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Forum: France
Sep 1st 2014, 11:17 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,142
Posted By DEJW

Re: UK Driving licenc!

My UK driving licence came up for renewal. As I am really resident in France I decided to change it for a French one. It was very easy - the sous préfecture was very helpful. You have to give your...
Forum: France
Oct 7th 2012, 10:22 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 15,564
Posted By DEJW

Re: Normandy Anyone????

Yes, I agree. The "English" taught in French schools uses some very. technical words for tenses etc.

I am shocked that French children are not taught the difference between "can" and "may"...
Forum: France
Oct 7th 2012, 9:14 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 15,564
Posted By DEJW

Re: Normandy Anyone????

Well, I moved to Normandie in 2001 for a new permament life. I worked hard at integratiing into village life.
A few tips, I'm sorry if they might not be what you want to hear:

Learn French,...
Forum: France
Sep 19th 2012, 6:13 am
Replies: 4
Views: 5,663
Posted By DEJW

Re: Argeles sur Mer + Environs

We live in the mountains at 600m near Prades which is 45mins drive from Perpignan. It all depends on your tastes, but we have found that the seaside towns here are over populated in summer and a bit...
Forum: France
Jul 13th 2012, 6:49 am
Replies: 28
Views: 24,109
Posted By DEJW

Re: Replacing fosse septique with micro station d'epuration

Hello

I've lived in France for 11 years and have some experience of these things.

When I lived in Normandie 2001 - 2011 the 200 year old house had a "betoir" that is to say a hole in the ground...
Forum: France
Nov 26th 2011, 6:24 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 30,344
Posted By DEJW

Re: FRENCH CREDIT CARDS

I've found that with 2 French banks (CIC and Soc Marseillaise) that credit / debit card charges are negotiable. Talk to the directeur of you bank!


DejW
Forum: France
Nov 3rd 2011, 8:41 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,820
Posted By DEJW

Re: Avis D'Imposition Prélèvements Sociaux

If it's any help I did rather nicely out of French taxes last year. I declared on my Fr tax return my UK based dividends (tax paid) and my UK based pensions (also paid with tax deducted). The Fr...
Forum: France
Nov 3rd 2011, 8:07 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,820
Posted By DEJW

Re: Avis D'Imposition Prélèvements Sociaux

Is it perhaps not "tax" but "social security" (NI in the UK). I have the pleasure to pay this SS on pensions, dividends and bank interest (does anyone here remember back to those days!).

DejW
Forum: France
Jan 14th 2011, 6:47 am
Replies: 54
Views: 6,956
Posted By DEJW

Re: How good is everyone's French here?

Hello Natilie in Paris

From my experience and from watching others, there are 2 aspects of learning French in France.

Number 1 - is the technical bit of knowing how to conjugate verbs etc,...
Forum: France
Jan 5th 2011, 10:04 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,134
Posted By DEJW

Re: We want to move to France, but which area? Pls help. xxx

I agree with the "think it out, very carefully" comments here. Perhaps it wuold be helpful if you could be honest with yourself and answer the following questions (not here, the answers are privat...
Forum: France
Dec 12th 2010, 9:54 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,221
Posted By DEJW

Re: French Television

If you want to learn French language and culture (important if you wish to integrate into French life) I suggest that you DO NOT view English TV. Keep to French TV, some of it is awful, but you will...
Forum: France
Dec 10th 2010, 11:39 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,812
Posted By DEJW

Re: What sort of things do you have to go to the mayor for?

If you a new to France then it is not easy to understand the role and the powers of the Maire. As one of the posts says, they have a finger in most activities in the town /village. In addition they...
Forum: France
Dec 9th 2010, 8:20 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,605
Posted By DEJW

UK /France tax residency

Hello

I'm new to this forum - it lloks very interesting with informed posts.

I'm struggling with French / UK tax residency, how have you managed this problem. A few details:


I'm 65,...
Forum: France
Dec 7th 2010, 2:54 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 6,956
Posted By DEJW

Re: How good is everyone's French here?

Hello

I arrived in France in 2001 at the age of 56. I went to Alliance Française language school in Rouen for a year. After that I took the DALF diploma at Rouen Uni. I highly recommend the...
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