I mean you work, you pay taxes, respect the law and the culture, why wouldn't we want you here ? You're very welcome to stay as long as you want to , welcome to France :)
@@goofygrandlouis6296je ne vois pas ce que vous sous-entendez, les bienfaits de la migration ont été bien nombreux, et ce n’est pas parce qu’il y’a certains problèmes de nos jours qu’il faut cracher dessus !
@@Didier88600 mais celui de ses avantages est également connu, et les exemples sont si nombreux que l’on ne peut les compter sur le bout des doigts : rajeunissement de la population, apport d’individus qualifiés dans les métiers scientifiques etc
@@lilk-z8d ...Et il y a probablement autant d'exemples opposés... Le pb n'est pas l'immigration (quand elle est légale) mais ce que nous souhaitons en faire d'un point de vue sociétale: Multiculturalisme (mais qui dans 90% des cas abouti au communautarisme et aux luttes inter-sectionnelles) ? Interculturalisme ? Immigration économique ? ou basée sur l'humanisme et les différents status de réfugiés ? etc ... Tant que la société française n'aura pas eu le droit de s'exprimer sur ces sujets qui la concerne pourtant en premier lieu, il y aura toujours des "malaises" ...
Some French people must watch your video, sometimes we forget that we are lucky to have what we have 😂 Very happy that you find a life that you love here, it's absolutely fantastic! I wish you the best ❤
You're right ! I did it (subscribed) and I love these videos ! It makes you think and realize the luck we have, french people, to live in such a beautiful country, yet still moan about anything ! Vous semblez être dans la région où beaucoup d'anglais aiment s'installer. Ne faites pas comme eux, apprenez la langue !
en même temps Les USA question protection (sante...) c quand même pas extraordinaire. Certes en France nous avons certaines choses mais des personnes cherchent a casser tout ca pour etre comme aux usa
Et donc pour fêter ça on continue de voter pour des gens qui veulent americaniser notre système... Rêvez pas la majorité des mesures prises ces derniers temps ne vont pas dans le bon sens du tout. On part de loin mais ils grignotent petit à petit.
I’m a Brit. I came to France in 2008. Ex-forces I needed to decompress having found civvy street difficult to adjust. I learned to speak French, got a job in forestry maintenance (I love solitude and nature). I’m retired now. I love it here. There are things I miss. But the country is so diverse.
Boniour 😀 Être Français ce n’est pas être né en France, c’est aimer la République , c’est aimer la Liberté , l’Egalité et la Fraternité. Vous êtes les bienvenus ! Soyez heureux dans ce beau pays, chaque fois que je le quitte je suis tellement heureux de le retrouver ! Bien sûr on a tendance à se chamailler, on râle un peu, mais à la fin on finit toujours autour d’une bonne table et on danse. J’ai 54 ans et je n’ai pas encore fait le tour de toutes nos richesses nationales mais la plus grande est notre style de vie. Bon courage pour apprendre le Français, même nous, nous avons un peu de mal parfois avec ce trésor .
Bonsoir, Je suis maintenant retraité mais ai travaillé toute ma vie pour des sociétés américaines et ai vu des centaines d’américain venir en France pour travailler dans la société dans laquelle je travaillais. J’ai noté deux comportements fort différents après un an passé en France : - Certains américains après un an, ne parlaient toujours pas français, n’avaient que des amis anglophones et ne rêvaient que de retourner aux USA - La majorité, après un an, s’étaient magnifiquement intégrés à la vie française, en avaient adopté les coutumes, habitudes mais aussi les défauts bien souvent et ne souhaitaient qu’une chose : rester en Europe et ne jamais retourner aux États-Unis. Vous semblez faire partie de ce second groupe. Félicitations car vous êtes ouverts et perméables aux autres cultures. J’aime beaucoup la rigueur analytique de vos décisions et la planification qui l’accompagne. Vos vidéos sont quant à elles bien construites et fort instructives. Félicitations ! I expect you now speak enough french to read and understand my comment. Your next RUclips milestone is your 1st video in French. Every American expat that has a RUclips channel does it at least once.
@@northerngannetproject3147Je ne comprends pas tout à fait pourquoi nous, Américains, avons du mal à apprendre les langues étrangères. Par exemple, dans les écoles, les élèves américains doivent apprendre l'espagnol pendant de nombreuses années (et mes nièces et neveux sont inclus). Mais un jour, j'ai dit quelque chose en anglais à une nièce et, au lieu de dire « money », j'ai dit « dinero » pour rigoler. Elle est restée devant moi, stupéfaite. C'est un mot basique. On l'apprends relativement tôt, je crois. Et il ne s'agit pas d'un manque d'occasion. Il y a dans tout le pays des gens (principalement des Mexicains) qui parlent la langue de Cervantès. La culture n'attribue malheureusement aucune importance à cette capacité.
It’s an honor to have people like you living in France. Your way to see life which is very French like and, of course, your love for pastries will be an endless discovery because we have more of them even than cheeses ! I love your country and that amazing and unique kindness some of American people have and you seem to share. It’s true that some things seemed very stressful in USA as the love for weapons, the lack of a true social security, the health system too expensive and that huge gap that seem to divide people on political issues, even more than we know in France. I wish you a good life and you will see soon that in such a small country, we have such a variety of landscapes, food, accents, climate and very good neighbors in Spain, Italy, swiss, Great Britain, Germany….
I moved to France 8 years ago, best decision I ever made. Im about to move into a house with a view of the Pyrenees for well under 200k and less than 2k property tax. Much less stressed here than in the US
8 ans!! 😮 Et bien, je suis quand même impressionnée ! Les Français ont la réputation d'être rudes. Et pour les étrangers je sais que des fois ça peut être très pesant. Mais si ça fait 8 ans, ça veut dire qu'on n'est pas aussi horrible que ça?😅
@@coraline8046 je ne trouve pas les Français 'rude' , mais plutôt difficile de développer une amitié avec. Après 8 ans, tout mes amis sont des étrangers.....sauf ma copine Française formidable 😄
@@coraline8046 C'est pas une reputation. Je suis Francais, et quand je rentre en France je suis choque de voir des vrais connards. C'est pas la majorite, mais ca surprend.
My wife is French. I am retired and my wife works online teaching French. Last year we moved to Normandy, France to be close to her parents. At the beginning it was hard adjusting, because everything moves rather slower here in France. But now we are loving it. We live in a tiny village surrounded by farmlands and forrested rolling hills. The views are spectacular. Land is so cheap (1 Euro per m2) that it costs more to build a fence around it than the land itself. They are less than 100 ppl spread over a very large area. There are only 3 houses/families in our immediate surroundings. Our food bills are low, because we can buy them straight from the farmers. Plenty of birds, deers, rabits, cows, goats, and chickens. There are apple, plum, pear and berries trees/vines growing on our land. My neighbors have even more. We don't have banana trees though 🙂 We are happy with paying more taxes for the priviledge of living here. There are several British expats in the village, so whenever i need to get a break from speaking French, I just go visit them.
Yeah i'm sorry as a french if you can't talk english, most french sucks at it But Bravo for learning french, it's always an honor when people learn french since it's one of the hardest language
I (french) don' t want to be rude but i think it's normal to learn a bit a french if you live here. But i'm not saying it's easy by any mean. From what i've read, they seem to be happy and fulfill in the rural part of Normandy, and that all i could wish for them : ) I want to show that more french can be welcoming that some can think. Maybe we don't chitchat that often compared to US citizen but when you get to know people, a lot of foreigner tell me that's it easier to make friend here.
Hi, My wife and I did the same thing 23 years ago. We became citizens in 2013. If you truly love it, this too will be yours! If I were to have any advice it would be integrate. Become involved in your community, join clubs, go to village functions, participate! You will meet people, make friends and most importantly, learn how this wonderful nation functions. Don’t worry about you level of French. Si vous pouvez comprendre cette phrase, vous êtes suffisamment compétent pour pour participer. And embrace the passion. We French are not quiet or meek, we complain, and raise our voices and protest when we deem it necessary necessary. But toujours le respect. I think that the motto of the republic is key: libertié: we are free to do as we please. égalité : my opinion counts as much as yours and vice verse. fraternité : we are, for better or worse, all in this together. Prendrez vos responsabilités, portez votre pierre à l’edifice , vivez pleinement le paradis français. I hope you succeed in your integration. France, and the French need to be reminded from time to time, that well not perfect, the life that has been constructed here has few equals, and no superiors. Vivre la France!
Yeah, integrate, yeah. I mean, 80% of us are utterly fed up with uncontrolled and undesired, massive immigration, precisely because too many do not care to integrate. Do not assimilate. Do not shoulder what it means to be french and what it means to have 2 millenias of History to protect. Indeed, learning french is mandatory for that purpose. Being welcomed or not depends on this kind of thing.
Peu de français se rendent compte du privilège que nous avons de vivre en France et il suffit que nous allions à l'étranger pour que l'on s'en rende compte. Bienvenue dans votre nouveau pays. je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde !!! 🇨🇵
C’est exacte. J’ai investi pleinement dans la culture française, appris à parler français, j’ai des liens avec l’armée de terre française (je suis ancien combattant britannique), je vis dans un tout petit hameau de rural. On fait des choses pour les autres, ils font des choses pour vous. C’est simple. Trop des anglaise qui ne parlent pas un mot de français (Dordogne). C’est honteux. En 2015 j’ai subi une ablation totale du rein droit, cancer. J’avais des symptômes inquiétants le lundi, je récupérais de l’opération en soins intensifs le week-end. Cinq jours plus tard! L’urologue annule ses vacances de ski. Je suis porte-drapeau pour le Souvenir Français. Et maintenant je passe mon temps en explorant ce pays si diverse. J’habite en Corrèze. Et je support même une équipe de rugby Fed 2, EVMBO. Ça me va bien. Hier j’ai un scan. Il faut comprend la vie politique française. Très différent du système britannique. C’eT bcp plus vif, plus engagé. Je ne suis par riche. Je loue un gîte mais c’est presque gratuit car je fait tant de travail au coin. I love this country. Merci d’avoir m’accueillir.
@@RalphBrooker-gn9iv Bienvenue en France. Plus il y aura d'anglosaxons qui aprécieront notre culture et plus cela rapprochera nos liens déja étroits ! Concernant le système politique, je ressens le même effet inverse, à savoir que j'ai du mal à comprendre la réticence des britaniques à s'engager et à se sentir pleinement européens. Je le respecte car probablement est-ce dù à l'état insulaire du RU mais j'aurais personnellement tendance à penser que dans ce monde tourmenté, l'union fait la force, mais les anglais tendent à se méfier des engagements et à se considerer un peu comme un peuple à part, ce que je regrette même si je peux le comprendre et le respecte. La France est infiniement plus politisée et idealiste que ne l'est le RU probablement plus pragmatique.
Et oui c'est tellement génial la France ses clodos et ses cassos en augmentation exponentielle, ses salaires bas (parmi les plus bas du monde occidental) et son immobilier avec des prix records. Ensuite c'est surement pas un privilège, tout ses droits ont été acquis à la sueur de leur front et au prix de leur sang par nos ancêtres et c'est pas avec ce genre de discours naïf qu'on va préserver ces acquis. La France c'est surtout génial pour les étrangers et les français riches qui n'habitent pas dans des coins qui n'ont plus grand chose de français. Pour les autres la France c'est autre chose.
@@thomaslacornette1282 Ce n'est pas un discours naïf, c'est mon opinion. Vous n'avez peut-être pas le même et je le respecte quand-même. Toujours la même question de savoir si on voit le verre à moitié-vide ou à moitié-plein !
@@paulchapoy992Je vous respecte mais votre discours reste naïf. La france est un pays de vieux plus ou moins riches et de jeunes pauvres, et d'immigré pour la plupart pauvres, c'est clair que suivant la génération certains ont plus bu dans le verre que d'autres. Il y a tellement de pays en europe mieux que la france, vous dîtes que seul celui qui a voyagé connait sa chance mais je sais pas où vous avez voyager peut être que dans des pays du tiers monde. Ce n'est pas parce qu'il y a tjrs pire qu'on doit se considérer génial.
Moi qui adore les Etats Unis pour la diversité que ce continent représente, je suis extrêmement flatté du ressenti que vous éprouvez pour notre pays. Un grand merci. Cela fait chaud au cœur. Ayant beaucoup voyagé, j'ai toujours été enchanté d'être né ici et d'être conscient de la chance que j'ai, que nous avons. Aucune nationalité n'est parfaite, mais juste merci de nous rappeler la chance que nous avons. Bravo pour le courage que vous avez de changer de vie. Peu de personnes ont votre audace. 💪 Amicalement,
Je dis souvent que la France est le meilleur pays du monde, j'ai voyagé dans d'autres pays mais aucun ne vaut la France à mon avis. En termes d'opportunités, de paysages, de culture, du peuple lui-même et l'histoire du pays. Tout est absolument magnifique même si il y'a des défauts comme tu l'as indiqué. Vive la France.
So happy that everything worked out for you. France is a great country. Of course there are always minor details that I miss from murica. But every year when I go back to visit my brother in portland and he can only take like 4 days off AND still has to answer his phone during his off time. I'm so happy that I can take 5 weeks off and the french law "droit à la déconnexion" where I don't even have to answer anything work related and just spend time with family. I wouldn't exchange it for anything in the world.
Actually the magazine "The Economist", the Pravda and Isveztia of economic orthodoxy, stated "A French guy could go on week-end on Thursday, he'd still be more productive than a Brit". (Not that I mean any ill to our English neighbors, it's just a quote) It's not about the time you spend at the office, it's how you use it. I don't have an office job, so look who's talking, but…
En 1990, un ami américain, également médecin comme moi, m'a demandé pourquoi je ne voulais pas travailler et vivre aux États-Unis : un revenu plus élevé, des impôts plus bas, une maison propre, un bateau, un avion, etc. J'ai répondu que mon luxe était le système de santé allemand, pouvoir traiter tout le monde de manière optimale. De plus, on peut vivre en Allemagne sans voiture et quand même aller partout. De plus, la sélection de bons aliments est bien plus grande. La même chose s'applique sûrement à la France, au BENELUX, aux pays scandinaves, etc. Aujourd'hui, il regrette de ne pas être venu en Europe à l'époque.
Et tu peux même avoir un bateau facilement et pour vraiment pas cher en france ou au nord de l'Allemagne, il sera plus petit, sera sûrement un voilier, mais c'est largement aussi cool - c'est moins frime qu'une vedette de 3x300cv en floride mais who cares ?
L'Allemagne est bien mieux géré que la France. D'ailleurs on ne le dis plus trop mais l'Allemagne a soigné des centaines de malades français du covid et le système de santé Allemand est à notre époque bien meilleur que le français. Sur l'éducation et la retraite l'Allemagne est bien mieux aussi favorisant des parcours professionnalisant et quand les personnes sont âgées elles travaillent mais en tant que tuteurs.
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug Au niveau des budgets oui c'est bien mieux géré. Quand aux rues la propreté etc... y'a pas photo. C'est ironique ou bien? J'ai dit quoi de drôle. Sans l'Allemagne l'euro ne vaudrait plus rien.
Welcome to France from a French American of 22 years in beautiful France Vive la France! Used to lived in Versailles and worked in Paris lol! then move to the coast of Brittany ,the best. Here until my end! Enjoy France and remember Hemingway did not travel much if he did would have written a second book France is a mouvable feast! Salut
Ah, la Bretagne!! Quelle grande région! J'y suis allée encore cet été, c'est fou comme ça fait du bien! L'air marin, la gastronomie! 1 semaine c'était trop court!! 😢
Loved your comment on paying taxes. I hear that a lot from videos of people living in Europe. They actually get something for what they pay. Here, we can pay high property taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes and look around and think, "Where does it all go." Healthcare is exorbitant, college debt inducing, the infrastructure below average, childcare expensive, etc. Americans are conned into believing we can't have nice things and if we did, we would go broke paying taxes. In return, we pay quite high taxes and see virtually nothing in return. At least the French think about quality of life, something that is long lost here. Enjoy!
Exactly. If you pay less tax but ends up paying for school fees and health insurance, in the end it is just money spent. What matters is not the tax rate, but what is left after paying for everything.
In France once you have your Carte Vitale, you are covered by state health insurance for medical procedures, operations etc. Extras like hospital hotel bills require mutuelle which is around 30 to 40 euros per month per person. Peanuts, in other words.
« They actually get something for what they pay. » Like what? All I do is paying for the others and having nothing in return. France is up to its neck in debt, billions of euros in taxes are collected every year, but where do they go? France is super generous, France is a country of welfare recipients, a country that gives dough to the whole world but not to the people who work hard to keep this country alive for a while. We're taxed on everything, France is the most taxed country in the world, and for what? Paying for the studies of idiots who spit on this country all day long and blockade universities around March-April every year for anything and everything? Paying women who have 10 kids and don't look after them? Paying for the stay of so-called isolated minors at 50k euros/year/person when many French people are working and living on the streets or in their cars when they're lucky? Giving lots of money to people who have never worked or done anything for France and leaving pensioners who have contributed all their lives in misery? Paying for politicians who sell our country abroad piece by piece? Paying to use the motorway when we already pay for its maintenance with our taxes? Paying for free care for foreigners when the French have been forced for some years now to pay for private insurance because the Social Security system is reimbursing less and less for dental and ophthalmological care? I live in a department that's rich because of its proximity to Switzerland, but the roads are in poor condition, the road infrastructure and the towns aren't adapted to the 10,000 new people who move here every year. When I worked in France, I wasn't entitled to anything - I was 'too rich' for benefits, but too poor to do what I wanted. Today I work in Switzerland, I don't earn much compared with other people and I can't even afford to buy a flat because property prices are so high. And as I'm still saving a little in the hope that one day I'll be able to buy a flat, I can't do anything with the savings. My taxes pay for schools, day nursery, family allowances and various other forms of assistance, even though I'm not entitled to any, and I don't have any children. I even pay for other people's social security, their medicines and their care, even though my health insurance is in Switzerland and they reimburse me virtually nothing. So yes, sorry but as a French, I spend my time paying for others and I've never had anything in return. It’s not fair that people who work hard has to pay for others. And before you judge me, my brother is more of an extreme left-winger and I’m more of an extreme right-winger, so we don’t really have the same vision of social policy, but we think the same thing: we're fed up with paying for others. Hospitals, police stations, monuments, etc. are starved for resources. Our heritage is falling into ruin and not a day goes by without a fund being opened to save a castle or a church. Every day farmers commit su*c*de because they have no money and are exhausted from working for nothing. Businesses are closing down every day, people over 50 can't find work because they're "too old". But yes, it's wonderful in France. And I'm not going to talk about the lack of security, I could go on for hours. So don’t talk like living in France was a paradise, except if you live here for free.
@Nap_is_back "France is up to its neck in debt." EVERY Western country is "up to its neck in debt". The United States isn't "up to its neck". It's at the bottom of the ocean in debt. The US national debt is unrepayable. The US national debt is like the ocean above where the Titanic is now. And it GREW exponentially under Trump, the hero of all you right wingers. So if you think some right wing fruitloop like Le Pen will make things better, you'll see what happens if / when she becomes Madame La Presidente. Vladimir Putin will be dictating French foreign policy directly, and French taxpayers will be subsidising Russia. Putin gave / lent / endowed Le Pen with € 9 million to pay off the overdraft of her Front Nationale or whatever she calls it now, Rassemblement etc. She is completely in Putin's pocket.
@Nap_is_back Oh and by the way, castles and churches in England are supported by charities like the National Trust and organisations like English Heritage, which is a semi governmental semi charitable outfit, the old Ancient Monuments Commission. Haven't the French worked out how to do that yet ? Do you expect the government to do EVERYTHING for you ?
As someone stuck in the states, I absolutely love that you did this and would sell my soul to be able to move to France! Hope one day to follow in your steps to get out of the us
Ah!!! Congratulations on your decision to stay! We're so happy for you! We completely relate to what you were saying about the "American Dream". We live in northern California and while it's really beautiful here, it's become so expensive and anxiety producing -what you said about the stability of France really resonated with us. Nothing feels stable here in the US right now! We're planning to move to Nice in February and originally thought we'd do it just for a year, but after going for a few weeks last month, I have a feeling we may stay longer than expected as well.. You are a true inspiration for us - we absolutely love your content and deeply appreciate your willingness to share your journey with us. Congratulations again!
We bought our house in rural Portugal in 2002. After completing it's renovation within two years, we moved back to the UK to prepare financially for early retirement. We returned in our mid-50s in 2013. We have never been back and have zero intention of ever doing so again. The best thing we've ever done. No regrets.
To be fair, as a french man that has been living in the US and the UK, I completely understand your point. France is definitely better in terms of balance between life and work, relatively good healthcare (it has deteriorated quite a lot since 20 years but it's still pretty ok) and as you mentionned life here is not too expansive (you just need to be outside of Paris), so overall it's a pretty good deal :) Bienvenue! :)
Even in nyc , cost of living is much more expensive , outside of NYC in Queens or Astoria/Staten Island : old-small-poor-quality 2Bedroom appartement is 2500$/months in nasty area
I love everything about France, French people, and French culture. We live in Haute Savoie region and love every minute of it. Most Americans are brainshed to believe that they live in the best country in the world and don't want to move. If onky they go out of their comfort zone and see the world...
Thank you for this great video. Frenchman here. I have worked in many countries: the USA (Atlanta, Chicago, LA), Canada (Toronto, China (Beijing Nanjing) and other places. I found marvelous people in all these countries and breathtaking places, but oh boy, each time I flew back to my home near Paris I was amazed by how beautiful things are (sorry this is not Chauvinism, not at all) but after a bit more than 6 months in Beijing (which worth seeing) and away from sand storms, deep freeze during winter, HUGE crowds, crazy pollution, after living / working in LA with it lovely Santa Monica, Berverly Hills, nice Pasadena, fantastic Yosemite and Sequoya national parks but with its HUGE traffic jams, the alerts of earthquakes and the local bank offering help for stranded people and the bolted and very expensive houses (past earthquakes), after many things it felt so good to be home even if it rains sometimes, even if people are on strike, etc. I think most French people don't understand the chance they have to live here.
Unfortunately , Chicago, LA & surroundings, almost all California, and Atlanta are some of the worse places in the USA. Add NYC. There are still some amazing gorgeous, underpopulated ultra-safe areas, small towns with a lot to do in the US with much higher quality of life than in France.
@stayfocused1041 I'm trucker , I've been in most of the U.S cities and states, I have family is living in France and ive been there many times, I can say the U.S have some townships are very beautiful and safe , but they are not at the same quality of life and infrastructure of France townships, I feel most of the U.S cities are built for cars
Once you experience these things you just can't unsee it - beautifully put Jason - sums it up for so many of us. Glad the dream is working so well and long may it continue.
I've been telling my American friends to get out, easier said than done, i know. But those who have been out of US, get it & don't wanna go back. All the best from Denmark & enjoy your "new" & way more stress free life in France ❤
We in France take a lot of criticism for being lazy, 2h lunch, on strikes etc…but think about it, this is a small country and yet the economy is ok and standard of living pretty high. Something must be working. Also about taxes, you may pay less taxes in the US but if you need to pay additional fees for school or healthcare, this may not be a tax, but still a cost. Bienvenue à nos cousins américains.
Yes, in the US, you are "nickle and dimed" everywhere where the governmenent doesn't tax you. The wolves of the market place operate legal monopolies (insurance companies and healthcare) and in the end, the cost of living takes everything away. I make less money in France but somehow am able to save almost as much money and work less days out of the year. Something you simply cannot buy in the US is good quality food. Bread is not bread anymore and everything is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. This way of life designed to steal your health for corporate profit. There is so little to like about American life anymore.
Small country..? With almost 68 million people? It's the 3rd biggest country in Europe (after Russia and Ukraine), based of size, and the 5th biggest country in Europe, based on population. Sure, small compared to the US, that's true, but you can hardly describe France as a _small_ country.
@@Lostouille Sure, not compared to the biggest countries in the world. Doesn't make France a _small_ country though, it's still a lot bigger than the vast majority of countries. That is _actually_ small.
Je suis très heureux pour vous. Victor Hugo écrivit : «le plus lourd fardeau, c'est d'exister sans vivre», puissiez vous trouver en France ce que vous n'avez pas pu trouver ailleurs. J'espère que votre parcours ici ce passe bien, la France est une chance et vous avez raison de la saisir. Il y a tant d'aspect, et d'histoire à découvrir, de lieux à visiter, en partant de la pointe Bretonne et ses menhirs jusqu'à Strasbourg et son passé prussien, en passant par la cathédrale des Rois de France de Reims, du Nord avec ses terrils au Midi et son Ricard, des plages de Fécamp à la Côte d'Azur, de Lisieux à Lourdes, mais aussi de Tahiti à la Réunion! Et n'oublions pas que cette liberté existe au prix du sang, n'hésitez pas à aller au monument au mort de votre ville le 8 mai prochain pour la cérémonie sur la victoire contre l'Allemagne! :D Bienvenue chez les gaulois. En tout cas, j'aime beaucoup vos vidéos, j'ai hâte d'entendre les suivantes :D
Et les châteaux de la Loire et les volcans d'Auvergne et le joli département de la Creuse et le lac des Seton. Oui bon d'accord je suis originaire de la région Centre 😊. N'empêche que notre pays est un très beau pays et vous avez raison de parler de l'outre-mer que certains ont tendance à oublier : les Antilles, la Réunion, la Polynésie française, la Nouvelle Calédonie, Saint Pierre et Miquelon. Les allemands ont un dicton qui dit à peu près ceci : heureux comme un dieu en France.
Salutations d’Allemagne. Le passé germanique de Strasbourg n’est pas tout à fait prussien, car elle est devenue française sous Louis XIV, qui n’arrêtait pas de faire la guerre aux voisins. Les inscriptions en allemand sur les maisons à colombages du centre historique ne datent pas d’après 1871 - elles ont l’âge des maisons, et la Prussie, elle était une région éloignée sur les rives de la mer baltique.
On peut travailler pour vivre, comme en France, pas vivre pour travailler comme aux États-Unis ou en Angleterre. Aussi il faut dire que les impôts en Angleterre sont maintenant très hauts.
Oui les yankies nous ont libéré. Enfin disons surtout qu'il ne faut pas oublier que beaucoup sont morts pour cela. Des très jeunes gens qui auraient du vivre leur vie. When i visited to the normandy cimeteries. I was chocqued to see so many graves.
I'm Australian and I like France too. We have similar social advantages to France, but your country is respected as the country that invented the term "savoir vivre".
@@budawang77Je suis Française, handicapée de naissance, quinquagénaire, et je trouve que nous avons bien du mal à concilier les termes "savoir-vivre" et le très politiquement correct "vivre-ensemble" : on peut avoir une bonne éducation et se moquer complètement de mettre en œuvre la devise de la République "Liberté Égalité Fraternité" ... jusqu'au jour où les problèmes arrivent...
This message was so important for me to hear today, it reminded me of my own "why" as I am sorting my things for my own move to France in just a few months. À bientôt!
I just came around to your video, and I think you got what most of french people don't get. The way of living. Most of them don't have the slightest Idea of what we have here compared to a lot of countries. Of ourse we have, like any other countries, things that we dislike or wish to be better, but, at the end of the day, this country is a good place to live for all the reasons you told us. Welcome here, as we can hear the respect you have for this country and its culture, and thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Disagree. There are so many places in the world where the quality of life is so much higher and better than in France. Safe, underpopulated, beautiful, civil, clean and prosperous, qualities that are hard to find in France.. 40 years ago, France was offering a good quality of life, not anymore. All depends what you have to compare with.
As an American living and studying in France for about 3 years who is uncertain about whether to stay or go back to the states, you guys have definitely offered some much needed clarity. Merci!
Just make sure you learn the language and fit into the French culture. You'll be fine then. Here in the Netherlands we also get flooded lately with Americans finding their 'American Dream' in our tiny 'socialistic' country.
I’m heading to Perpignan for 3 weeks in October for my “trial run”. I’ve been to France several times and am always dreaming of a life there permanently. Thanks for the video!
Ce n'est pas de la chance c'est le résultat du long combat d'un peuple pour créer une nation où il fait bon de vivre…même si depuis 50 ans nos élites font tout pour l'abîmer…
Un couple charmant et rafraîchissement. La dame m'a fait rire quand elle a dit avoir vite quitter la préfecture de Bordeaux avec son titre de séjour en poche de peur que l'administration ne change d'avis 😊. Comme les français sont de gros râleurs avec leurs impôts, c'est intéressant de voir à quel point vous avez compris leur utilité. Maintenant il vous reste l'étape la plus dure : demander la nationalité 🇨🇵, car votre fille deviendra rapidement une vraie petite française.
Oui, c'est important si vous voulez participer à la vie politique du pays. C'est important de pouvoir voter là où vous vivez, là où vous payez vos imports, sinon les autres décident ce qu'on fait avec votre argent : "so unfair !" :-) Bienvenue en France !
@@goofygrandlouis6296 En effet, ce qui fait protester de nombreux Français, ce n'est pas tant de payer des impôts, mais de ne plus voir les services associés. La vraie question : où va l'argent ?
@@goofygrandlouis6296c'est exact ! On se demande ce que font les politiciens de nos impôts ! J'ai fait la même réflexion à ma mère là dernière fois ! Je lui est dit mais dans les années 80 la france ( l'état avait moins d'argent et les services étaient bien meilleurs, comment font ils pour gérer aussi mal). Je ne comprends pas ce paradoxe ! Faudrait leur demander mais je suis sur qu'ils noyeraient le poisson comme ils savent si bien le faire 😅
Happy for you, you're much welcome in France ! A lot of my fellow French citizens complaining all the time, should watch this video. As Sylvain Tesson, a French writer wrote : "La France est un paradis peuplé de gens qui se croient en enfer"; "France is a paradise populated by people who think they're in hell."
Constant vigilance and doing our best so our leaders get away as little as possible with grinding down our social measures and public services, inherited from the National Council of the Resistance, is precisely why it's still a nice country to live in. Compare with the relatively comparable UK: raising poverty rates, feces in the river, public transports in shambles, and NHS soon to be hacked and privatised piece by piece...
@@stephanedaguet915 Comme bcp de Français, vous ne comprenez pas ce qu'est le capitalisme. La France est un pays quasi-communiste au taux d'imposition le plus fort de l'OCDE (les prélèvements obligatoires représentent 47% du PIB FR) pour des services publics à la ramasse... On étouffe.
Bonjour Raina et Jason. Beaucoup d'amour pour vous, autant que vous aimez la France. J'aime aussi l'Amérique. As a French, my neighbours are strangers (dutch and from Switzerland) and I love it. Continue to make France more beautiful.
Welcome to France ! You are doing so well over there - I am French and I am impressed about the way you adapt to the French way of life. You are great people and I love the way you love my country that I miss so very much.
Love hearing the reasons why others are emigrating from the U.S. My family makes the permanent move to Scotland in less than two weeks, and your video reaffirms our decision. Looking forward to following your journey!
Scotland is a better choice than England. England wants to be more like the Americans, so they are destroying the cohesion of the society for paying 10 pounds less in taxes a month. Scotland has a crappie weather though
So happy that you guys came here. Bienvenue. Never forget though that all over the world, we celebrate the 1st of may because some workers in Chicago were assassinated for wanting 8h/day instead of 12+ and for wanting the end of child labor. You too, have a long and rich history of people who fought for your rights. The IWW used to be one of the strongest union in the world (along with the spanish CNT). I guess we got "lucky" after WW2, the european countries were half destroyed, and the people in charge had no choice but to accepts certain conditions and rights for the people, rights that are being reconsidered as we speak. And I know I'm gonna sound real french saying it, but all those rights, they're not engraved in stone, people fought for them, and people are still fighting for them as different governement are attacking our social rights. Less and less things are being refunded by the healthcare system, everything is done to privatise it (based on the US model), same for schools, and hospitals, and there used to be a time where you'd get 90% of you salary when unemployed, now its 56%. Same for retirement, we used to have retirement at 60, now its pushed back. more and more people are having a hard time just getting food on their plates. the inequality between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger, I know compared to the US it seems like nothing. But that's how it starts, they start little by little and they started in the 80's. the repression against anyone who fight for our social rights is also harsher, (as you might have notice) we're experiencing what you got with Reagan I guess, or something similar. Let's keep France, this loving country.
Congratulations! France is a wonderful country & everything you say about its advantages is true. We will be there in a few weeks to look at properties & make a decision about whether to retire there soon. My husband is French & I speak decent French, so the process won’t be too onerous. I’m glad your daughter is happy there. You picked a good age to have her make such a big change.
Welcome to France ! I never understood the American social system which is very basic and hard for people. How is it possible for instance that there is no maternity leave, very few days off for a holiday to rest or that some people have to pick up between paying their health bill or fill up their fridge, it is very harsh and not a sign of a well-balanced and evolved society. Of course in France there are plenty of flaws but overall it is much better. Enjoy your new life and from what you just said I believe you are here for a long time !
French people are not fan of some american ways, politics, lies ... ("weapons of massive destructions".. those kind of things).... But .. we like people from all over the globe if they are polite, respectful, it's always interesting to share with people of other cultures, help improve our and discover things.
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You are so very welcome, wishing you all the best for your new life!
Congrats guys! Love your videos and you are inspiring us to move as well. I’m actually a EU citizen (born in Poland) but have been living in the US since late 80’s. Now me and family are considering moving back to Europe and France is top of the list. But as you said it’s scary. Our life here in NC is really good. Yet we feel like American is going downhill in so many ways. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Always look forward to more of your content 😊
I lived in Paris 28 years ago and my goal is to get back and stay. I've continued my French studies so that I've maintained a B2 competence level and hope to achieve C2 in time. I'm at my last work commitment and I have enough resources to move. I too am tired of the dysfunction in the US due to the wealthy class buying off the legislature and judges for their own ends. The 2nd Amendment contains "well regulated militia" and NOT the word "own". The forced-birth movement by SCOTUS who LIED during their confirmation hearing about Roe v Wade that it was "settled law" and then overturned it. These crazy Evangelicals seem to have no problem "bearing false witness" to get what they want. Going into debt slavery for an education or if you're sick is BARBARIC. The US has lost its way -- the corporations and cartels are now running the place. I want to live in peace with my neighbors and have access to modern fast trains and walk-able cities and never need to own a car again in my life -- they're a money pit. I want to live in a modern country. The US national debt interest payments are now greater than the defense budget. That debt is held by the wealthy class as tax-free municipal bonds -- it's a tax-dodge racket and you and I can't play the game. Enough. As soon as I can line things up -- I'm outta here.
I am so happy to hear that you’re staying! I would love to meet you this fall when I am there looking for my area to retire to. I will reach out directly to see if it’s possible. You just confirmed everything I am hoping for myself even if we are at different places in our lives. Thank you for your videos and sharing your journey!
Glad you guys are happy here and felicitations on the carte de séjour duration! Agree with you totally that the longer we are here, the more difficult it is to imagine going back to the 'modern' world. We are in the paysage of the Dordogne as 'visiteurs' so the sense of history and architecture here can't be beat. All the best to you.
Retiring in the upcoming year and moving from California to France for many of the reasons you mentioned. I love California, but quality, affordable health care, slow living, healthy food, gun safety and so many other factors make the decision to move the right decision.
Just subscribed! I have dual U.S. and Italian citizenship, so fortunately for my husband and me, we do not have to worry about visas at all. We just bought a home in Spain (we will close on it May 2024) and we will be moving late 2024. Forever sounds good!
Hi I am Danish. I saw the video title and I thought of my US-American friend. He says approx. the same as you. He found he's American dream here in Denmark, and the fact he didn't have to think of health care insurance, was very relieving for him. Unfortunately, I have lost contact with him. He is probably sitting in a little boat fishing.
Hi and thanks for the video. I'm a native French, living in Paris but raised in a small village. Happy to see you feel right here in France! Hope you can stay here as long as you wanted, and people will welcome you. I can't tell how much important it is here in France about your point about paying taxes and what you get in return, you know like, public school, healthcare, retirement etc etc. Foreigners don't always understand why there is so much Strikes here in France, well it is often for all those things I mentionned right above. I think your next milestone (beside learning French more and more) is to go to a strike 🤣. Jokes aside, enjoy your life here in France. (not fluent in English, so, sorry for the mistakes)
A Dutch friend of mine once told me "in the Netherlands, we live to work. In France, you seem to work to live". I don't know if this is true for everyone here but I personnaly agree. Adding that lots of people here think they're living in hell when they are just living in heaven (or so). Another example of the French paradox maybe....
You are Welcome my Friends , Merci pour vos vidéos très enrichissantes , vous avez l'air de gens très ouvert d'esprit et très intelligent , j'espère que vous serez heureux en France
Welcome to France. I'm sure your decision was not an easy one but I doubt you will ever regret it. Having lived in the US myself I can totally understand your aspiration for a better quality of life, less stress, more free time, etc. You mentioned health insurance and (almost) free education here in France - and in Europe in general - and people usually do not understand how this lack of "basic security" in the US can be stressful, especially for a family. And in less time than needed to cross the US you can enjoy and discover so many different languages, cultures and landscapes across Europe. All the best to you and your family.
I'm a French English teacher and I love you all..."the Baguette Bounds"! Thanks for allowing us to discover our country through the eyes of your family. Sébastien
Bienvenue en France ! Vous ne cherchez qu'à vous intégrer , travailler , adopter nos coutumes, apprécier les avantages et accepter les inconvénients car rien n'est parfait ! J'espère que vous pourrez rester en France aussi longtemps que vous voudrez !🤗
As a french native it's fun to realise that ex foreigners (futur french citizen I hope for you and for us) understand better than some french people how important our mutualist system is.
If people knew that in France you get free university (500€ a year) , free health care (between 95 and 100%), we have between 5 weeks vacation minimum ( if you work 35h a week), 7 to 9 weeks for most « cadre » they included rtt (recuperation du temps de travail ( you would work 39 to 45h a week). Life can be really nice if you are French and you open your eyes, or if you come from the US or other countries were you live to work. Bienvenue
German here. I would be fine to live in many countries. But I guess I would miss a lot if I moved to the US. Especially safety. Not only because of crime, but also because of the risk of becoming unemployed or really sick. And I´m sure I´d miss the more natural food.
@@stayfocused1041 You just need to turn the package, under the notice "ingredients". Chemicals are everywhere in the food. Only organic food is better, but not affordable for the common man.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 I have been living in the US for 36 years. Organic food, if you stop eating junk prepackaged food, is not more expensive. That's an urban legend. Most people do not want to cook at home fresh veggies, natural meat, etc. . Plus, most Americans have land around their house and do not bother having a veggie garden or an orchard, or raise chicken. It is a choice.
If you keep in mind that even the French have a hard times with some subtleties of the language. (I'm French and a professional translator, I speak from experience ! ;) )
I moved to southern France 7 years ago when I retired. Moving to a foreign country is a choice you need to think about long and hard. The language, laws, customs, way of life, and culture are all different than the US. I knew something of France when I moved here because I spent 2 years going to the University in France in the 70's. Many people tell me they dream of moving to a little house in the French countryside. I don't recommended that if you're near or at retirement age because in the event of a health emergency the nearest hospital or doctor could be an hour or more away . If want to come over, then do what Baguette Bound did; come over, live here a while, look around, check out places where you might want to live, make some French friends, and then decide to relocate. I kept my house in the US for the first 2 years I was here in the event I didn't find the kind of life I was looking for.
Franco-American here French mother American father I did many years stateside I came to Perpignan and can say I don't miss tacos however I can make my own tacos if I ever need one! I was born in Paris because my father came to France at the end of WWII and well I am French and American legally a duel citizen I am staying for the best foods, wines, and health care!
What an inspiring journey! It’s amazing to see how you’ve fully embraced life in France as a family and made it your home. As someone who has also experienced the challenge and beauty of moving abroad, I totally get the appeal of wanting to stay longer than planned! Love the mix of practical tips and personal experiences. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures and insights on French culture.
Big decision, bravo à vous. Tbh, yeah life in TX or CO is its own thing, but im gonna be honest, there are some similarities between Midwestern life and life in Perigord/Dordogne as well. You guys are definitely not lost in translation anymore and it shows. Good on ya guys! And lets be real : youre gonna still be able to enjoy the US on vacation (given the "huuuuuuge" amount of vacances) and not live the day to day grind that comes with it. Plus, flights to the US from France are cheaper that the other way around. Its a win-win decision. And the bone chilling comment on school shootings really put things back into perspective when you have a kid ... We're lucky here its not like in the US.
In 1990, an American friend, also a doctor like me, asked why I didn't want to work and live in the USA: higher income, lower taxes, own house, boat, airplane, etc. I replied that my luxury was the German healthcare system, being able to treat everyone optimally. Additionally, one can live in Germany without a car and still get everywhere. Also, the selection of good food is much larger. The same surely applies to France, BENELUX, the Scandinavian countries, etc. Today, he regrets not coming to Europe back then.
@@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw ptdrrr c'est ce que moi et ma cousine on dit aux gens sur omegle ou periscope pour pas qu ils viennent 😂😂😂😂 "venez pas en france les gars ça craint ici"
Happy that you love our country. I worked abroad and like you can compare. Many of grumpy french never stepped out of the country and keep critisising striking. Of course we have also many issues to aolve in addition to the tacos.
This is so great! You look really happy in this video so it feels clear you made the right decision! ☺And it'll be fun for us viewers to watch your life unfold now that you will have an eye toward permanence. I'm sure you didn't make the decision without consulting your daughter, so it would be great to hear her talk about how she feels about it in a future video if she's up for it.
good for you, enjoy, I am from Argentina and went to France several times and I totally agree. Mes grands parents sont toulousains et j adore la langue, la nourriture et les gens. Bon chanceee
Funny how your video popped up on the eve of our trip to France (my husband and me). We're going to Paris and to Aix-en-Provence, where I lived for a year. What a great adventure you're embarking on. I'm wondering what part of France you live in. I do love the French lifestyle--just sitting in a cafe with friends for hours. And I would definitely be willing to pay higher taxes to get benefits like healthcare. It's more a mentality of "we're all in this together," rather than the U.S. mentality of "every man for himself."
I mean you work, you pay taxes, respect the law and the culture, why wouldn't we want you here ? You're very welcome to stay as long as you want to , welcome to France :)
I was about to write the same thing 😊
Finally an immigration that's *actually* useful for the society, people productive.
@@goofygrandlouis6296je ne vois pas ce que vous sous-entendez, les bienfaits de la migration ont été bien nombreux, et ce n’est pas parce qu’il y’a certains problèmes de nos jours qu’il faut cracher dessus !
@@lilk-z8d C'est faux.... Le cout de l'immigration est connu que ce soit en morts ou en argent, logements, etc...
@@Didier88600 mais celui de ses avantages est également connu, et les exemples sont si nombreux que l’on ne peut les compter sur le bout des doigts : rajeunissement de la population, apport d’individus qualifiés dans les métiers scientifiques etc
@@lilk-z8d ...Et il y a probablement autant d'exemples opposés... Le pb n'est pas l'immigration (quand elle est légale) mais ce que nous souhaitons en faire d'un point de vue sociétale: Multiculturalisme (mais qui dans 90% des cas abouti au communautarisme et aux luttes inter-sectionnelles) ? Interculturalisme ? Immigration économique ? ou basée sur l'humanisme et les différents status de réfugiés ? etc ... Tant que la société française n'aura pas eu le droit de s'exprimer sur ces sujets qui la concerne pourtant en premier lieu, il y aura toujours des "malaises" ...
Some French people must watch your video, sometimes we forget that we are lucky to have what we have 😂 Very happy that you find a life that you love here, it's absolutely fantastic! I wish you the best ❤
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You're right ! I did it (subscribed) and I love these videos ! It makes you think and realize the luck we have, french people, to live in such a beautiful country, yet still moan about anything ! Vous semblez être dans la région où beaucoup d'anglais aiment s'installer. Ne faites pas comme eux, apprenez la langue !
ce pseudo….
en même temps Les USA question protection (sante...) c quand même pas extraordinaire. Certes en France nous avons certaines choses mais des personnes cherchent a casser tout ca pour etre comme aux usa
Et donc pour fêter ça on continue de voter pour des gens qui veulent americaniser notre système... Rêvez pas la majorité des mesures prises ces derniers temps ne vont pas dans le bon sens du tout. On part de loin mais ils grignotent petit à petit.
I’m a Brit. I came to France in 2008. Ex-forces I needed to decompress having found civvy street difficult to adjust. I learned to speak French, got a job in forestry maintenance (I love solitude and nature). I’m retired now. I love it here. There are things I miss. But the country is so diverse.
and what about Brexit?
Boniour 😀 Être Français ce n’est pas être né en France, c’est aimer la République , c’est aimer la Liberté , l’Egalité et la Fraternité. Vous êtes les bienvenus ! Soyez heureux dans ce beau pays, chaque fois que je le quitte je suis tellement heureux de le retrouver ! Bien sûr on a tendance à se chamailler, on râle un peu, mais à la fin on finit toujours autour d’une bonne table et on danse. J’ai 54 ans et je n’ai pas encore fait le tour de toutes nos richesses nationales mais la plus grande est notre style de vie.
Bon courage pour apprendre le Français, même nous, nous avons un peu de mal parfois avec ce trésor .
Bonsoir,
Je suis maintenant retraité mais ai travaillé toute ma vie pour des sociétés américaines et ai vu des centaines d’américain venir en France pour travailler dans la société dans laquelle je travaillais. J’ai noté deux comportements fort différents après un an passé en France :
- Certains américains après un an, ne parlaient toujours pas français, n’avaient que des amis anglophones et ne rêvaient que de retourner aux USA
- La majorité, après un an, s’étaient magnifiquement intégrés à la vie française, en avaient adopté les coutumes, habitudes mais aussi les défauts bien souvent et ne souhaitaient qu’une chose : rester en Europe et ne jamais retourner aux États-Unis.
Vous semblez faire partie de ce second groupe. Félicitations car vous êtes ouverts et perméables aux autres cultures.
J’aime beaucoup la rigueur analytique de vos décisions et la planification qui l’accompagne.
Vos vidéos sont quant à elles bien construites et fort instructives. Félicitations !
I expect you now speak enough french to read and understand my comment.
Your next RUclips milestone is your 1st video in French. Every American expat that has a RUclips channel does it at least once.
Au fond de la normandie j'au un voisin qui vient d'arizona... depuis 8ans... il sait toujours pas acheter une baguette 😁😁
@@northerngannetproject3147 ça doit le dépayser, le climat est "un peu" plus humide...
@@northerngannetproject3147Je ne comprends pas tout à fait pourquoi nous, Américains, avons du mal à apprendre les langues étrangères. Par exemple, dans les écoles, les élèves américains doivent apprendre l'espagnol pendant de nombreuses années (et mes nièces et neveux sont inclus). Mais un jour, j'ai dit quelque chose en anglais à une nièce et, au lieu de dire « money », j'ai dit « dinero » pour rigoler. Elle est restée devant moi, stupéfaite. C'est un mot basique. On l'apprends relativement tôt, je crois. Et il ne s'agit pas d'un manque d'occasion. Il y a dans tout le pays des gens (principalement des Mexicains) qui parlent la langue de Cervantès. La culture n'attribue malheureusement aucune importance à cette capacité.
@@t-dawg894 Il y tant de gens qui parlent anglais que la motivation des anglophones est faible...
Bienvenue en France,J espère que vous y serez très heureux.
Merci!
Bienvenue en France, la vie n'est pas si mal chez nous ❤. Je m'abonne ça me permettra de vivre vos aventures et d'améliorer mon anglais en même temps.
Welcome ce pays est incroyablement beau et diversifié et le français râleurs bienvenue a vous
It’s an honor to have people like you living in France. Your way to see life which is very French like and, of course, your love for pastries will be an endless discovery because we have more of them even than cheeses ! I love your country and that amazing and unique kindness some of American people have and you seem to share. It’s true that some things seemed very stressful in USA as the love for weapons, the lack of a true social security, the health system too expensive and that huge gap that seem to divide people on political issues, even more than we know in France. I wish you a good life and you will see soon that in such a small country, we have such a variety of landscapes, food, accents, climate and very good neighbors in Spain, Italy, swiss, Great Britain, Germany….
I like that you say some American people, because most of them are as abhorrent as Turmp. No surprise they endorse and vote him
I moved to France 8 years ago, best decision I ever made. Im about to move into a house with a view of the Pyrenees for well under 200k and less than 2k property tax. Much less stressed here than in the US
8 ans!! 😮 Et bien, je suis quand même impressionnée ! Les Français ont la réputation d'être rudes. Et pour les étrangers je sais que des fois ça peut être très pesant. Mais si ça fait 8 ans, ça veut dire qu'on n'est pas aussi horrible que ça?😅
@@coraline8046 je ne trouve pas les Français 'rude' , mais plutôt difficile de développer une amitié avec. Après 8 ans, tout mes amis sont des étrangers.....sauf ma copine Française formidable 😄
@@coraline8046 C'est pas une reputation. Je suis Francais, et quand je rentre en France je suis choque de voir des vrais connards. C'est pas la majorite, mais ca surprend.
My wife is French. I am retired and my wife works online teaching French. Last year we moved to Normandy, France to be close to her parents. At the beginning it was hard adjusting, because everything moves rather slower here in France. But now we are loving it. We live in a tiny village surrounded by farmlands and forrested rolling hills. The views are spectacular. Land is so cheap (1 Euro per m2) that it costs more to build a fence around it than the land itself. They are less than 100 ppl spread over a very large area. There are only 3 houses/families in our immediate surroundings. Our food bills are low, because we can buy them straight from the farmers. Plenty of birds, deers, rabits, cows, goats, and chickens. There are apple, plum, pear and berries trees/vines growing on our land. My neighbors have even more. We don't have banana trees though 🙂 We are happy with paying more taxes for the priviledge of living here. There are several British expats in the village, so whenever i need to get a break from speaking French, I just go visit them.
Yeah i'm sorry as a french if you can't talk english, most french sucks at it
But Bravo for learning french, it's always an honor when people learn french since it's one of the hardest language
I (french) don' t want to be rude but i think it's normal to learn a bit a french if you live here. But i'm not saying it's easy by any mean.
From what i've read, they seem to be happy and fulfill in the rural part of Normandy, and that all i could wish for them : )
I want to show that more french can be welcoming that some can think. Maybe we don't chitchat that often compared to US citizen but when you get to know people, a lot of foreigner tell me that's it easier to make friend here.
Bienvenue à toute la famille, je vous souhaite plein de bonheur chez nous, chez vous désormais !
German here. What can I say? Welcome home to Europe, where your ancestors once came from...
France is France. Europe is irrelevant.
Berk
@@babauaski3928 Berk ???
@@melchiorvonsternberg844 That means it's disgusting
@@babauaski3928 Kid... You suffer from perceptual distortion...
Hi,
My wife and I did the same thing 23 years ago. We became citizens in 2013. If you truly love it, this too will be yours! If I were to have any advice it would be integrate. Become involved in your community, join clubs, go to village functions, participate! You will meet people, make friends and most importantly, learn how this wonderful nation functions. Don’t worry about you level of French. Si vous pouvez comprendre cette phrase, vous êtes suffisamment compétent pour pour participer. And embrace the passion. We French are not quiet or meek, we complain, and raise our voices and protest when we deem it necessary necessary. But toujours le respect. I think that the motto of the republic is key: libertié: we are free to do as we please. égalité : my opinion counts as much as yours and vice verse. fraternité : we are, for better or worse, all in this together. Prendrez vos responsabilités, portez votre pierre à l’edifice , vivez pleinement le paradis français.
I hope you succeed in your integration. France, and the French need to be reminded from time to time, that well not perfect, the life that has been constructed here has few equals, and no superiors. Vivre la France!
I love all this. 😍 And it feels true to all that we love about this place and look forward to. Thank you for the kind and encouraging words! 🇨🇵
My college French is still there since I could read and understand your French. You make France sound so wonderful. I think I'll plan a trip for June.
How BEAUTIFUL your message. I feel awesome too as I'm also moving to France in August... 🍷🙏🍷
Yeah, integrate, yeah. I mean, 80% of us are utterly fed up with uncontrolled and undesired, massive immigration, precisely because too many do not care to integrate. Do not assimilate. Do not shoulder what it means to be french and what it means to have 2 millenias of History to protect. Indeed, learning french is mandatory for that purpose. Being welcomed or not depends on this kind of thing.
T'aurais pu écrire correctement quand même après tant d'années.....
Peu de français se rendent compte du privilège que nous avons de vivre en France et il suffit que nous allions à l'étranger pour que l'on s'en rende compte. Bienvenue dans votre nouveau pays. je vous souhaite tout le bonheur du monde !!! 🇨🇵
C’est exacte. J’ai investi pleinement dans la culture française, appris à parler français, j’ai des liens avec l’armée de terre française (je suis ancien combattant britannique), je vis dans un tout petit hameau de rural. On fait des choses pour les autres, ils font des choses pour vous. C’est simple. Trop des anglaise qui ne parlent pas un mot de français (Dordogne). C’est honteux. En 2015 j’ai subi une ablation totale du rein droit, cancer. J’avais des symptômes inquiétants le lundi, je récupérais de l’opération en soins intensifs le week-end. Cinq jours plus tard! L’urologue annule ses vacances de ski. Je suis porte-drapeau pour le Souvenir Français. Et maintenant je passe mon temps en explorant ce pays si diverse. J’habite en Corrèze. Et je support même une équipe de rugby Fed 2, EVMBO. Ça me va bien. Hier j’ai un scan. Il faut comprend la vie politique française. Très différent du système britannique. C’eT bcp plus vif, plus engagé. Je ne suis par riche. Je loue un gîte mais c’est presque gratuit car je fait tant de travail au coin. I love this country. Merci d’avoir m’accueillir.
@@RalphBrooker-gn9iv
Bienvenue en France. Plus il y aura d'anglosaxons qui aprécieront notre culture et plus cela rapprochera nos liens déja étroits !
Concernant le système politique, je ressens le même effet inverse, à savoir que j'ai du mal à comprendre la réticence des britaniques à s'engager et à se sentir pleinement européens. Je le respecte car probablement est-ce dù à l'état insulaire du RU mais j'aurais personnellement tendance à penser que dans ce monde tourmenté, l'union fait la force, mais les anglais tendent à se méfier des engagements et à se considerer un peu comme un peuple à part, ce que je regrette même si je peux le comprendre et le respecte. La France est infiniement plus politisée et idealiste que ne l'est le RU probablement plus pragmatique.
Et oui c'est tellement génial la France ses clodos et ses cassos en augmentation exponentielle, ses salaires bas (parmi les plus bas du monde occidental) et son immobilier avec des prix records. Ensuite c'est surement pas un privilège, tout ses droits ont été acquis à la sueur de leur front et au prix de leur sang par nos ancêtres et c'est pas avec ce genre de discours naïf qu'on va préserver ces acquis. La France c'est surtout génial pour les étrangers et les français riches qui n'habitent pas dans des coins qui n'ont plus grand chose de français. Pour les autres la France c'est autre chose.
@@thomaslacornette1282
Ce n'est pas un discours naïf, c'est mon opinion. Vous n'avez peut-être pas le même et je le respecte quand-même. Toujours la même question de savoir si on voit le verre à moitié-vide ou à moitié-plein !
@@paulchapoy992Je vous respecte mais votre discours reste naïf. La france est un pays de vieux plus ou moins riches et de jeunes pauvres, et d'immigré pour la plupart pauvres, c'est clair que suivant la génération certains ont plus bu dans le verre que d'autres. Il y a tellement de pays en europe mieux que la france, vous dîtes que seul celui qui a voyagé connait sa chance mais je sais pas où vous avez voyager peut être que dans des pays du tiers monde. Ce n'est pas parce qu'il y a tjrs pire qu'on doit se considérer génial.
Moi qui adore les Etats Unis pour la diversité que ce continent représente, je suis extrêmement flatté du ressenti que vous éprouvez pour notre pays. Un grand merci. Cela fait chaud au cœur. Ayant beaucoup voyagé, j'ai toujours été enchanté d'être né ici et d'être conscient de la chance que j'ai, que nous avons. Aucune nationalité n'est parfaite, mais juste merci de nous rappeler la chance que nous avons.
Bravo pour le courage que vous avez de changer de vie. Peu de personnes ont votre audace. 💪
Amicalement,
Je dis souvent que la France est le meilleur pays du monde, j'ai voyagé dans d'autres pays mais aucun ne vaut la France à mon avis. En termes d'opportunités, de paysages, de culture, du peuple lui-même et l'histoire du pays. Tout est absolument magnifique même si il y'a des défauts comme tu l'as indiqué. Vive la France.
So happy that everything worked out for you.
France is a great country. Of course there are always minor details that I miss from murica.
But every year when I go back to visit my brother in portland and he can only take like 4 days off AND still has to answer his phone during his off time.
I'm so happy that I can take 5 weeks off and the french law "droit à la déconnexion" where I don't even have to answer anything work related and just spend time with family.
I wouldn't exchange it for anything in the world.
Actually the magazine "The Economist", the Pravda and Isveztia of economic orthodoxy, stated "A French guy could go on week-end on Thursday, he'd still be more productive than a Brit". (Not that I mean any ill to our English neighbors, it's just a quote) It's not about the time you spend at the office, it's how you use it. I don't have an office job, so look who's talking, but…
If you come from Portland OR, your enthusiasm is understandable .... one of the worst cities in the US
France is lucky to have you. I hope you keep enjoying our beautiful country.
En 1990, un ami américain, également médecin comme moi, m'a demandé pourquoi je ne voulais pas travailler et vivre aux États-Unis : un revenu plus élevé, des impôts plus bas, une maison propre, un bateau, un avion, etc. J'ai répondu que mon luxe était le système de santé allemand, pouvoir traiter tout le monde de manière optimale. De plus, on peut vivre en Allemagne sans voiture et quand même aller partout. De plus, la sélection de bons aliments est bien plus grande. La même chose s'applique sûrement à la France, au BENELUX, aux pays scandinaves, etc. Aujourd'hui, il regrette de ne pas être venu en Europe à l'époque.
Et tu peux même avoir un bateau facilement et pour vraiment pas cher en france ou au nord de l'Allemagne, il sera plus petit, sera sûrement un voilier, mais c'est largement aussi cool - c'est moins frime qu'une vedette de 3x300cv en floride mais who cares ?
L'Allemagne est bien mieux géré que la France. D'ailleurs on ne le dis plus trop mais l'Allemagne a soigné des centaines de malades français du covid et le système de santé Allemand est à notre époque bien meilleur que le français. Sur l'éducation et la retraite l'Allemagne est bien mieux aussi favorisant des parcours professionnalisant et quand les personnes sont âgées elles travaillent mais en tant que tuteurs.
@@thomaslacornette1282 🤣🤣🤣 pour bien connaître l'Allemagne votre commentaire me fait sourire
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug Au niveau des budgets oui c'est bien mieux géré. Quand aux rues la propreté etc... y'a pas photo. C'est ironique ou bien? J'ai dit quoi de drôle. Sans l'Allemagne l'euro ne vaudrait plus rien.
Mon pays est meilleur que le tien, nananinanere !
C'est ça qui est drôle ! Kindergarten attitude 😂
Welcome to France from a French American of 22 years in beautiful France Vive la France! Used to lived in Versailles and worked in Paris lol! then move to the coast of Brittany ,the best. Here until my end! Enjoy France and remember Hemingway did not travel much if he did would have written a second book France is a mouvable feast! Salut
Ah, la Bretagne!! Quelle grande région! J'y suis allée encore cet été, c'est fou comme ça fait du bien! L'air marin, la gastronomie! 1 semaine c'était trop court!! 😢
@@coraline8046 Merci pour mon Breizh ! gastronomie dans tout le domaines mais le mer gagne!! Kenavo ::)
I came to France with a one year visa and that was in 2007... I have no intention of living anywhere else.
Loved your comment on paying taxes. I hear that a lot from videos of people living in Europe. They actually get something for what they pay. Here, we can pay high property taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes and look around and think, "Where does it all go." Healthcare is exorbitant, college debt inducing, the infrastructure below average, childcare expensive, etc. Americans are conned into believing we can't have nice things and if we did, we would go broke paying taxes. In return, we pay quite high taxes and see virtually nothing in return. At least the French think about quality of life, something that is long lost here. Enjoy!
Exactly. If you pay less tax but ends up paying for school fees and health insurance, in the end it is just money spent. What matters is not the tax rate, but what is left after paying for everything.
In France once you have your Carte Vitale, you are covered by state health insurance for medical procedures, operations etc. Extras like hospital hotel bills require mutuelle which is around 30 to 40 euros per month per person. Peanuts, in other words.
« They actually get something for what they pay. » Like what? All I do is paying for the others and having nothing in return.
France is up to its neck in debt, billions of euros in taxes are collected every year, but where do they go? France is super generous, France is a country of welfare recipients, a country that gives dough to the whole world but not to the people who work hard to keep this country alive for a while.
We're taxed on everything, France is the most taxed country in the world, and for what? Paying for the studies of idiots who spit on this country all day long and blockade universities around March-April every year for anything and everything? Paying women who have 10 kids and don't look after them? Paying for the stay of so-called isolated minors at 50k euros/year/person when many French people are working and living on the streets or in their cars when they're lucky? Giving lots of money to people who have never worked or done anything for France and leaving pensioners who have contributed all their lives in misery? Paying for politicians who sell our country abroad piece by piece? Paying to use the motorway when we already pay for its maintenance with our taxes? Paying for free care for foreigners when the French have been forced for some years now to pay for private insurance because the Social Security system is reimbursing less and less for dental and ophthalmological care?
I live in a department that's rich because of its proximity to Switzerland, but the roads are in poor condition, the road infrastructure and the towns aren't adapted to the 10,000 new people who move here every year.
When I worked in France, I wasn't entitled to anything - I was 'too rich' for benefits, but too poor to do what I wanted. Today I work in Switzerland, I don't earn much compared with other people and I can't even afford to buy a flat because property prices are so high. And as I'm still saving a little in the hope that one day I'll be able to buy a flat, I can't do anything with the savings.
My taxes pay for schools, day nursery, family allowances and various other forms of assistance, even though I'm not entitled to any, and I don't have any children. I even pay for other people's social security, their medicines and their care, even though my health insurance is in Switzerland and they reimburse me virtually nothing.
So yes, sorry but as a French, I spend my time paying for others and I've never had anything in return. It’s not fair that people who work hard has to pay for others.
And before you judge me, my brother is more of an extreme left-winger and I’m more of an extreme right-winger, so we don’t really have the same vision of social policy, but we think the same thing: we're fed up with paying for others.
Hospitals, police stations, monuments, etc. are starved for resources. Our heritage is falling into ruin and not a day goes by without a fund being opened to save a castle or a church. Every day farmers commit su*c*de because they have no money and are exhausted from working for nothing. Businesses are closing down every day, people over 50 can't find work because they're "too old". But yes, it's wonderful in France.
And I'm not going to talk about the lack of security, I could go on for hours.
So don’t talk like living in France was a paradise, except if you live here for free.
@Nap_is_back
"France is up to its neck in debt."
EVERY Western country is "up to its neck in debt". The United States isn't "up to its neck". It's at the bottom of the ocean in debt. The US national debt is unrepayable. The US national debt is like the ocean above where the Titanic is now. And it GREW exponentially under Trump, the hero of all you right wingers. So if you think some right wing fruitloop like Le Pen will make things better, you'll see what happens if / when she becomes Madame La Presidente. Vladimir Putin will be dictating French foreign policy directly, and French taxpayers will be subsidising Russia. Putin gave / lent / endowed Le Pen with € 9 million to pay off the overdraft of her Front Nationale or whatever she calls it now, Rassemblement etc. She is completely in Putin's pocket.
@Nap_is_back
Oh and by the way, castles and churches in England are supported by charities like the National Trust and organisations like English Heritage, which is a semi governmental semi charitable outfit, the old Ancient Monuments Commission. Haven't the French worked out how to do that yet ? Do you expect the government to do EVERYTHING for you ?
As someone stuck in the states, I absolutely love that you did this and would sell my soul to be able to move to France! Hope one day to follow in your steps to get out of the us
Merci pour votre respect de notre pays
Ah!!! Congratulations on your decision to stay! We're so happy for you! We completely relate to what you were saying about the "American Dream". We live in northern California and while it's really beautiful here, it's become so expensive and anxiety producing -what you said about the stability of France really resonated with us. Nothing feels stable here in the US right now! We're planning to move to Nice in February and originally thought we'd do it just for a year, but after going for a few weeks last month, I have a feeling we may stay longer than expected as well.. You are a true inspiration for us - we absolutely love your content and deeply appreciate your willingness to share your journey with us. Congratulations again!
Thank you! Good luck on your own journey!
We bought our house in rural Portugal in 2002. After completing it's renovation within two years, we moved back to the UK to prepare financially for early retirement. We returned in our mid-50s in 2013. We have never been back and have zero intention of ever doing so again. The best thing we've ever done. No regrets.
Portugal is a great country. Beautiful scenery, nice people, rich culture, and the food… oh, holy Cthulhu, the food !
To be fair, as a french man that has been living in the US and the UK, I completely understand your point. France is definitely better in terms of balance between life and work, relatively good healthcare (it has deteriorated quite a lot since 20 years but it's still pretty ok) and as you mentionned life here is not too expansive (you just need to be outside of Paris), so overall it's a pretty good deal :) Bienvenue! :)
Even in nyc , cost of living is much more expensive , outside of NYC in Queens or Astoria/Staten Island : old-small-poor-quality 2Bedroom appartement is 2500$/months in nasty area
I love everything about France, French people, and French culture. We live in Haute Savoie region and love every minute of it. Most Americans are brainshed to believe that they live in the best country in the world and don't want to move. If onky they go out of their comfort zone and see the world...
yes lot of them are brainwasher
Thank you for this great video. Frenchman here. I have worked in many countries: the USA (Atlanta, Chicago, LA), Canada (Toronto, China (Beijing Nanjing) and other places.
I found marvelous people in all these countries and breathtaking places, but oh boy, each time I flew back to my home near Paris I was amazed by how beautiful things are (sorry this is not Chauvinism, not at all) but after a bit more than 6 months in Beijing (which worth seeing) and away from sand storms, deep freeze during winter, HUGE crowds, crazy pollution, after living / working in LA with it lovely Santa Monica, Berverly Hills, nice Pasadena, fantastic Yosemite and Sequoya national parks but with its HUGE traffic jams, the alerts of earthquakes and the local bank offering help for stranded people and the bolted and very expensive houses (past earthquakes), after many things it felt so good to be home even if it rains sometimes, even if people are on strike, etc. I think most French people don't understand the chance they have to live here.
Unfortunately , Chicago, LA & surroundings, almost all California, and Atlanta are some of the worse places in the USA. Add NYC. There are still some amazing gorgeous, underpopulated ultra-safe areas, small towns with a lot to do in the US with much higher quality of life than in France.
@stayfocused1041 I'm trucker , I've been in most of the U.S cities and states, I have family is living in France and ive been there many times, I can say the U.S have some townships are very beautiful and safe , but they are not at the same quality of life and infrastructure of France townships, I feel most of the U.S cities are built for cars
I am frenchman.
I understand your speech very well. That's exactly why I like to live in France. ❤
Thank you for all these compliments.
Enjoy !!!
Once you experience these things you just can't unsee it - beautifully put Jason - sums it up for so many of us. Glad the dream is working so well and long may it continue.
I've been telling my American friends to get out, easier said than done, i know. But those who have been out of US, get it & don't wanna go back. All the best from Denmark & enjoy your "new" & way more stress free life in France ❤
It's not easy, but also feels worth it. Thanks for watching!
Very inspiring guys... It makes me feel good as I am moving to France as well in August, 2024...🥂🙏🍷
Alors? Depuis août, comment ça se passe en France?😊
We in France take a lot of criticism for being lazy, 2h lunch, on strikes etc…but think about it, this is a small country and yet the economy is ok and standard of living pretty high. Something must be working. Also about taxes, you may pay less taxes in the US but if you need to pay additional fees for school or healthcare, this may not be a tax, but still a cost. Bienvenue à nos cousins américains.
Yes, in the US, you are "nickle and dimed" everywhere where the governmenent doesn't tax you. The wolves of the market place operate legal monopolies (insurance companies and healthcare) and in the end, the cost of living takes everything away. I make less money in France but somehow am able to save almost as much money and work less days out of the year.
Something you simply cannot buy in the US is good quality food. Bread is not bread anymore and everything is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. This way of life designed to steal your health for corporate profit. There is so little to like about American life anymore.
Small country..? With almost 68 million people? It's the 3rd biggest country in Europe (after Russia and Ukraine), based of size, and the 5th biggest country in Europe, based on population.
Sure, small compared to the US, that's true, but you can hardly describe France as a _small_ country.
@@Asa...S par rapport à d autres pays en superficie comme la Russie ou Le Brésil on est pas si "grands"
@@Lostouille Sure, not compared to the biggest countries in the world.
Doesn't make France a _small_ country though, it's still a lot bigger than the vast majority of countries. That is _actually_ small.
Si vous n'arrivez pas chez nous en terrain conquis, vous êtes les bien venu.
A Rome, faites comme les Romains.
Je suis très heureux pour vous. Victor Hugo écrivit : «le plus lourd fardeau, c'est d'exister sans vivre», puissiez vous trouver en France ce que vous n'avez pas pu trouver ailleurs.
J'espère que votre parcours ici ce passe bien, la France est une chance et vous avez raison de la saisir. Il y a tant d'aspect, et d'histoire à découvrir, de lieux à visiter, en partant de la pointe Bretonne et ses menhirs jusqu'à Strasbourg et son passé prussien, en passant par la cathédrale des Rois de France de Reims, du Nord avec ses terrils au Midi et son Ricard, des plages de Fécamp à la Côte d'Azur, de Lisieux à Lourdes, mais aussi de Tahiti à la Réunion!
Et n'oublions pas que cette liberté existe au prix du sang, n'hésitez pas à aller au monument au mort de votre ville le 8 mai prochain pour la cérémonie sur la victoire contre l'Allemagne! :D
Bienvenue chez les gaulois.
En tout cas, j'aime beaucoup vos vidéos, j'ai hâte d'entendre les suivantes :D
Bravo! Quelle belle explication honorant ce merveilleux pays: la France !!
Et les châteaux de la Loire et les volcans d'Auvergne et le joli département de la Creuse et le lac des Seton. Oui bon d'accord je suis originaire de la région Centre 😊.
N'empêche que notre pays est un très beau pays et vous avez raison de parler de l'outre-mer que certains ont tendance à oublier : les Antilles, la Réunion, la Polynésie française, la Nouvelle Calédonie, Saint Pierre et Miquelon.
Les allemands ont un dicton qui dit à peu près ceci : heureux comme un dieu en France.
Salutations d’Allemagne. Le passé germanique de Strasbourg n’est pas tout à fait prussien, car elle est devenue française sous Louis XIV, qui n’arrêtait pas de faire la guerre aux voisins. Les inscriptions en allemand sur les maisons à colombages du centre historique ne datent pas d’après 1871 - elles ont l’âge des maisons, et la Prussie, elle était une région éloignée sur les rives de la mer baltique.
On peut travailler pour vivre, comme en France, pas vivre pour travailler comme aux États-Unis ou en Angleterre. Aussi il faut dire que les impôts en Angleterre sont maintenant très hauts.
Oui les yankies nous ont libéré. Enfin disons surtout qu'il ne faut pas oublier que beaucoup sont morts pour cela.
Des très jeunes gens qui auraient du vivre leur vie. When i visited to the normandy cimeteries. I was chocqued to see so many graves.
Welcome in France! So proud you like our/your (new) country so much.
I'm Australian and I like France too. We have similar social advantages to France, but your country is respected as the country that invented the term "savoir vivre".
@@budawang77 C'est tout à fait ça, le savoir vivre à la française ;-)
@@budawang77Je suis Française, handicapée de naissance, quinquagénaire, et je trouve que nous avons bien du mal à concilier les termes "savoir-vivre" et le très politiquement correct "vivre-ensemble" : on peut avoir une bonne éducation et se moquer complètement de mettre en œuvre la devise de la République "Liberté Égalité Fraternité"
... jusqu'au jour où les problèmes arrivent...
@@charlottevairet3453 C’est une belle devise quand même!
As a frenchman, thats bring good vibes ! Thanks 👌
This message was so important for me to hear today, it reminded me of my own "why" as I am sorting my things for my own move to France in just a few months. À bientôt!
Back to ancestors home ..welcome back home
Welcome !
Votre prénom "Renée" pourrait alors prendre tout son sens : re née !
Vous avez l'air jeune ; j'espère que le changement vous réussira !
I just came around to your video, and I think you got what most of french people don't get. The way of living. Most of them don't have the slightest Idea of what we have here compared to a lot of countries. Of ourse we have, like any other countries, things that we dislike or wish to be better, but, at the end of the day, this country is a good place to live for all the reasons you told us.
Welcome here, as we can hear the respect you have for this country and its culture, and thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Merci!
Disagree. There are so many places in the world where the quality of life is so much higher and better than in France. Safe, underpopulated, beautiful, civil, clean and prosperous, qualities that are hard to find in France.. 40 years ago, France was offering a good quality of life, not anymore. All depends what you have to compare with.
As an American living and studying in France for about 3 years who is uncertain about whether to stay or go back to the states, you guys have definitely offered some much needed clarity. Merci!
Just make sure you learn the language and fit into the French culture. You'll be fine then. Here in the Netherlands we also get flooded lately with Americans finding their 'American Dream' in our tiny 'socialistic' country.
I’m heading to Perpignan for 3 weeks in October for my “trial run”. I’ve been to France several times and am always dreaming of a life there permanently. Thanks for the video!
Enjoy!!
We say welcome to our beautiful country, enjoy life , be happy and stay as long as you want
Ce qui est intéressant, c'est de voir à quel point nous avons de la chance en France et que nous nous en rendons pas compte. Bienvenue à vous :)
Ce n'est pas de la chance c'est le résultat du long combat d'un peuple pour créer une nation où il fait bon de vivre…même si depuis 50 ans nos élites font tout pour l'abîmer…
Un couple charmant et rafraîchissement. La dame m'a fait rire quand elle a dit avoir vite quitter la préfecture de Bordeaux avec son titre de séjour en poche de peur que l'administration ne change d'avis 😊.
Comme les français sont de gros râleurs avec leurs impôts, c'est intéressant de voir à quel point vous avez compris leur utilité.
Maintenant il vous reste l'étape la plus dure : demander la nationalité 🇨🇵, car votre fille deviendra rapidement une vraie petite française.
Oui, c'est important si vous voulez participer à la vie politique du pays. C'est important de pouvoir voter là où vous vivez, là où vous payez vos imports, sinon les autres décident ce qu'on fait avec votre argent : "so unfair !" :-)
Bienvenue en France !
Les français ne sont pas râleurs, ils ont juste de la mémoire.
Et avant, avec MOINS d'impôts, le service public était MEILLEUR.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 En effet, ce qui fait protester de nombreux Français, ce n'est pas tant de payer des impôts, mais de ne plus voir les services associés. La vraie question : où va l'argent ?
@@Vieux_rat75 Demandez a Macron, c'est un ancien banquier non?
@@goofygrandlouis6296c'est exact !
On se demande ce que font les politiciens de nos impôts !
J'ai fait la même réflexion à ma mère là dernière fois !
Je lui est dit mais dans les années 80 la france ( l'état avait moins d'argent et les services étaient bien meilleurs, comment font ils pour gérer aussi mal).
Je ne comprends pas ce paradoxe !
Faudrait leur demander mais je suis sur qu'ils noyeraient le poisson comme ils savent si bien le faire 😅
Happy for you, you're much welcome in France !
A lot of my fellow French citizens complaining all the time, should watch this video.
As Sylvain Tesson, a French writer wrote : "La France est un paradis peuplé de gens qui se croient en enfer"; "France is a paradise populated by people who think they're in hell."
Lol, when I first heard this saying I didn't understand it, but now I'm beginning to. 😆🙃
The only problem we have in France is capitalism ... is why we complain a lot ...
Constant vigilance and doing our best so our leaders get away as little as possible with grinding down our social measures and public services, inherited from the National Council of the Resistance, is precisely why it's still a nice country to live in.
Compare with the relatively comparable UK: raising poverty rates, feces in the river, public transports in shambles, and NHS soon to be hacked and privatised piece by piece...
@@stephanedaguet915 Comme bcp de Français, vous ne comprenez pas ce qu'est le capitalisme. La France est un pays quasi-communiste au taux d'imposition le plus fort de l'OCDE (les prélèvements obligatoires représentent 47% du PIB FR) pour des services publics à la ramasse... On étouffe.
Bonjour Raina et Jason. Beaucoup d'amour pour vous, autant que vous aimez la France. J'aime aussi l'Amérique.
As a French, my neighbours are strangers (dutch and from Switzerland) and I love it. Continue to make France more beautiful.
Exact same trajectory here. Whenever I return to the States I feel depressed, anxious, paranoid.
Welcome to France ! You are doing so well over there - I am French and I am impressed about the way you adapt to the French way of life. You are great people and I love the way you love my country that I miss so very much.
Love hearing the reasons why others are emigrating from the U.S. My family makes the permanent move to Scotland in less than two weeks, and your video reaffirms our decision. Looking forward to following your journey!
Scotland is a better choice than England. England wants to be more like the Americans, so they are destroying the cohesion of the society for paying 10 pounds less in taxes a month. Scotland has a crappie weather though
So happy that you guys came here. Bienvenue.
Never forget though that all over the world, we celebrate the 1st of may because some workers in Chicago were assassinated for wanting 8h/day instead of 12+ and for wanting the end of child labor. You too, have a long and rich history of people who fought for your rights.
The IWW used to be one of the strongest union in the world (along with the spanish CNT). I guess we got "lucky" after WW2, the european countries were half destroyed, and the people in charge had no choice but to accepts certain conditions and rights for the people, rights that are being reconsidered as we speak.
And I know I'm gonna sound real french saying it, but all those rights, they're not engraved in stone, people fought for them, and people are still fighting for them as different governement are attacking our social rights.
Less and less things are being refunded by the healthcare system, everything is done to privatise it (based on the US model), same for schools, and hospitals, and there used to be a time where you'd get 90% of you salary when unemployed, now its 56%.
Same for retirement, we used to have retirement at 60, now its pushed back. more and more people are having a hard time just getting food on their plates. the inequality between rich and poor is getting bigger and bigger, I know compared to the US it seems like nothing. But that's how it starts, they start little by little and they started in the 80's. the repression against anyone who fight for our social rights is also harsher, (as you might have notice) we're experiencing what you got with Reagan I guess, or something similar.
Let's keep France, this loving country.
"It starts little by little". Yes.
Congratulations! France is a wonderful country & everything you say about its advantages is true. We will be there in a few weeks to look at properties & make a decision about whether to retire there soon. My husband is French & I speak decent French, so the process won’t be too onerous.
I’m glad your daughter is happy there. You picked a good age to have her make such a big change.
Six years in Switzerland and never going back.
Thank you
La Suisse est riche!😆
@@jeanyves5380 …et belle!
Et c'est sûr comparé à la France@@jeanyves5380
La suisse n'a rien à voir avec la france !! La suisse est un pays fermé.
Welcome to France ! I never understood the American social system which is very basic and hard for people. How is it possible for instance that there is no maternity leave, very few days off for a holiday to rest or that some people have to pick up between paying their health bill or fill up their fridge, it is very harsh and not a sign of a well-balanced and evolved society. Of course in France there are plenty of flaws but overall it is much better. Enjoy your new life and from what you just said I believe you are here for a long time !
it is called laissez faire. And American people love it
It is great to hear that you appreciate the Euppean way of life!
Most Americans do like the euro lifestyle. Few are able to get there.
French way of life not European…
French people are not fan of some american ways, politics, lies ... ("weapons of massive destructions".. those kind of things).... But .. we like people from all over the globe if they are polite, respectful, it's always interesting to share with people of other cultures, help improve our and discover things.
You are so very welcome, wishing you all the best for your new life!
Congrats guys! Love your videos and you are inspiring us to move as well. I’m actually a EU citizen (born in Poland) but have been living in the US since late 80’s. Now me and family are considering moving back to Europe and France is top of the list. But as you said it’s scary. Our life here in NC is really good. Yet we feel like American is going downhill in so many ways. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us. Always look forward to more of your content 😊
I lived in Paris 28 years ago and my goal is to get back and stay. I've continued my French studies so that I've maintained a B2 competence level and hope to achieve C2 in time.
I'm at my last work commitment and I have enough resources to move.
I too am tired of the dysfunction in the US due to the wealthy class buying off the legislature and judges for their own ends.
The 2nd Amendment contains "well regulated militia" and NOT the word "own". The forced-birth movement by SCOTUS who LIED during their confirmation hearing about Roe v Wade that it was "settled law" and then overturned it.
These crazy Evangelicals seem to have no problem "bearing false witness" to get what they want.
Going into debt slavery for an education or if you're sick is BARBARIC. The US has lost its way -- the corporations and cartels are now running the place.
I want to live in peace with my neighbors and have access to modern fast trains and walk-able cities and never need to own a car again in my life -- they're a money pit. I want to live in a modern country.
The US national debt interest payments are now greater than the defense budget. That debt is held by the wealthy class as tax-free municipal bonds -- it's a tax-dodge racket and you and I can't play the game.
Enough.
As soon as I can line things up -- I'm outta here.
Gee, it seems that you took the blue pills ! ;) Joke aside, you'd be welcomed here !
Don't be too naive about France.... it can be worse than in the US.
@@stayfocused1041 Like I said. I've lived in France before and when I go back it will be for retirement not work.
@@lohphat Good retirement! But please keep in mind that France changed A LOT in 28 years, and not for the better. Pick a safe area. Good luck!
@@stayfocused1041 All places have their problems. I'm also not afraid of others who are different. I live in NYC. Every place else is easy.
Ça plaisir de savoir que notre pays n'est pas si mal que ça...
I'm glad you're enjoying France. I hope you can stay as long as you like
I am so happy to hear that you’re staying! I would love to meet you this fall when I am there looking for my area to retire to. I will reach out directly to see if it’s possible. You just confirmed everything I am hoping for myself even if we are at different places in our lives. Thank you for your videos and sharing your journey!
I'm French, thank you so much for this video, i love my country too ! Thank you ! And welcome in france
Glad you guys are happy here and felicitations on the carte de séjour duration! Agree with you totally that the longer we are here, the more difficult it is to imagine going back to the 'modern' world. We are in the paysage of the Dordogne as 'visiteurs' so the sense of history and architecture here can't be beat. All the best to you.
Retiring in the upcoming year and moving from California to France for many of the reasons you mentioned. I love California, but quality, affordable health care, slow living, healthy food, gun safety and so many other factors make the decision to move the right decision.
Welcome to France! Happy to have you here 🤞
Vive la France, welcome to Europe. The best gathering of nations to live.
Just subscribed! I have dual U.S. and Italian citizenship, so fortunately for my husband and me, we do not have to worry about visas at all. We just bought a home in Spain (we will close on it May 2024) and we will be moving late 2024. Forever sounds good!
Hi I am Danish.
I saw the video title and I thought of my US-American friend. He says approx. the same as you. He found he's American dream here in Denmark, and the fact he didn't have to think of health care insurance, was very relieving for him. Unfortunately, I have lost contact with him. He is probably sitting in a little boat fishing.
He has no job so he must fish to get food on the table? 😢😢😢
Hi and thanks for the video.
I'm a native French, living in Paris but raised in a small village.
Happy to see you feel right here in France!
Hope you can stay here as long as you wanted, and people will welcome you.
I can't tell how much important it is here in France about your point about paying taxes and what you get in return, you know like, public school, healthcare, retirement etc etc.
Foreigners don't always understand why there is so much Strikes here in France, well it is often for all those things I mentionned right above.
I think your next milestone (beside learning French more and more) is to go to a strike 🤣.
Jokes aside, enjoy your life here in France.
(not fluent in English, so, sorry for the mistakes)
A Dutch friend of mine once told me "in the Netherlands, we live to work. In France, you seem to work to live". I don't know if this is true for everyone here but I personnaly agree.
Adding that lots of people here think they're living in hell when they are just living in heaven (or so). Another example of the French paradox maybe....
Glad to have you! In fact it's sort of a welcome back, fellow european descendants ;)
You are Welcome my Friends , Merci pour vos vidéos très enrichissantes , vous avez l'air de gens très ouvert d'esprit et très intelligent , j'espère que vous serez heureux en France
the "à bientôt!" was perfect. You're on your way becoming full french! Bienvenu à votre famille!
Welcome to France. I'm sure your decision was not an easy one but I doubt you will ever regret it. Having lived in the US myself I can totally understand your aspiration for a better quality of life, less stress, more free time, etc. You mentioned health insurance and (almost) free education here in France - and in Europe in general - and people usually do not understand how this lack of "basic security" in the US can be stressful, especially for a family. And in less time than needed to cross the US you can enjoy and discover so many different languages, cultures and landscapes across Europe. All the best to you and your family.
Excellent je suis heureuse pour vous, cela fait du bien d'entendre d'aussi jolis compliments sur la France, merci à vous
I'm a French English teacher and I love you all..."the Baguette Bounds"!
Thanks for allowing us to discover our country through the eyes of your family.
Sébastien
Soyez les bienvenus en France.❤🇨🇵🇺🇸❤
What a refreshing and nice Video ! Glad people like you came to France. Bienvenue parmi nous !
Bienvenus à vous dans notre joli pays. Vous avez vite compris comment nous fonctionnons. J'espère que vous y serez très heureux.
Bienvenue en France ! Vous ne cherchez qu'à vous intégrer , travailler , adopter nos coutumes, apprécier les avantages et accepter les inconvénients car rien n'est parfait ! J'espère que vous pourrez rester en France aussi longtemps que vous voudrez !🤗
Congratulations! 100% agree with you.
I'm very happy you apriciate our country! Welcome 🤗
As a french native it's fun to realise that ex foreigners (futur french citizen I hope for you and for us) understand better than some french people how important our mutualist system is.
If people knew that in France you get free university (500€ a year) , free health care (between 95 and 100%), we have between 5 weeks vacation minimum ( if you work 35h a week), 7 to 9 weeks for most « cadre » they included rtt (recuperation du temps de travail ( you would work 39 to 45h a week).
Life can be really nice if you are French and you open your eyes, or if you come from the US or other countries were you live to work.
Bienvenue
German here. I would be fine to live in many countries. But I guess I would miss a lot if I moved to the US. Especially safety. Not only because of crime, but also because of the risk of becoming unemployed or really sick. And I´m sure I´d miss the more natural food.
Yeah natural food is a big issue in the US.
They sure do like their chemicals.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 So uninformed. Nobody forces you to eat chemicals
I find the US so much safer than Western European countries.
@@stayfocused1041 You just need to turn the package, under the notice "ingredients".
Chemicals are everywhere in the food.
Only organic food is better, but not affordable for the common man.
@@goofygrandlouis6296 I have been living in the US for 36 years. Organic food, if you stop eating junk prepackaged food, is not more expensive. That's an urban legend. Most people do not want to cook at home fresh veggies, natural meat, etc. . Plus, most Americans have land around their house and do not bother having a veggie garden or an orchard, or raise chicken. It is a choice.
I'll show this video to anyone in my family who asks why I am not bringing my family back the US to live.
Hey guys, no worries about administration... it's always slow :)
One advice, learn French, best way to be part of France ^^
Bienvenue !!
If you keep in mind that even the French have a hard times with some subtleties of the language. (I'm French and a professional translator, I speak from experience ! ;) )
I moved to southern France 7 years ago when I retired. Moving to a foreign country is a choice you need to think about long and hard. The language, laws, customs, way of life, and culture are all different than the US. I knew something of France when I moved here because I spent 2 years going to the University in France in the 70's. Many people tell me they dream of moving to a little house in the French countryside. I don't recommended that if you're near or at retirement age because in the event of a health emergency the nearest hospital or doctor could be an hour or more away . If want to come over, then do what Baguette Bound did; come over, live here a while, look around, check out places where you might want to live, make some French friends, and then decide to relocate. I kept my house in the US for the first 2 years I was here in the event I didn't find the kind of life I was looking for.
I hope you stay and eventually become French citizens…. We need happy, educated, sensible and motivated people around here !!
Franco-American here French mother American father I did many years stateside I came to Perpignan and can say I don't miss tacos however I can make my own tacos if I ever need one! I was born in Paris because my father came to France at the end of WWII and well I am French and American legally a duel citizen I am staying for the best foods, wines, and health care!
I'm glad you like to live in France :)
Salutations de Paris
Congratulations guys! This is wonderful!
We think so too. 😊 Thank you!!
What an inspiring journey! It’s amazing to see how you’ve fully embraced life in France as a family and made it your home. As someone who has also experienced the challenge and beauty of moving abroad, I totally get the appeal of wanting to stay longer than planned! Love the mix of practical tips and personal experiences. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures and insights on French culture.
Big decision, bravo à vous. Tbh, yeah life in TX or CO is its own thing, but im gonna be honest, there are some similarities between Midwestern life and life in Perigord/Dordogne as well. You guys are definitely not lost in translation anymore and it shows. Good on ya guys! And lets be real : youre gonna still be able to enjoy the US on vacation (given the "huuuuuuge" amount of vacances) and not live the day to day grind that comes with it. Plus, flights to the US from France are cheaper that the other way around. Its a win-win decision.
And the bone chilling comment on school shootings really put things back into perspective when you have a kid ... We're lucky here its not like in the US.
In 1990, an American friend, also a doctor like me, asked why I didn't want to work and live in the USA: higher income, lower taxes, own house, boat, airplane, etc. I replied that my luxury was the German healthcare system, being able to treat everyone optimally. Additionally, one can live in Germany without a car and still get everywhere. Also, the selection of good food is much larger. The same surely applies to France, BENELUX, the Scandinavian countries, etc. Today, he regrets not coming to Europe back then.
France is a paradise for most foreigners ,quality of life is unique.
Don't spread that too much. Talk about the northern countries instead. They are better. I am sure they can welcome everyone instead ^^'.
France is terrible. Stay away !! ( I live in France. I don't want it to get too crowded. I'm selfish that way) 😆
@@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw ptdrrr c'est ce que moi et ma cousine on dit aux gens sur omegle ou periscope pour pas qu ils viennent 😂😂😂😂 "venez pas en france les gars ça craint ici"
@@Lostouille De fait, ça "commence" à sentir le sapin. Faudrait qu'on se fasse une petite révolution j'pense. La 4e pour bonne mesure.
Ptdrrr " allez les gars une dernière pour la route"
Happy that you love our country. I worked abroad and like you can compare. Many of grumpy french never stepped out of the country and keep critisising striking. Of course we have also many issues to aolve in addition to the tacos.
This is so great! You look really happy in this video so it feels clear you made the right decision! ☺And it'll be fun for us viewers to watch your life unfold now that you will have an eye toward permanence.
I'm sure you didn't make the decision without consulting your daughter, so it would be great to hear her talk about how she feels about it in a future video if she's up for it.
Welcome in France, Raina and Jason. I Hope you’ll be very happy in your new country with your family !🎉
bienvenue à vous tous ! j'espère que vous y serez toujours heureux !
good for you, enjoy, I am from Argentina and went to France several times and I totally agree. Mes grands parents sont toulousains et j adore la langue, la nourriture et les gens. Bon chanceee
Funny how your video popped up on the eve of our trip to France (my husband and me). We're going to Paris and to Aix-en-Provence, where I lived for a year. What a great adventure you're embarking on. I'm wondering what part of France you live in. I do love the French lifestyle--just sitting in a cafe with friends for hours. And I would definitely be willing to pay higher taxes to get benefits like healthcare. It's more a mentality of "we're all in this together," rather than the U.S. mentality of "every man for himself."
We are in Southwest France, about halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Have a wonderful trip!
Glad to hear you're enjoying our France and hope it will continue like that ! welcome to your new country.