tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post1624523956787830459..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Londres ou ParisRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-38343903468760952302012-06-25T14:01:31.460+01:002012-06-25T14:01:31.460+01:00I am so pleased that I resolved it Perpetua - ther...I am so pleased that I resolved it Perpetua - there is nothing stops me sleeping properly than a problem to solve on blogger or the computer - stupid isn't it.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78262091875184735092012-06-25T13:13:38.108+01:002012-06-25T13:13:38.108+01:00I chuckled to be thought of as a Blogger guru, Ros...I chuckled to be thought of as a Blogger guru, Rosemary. It's a good thing you worked it out for yourself, as I don't think I would have had a clue his time. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-56972910639814171702012-06-24T22:12:55.408+01:002012-06-24T22:12:55.408+01:00Lovely to hear from you again Perpetua and good to...Lovely to hear from you again Perpetua and good to know that you have arrived safely in France. Hope you are getting improved weather. <br />I only recently heard about this trend of young French people coming over here, although as I mentioned we had noticed it happening in our own neighbourhood.<br />I nearly called on you today as I was having blogger problems, and I immediately thought of you as being the fountain of all knowledge.<br />It was my own fault, not blogger, I have put a DNT - do not track me button on the computer, and it blocked all of my Google Friend Contacts. Luckily I resolved it before I threw the hammer in once and for all. However, I can't do that because I would miss all of my lovely blogging friends too much.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-7837690380507503652012-06-24T22:00:04.322+01:002012-06-24T22:00:04.322+01:00A very interesting post, Rosemary, I started to le...A very interesting post, Rosemary, I started to learn about this 5 years ago when having my hair done in Oxford by a French hairdresser who told me how many younger French people there already were in London and elsewhere. Many of them will probably retire back to France eventually, but they find British society much more open to talent and innovation than the very rigid and bureaucratic system in France. Certainly the younger Britons who emigrate to France often find it very hard, if not impossible to make a living there.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78223818382330197562012-06-23T17:50:14.608+01:002012-06-23T17:50:14.608+01:00Oh dear Anna!!! - now I am very very disappointed ...Oh dear Anna!!! - now I am very very disappointed that you do not have an Italian accent. I love an Italian accent, so do try to cultivate one just for me♥<br />Ciao.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-65054358074880869382012-06-23T17:04:31.780+01:002012-06-23T17:04:31.780+01:00Oh, my god! You see? What kind of WOP am I if I wr...Oh, my god! You see? What kind of WOP am I if I write WAP insted of WOP? Mamma mia... what a mistake! <br /><br />Rosemary, I have lived in this Country I love and respect, for most of my life. I have a degree in English Language and Literature and I do "partecipate" as you say (I don't even have an Italian accent!) but I have recently experienced something very unpleasant.<br /><br />Let's just be friends, as you say... I am very friendly and open and I love to get on with everyone.<br /><br />CIAO!<br /><br />ANNAAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-83805227056959182512012-06-23T13:26:32.206+01:002012-06-23T13:26:32.206+01:00Dear Anna - some people may use derogatory terms f...Dear Anna - some people may use derogatory terms for different nations, but that is not my style or that of my friends. I have acquaintance and friends from many different nations, after all H worked for the United Nations. I am sorry if you personally have come across that attitude, and apologise to you for it.<br />Lets just enjoy each other and our little differences.<br />I have not actually had the experience of living in another country and making it my home, so it is difficult for me to comment.<br />My eldest son lived in Paris for 5 years and there are always bound to be cultural differences which I know that they overcame by participating in things that were going on locally. My daughter-in-law became very involved in helping the local Marie to promote good relations, and now that they are in Norway they try to involve themselves with local people and events. My grandchildren and my daughter-in-law even wear Norwegian national costumes on National Day.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-24559331064697880592012-06-23T12:58:32.536+01:002012-06-23T12:58:32.536+01:00Dear Rosemary,
Unless I am really mistaken, the ...Dear Rosemary, <br /><br />Unless I am really mistaken, the Brits don't really love the French and call them FROGS! People from Southern Europe are WAPS. They love to hate anything that isn't British, as they believe they still have an Empire. WRONG!<br /><br />I love England and have lived here for a very long time, so I know how people think, in this country. Sometimes I love the attitude, others I hate the bigotism.<br /><br />London and Paris are both Northern European capitals. London, to me, means wide streets, freedom and beauty. Paris still has the charm of the old Continental European capital. It has its own history and the pride of having started the first great revolution.<br /><br />Europe is a great continent. I believe that the further down you go, the more beautiful and historic it becomes. But I'm not going to knock London down. I feel happy walking through London: it's beautiful, multi ethnic, the people are certainly friendlier than the French. How do you strike a balance? Well, you don't! You just take the best out of every place you visit, appreciate it and enjoy life.<br /><br />The city where I was born is a Norman city. There is a huge Norman Castele in the city and many more dotted round the countryside. We eat snails, lots of cream cakes, as they do in Normand and we also eat le cheval! We don't eat frogs, as we don't get rain. If it did, maybe we would. Who knows?<br /><br />Making it in UK, as a foreigner, is very hard. You have a label stuck on you which says: DIFFERENT. Like Kermit used to say: IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN!I have been through some very rough times, here, though now I don't really care, anymore. If I were a Parisien, I would stay put, actually. But... DE GUSTIBUS! We are citizens of the European Union, aren't we? Are we, or... are the UK trying to stop immigration? You can't be part of a Union and then make your own laws, to suit your nedds!<br /><br />Au revoir! Ciao, ciao!<br /><br />ANNA<br />xxAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531642906387702641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46631929233460251772012-06-23T09:46:15.924+01:002012-06-23T09:46:15.924+01:00I was surprised to learn this myself Marijke. It i...I was surprised to learn this myself Marijke. It is mainly because the young French find that they have more career opportunities in the UK, and they apparently find that we are more easy going. Enjoy your weekend too, they seem to come round so quickly these days.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-39001777149293773192012-06-23T09:30:13.167+01:002012-06-23T09:30:13.167+01:00Dear Alix - I think that I began to appreciate mor...Dear Alix - I think that I began to appreciate more of our history, art and architecture when I began blogging. We have such a rich heritage on our doorsteps and also all over the country. There is so much to photograph and write about that so far I am never stumped for a post. Our main problem is the weather, the winter was wonderful, but the summer, will it ever begin? However, I think that the weather in France is poor too this year.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-66612912195446405222012-06-23T09:24:33.974+01:002012-06-23T09:24:33.974+01:00Never thought so many people from France are movin...Never thought so many people from France are moving to the UK. Never to old to learn though.<br />Have a great weekend RosemaryMarijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-47147513267194856242012-06-23T08:34:34.586+01:002012-06-23T08:34:34.586+01:00I had heard this too on the radio, and was surpris...I had heard this too on the radio, and was surprised, as in our household, we hanker after the French life (planning our escape, someday!) We have had a French girl on work experience for the last five weeks, and taking her out to get a flavour of England has made both me and my husband appreciate our own neck of the woods a bit more. Now I can see the green grass on both sides of the Channel!<br />xUsed-to-Beeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865449943356287351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45331410113968465542012-06-23T08:06:42.936+01:002012-06-23T08:06:42.936+01:00It is a fairly recent thing for so many young Fren...It is a fairly recent thing for so many young French people to settle and work in England, but it is predicted that more will be arriving.<br />I can appreciate how you feel about not having any of your compatriots living nearby. My granddaughter, aged 10 years, spent her early years in Paris at a French school. She now lives in Norway, but her parents were able to put her in a French school again in Norway. She has just started in the British system, but needs to keep her French up to scratch so her parents take her to a French lady every week for conversation, reading and writing in French.<br />I am just about to go and read the post you wrote. Thanks for your interesting comment.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5211008936018114482012-06-23T07:52:23.079+01:002012-06-23T07:52:23.079+01:00Dear Loi - the big cities, including London, seem ...Dear Loi - the big cities, including London, seem to be able to absorb so many different people and cultures. <br />It wasn't until I was reading an article and then heard more on the radio that I realised to what extent young French people were moving here. <br />Hope you have a good weekend too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-42797171999024236912012-06-23T07:48:21.831+01:002012-06-23T07:48:21.831+01:00Dear Gina - I agree whole heartedly - new input, n...Dear Gina - I agree whole heartedly - new input, new ideas, new culture, new inspiration, which can only be for the better.<br />My new roundels are rather a case of trial, error, and experimentation. I was thinking how nice it would be to do round photos sometimes and break up all of the straight lines. <br />I shall work on a post and try to explain how I did them so that you can all share and give them a twirl♥Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86935163353867436882012-06-23T04:35:47.990+01:002012-06-23T04:35:47.990+01:00I had no idea that so many French people lived in ...I had no idea that so many French people lived in England. I wish more lived around me here in Georgia. I am French but never speak it because I don’t know a single French person here – I think they live mostly in New York or Los Angeles. I went to London when I was 13 ½ years old and fell in love with it. Every time I would travel back to Paris to see my family I would stop in London for a couple of days – I also went to school in England for a year and had a great time. From my 13th year to about the time I moved to the US I would go to London for the Christmas vacation as it was more fun than in Paris. I wrote a post on it last December – here is the link should you care to read it : http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2011/12/recollection-new-year-party-to-remember.html. I hope I can go to England next year because it has been a while since I visited.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36584022468548012222012-06-23T02:54:30.183+01:002012-06-23T02:54:30.183+01:00Rosemary, how interesting! One reason I love Lond...Rosemary, how interesting! One reason I love London is the diversity of cultures. As someone visiting from abroad, I am very cognizant of this diversity. But, I never knew there were so many French people living there. I would have never guessed. <br />A great weekend to you!<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25214019519489539022012-06-22T22:49:41.028+01:002012-06-22T22:49:41.028+01:00Dear Rosemary, How wonderful that young people are...Dear Rosemary, How wonderful that young people are moving about and bringing with them their culture and way of life. Nothing but good can come from this. Maybe we can all be more kind to each other because we learn to appreciate what once was foreign and therefore, not readily accepted. <br />I love your new roundels. Will you share with us how you made them. I would love to know how. ox, GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-28092136430963241162012-06-22T22:39:57.717+01:002012-06-22T22:39:57.717+01:00Dear Kate - surely it must improve our French as a...Dear Kate - surely it must improve our French as a country.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-79748006249853524702012-06-22T22:24:52.902+01:002012-06-22T22:24:52.902+01:00Fascinating, Rosemary: only the other day Phil qui...Fascinating, Rosemary: only the other day Phil quizzed us as to what we thought the 6th biggest French city was. The answer: London, in terms of population!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05526336184430043299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18707662134961512862012-06-22T22:03:42.738+01:002012-06-22T22:03:42.738+01:00Dear Nat - it is interesting that it is the younge...Dear Nat - it is interesting that it is the younger generation that are coming to live over here. As I mentioned in an earlier comment, the older generations have traditionally tended to stay in France and also to holiday in France. The young people have obviously decided to do things differently, and you are right they do seem to enjoy life in London according to quotes that I have read.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-10174354414319718182012-06-22T21:58:02.098+01:002012-06-22T21:58:02.098+01:00Thank you Marian - I am pleased that you enjoyed r...Thank you Marian - I am pleased that you enjoyed reading the post. I was really surprised when I read in the paper that so many young French people were living in London, but also I recognise that we have quite a few French businesses near where I live too. Thank your for your comment.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-36223942972821966942012-06-22T21:54:33.564+01:002012-06-22T21:54:33.564+01:00Dear Ruma - thank you for your visit and comment. ...Dear Ruma - thank you for your visit and comment. Wishing you all of the best too.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72320343796227205272012-06-22T21:53:52.071+01:002012-06-22T21:53:52.071+01:00Dear Janice - I had no idea how many French people...Dear Janice - I had no idea how many French people were living in London until I read about it and heard it on the radio. The world is a much smaller place these days. It is a big change though, from my own limited experience, the French population as a whole like to stay at home and holiday in their own country. However, it appears that the younger generations are not following in their parents footsteps.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8085679986471623462012-06-22T21:49:17.015+01:002012-06-22T21:49:17.015+01:00I agree with you.... I think the French bring so m...I agree with you.... I think the French bring so many good things with them! I have worked with quite a few French ex pats and they love London for its city life, culture and beautiful parks that make it such a green space :-)Nathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601477827694926858noreply@blogger.com