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French Internet Subscriptions: A comparison

The big cities in France have a highly developed and competitive internet system. In rural areas it’s less developed and much less competitive.
What’s dégroupage?
Dégroupage is the French term for ‘degrouped’, in this sense it means that companies other than France Télécom (Orange) can connect your telephone line. Most cities and towns in France are degrouped, [...]

France’s ‘Skills and Talents’ visa

In a previous post, I mentioned the Skills and Talents visa (visa compétences et talents) as one way of coming to France without a job lined up. It seems that many of you are interested in it, so I decided to look further into it.

This week in France

Here’s a round up of this week’s major events in France.

What do you want to know?

To celebrate the first month of this blog (see my first post, 5 reasons France is for you), I’m opening myself up to questions from you. As over half of you are coming from outside of France, I want to know what questions you have about coming to France. Are you interested in visas, [...]

Paris blogs (in English) I like

Stuff Parisians like
Based on the popular blog ‘Stuff White People Like‘, Paris wine guide Olivier Magny takes you through Parisian quicks and tics – an absolute must read for anyone trying to understand what makes Parisians Parisians.
http://www.o-chateau.com/blog/
The Paris Blog
The Paris blog aggregates several blogs written by expats in Paris. It’s always on top of what’s [...]

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