I left France in 1999, I have zero regrets, and zero plans to move back. I was sure at the time that it was next to impossible to actually 'do' something in Fra

I left France in 1999, I have zero regrets, and zero plans to move back. I was sure at the time that it was next to impossible to actually 'do' something in France, because of the straitjacket that is the state, mostly. And has /that/ changed since? Huh, what the hell are they talking about, it's even worse that it ever was, and the state+cronies are spending their time inventing new taxes and regulations to add to it. Also, the place is /dire/ -- I was in Paris a few months ago (to be honest I never liked Paris much when I lived there but...) and it's even worse -- looks almost post-apocalyptic in some places. The countryside is still lovely, but well, suggesting to move back to ... Paris ? Ewww. So, nope, sorry, I'm staying -- a lot can be said about the UK, but quite frankly, I feel a lot more British these days anyway, apart from the rather conspicuous accent :-)