Comments on: Spare a thought for Eymet http://www.francethisway.com/wp/spare-a-thought-for-eymet/2009/08/ 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: Boris http://www.francethisway.com/wp/spare-a-thought-for-eymet/2009/08/comment-page-1/#comment-15771 Boris Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:01:03 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1141#comment-15771 Hi Thanks for that comment, it's good to hear other opinions from people who know the town. I'm still hoping for a comment from someone who lives in Eymet and can give us 'the other side of the coin' (for example I think they have clubs specifically designed to help integration - it would be interesting to hear how well that works. Hope all is well in your new place - we are also 30 minutes drive from Eymet near a French village, and very happy here! Hi
Thanks for that comment, it’s good to hear other opinions from people who know the town. I’m still hoping for a comment from someone who lives in Eymet and can give us ‘the other side of the coin’ (for example I think they have clubs specifically designed to help integration – it would be interesting to hear how well that works.
Hope all is well in your new place – we are also 30 minutes drive from Eymet near a French village, and very happy here!

]]> By: Bee http://www.francethisway.com/wp/spare-a-thought-for-eymet/2009/08/comment-page-1/#comment-15770 Bee Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:32:57 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1141#comment-15770 I found the above article quite interesting as we have been house hunting over here having now retired. We came on a fact finding mission last October staying in a lovely gite about 10 k's from Eymet. We fell in love with Eymet and the surrounding area. We gazed in all the Estate Agent windows and saw several houses but none were perfect. Coming back this July having sold in the UK we found a 6 month rental near Duras while we carried on with our house hunt. We initially went back to Eymet to the agents there but sitting in the square having a drink and being forced to listen to the loud mouthed Brits at the table next to us who were loudly complaining of just about everything and were cringingly embarrasssing decided to give up the hunt there and look elsewhere... It suddenly dawned on us that we didn't want to live somewhere that has so many expats living...We would never learn French properly or intergrate in the culture and spirit of France.The Eymet supermarche is full of British food, all the signs in the shops were in English. All the bars full of nauseating Expat know-it-alls who knew everything about France ( they said ) and how to ( survive) over here... So we have bought a house in the countryside surrounded by lovely French people near a little French village where my French is listened to with patience, kindly corrected, so it will improve with time and we now feel part of the community. IF, and it's a big IF, I feel the need for English sausages then it's a 30 minute drive to Eymet but somehow I don't think I will get the urge to go to often... It is a very pretty town with lots of lovely French people within and I expect lots of lovely Brits also, it's just I didn't meet any and the Bar Bores are a real turn off..So I hope that it doesn't get any more English than it already is but for those who want the Language safety net of moving somewhere where they will be understood then it's perfect. It just wasn't for us... As to the journalists visiting the town for stories, well I for one don't read papers any more. What's the point when the facts they write are distorted or plain lies apart from one or two still legitimate papers. So who cares what they write..?? I found the above article quite interesting as we have been house hunting over here having now retired. We came on a fact finding mission last October staying in a lovely gite about 10 k’s from Eymet. We fell in love with Eymet and the surrounding area. We gazed in all the Estate Agent windows and saw several houses but none were perfect.
Coming back this July having sold in the UK we found a 6 month rental near Duras while we carried on with our house hunt.
We initially went back to Eymet to the agents there but sitting in the square having a drink and being forced to listen to the loud mouthed Brits at the table next to us who were loudly complaining of just about everything and were cringingly embarrasssing decided to give up the hunt there and look elsewhere…
It suddenly dawned on us that we didn’t want to live somewhere that has so many expats living…We would never learn French properly or intergrate in the culture and spirit of France.The Eymet supermarche is full of British food, all the signs in the shops were in English. All the bars full of nauseating Expat know-it-alls who knew everything about France ( they said ) and how to ( survive) over here…
So we have bought a house in the countryside surrounded by lovely French people near a little French village where my French is listened to with patience, kindly corrected, so it will improve with time and we now feel part of the community.
IF, and it’s a big IF, I feel the need for English sausages then it’s a 30 minute drive to Eymet but somehow I don’t think I will get the urge to go to often…
It is a very pretty town with lots of lovely French people within and I expect lots of lovely Brits also, it’s just I didn’t meet any and the Bar Bores are a real turn off..So I hope that it doesn’t get any more English than it already is but for those who want the Language safety net of moving somewhere where they will be understood then it’s perfect. It just wasn’t for us…
As to the journalists visiting the town for stories, well I for one don’t read papers any more. What’s the point when the facts they write are distorted or plain lies apart from one or two still legitimate papers. So who cares what they write..??

]]> By: Johnny Norfolk http://www.francethisway.com/wp/spare-a-thought-for-eymet/2009/08/comment-page-1/#comment-15753 Johnny Norfolk Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:32:43 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/?p=1141#comment-15753 You know the small towns of France are a delight. You will always find that small cafe with service and seats. Instead in Britain if its good you will never find a seat and if there is space its probably poor. I hate self service, and it all costs more. I remember in France we walked into a town centre from our hotel. There was a small square, we arrived about 10.30 ordered coffee at the cafe, it was fantastic the place was spotless. The goings on in the square were so interesting and funny. This old boy arrived in his car it had a rag stuffed in where the petrol cap should be, it was backfiring clunking and finally gave up. Up came the bonnet and allsorts of people offereing advice. The couple at the next table were French from Paris and we had been talking to them. they explained that not all France was like this with people like that. i said mores the pity and they could just not understand how fantastic we thought this car driver was. They did not understand what we meant when we described him as a 'real person'. Anyway by now it was 11.30 and still the car was not going. we could not leave so decided that a beer or 2 was in order. At about 12 they started serving lunch so it smelt and looked so good we decidede to stay 4 courese with wine for very little money it was so good. the time was now 2.15 and still the car was not going they had started it up a few time but after loud bangs and lots of smoke with the whole square comming to a standstill to watch. They came over to the cafe for a few wines. By now we were back on the coffee and brandy. At about 3 pm they got it going and kangarooed off home. Well we thought we would see if they had a pot of tea to finnish off. The cafe owner was so impressed with us we had it on the house and we are still in touch with him. A very simple day but so relaxing and we met some wonderful people in the cafe. Only in France. You know the small towns of France are a delight. You will always find that small cafe with service and seats. Instead in Britain if its good you will never find a seat and if there is space its probably poor. I hate self service, and it all costs more.

I remember in France we walked into a town centre from our hotel. There was a small square, we arrived about 10.30 ordered coffee at the cafe, it was fantastic the place was spotless.
The goings on in the square were so interesting and funny. This old boy arrived in his car it had a rag stuffed in where the petrol cap should be, it was backfiring clunking and finally gave up.
Up came the bonnet and allsorts of people offereing advice.
The couple at the next table were French from Paris and we had been talking to them. they explained that not all France was like this with people like that.
i said mores the pity and they could just not understand how fantastic we thought this car driver was.
They did not understand what we meant when we described him as a ‘real person’.
Anyway by now it was 11.30 and still the car was not going. we could not leave so decided that a beer or 2 was in order. At about 12 they started serving lunch so it smelt and looked so good we decidede to stay 4 courese with wine for very little money it was so good. the time was now 2.15 and still the car was not going they had started it up a few time but after loud bangs and lots of smoke with the whole square comming to a standstill to watch.
They came over to the cafe for a few wines. By now we were back on the coffee and brandy. At about 3 pm they got it going and kangarooed off home.
Well we thought we would see if they had a pot of tea to finnish off.
The cafe owner was so impressed with us we had it on the house and we are still in touch with him.
A very simple day but so relaxing and we met some wonderful people in the cafe.
Only in France.

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