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lotuselisel

lotuselisel

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American °µÍø½ûÇø in France

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20

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9

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American

Lives in Senlis

Registration: 15 November 2014

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lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Priscilla

Are you happy in France? by Priscilla

Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...

lotuselisel

Try to find an authentic Japanes, Korean, Thai restaurant. Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Priscilla

Are you happy in France? by Priscilla

Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...

lotuselisel

Actually, I was in Lille for 6 months and it was a bit better. Now near Senlis, which is a very bourgeois town and haven't seen any genuine expression of care from anyone. Have a son here and a French ex (see: empathy, compassion, understanding) ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Priscilla

Are you happy in France? by Priscilla

Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...

lotuselisel

I read somewhere once that, through a survey, the French were rated as the most unhappy and depressed people in the developed world. I believe it. Extremely pessimistic and negative. If a task or goal seems 'too easily obtainable', then we ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

Yes, and people are more open and friendly...based on my experience anyway. Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

Lille is a great city. Lived there about one year. Always something to do...not that Paris doesn't, but for me, I found it just big enough to stay busy, but not so big you get lost. ;-) Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

Hi Diane, Thanks for your post. I'm from a small farm town of 3600 people called Mount Angel in Oregon. Then military, stationed in Las Vegas and for the past nine years, France. It's a HUGE cultural difference living here. One of my ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

Larri-ann, we should chat. It's SO easy to say the difficulties you're experiencing are because of race. The fact is, you are not 'French' and neither am I. WE are aliens. NOT because of skin color, or food preference or language. ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

I see now that I misunderstood your question. Yes. 'Racist' is not the issue. The fact that I'm American makes me an alien. In some ways it frees me of the blabla, however, it has also been the source of aggression. Yes. I think I see ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

Please correct me if I've misunderstood your question. Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

I have traveled the world a lot and love to. It's probably my biggest passion. Nothing pleases me more than experiencing other cultures. However, I find that when people don't fit in to a new culture, it's very easy to call them ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

'Racist'? Please continue. Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
8 years ago
Larri-ann Law

Life in France by Larri-ann Law

Hello, My name is Larri-ann and I will be living in Versailles soon. I want to know what life is like in France, especially areas such as Paris and Versailles. Thank you.

lotuselisel

I've been living in France for nine years, originally from Portland, OR. As a generally friendly, outgoing person living in a small village, I've found making connections to be very difficult. Open kindness is very often misunderstood as an ... Read More

lotuselisel created a thread
8 years ago

Startup Language Training School. NEED BUSINESS PARTNER! ASAP ;-)

I have completed the entire process of starting a language training school in Oise. Plan is to start small and grow. Potential in the town I'm opening is huge. I already have several clients waiting. Seeking partner with business, marketing ... Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
9 years ago
Priscilla

Adapting to the climate in France by Priscilla

Hello everyone, Adjusting to new climatic conditions is key in any °µÍø½ûÇøriation process. Moving to France is no exception. What are the climate characteristics of France? How does the local weather impact your daily life, mood or ...

lotuselisel

It's not a benchmark at all. But the vast majority of experiences the author describes are dead-on with my own. I stay because I have a child here. Nothing more mysterious than that. Read More

lotuselisel replied to a thread
9 years ago
Priscilla

Adapting to the climate in France by Priscilla

Hello everyone, Adjusting to new climatic conditions is key in any °µÍø½ûÇøriation process. Moving to France is no exception. What are the climate characteristics of France? How does the local weather impact your daily life, mood or ...

lotuselisel

Been here nine years. I would describe the experience as being very similar to what was written in 'A Year in the Merde'. Forget customer service...completely. Went to Top Office to get a print cartridge. Advised by a store employee. Told ... Read More