British Expats - Search Results

Search: Posts Made By: steveread999

Showing results 1 to 9 of 9
Search took 0.01 seconds.

Forum: France

Jun 26th 2015, 10:17 am

Replies: 9

Funeral planning

Views: 983

Posted By steveread999

Funeral planning

Hi all,

I live in (ok, just next to) Lille, chez les Ch'tis, and my other half is seriously ill with a metastatic kidney cancer (just about the worst kind of cancer to have, it is mostly resistant...

Forum: France

May 5th 2015, 9:02 am

Replies: 12

Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

Views: 1,002

Posted By steveread999

Re: Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

OK, thanks everybody. From what you've all said, it doesn't look like it will be too hard to get set up, aside possibly from the cost of the tools. (OK, the squishy tool in between my ears is...

Forum: France

May 4th 2015, 9:30 am

Replies: 12

Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

Views: 1,002

Posted By steveread999

Re: Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

OK, thanks. The standard of written English among my colleagues (near Lille) is a bit variable, and, for most of them, it would read like it was written by a foreigner, and therefore create an...

Forum: France

May 3rd 2015, 10:48 am

Replies: 12

Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

Views: 1,002

Posted By steveread999

Thinking about a change of work... (translators)

Hello all,

I've been living in France for just over six years now, and as I get older, I think more and more about what would happen if I had to change jobs. I haven't yet earned a 5 at the...

Forum: France

Mar 17th 2012, 9:37 pm

Replies: 10

London to Paris - Software Engineer

Views: 3,156

Posted By steveread999

Re: London to Paris - Software Engineer

Bruce,

To live in France, you'll need to have enough French to go shopping, deal with estate agents, interact with government departments (a non-trivial consideration, especially Assurance...

Forum: France

Nov 14th 2010, 2:37 am

Replies: 1

British Cultural Centre in Lille: opening times?

Views: 1,104

Posted By steveread999

British Cultural Centre in Lille: opening times?

Does anybody know when the British Cultural Centre in Lille is *really* open?

I know what it says on the website, but every time I go down there, allegedly during those times, it is shut. :frown:...

Forum: France

Oct 25th 2009, 8:59 pm

Replies: 8

Where can I buy armbands in France?

Views: 1,320

Posted By steveread999

Re: Where can I buy armbands in France?

OK, sorry for being a bit grumpy. :embarrassed_smile:

Summary:

"You'll probably have to get them from the UK, I've never seen them anywhere in France."

-- Steve

Forum: France

Oct 25th 2009, 3:21 am

Replies: 8

Where can I buy armbands in France?

Views: 1,320

Posted By steveread999

Re: Where can I buy armbands in France?

Well, sort of. Most of those links (word to the wise: sarcasm will rarely win you friends) point to places far outside France.

The other problem is that many places (shops, complexes sportifs,...

Forum: France

Oct 25th 2009, 2:38 am

Replies: 8

Where can I buy armbands in France?

Views: 1,320

Posted By steveread999

Where can I buy armbands in France?

(Background: I live just outside Lille)

When I wear long-sleeved shirts, I have to wear armbands with them on account of the sleeves being too long. These armbands are/were available in Britain...

Showing results 1 to 9 of 9