[J_in_France]

PS those who have to post phone numbers or personal details using other names are beneath contempt

[J_in_France]

I have been fortunate enough to live in some nice areas of England, the New Forest in Hampshire, south Devon, west Oxfordshire and a very nice village in Warwickshire. I also spent 10 years working in Maastricht in Holland and it was nice watching the Amstel Gold Cycling race the other weekend which is held there every year.

I spent many summer holidays in Europe as a child and Helen and I spent many summer holidays abroad in Western Europe and a lot of weekends in the Benelux and Germany areas while I worked in Maastricht.

From those experiences we had always planned to retire to France because we like the lifestyle here and when we had the chance to move earlier we took it.

Some people who move abroad seek what they had at home, just down the road is an English shop selling UK goods. We never go. There used to be a bar here run by an English person but it failed because the French were not made to feel welcome.

I can understand why people would want to go to different countries and some are very beautiful. Vancouver is a place we have friends and I can easily understand the attraction of living there. We ahve friends in New Zealand and it is a place we would love to visit.

But at the end of the day, if you have the choice to live where you would like then take the chance and do so. For us France is where we like to be and as anc said we do try to avoid the ex-pats. That is really the only downside for us – there are lots of people who move here but expect to only speak English and they do not integrate into the local life, and they call on us when they need to know how to do things involving the French.

For us France is home

[J_in_France]

Meal = £25 Tip = £2

Add the two together = £27

They paid £30 so £30 – £27 = £3

Therefore each gets £1 back

The £2 the waiter kept should be added to the £25 for the meal so the total cost of the meal was £27. The change is the other £3

It is not £27 + £2 but £27 + £3

[J_in_France]

2) Don’t go in

[J_in_France]

probably with Jeremy Clarkson and Rebekah Brooks

and to think I went to school in Chippy though a very long time ago

[J_in_France]

During the time when half the world was painted red there were a lot of births in various parts of the Commonwealth where the people born were considered British

When those people or their descendants chose to move to the UK because of many and different circumstances that did not change their nationality

Everyone despite creed nor colour has their own identity

[J_in_France]

Don’t worry panda I don’t mind at all :roll:

Everyone is an individual with their own views and choices whatever their background origins or ideas and that forms their identity

I might not like that but I can accept their choice but I don’t have to agree with it

[J_in_France]

panda12 wrote:

J_in_France wrote:

panda12 wrote:

J_in_France wrote:

Terry wrote:

panda12 wrote:

Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P

Or passports if you have dual nationality.

United Kingdom.

I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.

Your identity is you not what country you come from

Depends what Terry means by identity. In this context, I don’t think he’s talking about his name.

Most people assume a different name on here and I am sure you are not called panda in real life – what I referred to was the person behind the name. Every person has an identity whatever their name

I think Terry was talking about his racial / cultural identity, not his given birth name. :roll:

As I said – Your identity is you not what country you come from

[J_in_France]

@panda12 wrote:

@j_in_france wrote:

@terry wrote:

@panda12 wrote:

Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P

Or passports if you have dual nationality.

United Kingdom.

I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.

Your identity is you not what country you come from

Depends what Terry means by identity. In this context, I don’t think he’s talking about his name.

Most people assume a different name on here and I am sure you are not called panda in real life – what I referred to was the person behind the name. Every person has an identity whatever their name

[J_in_France]

@terry wrote:

@panda12 wrote:

Just had an idea – if in doubt check what it says on your passport. :P

Or passports if you have dual nationality.

United Kingdom.

I’m still not British. Being British takes away your identity.

Your identity is you not what country you come from

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