Drop in for a natter about anything French related.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Escape To The Chateau
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niemeyjt »
Wed May 17, 2023 6:39 pm
Channel 4 cut ties with Escape To The Chateau stars Dick and Angel Strawbridge following an investigation 'into their conduct' after 'clashes with...
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Last post by Char
Wed May 17, 2023 7:38 pm
A new French phrase
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Grangela »
Sun May 14, 2023 11:28 am
I learned a new phrase this morning. I was listening to the Sunday morning vet on France Bleu Azur when she said “C’est une autre paire de manches”....
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Last post by beejay
Sun May 14, 2023 6:11 pm
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 6:34 pm
Not my friend Tony
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Grangela »
Tue May 09, 2023 6:23 pm
This morning I had an email from my friend Tony in the UK. Or so I thought. But I smelled a rat. It was more formal than his usual style. He said...
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Last post by Char
Thu May 11, 2023 7:34 pm
Get high on French banknotes
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MAD87 »
Wed Apr 26, 2023 1:54 pm
Gendarmes did a study and found that 90% of banknotes in FR have traces of drugs on them, mainly cocaine.
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Last post by MAD87
Mon May 01, 2023 8:49 am
Retirement reforms - France
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Blaze »
Thu Mar 16, 2023 3:29 pm
Elisabeth Borne has officially declenched the 49.3, thus forcing through the reforms
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Last post by MAD87
Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:58 pm
Chasseurs Immobiliers
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by
demi »
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:05 pm
As some of you know I have been house hunting for over a year.
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Last post by demi
Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:51 am
Tour de Bretagne
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L Austin France »
Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:00 am
Passing our front door just after midday today.
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Last post by exile
Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:12 pm
A whitewash!
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tagh »
Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:39 pm
This decision is outrageous but saves the face and pockets of Airbus and Airfrance.
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:33 pm
Democracy in France
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Blaze »
Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:33 pm
Quite by chance, I was reading an article from a local newspaper in 1962 about a thalassotherapy centre in Saint Malo when an interesting little...
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Last post by Blaze
Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:54 pm
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Last post by Quiksilver
Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:26 pm
Happy Easter?
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tagh »
Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:59 pm
Do you say ‘Happy Easter’ to folk, either in France or elsewhere? I am very uncomfortable saying it so tend not to except as a reply, probably...
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Last post by Char
Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:03 am
It's going to be a long dry summer
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Antonia »
Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:29 am
Yesterday we were put on the first water restrictions of the year. No filling of pools, washing of cars, watering of gardens limited to the evenings...
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Last post by Lori
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:48 am
French Funerals
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Antonia »
Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:32 pm
Hi all,
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Last post by Polarengineer
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:38 am
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Last post by DominicBest
Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:53 am
Everyone OK this morning?
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by
L Austin France »
Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:02 pm
It blew an absolute hooley here in Finistere last night. Gusts of up to 140km/hr were forecast & they weren't wrong.
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Last post by Mangetout
Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:39 am
Clocks spring forward tommorrow/Sunday
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by
MAD87 »
Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:40 pm
Just a reminder: summertime starts officially at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Last post by MAD87
Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:54 pm
France wants change but refuses to change
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by
Blaze »
Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:13 am
Here is an excellent article on the BBC website giving a summary of the current situation in France regarding the pension reforms :
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Last post by MAD87
Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:43 pm
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Last post by Antonia
Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:42 am
Pension reforms
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Blaze »
Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:00 pm
French plan to raise retirement age by two years to 64 :
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Last post by Hotrodder
Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:41 pm
Does anyone live in or around St Brieuc?
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Antonia »
Sun Mar 05, 2023 12:55 pm
Last summer was the third in a row where I've spent most of the time inside, out of the intense heat, watching the Canadairs fly over. With water...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:40 am
Posting from France to the UK
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by
Bayleaf »
Tue Feb 21, 2023 12:50 pm
It's so long since I've posted anything to the UK, that I'm wondering what the latest situation is!
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Last post by BishyB
Sun Mar 05, 2023 11:26 am
Cold-calling from 1 March
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MAD87 »
Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:33 pm
From next Wednesday, telephone pests are not allowed to try selliing you stuff at the weekends and public holidays, whether or not you’re registered...
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Last post by Loup-garou
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:23 am
Blimey, that was low.
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by
L Austin France »
Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:41 pm
About an hour ago 2 - 4 engined turbo prop 'planes flew over our house heading NNW.
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:11 pm
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Tue Jan 31, 2023 1:43 pm
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