with young minds.From what I can gather, UK schools are OK, my youngest ended up in one for some time and he was welcomed and it went quite well, his previous five in those four years of secondaire had not. AS I said, I hope that french schools have improved for those who do not 'conform' and are not the ideal student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinBretagne Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Then of course, the EU have just proved why the UK was right to leave the EU. I am sure the idea will catch on with other countries. Really? Please explain? If you are talking about the Irish border incident it just shows how little understanding you have of the situation. That or your blinkers need adjusting or removing completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 To be fair BiB a number of nations are currently restless within the EU, eg Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands, Denmark, Greece..... Not sure any will actually leave but it may lead to a revision of the structures and policies.Now, if Marine le Pen were to win the French Election, another story might be told! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 I reckon...bare with me here (well not literally) lol.The UK creates a European 'union' with other European countries that allows free trade and free movement across Europe except for Germany and France. There is no headquarters and everyone can have their own currency. There are no MEP's. No expenses. No idiots running the show and everyone can fish where they like. Germany and France can have their own union where they can argue between themselves about wonky bannas. I reckon it would catch on personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomme Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 And it could all change. If you wait a few months, you may well see ex-prime minister Édouard Philippe standing for LR in 2022.If he does, he'll beat Macron in the first round and MLP in the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Good point Pomme. Édouard Philippe would get our vote.He comes across as such a nice gentle man. He would win if he stands. Back to the nightmare scenario, I would go for MLP over Macron.Just to avert a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Department71 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]I reckon...bare with me here (well not literally) lol.The UK creates a European 'union' with other European countries that allows free trade and free movement across Europe. There is no headquarters and everyone can have their own currency. There are no MEP's. No expenses. No idiots running the show and everyone can fish where they like. I reckon it would catch on personally.[/quote]Was that not what the original EU concept was about, if it had stayed like that I don't think the UK would have left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 [quote user="alittlebitfrench"]I reckon...bare with me here (well not literally) lol.The UK creates a European 'union' with other European countries that allows free trade and free movement across Europe except for Germany and France. There is no headquarters and everyone can have their own currency. There are no MEP's. No expenses. No idiots running the show and everyone can fish where they like. Germany and France can have their own union where they can argue between themselves about wonky bannas. I reckon it would catch on personally.[/quote]Well it is a very good idea. But it did make me smile, Germany and France........Since we moved to France we always heard the following..... and often from french people. The french mock the belgians, show respect to the swiss and are afraid of Germany.No idea how those two would get on, alone[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belves Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I think it's worth waiting a little bit, maybe 2-3 months, and see how things evolve. Giving it some time might help provide a clearer picture of whether moving is the right choice or if things improve where you are. It's a big decision, especially with kids involved and getting reacquainted with the UK if you decide to move back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Renewing a 3 year old thread to post a link... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Dealt with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Belves said: I think it's worth waiting a little bit, maybe 2-3 months, and see how things evolve. Giving it some time might help provide a clearer picture of whether moving is the right choice or if things improve where you are. It's a big decision, especially with kids involved and getting reacquainted with the UK if you decide to move back. Thks Belves…never thought of all that. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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