Comments on: Reasons to be cheerful http://www.francethisway.com/wp/reasons-to-be-cheerful/2009/03/ Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:42:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Suzanne http://www.francethisway.com/wp/reasons-to-be-cheerful/2009/03/comment-page-1/#comment-15683 Suzanne Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:57:21 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=734#comment-15683 I don't have quite as much nice weather as you do throughout the year, but it's still wonderful living here in France. I don't think I could go back to the States and live there full time again. And considering how difficult it was for the first year or so, that's saying A LOT. Great blog btw. I don’t have quite as much nice weather as you do throughout the year, but it’s still wonderful living here in France.

I don’t think I could go back to the States and live there full time again.

And considering how difficult it was for the first year or so, that’s saying A LOT.

Great blog btw.

]]> By: Boris http://www.francethisway.com/wp/reasons-to-be-cheerful/2009/03/comment-page-1/#comment-15503 Boris Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:50:22 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=734#comment-15503 Gavin, we're based in Lot-et-Garonne (just south of the Dordogne). We moved here about 8 years ago to escape the not-very-satisfying world of investment banking (see a bit of the story <a href="http://www.francethisway.com/wp/deutsche-bank-pay-up/2006/08/" rel="nofollow">here</a>). Also we wanted do our own thing, run our own business, see more sunshine, see a different culture, avoid the daily routine, all the reasons for moving to France that became 'normal', even if they sounded a bit odd 8 years ago. Regrets, I have a few, but then again, too few to mention...most of them are mentioned in this blog somewhere or other. Especially now, it will be a slow-difficult year or two for me and lots of other expats in France, but probably would have been harder still if we'd stayed in the UK (big mortgage, private schools for the children, working in investment banking - not a great combination at the moment), so on balance very few regrets. France isn't perfect, neither is Britain, or anywhere else I can think of. But for us France is still the best choice, and we're very glad we came. Gavin, we’re based in Lot-et-Garonne (just south of the Dordogne). We moved here about 8 years ago to escape the not-very-satisfying world of investment banking (see a bit of the story here). Also we wanted do our own thing, run our own business, see more sunshine, see a different culture, avoid the daily routine, all the reasons for moving to France that became ‘normal’, even if they sounded a bit odd 8 years ago.
Regrets, I have a few, but then again, too few to mention…most of them are mentioned in this blog somewhere or other. Especially now, it will be a slow-difficult year or two for me and lots of other expats in France, but probably would have been harder still if we’d stayed in the UK (big mortgage, private schools for the children, working in investment banking – not a great combination at the moment), so on balance very few regrets. France isn’t perfect, neither is Britain, or anywhere else I can think of. But for us France is still the best choice, and we’re very glad we came.

]]> By: Gavin http://www.francethisway.com/wp/reasons-to-be-cheerful/2009/03/comment-page-1/#comment-15501 Gavin Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:45:09 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=734#comment-15501 I read your post with much interest. I am holidaying in France this year - nr to La Rochelle - and am toying with the idea of a semi-perm/permanent move across. Can I ask where you are based and the circumstances behind your move? It sounds like you have no regrets! I look forward to your response. Thanks. Gavin. I read your post with much interest. I am holidaying in France this year – nr to La Rochelle – and am toying with the idea of a semi-perm/permanent move across. Can I ask where you are based and the circumstances behind your move? It sounds like you have no regrets! I look forward to your response. Thanks. Gavin.

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