it's a f**king pain

we did it on a shoe string budget - we stuck a load of stuff in storage and then just drove with the 'essentials'' onto a ferry. Then each time we went back to the uk (and when friends came to visit), we'd bring over a bit more. No idea how much it would have cost to do the full removal van thing (like tomby did), but i'm sure it would have been easier.

Finding a flat was hard (and we're in the provinces), and all the administration that goes with it probably took the best part of a year to sort out (residence permit, taxes, bank accounts etc....). And of course finding a job in france is pretty tough (i had one lined up before i left the uk, but that's not a very easy thing to do).

Paris is probably a totally different kettle of fish though. You can't expect a large pad (although it would probably be bigger than a similarly priced flat in london) and the working day can be pretty long (finishing work at about 7.00 and then travelling out of the centre can use up a lot of your non working/sleeping life.) My friends who live in paris like it though.

Posted By: Dave in France on May 10th 2005 at 23:31:08

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i can't think of anything more to say about sunday (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, May 10, 23:04:57
- i just keep imagining (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:16:02
  - You'll still have to wait 24 hours then, Dave (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:17:22
    - it was intentional (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:20:47
      - Why not employ a typist? (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:22:13
        
        it's a fucking pain (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:31:08
        
        Well ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:34:43
        
        i'm not sure how i opened my first bank account... (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:44:21
        
        l love Paris... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:33:32
        
        what with that and Wuthering Heights (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:38:13
        
        very nice... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:41:19
        
        WH is infinitely preferable to Hardy's 'Return of the Native', trust me. (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:50:32
        
        i like hardy (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:54:34
        
        Weird ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:57:04
        
        Emile Bronte has put me off classics... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:52:16
        
        mark twain is just as much of a classic as WH (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:57:34
        
        Tom Sawyer and Huckerby Finn being a prime example... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:58:50
        
        Huckleberry Finn if anything ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 00:00:14
        
        Thats the one! :D (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 11, 00:00:39
        
        It's a shame, because you very nearly had a good joke there ... (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 11, 00:12:08
        
        the story is incidental (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:47:57
        
        Exactly... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:50:15
        
        fallacy (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:52:22
        
        trust me I could write an essay about that book... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:54:06
        
        you didnt explain why you preferred it (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 11, 00:00:23
        
        is this Otto or IED? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:44:04
        
        I would have written an entirely pretentious explanation of why I didn't like WH ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:46:54
        
        you got a ticket then? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:50:16
        
        Neutral end, yeah (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:52:20
        
        yep in away end (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:57:24
        
        Lol (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 10, 23:59:41
        
        nah not footy fans at all (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 11, 00:01:23
        
        That's what I'm worried about ... (NCFC) - Ottosson Foxtrot, May 11, 00:04:33
        
        I almost had to take my Mum to a football match once... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 11, 00:03:13
        
        that wouldnt have been the problem (NCFC) - Exile, May 11, 00:05:40
        
        You will... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:48:40
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:50:29
        
        IED, re-read the post and the poster's name (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:45:58
        
        Probably. n/m (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:23:41
- i will mainly be working my arse off (NCFC) - Exile, May 10, 23:07:54
  - Ummmm, you still coming? n/m (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:08:51
    - isn't that (NCFC) - Dave in France, May 10, 23:21:06
      - I thought about it (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:27:31
    - hell yeah (NCFC) - Exile, May 10, 23:20:06
      - Okay... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:21:15
        
        oh shit i meant saturday (NCFC) - Exile, May 10, 23:23:21
        
        Okay... (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:24:32
        
        IED - How can you classify that as NCFC and not other chat ? (nm) (NCFC) - oh arr, May 11, 13:39:15
- then shut up about it then (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 26, May 10, 23:06:18
- I'm keeping my gob shut and sweating out the hours with history revision (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, May 10, 23:05:33

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