We Review FRANCE After 4 Years: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Find out what we like and what irks us while renovating a chateau in the French countryside
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Thanks! I enjoy you guys SO much! I wish you were on everyday! Here is a small contribution to the Animal Fund for whatever you need. All the best! I’m love the new dresser! Looks like a very expensive peice! Good job. You could use it it so many ways ❤😊
Thanks :) You're very kind!
I think that the French have the right ideas about finance credit scores are rubbish one mistake and yours goes down the tiolet wish the UK could follow suit excellent programme 😅
I'm not going to lie, I'm extremely jealous. My husband and I are in our 50's and we are trying to put our four children through college. The astronomical cost of college, skyrocketing housing prices, medical bills, trying to save for retirement and the rising cost of living expenses keeps me up at night. From an American perspective, France seems heavenly.
no need to be jealous!
In France also a lot of people have to balance their costs!
Not everyone is rich...inflation and political decisions (EU/Macron gov) have made normal peoples life much more difficult.
@@Ida-fz3ir Dear Ida, I am about sure that, if I asked you how EU works, what its institutions are, who has what position inside the institutions, how the decisions are made, what were the bad ones and most of all what were the good ones (especially the good ones which everyone so easily forgets), you would need some time…
@@heliedecastanet1882
ok...everyone needs his dream...😅
If you have a quite valuable property in a big US city to sell, almost anyone can move to France or a lot of Europe for that matter and live quite well. Thanks to remote work, a lot of Americans can keep their high paying jobs from the US while living in Europe where the cost of living is often less. It's a good recipe if you have that option. Locals in Portgual for example are coming to resent it in some cases it seems.
@@Ida-fz3ir I am not speaking about dreams, but about very real things, things that you consider with a negative look. And actually, you are not answering the questions : what do you know about EU ?
We bought an old farmhouse in the country. 🇨🇦The silence was unbelievable! You almost think something is wrong with your hearing. No buzzing, no humming, no people, no engines, etc. It’s a really strange thing to experience. But loved it!!! Good for the soul. Love your videos. So glad everyone one is adapting. I’m thankful for your videos. You do amazing job.👌
Great summary of your life there. I imagine after the rough start in school during Covid that your daughters are well immersed in French school life. Kids adapt well. I so appreciate and like the fact that they are off camera. Whether their choice or yours, it is respectful and smart.
Does your US family visit? Amanda I remember your early videos and you are SO MUCH MORE relaxed now! You and Lincoln do a great job with your videos and I really enjoy every one. Love all your animals!
Thanks! We're still incredibly awkward in front of the camera. Maybe we're embracing our discomfort? 😂
@@OurFrenchChateau, for me, not awkward but authentic. You are wonderful and I am so glad you are creating a beautiful life. 💛
@@OurFrenchChateauYou two crack me up 😆
As A French I thank you very much for showing the world and promoting our beautiful country. I hope this will inspire others to buy castle and maintain them.
I've been in France as a resident for two years. You're spot on with your comments. I also have no intention of returning to the US. Cheers-
Are you British?
@@loridelia8806 Did you read my comment??? It mentions the US.
I’m happy your are happy in France.
Absolutely fascinating! I had no idea about the credit thing there. I’m glad you did this recap. ❤😊
I get a strong itch to move when I watch/listen to you guys...
Great vlog you two! We have been here 32 years and we wouldn’t disagree with one single comment you made. Accept, smile, chill and never forget to say ‘Bonjour’…social and civil👏👏👏😘
I lived 10 years in the US and as a French person I was surprised to find out that most shops close at 8 pm beside grocery shops. Restaurants close at 9 pm which is so early and doctors end their days at 5 pm and don’t work Friday afternoons.
Nice update on how you are feeling about living in France! Good on you!
Great to hear the pros & cons .... I never miss an episode & you're on my "must watch" list. Have to say your chateau & surrounding grounds are one of the prettiest I've seen!
I love your explanation of "dual citizenship" as we see the two donkeys! So cute! You are living your best life - and most of us are living "vicariously" through you! Thank you for your honesty and for sharing always!
I am a French retired lady (former dermatologist) in Loire Atlantic by the seashore after years living Paris in a bustling area. A rat race as in big American cities
Of course city life and country life are quite different in France but l suppose in the States too... The life on a farm in NC would have been different from a city life in San Francisco too!
I think you have been incredibly courageous to change your life style and of country!! I I am glad you appreciate France and French people, as for me my American friends.
We have so much to learn from each other's countries and should take the best of the two.
I wonder what your children will think in the future about their French education and schooling . More and more our children don't have access to free universities and go to private schooling with fees like business schools. We are becoming Americans on that subject. Yes the scarcity of doctors is a recent issue in this country and will not be solved easily.
I wished l could have neighbors like you to practice my English and teach you French. As you see l try to brush up my English with videos like yours as l have no one to talk to.
I wish you the very best in France in your beautiful mansion and l admire how well you take care of this land!
You seem happy in France, you dont criticise and complain so I interpret that as an indication that youre assimilating well and appreciate your new home.
Thank you for this terrific video. I think your chateau and property are beautiful. The fact that you can take your time renovating is a gift. Amanda, I think your narrations of the videos are perfect. Lincoln is the epitome of “laid back”. ❤
First off your camera work as usual is stunning. Kudos.
Like the early appearance of the donkeys, the inquisitive cat and the box and the dogs trying to hog up camera time. Great stuff.
Lots of good info. It sounds like you are living the best life. I’m envious of the bird sounds in the background and the animals sounds at night. Thanks for another great video
Thanks for this! It was interesting to hear the differences, but to me it seems calmer there overall, which would be an asset to me after growing up just outside Vancouver, B.C. I'm too old to pick up and move to France now, but given the chance years ago, I certainly would have considered it.
I always enjoy your conversation videos. Since we live in the country, four miles from the nearest small town, and secluded on the five acre farm, I can sort of relate to your situation. I prefer not being able to see neighbors or know what's going on. If I want to have morning coffee in my nightgown on the back porch, I don't worry. I cook all of our food because I like my cooking. It's nicer with our animals, very little concern about them annoying a neighbor, etc. I'm so happy you are getting used to being in France. It makes for totally enjoyable dreams of being in your situation without going through actually moving there. Thanks so much for making that possible. Janice from Arkansas USA
When you mentioned being daunted initially by being on your large property, alone with the perfectly normal animal noises, I rolled my eyes some. But when I recalleded the otherworldly, banshee laments that emanate from sweet little foxes, I thought, oh yeah, I get that. Still, with all of the caveats, and with all of the hard work behind you and ahead, you do seem to have made your way into a beautiful life, I'm continually impressed, by what you have built and your willingness to share it warts and all.
Thank you for sharing your lives in France and being you. Watching your videos add great quality to my life! And I love that you do great views while you are talking.
I've followed you guys for a long time, absolutely love the channel. As someone who has lived in rural france, near your area and has family there, your comments are spot on. We started going maybe 40yrs ago (I was very small...honest...!) and the one thing that we all found and still find frustrating is the closing for lunch, the restaurants that close after lunch and the shops not opening late/or on sundays. Rural Ireland is like New York in comparison. But, a bit like takeaway coffee which they still seem unsure about, the culture is slowly changing and it is still a fantastic place. May you have many many more happy years there.
Great recap. The seasonal fruits and vegetables are really a nice plus and growing your own is so rewarding. I look forward to seeing the greenhouse. In the U.S. we’re very consumer oriented and it’s so nice that you’re able to step back from that and really enjoy the quality of life sans all the ‘stuff’. Bravo to your family!
What is nice in France ; sorry i am French citizen ) is that in 1000 kms distance you can be in very different landscape and different culture
When you look at Alsace region to Alps to basque area in Nice to Britanny . People are different and landscape as well
Culture , history , wine and food , French Riviera .
Downsides are bureaucracy but I would say less than in Italy 😂.
Enjoy your stay for a day , a month or a life 😊
I lived in Italy for 18 months and would never live there permanantly. Too caotic and disorganized. Although l do love the country and its people, l think rural France id more my stride. Hopeffully one day.
FYI try the American bureaucracy and this post will be hilarious.
You forgot Pays-Basque and Les Landes which share a lot with Spain
@@LucyAuburn I live in Northern Italy in a rural area in Veneto. No chaos or disorganization . Actually way better than I expected.
Pour la bureaucratie , je n imagine même pas , comment s en sortir, quand on ne comprend le Français. Déjà que pour nous on s arrachent les cheveux 😅😅😅 pour vos permis , demandez à vos enfants d appeler la préfecture ,pour savoir ce qui bloque, ce n'est pas normal 😊
Effectivement, quatre ans c`est dingue et bizarre.
Great that you’re so happy there!
Considering the drugged out zombie epidemic in San Francisco I’m sure you all are ecstatic you got out when you did! It’s crazy how bad it has gotten in the last five years! It saddens me every time I think about the state America is in. If it were possible I would get out of here yesterday. Hope your girls realize how lucky they are that their parents moved them before the bottom completely falls out. Well, they’re teenagers so probably not!😅 Take care, Doc❤
That’s a bit dramatic wrinkles…
@@maurawhelan3530 You’re entitled to your opinion. I stand behind my statement!
Do you live in San Fran?
Love this recap! Being also from SF, and living the château life here in Nouvelle Aquitaine… I could never live in the USA again. Just think, cow poop is so much better than round-up and miracle, or NPK. The food is soooo much better here, not just the way it is cooked but the quality of the ingredients. Every one here has a potager (veggie garden) and many people also have chickens. And then there is the weekly marché (farmer’s market) where you can buy all the seasonal veggies and the raw dairy-milk, cream, crème fraiche, butter **with sea salt**, cheese. The variety of ingredients in the fish markets, butcheries, charcuteries etc is mind boggling. To top it off, in France bubbly-or wine if you prefer- is around €5 per bottle! You may need it to deal with the French bureaucracy, but I think it’s a fair trade…
Great video! A while back I realized that having access to most things whenever I want can be a bit of a curse, there's no build-up or something novel to look forward to.
I grew up in a very rural environment and couldn't wait to get out. After 25 years of living in heavily populated metros, I'm over it.
Thank you for sharing the information regarding some of the differences between France and the U.S. , my husband and I are in our 70’s and had I known what I know now I would have moved from the U.S. many many yrs. ago. Love your channel, you guys are doing a great job,with your chateau and family..❤❤
Thanks for this cool prospective on rural life. Alot of thing are the same in the country here in the US too! Small town stores close before 8pm here too. If we want lets say poster board for a school project,(that was not mentioned til now) We would have to get in the car and drive 40minuites to the bigger city. The dollar stores have changed that now, but this was the case when my kids were in school. The same with fast food, a long drive for a hamburger! It is quiet and DARK at night, and you can see the rain coming from far off. We really admire your family for adapting to live in another country, and your great rehab skills! I love living in the country and think France seems to be a beautiful place to do it!
Yep, it kind of irks me when people talk about "The US" when what they mean is SF, LA, NYC, Chicago. Many might still prefer France or Europe in the end, but it's weird to me when people seemingly don't even consider trying other parts of the US outside of major metros. To be clear, idk if these guys have. It certainly doesn't seem to be that uncommon of a thing, at least in these types of online circles.
Hi, I really enjoy your adventure. I am a French, well by now US citizen, based in LA for the last 25 years. I appreciate your sense of humor. I am familiar with this part of Brittany where the most existential question is to figure out if it will rain from right to left or the opposite. Bon courage and don’t work too much!
A beautiful and idyllic lifestyle.
I love your down to eath aditudde and quirky sense of humor 😊 we live in illinois (i am from gernany ) now we are looking for a small farm in missouri with our daughter son in law and granddaughter besides about 30 goats chicken
Etc lol all the best hugs 😊❤😊❤😊❤
It’s like my life in the 60’s. We moved to a small town in Michigan after living close to Chicago for my dad’s work. Life was better than we realized. Enjoy the slower pace.
Oui! very much enjoyed your video. French est le langage universel de l'amour and i also understand FREE! Thanks for Sharing
I'm very happy that you're enjoying your life in our country :). It's great to see you're taking care of our patrimoine (the castle and the land). I wish you happiness and success :).
We love your channel. When my wife and I need to experience humanity at its finest, we look for you both. We’ve been known to watch your show for hours and think maybe we could do that someday!! Cheers to you both!
Wow, thank you!
“Ice is scarce.” No truer words.
My husband & I will be doing pretty much like you did. Within the next two years we are moving to Bretagne. He's a Spanish citizen. We are thrilled with our retirement there. Can't wait to leave the Dallas, Texas rat-race for the pace of small town/rural France. I'm a cat rescuer and all our kitties are coming with us. I'll continue to TNVR wherever we land.
By the way, I've never been to France. Only to Spain & Italy. This will be my greatest adventure. Am I worried? Naw. I'm thrilled!😊
What an adventure ahead of you, we wish you all the best in this journey to France!
I'm a European born citizen living in the US and hope to one day live in France with our small family. I may have to wait another 10 years until we can afford it but the thought of moving there keeps me going. We have 6 cats we've rescued and would love to do the same there. Glad my folks imigrated but even happier to have dual citizenship. All the best for your future.
bravo pour les chats et welcome
And even if you don`t speak or read French, don`t worry about it too much since as a Spanish speaker you`ll be able to understand around 40% of French written words. Whenever I see Spanish text that`s what I`m able to figure out since so many words are so similar to French ones.
I am sure France is smelling way better than downtown San Francisco these days! Your children are very fortunate to learn to navigate another culture while still young. It is never easy, but it makes you grow happier - and develop adaptability and resilience. Your support and example will make up for the rest. Everything looks healthier there.
We have a house in Greece ,My Son went there almost every summer since a Baby ,He has no desire to go now it’s way to boring for him there ,I haven’t been there for the last 5 years ,my Husband goes to see his family about once a year ,we live upstate NY I haven’t been to NYC since the COVID crap it’s gotten scary down there now Very Sad we miss going 😢 Pray for America 🙏Enjoy your New life in Beautiful France ❤️🥰
Looks like your doing ok 👍 I moved from London to Egypt and love it being out of the rat race is great. Miss some things like rain lol which you get a lot of. I wish you health and happiness in your newish abode. 🙏👍👍
I think we would miss the rain too. What a move though!
This was great and I feel your pain on people changing their minds when selling properties having been strung along for six months myself! So interesting to get your perspective on it too.
It happens :(
I like, as a french, your opinion about my country. You are lucky to be in Brittany and to live in this beautiful house. By the way, what were your professions in the united states ? Speaking french is obligatory, of course, but to learn french is not so difficult. First : vocabulary lists by themes, your daughters can help :-) The grammar is simple : sujet/verbe/complément and that's all ! Bon courage chers Américains :-)
Wow, thank you for that very comprehensive and enlightening summary of life in France!
Just to have peace and quiet is worth any inconvenience. I recently moved to a less dense populated area in California and I can relate to the silence, or rather the sounds of wildlife, without the sounds of sirens, traffic, and people making noise. We have ducks, coyotes, owls, hawks, and other various songbirds. Maybe foxes, although not sure what a fox sounds like. ?
It's nice, right? For fox sounds at night do a UA-cam search...
I learned so much from this video. Thank you!
It goes the other way too, I (uk) frequently have US friends begging me to send affordable UK and European over the counter remedies and medication that although totally safe arent allowed in the US because of Big Pharma cartels, I always say that would probably make me some big trouble though, I like being under anyones radar. . In the UK we didnt (as far as I am aware) have much in the way of food delivery but now, for me (post covid) not only take out food but grocery shopping is all delivered to my door. 55 years ago when I was a little kid, we had bread, meat and fish delivered, but that stopped when Supermarkets happened, and now it is like the clock turned back 50 years.
I LOVE France, but have only spent probably a total of about 10-12 weeks cumulative total there of family holidays, mostly in the early 1970s. I wonder how different 21st century France is from my memories. I loved France in the 1970s, but then I also loved England in the 1970s, and I know I pretty much hate it now, so its hard to judge what would be best for me, Probably a Time Machine
France today Know sames problems that england (in first immigration)
Thank you for your review! I've watched all your videos, as they make me so happy. You hadn't really mentioned how your daughters were settling in, and I wondered. How wonderful that they've picked up the language rather quickly! I hope they have French friends. It makes such a difference. Your comments remind me of when I lived in rural England in the late 1970s. I loved living in the country or small towns and being able to buy fresh produce almost every day, as well as growing my own and foraging in hedgerows. Here in the US, I still grocery shop every month or so. I rely a lot on my freezers these days. I prepare my food and I can count on one hand the number of times I've eaten at a restaurant in the past four years. Friends like coming to me as they say my food tastes better. LOL.
I am envious of all your land; I'd fill it with rescued animals, too. My smallish house here in the Midwest is always full of foster dogs and more land is a dream. One thing I wouldn't love about your location is the rain. It seems to be almost every other day! I remember having to hang my clothes over radiators the night before to have non-damp clothing the next day when I lived in England and also when I traveled to France. It seemed to get damp even when it was clean and dry - the chest of drawers and wardrobes just didn't stave off the winter and spring damp. How I wish I could live in Europe again!
This video is so interesting! Thank you for sharing your story and present lives with us. Love watching your videos. They’re always so fascinating!
One of the great things about France was not having a 24/7 opening. It spoke to the value given to family life and meals! It’s sad that there is a creeping attempt to bring in longer opening hours. To live there you have to adapt and be happy ❤️
You two are such a joy to watch it doesn’t matter where you live their is good and bad but we make the best of it from canada
Have really loved watching you guys and your journey! We live on the East Coast (Nova Scotia) and plan to find a property in the county in the next year or two! Your journey sounds wonderful!
I came from a Canadian province that didn't have the direct driver's license exchange, so I had to do "le code" written test and a driving test. This was at age 40 with 23 driving years under my belt. Once I permanently arrived, I was allowed to drive with my Canadian license for a year before having to do the tests, and before that I had driven all over France on the previous 10 years' worth of summer holidays! It was expensive and the "code" was challenging with lots of trick questions, but I got through it (and even learned a few new things, too!).
I can definitely relate to eating seasonally and now find myself shocked if I see fresh tomatoes served outside of tomato season! I try not to judge. 😊
you could have swapped your driver licence , with no need to pass the test, much much easier and less costly
@@absolutefreedom8035 I wish! I couldn't do the swap with my BC license. I tried at the préfecture and was told it wasn't possible!
Living in Italy and doing business trips to France, France was the light: the center of literature & philosophy. Yeah, it'll be tough to unlock philosophy, but if you can unlock Voltaire's Candide in French, it will open up a new world for you all. Wishing you all the best.
Loved all the animals, especially the three-legged dog ❤
I love your videos and your style in the chateau! I’m an American living in the countryside of the Black Forest in Southern Germany for the past 23 years and I would never go back. I wish for you both that your french was better - it’s not easy but knowing the local language and being able to have local (French or in my case German ) friends is critical and enriching. (And it’s embarrassing to ask the kids to translate). We have a house in the Provence and I’ve been dusting off my school french which is not easy. Good luck ! It does help you integrate better 😊
Thank you for sharing this. We will be turning 70 this year. We are like how did that happen? I’ve always dreamed of doing what you are doing. I don’t think I would have too much difficulty adjusting to France and I love that you are near the sea. I am as well but in NY. Where we have lived and raised our children .It was always very quiet but it’s getting more and more populated . Now we are grandparents and don’t want to be away too long from our grandchildren nor do we have the energy to renovate,so our goal is to visit France and take our time whilst we are there. I so enjoy your channel. You both made the right decision and are just the perfect age to make this transition. Wishing you both continued happiness and peace.
Thanks for this video! After being born and raised in NYC and living next to the Holland Tunnel for 12 years now, I have been trying to get a few good friends to pool together to get a property in a rural part of France. This year they surprised me and said they are interested as long as it is in or near the Bordeaux region and gave me a healthy budget. Also one of them has EU citizenship and is fluent in French so that helps.They will be doing some scouting this summer in which I hope to join. I have sent them your videos as a guide in how great it can be providing you are in the right area and have a chateau/manor house that is not too big and some land for privacy. I think you all are doing a great job and are honest in your portrayal of the ups and downs in rural France of life on a large property (it helps that you are not far from the beautiful coast of France). My one dream is to have an allee to walk up and down in with my future rescued dogs. Guess I better start learning the language as I barely remember the French I took at university.
Hello, "local artisan" !
I am French and I have just read your comment. So, be careful : if you and your friends are looking for an area close to Bordeaux, Amanda and Lincoln are quite far from there (450km, almost 5 hours drive from where they are to Bordeaux).
Close to Bordeaux, are the East part of Dordogne, the North part of the Landes, the South part of the Charentes-Maritimes and of course the Gironde. You'd better have a look in those areas 😉
@@heliedecastanet1882 Yes, unfortunately I couldn't convince them to be anywhere near Normandy as they are a little wary of the weather there. I want to be able to at least drive to the shore as I have always been not to far from the sea. Thank you for the advice, I will make sure to have these areas on our look out. I want to be in the countryside after a lifetime in the city.
@@thelocalartisanguide7937 Well, close to Bordeaux and to the shore, there are the area around Bordeaux (Gironde and the "Bassin d'Arcachon"), the Landes, and the Charentes-Maritimes.
Yet, keep in mind that, being close to the Atlantic ocean, it can also be quite rainy (not as much as in Normandy, but still). It has nothing to do with Provence and the Mediterranean coast 😉
Have a good, day, and all my best for your research !!!
If your friends want to be near Bordeaux because of the wine, tell them to consider the Launguedoc region where I live. Languedoc included the Minervois-Corbieres wine region and is France’s largest producers of wine, even larger than Bordeaux, we have mild winters, its super sunny and you’re only about 50min to Mediterranean beaches.
@@aliciabaylina6275 Thank you for the advice, the Languedoc region actually sounds quite ideal.
I’m surprised at your view of the healthcare system, but Brittany is a little out in the sticks. ( I used to live near Pontivy) I think it was a shame you didn’t mention that the healthcare system is virtually free as this is surely a major difference between USA and France.. My Mother lives near Ploërmel in the Morbihan and had cancer a few years ago.Her care was outstanding, life saving. She was treated at hospitals in Ploërmel and Vannes . It was 100% free to her with no outlay. She had about 8 appointments within the first two weeks of diagnosis for MRI scans and various consultants. In contrast my son in the UK who has cancer waits weeks for scans and results and surgery and appointments. Although some of his car has been excellent and it is of course 100% free. A great vlog though with interesting points of view. Your place is beautiful. Love the walled garden xx
My husband and I will be leaving the U.S. in seven days to spend the next seven months living in rural Brittney (outside of Vannes). We will be joining our son and his family. Our son has been living in France for the last eighteen years. He attended culinary school, married a wonderful French woman and never looked back. We have been visiting this region of France for more than twenty years and love it. However, we have never spend more than 4-6 weeks at a time. We know that living in France will have its challenges but, we are ready. We purchased an old stone farmhouse that we will begin renovations on as soon as we arrive. You are never too old to live your dream.
@@deborahmarion9038 Welcome to France, to you and your husband (from a Frenchman). I wish you all the best !!! And you have your son and your daughter-in-law here so you are not really strangers 😉
@@heliedecastanet1882 Thank you very much kind sir. As you said, we have our son and daughter in-law so we are not strangers. Our extended family is in France so to us it is like going home, our second home. ❤️🇫🇷
@@deborahmarion9038 That sounds wonderful! If I were mobile, even at 71 I would be doing the same thing. Instead I do live vicariously thru Amanda and Lincoln and a few others there in France. I really enjoy watching and when asked “what did you do today” I say I was in France for several hours and happy❤❤❤
"Virtually free". It's paid for via taxes. Healthcare costs in the US are obviously quite high. That said in many cases the taxes Americans pay are often lower. Even if it doesn't always "even out" you can't just compare "free" to high prices. In their case moving from a high tax city in a very high tax state in CA to rural France it wouldn't surprise me in their particular postion the taxes are comparable or even lower for them now. Especially since it sounds like they owned high value piece of Real estate in SF.
Good to know information! Thanks for sharing. I remember when we moved from Chicago to Florida, I was a teenager, my Mom said it was "the slow south". So I can imagine it was something to get used to for you all as well. We live in the county but, if I want to go to this grocery store I don't like it only takes me 10 minutes haha. Great info, thanks! p.s. I don't think I'd want to come back either if I lived there!❤
Might I suggest using audio language tapes playing while your working to practice your French throughout your day?
Bonjour. J'aime beaucoup votre perception de la France. Quelques petites approximations qui m'ont fait sourire. Beaucoup de supermarchés sont ouverts le dimanche matin depuis au moins 30 ans. Et surtout, il y a beaucoup de marchés le samedi et dimanche. J'ai 50 ans et les jardineries ont toujours été ouvertes le dimanche ainsi que les brocantes, bars et restaurants. Les boulangeries sont ouvertes aussi ou seulement le matin.
It’s really interesting to hear your perspective as previous metropolitans.
I work for the uk police and can say that things closing at night is a good thing, 24 hour stimulation is too much for some people.
Really loving your witty look out on life 😊
Wow - this insight into real French country is amazing. We (mostly my partner who is French) have been running immersion tours to a managed chateau in France for over 10-years, so I know the country a bit. I have toyed with the idea of living there. But to move from the Gold Coast of Australia to the quiet simple life you have would be very hard I think. Not that I couldn’t, I just think I’d miss consumerism - which is probably less intense in Australia than you describe - and the energy would be missing from my life.
I am happy to hear you have adjusted and are enjoying the slow pace of life there. But I think you have convinced me that we should stay here where barista coffee is a block away 😄
Nice to hear your summary of living in France from an American perspective. We moved from the Netherlands to France just recently and some of the things you mentioned we also experienced. Shops that are not open late, or on Sunday. And most of all, their 2 hours lunchbreak and closing the shops :) Even some DIY stores! But the calm and beautiful nature with rural views is what we like most, and ofcourse french baguette in the morning :D
15:20 LOL, your pup is adorable; eyes darting back and forth between you and the baguette as if saying, "Is this for real? Are you really going to let me chow down on this?"
The video is so professionally done. I really enjoyed all of your pets!!! My heart hurts with how San Francisco has changed. I wish you all the best . ❤
I love your videos …you’re so honest and just so natural.
The countryside is beautiful. I envy you so much … would love to live in a France, or England in the countryside.. enjoy every moment!!
We are in Portugal in the Alentejo area...it gets extremely hot in the summer with very mild winters which suits me the bureaucracy is slow and tedious the same has France they also love paperwork..we love it here and certainly will not be going back to the U.K we don't speak the language but we get by .....Happy Days to you all ❤
Your property is looking beautiful in Spring 💜 . love your vlogs and really enjoyed this. Very interesting. I love visiting France and slightly obsessed by chateaus but am lucky to live in a beautiful part of Sydney,🇦🇺 and have built my forever home so am happy watching others live their dream.
Another very sympathetic update! {Funny, I purchased this very Pacifica Gardenia perfume here in Ireland - where university is very expensive, at least it was for our eldest who did „music, media & performance technology“ in Limerick for 4 years}
Interesting. Our oldest is looking at schools in Ireland and tuition is just about free.
I liked today's video very much, but a lot of what you described could have been the same if you had moved to the Middle of Nowhere, USA. Rural life is different in general. Uber Eats isn’t everywhere here.
That being said, I would move to France in a heartbeat if I could.
Very interesting video. I would enjoy more like this, but of course don't stop producing what you already do! - Marion, Vancouver BC
Appreciate all that you do to bring us these very informative and helpful videos. ❤
Love your videos!❤
Great video, thanks❤
It takes some getting used to but not having credit on tap is a great thing... it teaches people patience and budgeting. The crazy "must have it all and right now" is ultimately soul destroying... enjoy your life, it is idyllic! Love your vlog.
The ultimate is simply learning to... not take the credit and not give in to every impulse buy!
Great Video you guys! I love the review style you did! Keep on keepin it real!!
How lovely of your mother to send you care packages from the USA. However, the contents are neither here nor there; it is the box itself that is most important, as is witnessed by Pickles fascination with it in this vlog. I hope the little one is well again after his recent health scare and that he was permitted many joyful hours playing with the box.
Pickle is thoroughly enjoying the box and doing very well :)
American are more than welcome here. Thanks to people like you, that invests in our cultural heritage, these marvellous estate will last for centuries. Come to the south in summer, if you want to enjoy something like California.
Great video!! Thank you so much!
Awesome video. Thanks.
I appreciate the synopsis of your life in France. Im so happy to hear how you love it. Im quite jealous, but one can never say never. xx
Enjoy the tranquility!!! Love your videos!!!!
Amanda you do a fantastic job on all your videos. They a pleasure to watch and very informative.
This was informative. Thanks.
Always fun to watch and hear your views !
Love this blog…Thank you❤
I completely get what you're saying about being able to read French, but having trouble speaking it. I studied French for 6+ years, from 8th grade until 2/3 of the way through my sophomore year of college. My pronunciation is really good and I can read it quite well, but if someone responds to a question I've asked in French, I can look like a deer in the headlights! Some Canadian French speakers I was chatting with (in French!) at a conference told me that reading "en haut" (aloud) may be helpful to me. I really enjoyed a book I read called "Words in a French Life" by Kristin Espinasse: she was an American who married a Frenchman and moved to southern France. That book was so interesting because it got into more idiomatic expressions that are used naturally by native French speakers. If you can find a copy of it (I would imagine Amazon still has it), you'd probably also benefit from it.
Very interesting information!!!
Great vlog. Thanks so much for sharing
Really enjoy your vlogs. ❤
LOVE!
So so informative and interesting 😊 thank you for sharing x
Enjoyed this video, thank you for giving us insight on France
One of your very best videos.
That was very informative, Take Care Kiddos!!!!