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Couple plans to return to US after dream life in France became a 'nightmare'
- Tomte 2y ago> Back in the US, Joanna, who describes herself as a “chatty box” had an active social life, but she hasn’t been able to replicate this, or anything close to it, in France thus far. Surprise one: your friends stay in America. Surprise two: you don‘t speak any French and that hinders your social life. > “And then when you want to drink, you have to have a drink that’s on a little menu that they make,” she says. “So if I want to have a martini, ‘Oh, it’s not on the menu.’” The horror!
- stop50 2y ago> You pick up a piece of celery and it falls over. It’s so limp. So old and so horrible. Vegetables can age?! Its horrible, i don't know how a nearly billion of people have survived.
- skhunted 2y agoStories like this need to be understood. It’s tiring hearing people in the U.S. say things like, “If you don’t love America then move elsewhere.” Moving elsewhere is an option for only a few people. It’s also necessary for most people to find a community of fellow immigrants. Locals won’t accept you (depending on where you go).
- robthebrew 2y agoThat is not true in general, but you really have to learn the language.
- skhunted 2y agoI believe you are wrong. Particularly in Europe and the less metropolitan an area is the less likely a foreigner will fit in.
- hasbot 2y agoWhat a bizarre article. It could be an Onion article: "American couple move to France and find out it's not the same." Moving to a different state involves a lot of work, money, and bureaucracy; of course moving to a foreign country will be far more challenging.
- caekislove 2y agoSo they don't want to hang out with expats but they also can't be bothered to learn the local language? Not surprising they aren't doing well socially.
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