Jerseygirl

Yay!! Good for you. Please keep posting.

scrubbedexpat056

I joined another France forum some months ago and unsubscribed about 3 weeks later. I don't remember getting any really good advice on there and many of the posts ranged from passive aggressive to just plain stroppy. With help on here, on the other hand, I have managed to navigate everything France has thrown at me so far.
I have to admit I was probably responsible for one poster leaving this site in anger, not because I was rude about his anti-EU and climate change denying stances, but because I simply said I would leave the discussion. It was a shame since his thread was interesting and I would have continued reading it even though I disagreed hugely with some of his attitudes. I know some of the members here tried to get him to stay, but as far as I am aware it wasn't to be. Since that is the only time I've noticed any real upset here I think this is a fantastic asset for newcomers like me.

BuckinghamshireBoy

***Warning*** Pseudo alien post incoming...

I watch the France forum all the time, I rarely post here myself, but still feel a huge Romande/Helvetique attachment.

Which is exactly why I come here, to an oasis of calm in times of need.

Was thinking of posting on the recent flans/croissants thing... it would be an aside, but an extremely good use of 'what to do with leftover croissants at lunchtime'.

I haven't posted this due to (a) it happened in London 30 years ago and (b) 'twas a German behind it anyway...

BEVS

As folks can see from my signature, years ago I intended us to move somewhat to France but we took a bit of a wrong turn.
My thoughts of living sometimes in France and sometimes in the UK have not left me.

ps - I have an Irish passport.

fishrock

I have only just joined and it was because of the apparent lack of shouty posts. It seems relatively happy though I have yet to feel the warmth.
I will post when something grabs my attention.

cyrian

You must be the only person in France that is not feeling the warmth.

Tweedpipe

What about those of us here who are married to an ice-queen..........

Novocastrian

I had a 99 ice-cream yesterday in Whitley Bay,,,,, Oh, hang on.

dmu

I certainly have (felt warmth) during my recent troubles, I was touched by members' kind thoughts last year and encouragements this year, which warmed the cockles of my heart. (And did you all know that this expression comes from the Latin for the ventricles? Another bit of useless info to take your mind off the present heatwave....)

Chatter Static

Well I discovered the "êtes-vous chaud?" can be interrupted in a way that brings a smile to some folks face...

Tweedpipe

I think there you may be referring to one of my past posts. Maybe worth a reminder for those who may not have seen it:-

Years ago introducing a work colleague to my future mother-in-law on a hot August afternoon, he shook her hand and blurted out (in worse than DelBoy Trotter style), "Bonjour, je suis Dave,........um.......je suis tres chaud!"
My French wasn't good at the time but even then I cringed at what I'd heard. What he'd effectively said was, "My name's Dave, and I'm hot stuff".
Most here will already know that the adjective 'hot' is used with avoir (to have hot), and not the verb etre/to be.
I made a few howlers myself but fortunately not that one.
Perhaps I should add that at the time the m-i-l was a fairly young widow, but what matey had said I knew was without any ulterior motive. He was just far too adventurous with his very little French and had a frequent habit of embarrasing and also amusing us at the same time.