Well where to start, first of all this is just my impression and view, I have been here of 7 years and I am well travelled through the North but I have never lived in the south. In the country I find it boring and although I can not totally agree with comments that all the French are rude and unhelpful, I think it fair to say we are not popular in a number of quarters, I think resented is a better term. They resent the fact that we are here in the first place, they resent that we give them far more for their run down ruins than they could ever dream of. They resent that we have invigorated their economy and provided hundreds of jobs in service and other industries that otherwise would not have been available. But they grudging love our money..... There is absolutely no concept of 'customer service' whatsoever.

In the main if you need to work (like most of us) you have to look into being self employed, and the social charge system is expersive, most enterprises close in the 3 rd. year.........

If you want a place to come and just drink wine, eat cheese soak up the rays and watch the seasons pass, it's for you..................

Oh yes, we are in Det. 22 (Brittany) the best bit, it goes a little doen hill toward the middle.........