France - best place to live in Europe

[frogblogger]

Originally Posted by Expat Steve

The only 'active' bar in my hamlet was frequented by unemployed spending their 'dole' on the horses as it doubled as the bookies!

I was not far from Avignon, which closed at 7.00, apart from a gay bar. Sure there is much more going on at some of the resort areas like Antibes etc but not around where I was....unfortunately.

Don't know which Avignon you're talking about, but if it's the city of some 90,000 people I've lived next to for fifteen years then - depending on your tastes - it's jam-packed with 20 or so speciality music bars and pubs that I can think of off the top of my head, cafe-theatres, a dozen or so night clubs....

And that's out of season. In the summer months especially when the festival's on, there's a fantastic, all-night atmosphere.

(There is a PMU café in vitually all towns and villages by the way, betting shops per se are not allowed).

[frogblogger]

Originally Posted by Pesky Wesky

Bit slow on the French forum this morning I suppose!

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Ah but that newspaper got its headline wrong - it's not Spain, but France that's the best place to live in Europe

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by frogblogger

Ah but that newspaper got its headline wrong - it's not Spain, but France that's the best place to live in Europe

Yeah, that's right, I wonder why they said Spain...
However, while I haven't lived in France I've visited quite a lot and... I'm perfectly happy in Spain. Haven't got much choice actually - try getting OH out of Spain!!!