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I think he is confusing "interdit bancaire" and bankruptcy. If you end up being put in the interdit bancaire file, yeah life pretty much sucks and most bank wil

by maeln 5y ago

I think he is confusing "interdit bancaire" and bankruptcy. If you end up being put in the interdit bancaire file, yeah life pretty much sucks and most bank will refuse to do business with you. But having a company that go bankrupt doesn't mean you will be put in the file. You usually need to do things like stop paying your loan to be put on this file.

lrem 5y ago
I likely am. The idea to try a startup in France was very short lived for me. Every card was stacked against me (many particuarly against me/my ideas, not everything is a reflection on society), so I moved on after just a few conversations.
- WastingMyTime89 5y ago
  > Every card was stacked against me Considering the insane amount of funds France will literally gift you just for opening a startup there, I find that very surprising. You have to be good at paper pushing and speak the language however. That much is true.
  - lrem 5y ago
    Yeah, my French is not what it should have been and I contracted an allergy to the French bureaucracy. Quite a bit of the whole thing is on me, no denying that. A good friend is doing it now and it's not like he's swimming in cash though.
    - maeln 5y ago
      Yeah, to do any business in France, your really need to speak French. The French bureaucracy is not that bad (when you compare it to some of its neighbour) but in the same vein, it will be impossible to deal with it if you don't have a good grasp of French. France cares a lot about French and its honestly an issue many time (and I say this as a French person). Things are changing slowly, but anybody serious about moving / opening a business in France should be serious about learning French. You would be astonished by the number of engineer, investor, and in general any business person, who have an awful level in any other language than French...

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I think he is confusing "interdit bancaire" and bankruptcy. If you end up being put in the interdit bancaire file, yeah life pretty much sucks and most bank wil

by maeln 5y ago

lrem 5y ago
I likely am. The idea to try a startup in France was very short lived for me. Every card was stacked against me (many particuarly against me/my ideas, not everything is a reflection on society), so I moved on after just a few conversations.
- WastingMyTime89 5y ago
  > Every card was stacked against me Considering the insane amount of funds France will literally gift you just for opening a startup there, I find that very surprising. You have to be good at paper pushing and speak the language however. That much is true.
  - lrem 5y ago
    Yeah, my French is not what it should have been and I contracted an allergy to the French bureaucracy. Quite a bit of the whole thing is on me, no denying that. A good friend is doing it now and it's not like he's swimming in cash though.
    - maeln 5y ago
      Yeah, to do any business in France, your really need to speak French. The French bureaucracy is not that bad (when you compare it to some of its neighbour) but in the same vein, it will be impossible to deal with it if you don't have a good grasp of French. France cares a lot about French and its honestly an issue many time (and I say this as a French person). Things are changing slowly, but anybody serious about moving / opening a business in France should be serious about learning French. You would be astonished by the number of engineer, investor, and in general any business person, who have an awful level in any other language than French...