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Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2007, 12:54 am
Replies: 33
Views: 1,897
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: looking for aussie wife...

well i'm willing to give it a crack- its that or the dole for the rest of my life in france!!
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2007, 12:21 am
Replies: 33
Views: 1,897
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: looking for aussie wife...

yes i do know paris mate ;20 years here and i can tell you its no fun.
yes, i want to move to oz, to get a aussie wife and have kids.i've thought about it for 10 yrs actually
yes i've brought up...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 1st 2007, 9:44 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 1,897
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: looking for aussie wife...

listen, i dont know about that, but why is it so hard to get in???
i've a mate in perth, and she says they desparatly need people to come over..
i dunno, do you fancy a swap with...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 8:46 pm
Replies: 92
Views: 15,028
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Basic French and Jobs beware!!

right on!!
i'm seriously thinking of moving back to the uk.anywhere else really.
you would have to have fluent french, and thats no lie!!
you must really speak aswell as your english to get a...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 8:24 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,093
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Job Opportunities

i quite agree.
if you want to get on, are ambitious, have plans do yerself a favour-DON't think you can do it in france!!!
i could walk into a reasonable job in blighty, i mean really!!
i've been...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 1st 2007, 6:40 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 1,897
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

looking for aussie wife...

hi there;
after reading through the forum, i reckon the only way i will be able to get to oz is by getting hitched..
now i'm serious.
anyone have any website links,or can put me on the right...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 6:25 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,616
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: S.o.s. S.o.s. S.o.s.

read thru the forum some- its all ok at st malo, when its touristy, but when the winter comes round...
THIS IS GODS LAW NUMBER 1
the french don't speak english!!! final.
this is a fact carved in...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 6:05 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,061
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: HELP! - Moving to France fm Oz

hi- i'll swap my place in paris for yours in oz if you want..
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 6:02 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,371
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Bent Gendarmes?

well, i would say you've got no chance..pay up and forget it.
the gendarmes are not like the police, they are related to the military, and they would always have the upper hand-what they say would...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 4:48 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,229
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: I can translate for you!

try alliance française,
don't think you can "get by" with french-hardly anyone speaks english here..
learn french asap- just do it or you are f****d- its carved in granite!!!
i've been in paris...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 4:36 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 3,310
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: finding work as a musician in Rouen/france

hi mate,
i used to be a musicien in the 80's in london.
after living in france for a couple of years i decided to give it up.
here is awful for playing in music biz..
many thousands of french go...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 4:10 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 4,998
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Jobs in France

hi there. i'm british
i've lived in paris for 20 years.
i can say that i was really happy many years ago(although i had long hair when i was 18, and i used to get controlled by the police every 5...
Forum: France
Apr 1st 2007, 3:27 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,593
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: JOB HUNTING IN THE TARN - only have basic french

hi, i've lived in france for 20 years. i can safely say that french people are pretty awful in english-basically, YOU are in THEIR country, you should speak french.is the attitude.
secretarial work...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 1st 2007, 2:38 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,157
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Retraining to get a visa- can anyone help???

its great to have some advice on the forum, as i'm pretty worried now though..
i'm stuck in france at the moment-(unemployed) and i wish to get a trade in, and move to oz.20 years in france, and i'm...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 1st 2007, 2:13 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,556
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Common Assault On Pcc Any advice?

:lol: is this a joke?? r biggs immigration???
i'm interested to know about the police checks, i was a bad lad when i was 17, and got nicked in the uk..i did community service, was fined, then...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2007, 5:40 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 9,129
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Another work (or lack of work) horror story.......

you should try france mate-3 years to get anything- and i'm bilingual!!
i would do a secretary job for crap money- you would'nt get in over here!!
Forum: France
Mar 30th 2007, 4:07 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,093
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Job Opportunities

if you know of anyone looking for perfectly bilingual brits giving out jobs- let me know!! [email protected]
i've been here for 20 years, and its 10 times harder getting jobs here than in the...
Forum: France
Mar 30th 2007, 3:47 pm
Replies: 92
Views: 15,028
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Re: Basic French and Jobs beware!!

hi, i've been here for 20 years in paris area-its extremely difficult, as was said no foreign-even european diplomas line up- and, especially the french job market is atrocious, no exaggeration.
you...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 30th 2007, 3:36 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 589
Posted By cheeky_ monkey

Exclamation retrain to move??age?? help!!

i'm 40, and have spent the last 20 years in paris, france.
i've been doing many different jobs, from car mechanic, motorcycle mechanic, industrial maintenance,to tv broadcast operater, to...
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