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5:04 The speedo code certainly helps minimize laundry detergent in the water chemistry, but an added benefit is islamophobia. 😉

One of the things that I would struggle with if I moved to the USA is the misuse of the English language. I’m always amazed by how Americans just create new words as they roll off the tongue.

A constitution that says , you can kill your neighbours if you had a bad day ? It's religion and violence that always come together.

Lot of people in USA can't see how people in Canada and Europe are so happy we don't live in USA and we feel so sorry for them . There so many things wrong it will take a hole book to explain.

In Norway, not even the police carry guns except in shorter periods when there are elevated security risks in the country from terror. It is hard to describe the fact that I go everywhere not really having any fear of getting shot even though I can certainly get mugged, the extremely low chance of any person having a weapon means murders are quite rare even when crime is committed.

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I like how this system sounds. Thanks for sharing!

I need a simpler life. I’m doing my research. I’m blessed to have the choice.

I can work around that schedule!!! For better quality of life I can make changes so that everyone benefits!!! Viva la France!!!

I love your content.🥰🥰🥰 Le Poste delivery person sounds both sweet and logical.

I’m very close to moving to France. I have to say, you guys have the most helpful channels.

America- the freedom to run up debt on credit cards, whilst trying to give the illusion of being wealthy.

As a military family, we're used to these rules and community living, so it's not too hard to fathom, but that's for sharing them.

Piscine : c'est aussi parce que cela emporte beaucoup d'eau à l'extérieur du bassin (gaspillage) à chaque sortie de l'eau.

I don’t think American people realise how increasingly despised they are outside of America, as a nation they’re even managing to really piss their allies off. That takes some doing. Well done for escaping the cult of America. Sorry for being so blunt, but I really resent having to endure the mental headache that is another Trump presidency. How on earth the American population haven’t realised the guy is a totally incompetent narcissist is beyond me. America is dangerously unhinged and sadly now a threat to global peace.

Le beurre et le lait n'ont plus de gout ... A cause des normes européennes et l'obligation de la pasteurisation ... 🤔🤔

I’m an American living in Germany and I agree. Germany is not a perfect country, but Germany does right everything America does wrong. I have an American friend that fought in the Army during Desert Storm. They now live in Germany and they feel that they have more of the freedom that they fought for living in Germany than in America. That says a lot.

By chance, we found your channel a couple of weeks ago. We are an English couple, shall we say, past our prime, and had become disillusioned with life in the UK. I had regularly travelled in Europe for over 50 years, and my partner of 10+ years had lived in Spain, South Africa, Singapore and Tokyo before returning to the UK. We made a decision to move to France about 2 years ago, having drawn up lists of our priorities for relocation, for future requirements that we would need due our age and state of health, and our aspirations for a life in France. We came across to France on several extended trips to explore different regions, and eventually decided that Nouvelle Aquitaine would be our home, but not in the regular areas inhabited by Brits with second homes - we wanted rural France, in French communities. So our search was centred on the department of Creuse. We searched the Internet, chose some properties that met our aspirations, contacted the agents, and arranged an extended viewing trip. This turned out to be a disaster! Despite being quite explicit in our requirements with the various agents, the properties we viewed did not live up to expectation. Let us say, the descriptions were quite liberal in interpretation, and the pictures very selective on what they showed. Obvious really, but the extent to which it was pushed was extreme. We returned to the UK disappointed and disillusioned, but determined to make our move. Further research was done, with a more detailed and demanding brief demanded of the agents. A second extended viewing trip was made to the Creuse in January of 2024. The first few properties viewed on this trip followed the same pattern as the first trip and panic started to set in. However, we had allocated some free days in our itinerary and used these to go out on day trips in different directions from our base hotel On one of these trips we went 70 km down in to the department of Correzze. On a damp and cold winter's day, we came to a village which looked perfect, with stone built houses, a typical square, a central small supermarket with a butcher and cheese counter, a hotel/bar/restaurant and cafe. So all the services,we needed for day to day living, plus a pharmacy, a Maison de Sante with an English speaking doctor, a local fire station and building and garden stores. It turned out to be a local hub for the surrounding area, with a primary school, a good clothes store and an electrical shop as well. Even a dechetterie on the edge of the village. So all we needed was a house. We drove along a number of roads in the village and struck gold. A house on a minor residential road leading out to a few hamlets and farms. A quick call to the agent and a viewing the next day. A second viewing the next week followed when we made an offer which was eventually accepted. We moved in to our new home in July 2024, and started the renovation process. Would we move back to the UK. No! We have made new friends, especially since we made it clear that this was a permanent move, not a holiday home. We chat over the fence with our neighbours, use the local shops and every visit to the bakery turns in to an Anglo French lesson. People wave to us across the street. I have now viewed many of your videos and, from our experiences, you are spot on with your advice. We have a La Poste just down the road from us, and as you have said it is a source of information. Within it, there is a France Services office where you can get help on any subject from signing up to the French heath system, obtaining help to obtain a french driving licence, or help in filling out the innumerable forms that have to be completed. No week is completed without at least one visit to La Post and Jerome at France Services. Keep up the good work. You are offering the best and most comprehensive advice that I have found on the internet, and it is delived in a very straightforward way. The only advice that I can offer to your viewers is to stay calm and carry on. As you stated, one will initially be frustrated by the French systems and the need to complete paperwork. It will all eventually come together and then there are those triumphant days when your new Carte Vitale drops through the letter box 2 months before it was expected.

MERCI BEAUCOUP, AND A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!!!

Phenomenal video! Thank you - I am exactly in this phase…refining where in France to buy.

Great tools. Thank you!

America is OK, but it wouldn't be in my top 10 places to live in. I had lived in the US for 18 years at some point, haven't visited in 15 years.

To many Americans believe that whoever dies with the most toys wins!

I would be happy to pay for national health insurance in the US. When I have to fight for testing that my dr orders is BS. My wife and I are considering moving overseas but we have 2 dogs that I will never leave behind…

I envy you guys. If I was 20 years younger, I would ask to rent a room in your house.......I don't have a problem with the French language as I was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Enjoy your videos...can't stop viewing them....Take care and be safe.

Great video. However, please lose the random cuts to the second camera. There really is no need for it, and it's actually really annoying!

I've noticed these things about listings

The happy hour thing…..just NO 🤦‍♀️😂 I think France leads in other areas but I have zero desire to feel deprived anytime I sit down for a drink or snack or meal…give me all I want until I’m satisfied 🥳

Where I live, we have very hard water and no tumble dryer either. You can soften towels etc. by shaking them out vigorously. Up to 7 times and then shake gently and loosely. They are then almost as if they came out of a tumble dryer and you don't have to put them in the corner. ;-) Hanging up the washing saves workouts ;-). As a European, I always find the American view of life in Europe very interesting and amusing. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

Alors, madame monsieur vous restez en France ?

Enchanting!

As I write this the top comment is about the rest of the world not seeing the USA as the greatest country in the world and it chimes with my experience of visiting the USA. I have visited the USA lots and lots of times and every time I enter the country the immigration officer treats me like a potential illegal immigrant. Little does he know that the only way to get me to stay in the USA would be to put me in jail ! I like to visit the USA - it has a lot to offer but to think that I would like to stay permanently is delusional - NOTHING would persuade me to stay in the US permanently. Recently one of my sons, who works for an American company, was offered the opportunity to move to the USA on a promotion. He turned it down and when asked why he didn’t want to move to NY he answered - “ Americans have no concept of quality of life, only amounts of money “. It shocked me but I agree with his sentiments. Go visit, don’t stay!

I love your videos. I find them helpful and motivating. Do you host paying guests at your home?

Greetings from Normandy! I live in a community like the one you describe in this video.

Are the translations dated? Is there an expiration date for the translated documents?

Most Americans don't believe those myths. It's commonly discussed in the states about how far behind we are in work/life balance, healthcare, violent crime, diet, etc. However, there is definitely an American arrogance and delusion about being the "best," probably due to its military, economic and cultural prowess when considered by volume. For example, California has a higher GDP and a much higher GDP per capita than France. America isn't doing everything wrong either

Why are there so many riots in France mostly about Muslims?

Très intéressant 👍🎉🎊🍾

Thanks for that. It's so refreshing as a French Citizen. Bad news is that our current liberal government would like to switch to something like the us system... And : welcome in France !

Greetings from Nova Scotia. Just a note to say how much I enjoy all your videos. Living in Canada, but with many relatives in the US, I fully understand why you moved... especially now. Here in Canada we have almost everything France offers, plus more linguistic choice, so we won't be Baguette Bound, but it's all good info. If we did decide to move it would be to another Commonwealth country like Great Britain or New Zealand as it would be closer to our culture. Keep up the good work! I'll be watching!!

America, the land of the free to work till you drop dead.

Chanting the pledge of allegiance every day IS cult-like. It's weird. Like you are less than that piece of cloth called a flag. In Europe we love our countries too. But it's a given. Not a thing to be reminded of every day. We compare best practices here and learn from the world. Our work-life balance is SO much better than that in the US, simply because we don't need to impress and we share responsibility.

I hope your family is not affected by the fires in Los Angeles! J'espère que votre famille n'est pas touchée par les incendies à Los Angeles !

Do you have room in the place you live in France to be able to work on your vehicle and store your tools or have a hobby like carpentry or welding or gardening or band practice or just building something?

Well said! I've worked in the US briefly (NYC and Illinois) and have family over there too, and when offered the chance to emigrate there declined for all the reasons you cite. My son wanted to work in the US and got a BUNAC visa on graduation. Having experienced Camden NJ he came home and settled here! European countries vary considerably in their social values and provisions, as do their laws and weather - they are not all like France, but we are all pretty civilised and technologically advanced. I met an elderly Mid Western man in the Hofbrauhaus in Munich who was shaked to discover Germany wasn't like Mexico (I won't add his slander of Mexico). I pointed out that Bavaria is where BMWs come from...

As a 67 year old retired American who has been retired living in Spain for 5;years and traveling globally ( something I couldn't afford to do if I retired in the US) the only thing American is 1st in is stupidity, flying their flag and cheap gas. Should have left 40 years ago

This testimony is very interesting, especially this idea of ​​"freedom to" and "freedom from". However, I believe that it is based on a lack of understanding of French ideology and does not take into account the very clear decline in individual freedoms in this country over the past few decades. "Freedom from" is part of a passion for the State and statism, and citizenship itself is conditioned on adherence to a certain ideology, which places it at the center. Do you know, for example, that the bodies of the deceased are preempted by the State, that control of opinion is in reality very strong and very active, that the press is certainly free but subsidized?

This is typical French curiosities. I have a Samsung Washer,dryer unit with no special tubes for the dryer. It is a combo model, that has air wash, qick wash, a large selection of wash programs, different spin cycles and a dryer, it is all in the same machine. When the spin cycle is over it turns inta a dryer, and the water goes the same way as the washwater, so it is connected to the washing machine tap, and another one to the sewer water for exit water. And when it finishes, the machine calls me on my phone, or delivers a text message if I prefer. Air cons are now proliferating all over, in cars it is standard, and it is most new homers here in Norway. King size beds are also normal in Norway. Drivethroughs? Not so much, only McD, KFC and BK.

In Spain. Love it. Lots of Americans moved here.

It's not called "the American dream" for nothing! You have to be in a state of sleep all the time to believe it. Americans are richer, Europans are wealthier! You can't buy back the time with youre children.