Yess so true! They don't have as many casual relationships like in the States where friends come and go more regularly through school or work, which also remains open-ended because you might cross paths later in life. Here in France however, they don't bother with casual friendships and prefer to keep their friend circles small, close, and for life. I understand both sides and try to defend them both whenever I hear someone talking bad about the opposite side. I'll admit I've become French in that sense and try to keep the handful of good friends I have in both places and less interested in acquaintances these days ^^
@@JordanPatrick I think both ways can be great and constructive. I get that about having less acquaintance also perhaps older you get you became more interested in developing long terms relationships.
As a french man I can say that it will become harder because more and more people in France know that the American government is working against France
I never had any problems with socialising (in fact the wild opposite!!), but any success rate may well be closely connected with the degree to which you understand them, and they understand you. So, if anyone prefers to speak another language, the social success rate is obviously going to be diminished.
@@JordanPatrick if you search for 'la diagonale du vide in France' you'll find an explanation in the french wikipedia. briefly, it a large band of the territory for the Ardennes, in the north east, to south west, with less population than in other part of France. It's an old denomination from the XIXth and XXth century.
Hi, just found your channel. My son lived temporarily in France, college in Lyon and a job in Paris, he came back to the states a couple years ago. I was so grateful to the people and nation of France for being so good to him and keeping him safe.
Oh that's awesome to hear and glad to know he had a great experience in France! Lyon and Paris are both amazing cities and of course after living in Paris it will always hold a piece of my heart...I imagine for your son as well! (PS: I hope you visited him in France while he was living there!)
Re: making friends and the French seeming cold: a French friend (and my former boss) once told me that Americans are like peaches and French people are like coconuts. With a peach, everything is soft and sweet on the outside and then you hit a hard shell. With a coconut, it’s the reverse: you have to get through the hard shell to find the sweetness. He made this comparison while saying that he found Americans to be initially very open and friendly (we hug everyone! Or, we used to.) but then there was a barrier to proceeding further, whereas with French people, it was hard to get to know them but once you did, you were family. (PS to Americans - be careful hugging French friends / coworkers … it will be presumed there’s a love affair.)
haha OMG I loved this analogy!! Thank you so much for sharing this story, it's so true. I can definitely see the comparisons with American peaches and French coconuts! LOL I would love to use this example in a future video! :) (PS: that's also so true about hugging Frenchies, that's way more intimate than doing the cheek kiss for them ^^)
Lived in France for several years. Wish I'd been better with the language. Would never had left if the relationship that took me there had worked out. A fantastic place with wonderful people. I never met a rude person in France. Quite the contrary.
That's so nice to hear that you enjoyed your time in France! I agree that the stereotype of French being rude is such a myth! They may not be as open spirited or friendly as some other countries in the western world, but that's just a part of the culture and nothing rude :)
@@keu.45-log Unsurprising. Especially in Paris or Marseille. Some may call me a racist for saying it, but here is the truth: France is really a tourist attraction. Hence, there are plenty of robber gangs in the ghettos (suburbs) of great towns, that target mostly tourists. If you wear your bag, they may attack you. You will hear arabic a lot in these cases, but not always. And on top of it, there are the roms. People from Eastern Europe, beggar gangs (yes), and such things. This is on top of the 'normal' criminality. It is getting worse and worse, especially with the European rules that made a sieve of our borders. There are all sorts of people and traffics that use this, and these days, we start to see people getting gunned in the streets. I have seen this twice in 2022 already. I believe this kind of stuff happens more and more in 'western countries'.
@@nox8730 yes I am Algerian and I got robbed by Moroccans,there were two of them and they threatened me with a knife and when I heard them speak arabic I told them I am form algeria and I spoke in arabic too and they said give as the money you have and we will let you go safe so I did what they said . They are probably illegal immigrants and it's so sad how the situation is getting worse
There are a lot of things in France that will haunt your life, for example: the French driving license is for your whole life, and you can drive anywhere in Europe and other countries without changing it, You can also ask ( depending on income) CMU (free mutual) to social security, The French are very polite, and not mean or mischievous as everyone says. The culture is open to all, the commemorations also celebrate the American soldiers who came to save France. Americans are loved in France.
Bonjour! Yes I agree about a lot of these positive points. Especially the recycling aspect, I have so many of these reusable bags and bring them with me everywhere so that I don't ever need to ask for any plastic bags that are horrible for the environment. However there's one thing that is no longer true about the driver's license in France....it's no longer "for life". I got my "permis français" in 2019 and they now expire every 15 years. So eventually I will need to renew it. (it's still much better than in the States which expires every 5 years!)
On the other hand in France we think more and more that the majority of Americans do not like the French, there is everywhere French bashing from Americans and English on social networks, in movies, TV series, newspapers, tabloids, the TV shows... They are even insulting to our fighting ancestors. There is no such thing against Anglo-Saxons in France. On the other hand, many French people are increasingly aware of this incessant Anglo-Saxon French-bashing and are beginning to hate these kinds of things and to be suspicious of the Anglo-Saxons. Many are starting to say that today it is better to have the best enemies in the world than to have the Americans and the English as friends. We are more respected. It' sad but that's the way it is.
I love that French people don’t have taboo subjects like they love to talk about everything under the sun and sincerely criticize it. I’m like woah lol Americans tend to censor many things and if they’re not comfortable with a topic they will check out and say that it’s rude to talk about certain things 🤣 I love critiquing and it’s one of the things I love about French culture.
HAHA so true! You must fit right in with the French culture then! I used to take offense to critiques on the regular, but now I take it as a positive thing because they are only trying to help and give suggestions! :)
oh we do kind of have "taboo" subjects in France.Talking about "money" or "salary" for exemple isn't something we talk much about, and can be rude for some. Americans have less of a problem regarding talking about money. The French on the contrary...is more of a private matter :)
@MrTherealpad Apprends à lire et comprendre avant de venir jouer les donneurs de leçons sur Internet. Mon premier message indiquait clairement que je parlais d'une malheureuse évolution de la société, qui s''apauvrit à tous les niveaux. Donc remballe ce ton hautain et condescendant, j'espère que tu es moins pédant et vindicatif avec tes enfants...
Once you understand the benefits of living in Europe....the US simply cannot compare. Health care, strong retirement, education, home prices. The list goes on.
What about diversity? Is the world at your front door? Are there authentic Mexican restaurants if I’m craving for Mexican food? Thai? Venezuelan? Is France as diverse as the US?
@@falischika6221 i am going to be very controversial here and say that I personally find food in france quite boring since a lot of it is very similar and very French (meat in a sauce or something like that) which is obviously expected but I do think their belief that their food is the best does limit the amount of diversity you get in the food but I am personally comparing it to the UK which probably is one of if not the most diverse countries in the world when it comes to food and many other things but over the years it does seem to be getting a bit better. this is my personal opinion and some people may say differently.
lol as a french who left france, the country is going down the drain, it's nothing like I used to know. Every french person will tell you this, guarantee.
It’s true that the French love to criticize. They always want the best, the most beautiful, the easiest and the cheapest in the same time.😅 Mostly, at work or during trainings, and sometimes with friends or families, very friendly, the constructive criticism, help us to get better, in our job and with the others. ☺️
I agree! Thanks for sharing :) Sometimes we can't have it all! Do you know the expression "you can't have your cake, and eat it too"? It basically means you can't have everything ^^
@@JordanPatrick Hihi, ^^ . There ´s a equivalent French expression : ´´Il veut le beurre 🧈, l’argent du beurre 💰 et le cul de la crémière. 👩 🥛 ´´ Translation : ´´ He wants the butter, the money from the butter sales, the good compagny, and the kind services of the woman dairy producer . ´´ 😉
But i saw too a lot of Americans just complaining about everything! For example when they moved to another country, i saw the Americans are the most people who complaining about the new country and their culture! And all the time comparing and all the time saying so weird! Like Emily in paris! Im not joking really they are! Its not good too to act like that to the others country! Cause your country (USA) or even my country they are not the standard that all countries have to be like! If you look in the RU-vid you will find that most of the people who criticise the other countries and the people there in the countries are Americans! And most of the people with different nationalities that I know agree with me and say the same thing (why are some Americans just criticise other countries and the people there ?) most of other nationalities when they move they know that the people there will be different and try not to complain all the time! But people in france just criticise you they want you to be better cause as I understand from them they used to do that to help each other to be good!
I live in Atlanta and I've been encouraging my daughter to someday move to Europe, especially France. She is 13 and has an interest in visual arts and history. She also likes French culture, so I recommended that she can either go to France as a student or stay here in the states, but do a study abroad in Paris just to see how she likes it there. How easy is the process for getting a student visa in France? Do you also have to get a work visa as well if you plan on working there while being a student?
Hello! Thanks for your comment and that's awesome to hear you are urging your daughter to move abroad one day! I think having a parent on board is a great way to have a support by your side! (My parents weren't as thrilled about the idea as you are!). To answer your questions: YES, the student visa is easy to obtain, it just takes time gathering the necessary documents and waiting for the processing period (can take up to 6 months as the French administration likes to take their time!) Studying Abroad through a US school is definitely an option, however to save money it might be worthwhile to apply directly to a French public school or even a French private school, like the one I went to (the process might be a little tougher to figure out, but you'll pay much less than tuition in the states...plus you'd be obliged to go back to the states in order to obtain the diploma, so coming back to Europe afterwords to find work might be a challenge). When it comes to remaining in Europe after completing your studies, yes she would need to find work as an intern to start, or work contract that she can use to apply for the work visa. This can be a challenge within itself because the employer has to do more paperwork by showing she is the necessary candidate for the position...but I know many foreigners living in France that have made it happen including myself so if there's will, there's a way! I'm excited for you guys and the new adventure your daughter and you will be embarking on! Hope this information has helped, cheers!
I love Americans when they are surprised with things that are normal in civilized countries, such as public health and social insurance, or people living to enjoy, not to die at work :)
I agree it's a much more relaxed and health secure feeling in a society who has more basic human rights! I'm proud to be French now and would have a much harder time moving back to the states where I feel less secure especially from a health insurance perspective!
I don't know if you are European but if you are, please, be humble 🙂 Our "very civilized" countries (I am French) just made millions of men die in just 8 years (WWI and WWII). Let's never forget this when we speak about civilized nations… 🙂
HAHA yes I accept your critique! I knew someone would point this out ^^...I don't know where my wine glasses are 😅. They are in a box somewhere and I haven't find them since I moved into this apartment last year! I'll try to find them before my next wine drinking video ^^
Certainly would have guessed you'd have had a minimum of 100k subscribers after watching this...very surprised to see you don't! Excellent videos and quality!
Thanks for the awesome comment man! I'm still pretty new to youtube so I don't yet have a lot of exposure but I'm slowly gaining views and subs each day so I'm on the right track!
Even after 8 years in France and speaking French, I return to Paris and they hear my accent and switch to English assuming I''m a tourist LOL ...so in Paris sometimes they want to practice their English or sound smarter, but it kinda throws me off and I just keep speaking French ...I prefer the countryside where there was only one option haha
@@rugueuxbysurson3118 Ismael just wrote that French people didn't like to speak English. He did not write that he expected French people to speak English 🙂 But, to be fair, it is a common criticism about France that is difficult to explain, because it is the same in Italy or in Spain.
Hello ! 👋 Is it really easier to get a driver’s license in USA ? Is it because the written test and the drive test are in English ? ☺️ Now, you have a French driving license. Congratulations ! 🎈 👏 So, can you drive a car in all the United States, with a French driver’s license ? You can drive in all European countries. ^^
I think I'll answer all of these questions when I eventually make a video about driving in France vs USA...but I'll try to answer some of these now. YES it's much easier in the states! For the written test you are not limited on time, so you're not stressed! And there is only 1 correct answer for each question. (the French one you can have 1,2 or 3 correct answers for each question...but you don't know how many are correct for each question.....and you only have 25 seconds to read and answer the question. So when you add the fact that it's in French, it's even harder!) With a holiday/travel/student visa then you are able to drive in the US or France with your country's driver's license! :) But if you move there for work or permanent residency then you need to change to the local license. ^^
French love: The French take their time to get to know you, there are no 3rd dates, sometimes you wait months before making love, on the other hand when he kisses you ( with the tongue, mouth not open) it's official you're in a relationship.
Thanks those are good points! True French dating is less dating, more a question of do we like each other enough to be exclusive or will we just be friends...within 2 dates you know which direction ^^. I love how the tax is included on the price tag! It makes grocery shopping and eating at restaurants so much easier! :)
Thank you for mentioning many topics that I have never heard before such as about getting a drivers license or about health insurance. I hope you continue to live a satisfying and wonderful life. (I live in Spain).
Hellooo! Thanks for your comment, I'm glad I touched on some topics that are less talked about in other "living abroad" videos you might have seen! OMG amazing, you're in Spain ?? I loooove Spain and hope to live there some day for the warm weather, culture, and people! (It's by far my most visited country in Western Europe, I must have gone there on holidays more than 30 times during my 8 years of living in France :) )
So bad no one said you about the mutuelle... and if you were student, you have one as student, and if you work as an employee, the enterprise give you one, too.
Yeah that's the thing, Europeans are familiar with it and used to it because it's normal here! For foreigners who never had that growing up, I was completely shocked when I learnt that years later! Great surprise!
@@JordanPatrick You don't say it in your video but you have to pay for it ! A mutuelle is not free ! If you take it individually, you'll have to pay each month, like an insurance. If you subscribe in your business, they will take it out of your paycheck. But it's true that it's a very important social protection.
Thanks for clarifying! I know when you work in France, the company has to provide you a mutuelle, but a part of your salary goes towards those benefits. In the States, companies aren't required to provide health insurance so that was mainly the point I was trying to make is that France takes better care of their citizens and employees :)
Bonjour, je suis tombé sur votre vidéo par hasard est c'est très intéressant de voir la vision et l'expérience des étrangers qui veulent vivre en France, je tiens tout d'abord à vous féliciter pour votre apprentissage de notre langue cars elle est très difficile. Pour le code de la route je vous confirme c'est difficile est stressant, pour avoir le permis de conduire c'est très cher en France. Je vous souhaite une bonne journée 😄
no in France you don't stop people in the street just to talk that's weird here lol. Yeah people are not as outgoing as in America. We don't have that mentality here.
Yesss it was hard for me to adjust to...but now I'm so French and it's hard for me to adjust when I'm back in the States and have to make "small talk" with strangers 😅 HAHA
I have to disagree, I have met people anywhere unlike in anglo saxon countries and others where it HAS to be in a public setting/gathering, such as : bar, night club, party, dinner at friends...never random.
Just discovered your channel during COVID lockdowns. I must say I would be intrigued to know more about your perspective on dating French guys as a guy from the U.S it's kind of hard to come by bi dudes or gay dudes from the U.S speaking about THEIR experience with dudes. I dunno if you're still single (I just rewatched your dating videos) but it would be cool if you find a boyfriend one day to have some of your thoughts about it.
Thanks for your comment and suggestion. I don't really have any plans to make new videos about dating... But I'll keep that in mind when I'm thinking of new video ideas 👍🏽
First time on your Channel - great content - I am moving to France permanently in March - the Visa process is difficult - would love to hear your take on Paris vs other parts of France - I am beginning in Paris - appreciated.
Hey thanks for your comment and that's awesome to hear you're moving to France soon... hope the process goes well for you! Paris is a great city...especially if you like busy-ness and activities to do, but of course housing is going to be very expensive compared to many other French cities. The benefits to living outside Paris is that you'll get more space for less money and if you like nature and calmer streets, then a smaller city might be the better option.
Ok, my 2 cents. Paris sucks. Now, many french people like me would say the same. Cost wise, my current appartment is in the center of a middle town. It is a good building in a decent place, thick walls and such. 53m² for 360 euros/months + water (~40 euros). In Paris, the same appartment would cost you maybe 1000 euros/month, or more.
Hey thanks for your comment and happy to hear you can relate to some of these! That's a pretty good idea actually to make a video all about preparation for retirement as an EXPAT. I feel like that can useful for a lot of people working abroad in France ^^
It is strange you didn’t get mutuelle from your company as it is compulsory now (since a few years only though) Do save your payslips especially if you claim it from abroad ! This is the only way you will get it back
That's the thing! I had a mutuelle from the company, but they didn't say anything about it and I didn't know to ask for it because all the French employees were aware of it, but as a foreigner from the States, it's not normal to have health insurance as a part time employee, unlike here were it's compulsory! It wasn't until my second job that my boss taught me about the law and rights you have as an employee in France! Thankfully I know about these rights now and can't live without the security offered here! :)
Great video. Enjoyed watching it. But did you know that the correct verb sequence for the title is "things I wish I HAD known" ? Very common error on youtube.
Hey thanks for the correction! I looked up the difference between the two and I guess I was using the subjunctive as if I hadn't yet moved to France, but since that action has passed you're right it should be "had known" ...thanks for the English lesson! ^^ I like being corrected when I make mistakes like these!
I'd also mention that getting a driving licence in France is extremely expensive: You need a minimum of 20h of lessons, each costing around 50$ plus other fees so at least 1200$. Bare minimum.
Yeah that's true! Plus the exam costs money, and often times people don't pass their first chance, so it's an extra 50€ every time you take the exam! Super expensive compared to the US, which if you're over 18 years old, you don't need to take lessons, just practice with a parent and take the test which is maybe 30$ and much easier!
1200€ is not much for a skill you will have for the rest of the life. Living here I can tell many still don´t know how to parallel park properly or how to act when lanes in intersection change. People driving straight from lane that only right in intersection (some do it to budge in busy traffic some are clueless) and so on. That cost isn´t what I would call extremely expensive. The fact that many cars have dents and scratches is another proof, because often it´s just lamp posts and barriers not other cars. Then again French people have utilitarian attitude toward cars and cars are treated like household appliances, car enthusiasts and expensive lease car owners can be seen parking in far off side of parking lots and private parking to minimize risks. In most other EU countries drivers licence will definitely cost more. Lot of beginners don´t pass on their first try and this comes as a surprise to Americans who take it as a human right and can have much more faults at their exam.
Your last point hot home. I moved from america to Paris in July this year and find myself constantly comparing america vs France. I keep having to catch myself in those moments and remind myself to be open minded. France is wonderful in many ways so I'm learning to just enjoy the culture. Your point about the license, i thank God i come from Wisconsin and we have that agreement with France 🙌🏽. Friendship wise, i haven't made any friends just associates from work, gym, etc. That point is certainly true. 💯
Thanks for the comment and for sharing!! It's hard not to compare things in a new country or city to what you're used to in former everyday life. That's probably one of the first pieces of advice I try to share with people moving anywhere abroad. "Let go of past 'norms', and embrace the new 'norms'." Based on your first name, I would have assumed you were French! Hope you're enjoying your new life in France!
Jordan I loved your video you are living my dream life as evil corrrupt American system of injustice won’t let me leave America!!! Would you be so kind to throw a coin into the fountain in Paris with a wish for a Anastasia4light to get liberated and move to France soon 🙏🇫🇷
@@JordanPatrick Merci mon amie! n'importe quelle fontaine ou rivière en France est bien! Faites un vœu pour qu'Anna et ses enfants déménagent en France et soient LIBRES! You are the BEST!
Coucou , La Sécurité Sociale et la Mutuelle sont très importants en France pour la santé. (Health) Quand on doit se soigner les yeux 👀 avec des lunettes, les dents 🦷 avec des appareils qui coûtent très chers. Etc etc On doit payer les docteurs, les soins, les équipements, etc. En principe, c’est payé d’avance par la sécurité sociale et la mutuelle. Sinon, c’est remboursé, après quelques jours ou semaines. J’espère qu’aux États Unis et partout dans le monde, il y a la même chose ! 🤩
Oui j'ai reçu mes lunettes en France! Aux Etats Unis ce n'est pas pareil...normalement une partie est couverte mais faut payer le reste et parfois c'est très cher! Surtout pour les dents! Vive la France et son système des soins!
Believe me French people they are not rude but because you are different cultures! For me the critique its not rude and even in our culture its not rude that why I didn’t feel that french people are rude! But for you in USA it’s considered as rude in your culture....but always remember that rudeness in your country its not necessary consider as rudeness in other cultures :) But about the friendship, in USA they are easily talking to others but it’s difficult to be friend with them!! Maybe you didn’t feel that’s difficult because it’s your country and know how to contact with people but I found even from others experience they are difficult to be friend too in USA! I found a lot of expat and immigrants in quora agree with this and complaining the same thing that’s some Americans easily to talk but not easily to become friend with them! Today they talk to you but tomorrow they will walk and forget you! I found girl in USA she stayed for 3 years there and she didn’t make American friends ! And she’s so sociable!! I think this is general problem in all countries not only USA or france! Cause its too difficult to make friends in different culture and not easy like in schools or university! But in USA as i saw from others experience too some in USA even if they go and talk to you they are not considered as friends! Its superficial! And not friends for whole life like I found with French people! Its not only me who saying that! I found a lot of Americans in quora who agree with me that the friendship in USA very superficial! And for me i found French friends easily like you but not because they are not like other French people as you said! I saw people far of paris more friendly and they are easy to talk
Hi thanks for your comment! Yes I agree with you, it's always a sense of whichever culture you grow up in what we consider "rude" or "friendly"...the French might consider something I do rude, whereas it might be normal in the States and vice versa for somethings the French do, Americans might think it's rude. It's all relative to someone's understanding of what is polite in their own societies! I hope that's what you understood from the video because I agree with you...I don't think the French are rude, their habits are cultural and I respect it and have adapted to French cultural norms :). When it comes to making friends, that's also relative to each individual's perspective of "what do you consider a friend?". In France, people are not quick to call you a friend if they just met you and don't really know you. However in the States, we are quick to call people our friends after meeting them and spending a day with someone, we will say "we are friends" even if we don't know them that. You might consider that "superficial" because that's not your own definition of a friend, but for us, the definition of a friend is not as strong as yours. I have become more French in that sense after living here for so many years because I am less likely to call someone a friend in France if I barely know them, even if I have seen them in groups and BBQs.....whereas in the States I would call them my friends. Not good friends, just friends. Do you see what I mean? I hope that helps you understand a little bit better the differences between our cultures and how personal definitions of certain words can change the way we view foreign societies :)
I love your video which is very practical and tap into real life things. Being French, I had the reverse experience when I went to work in the US (before you were born). And I love the USA. But as a French I'm obliged to critique (it's a French word, isn't it?) : WHY DID YOU POUR WINE INTO A BEER GLASS !!!"
@@JordanPatrick Hi sorry i didnt see your message :) i used to live in Toulon near Nice, Marseilles! Now i live in Paris for work but im not going to stay, no way haha!Toulouse is called "la ville rose" both south east and south west are great :) dont hesitate if you need any info
Dans notre vocabulaire nous faisons un distinguo: il y a les amis et il y a les connaissances..et quand on me pose la questions je réponds: c est une connaissance ou l'on s est croise a tel événement..
Oh my goodness! Thank God the term "mutuelle" means something about the French social benefit system and not some other activity. If you said "I'm into mutuelle" in the US people may choke while they are drinking their super sized 64 oz 7 eleven big freeze soda! (And french people do not like to drink giant ice filled sodas at all!) Mutuelle aside, great and interesting video!
Thank you for your comments! This was a really interesting and fun video to film because I had so much to talk about! I might do a follow up video about things I wish I knew before moving to the French countryside after Paris !
5:27 The number 1 thing to know before moving to France (in my opinion as a French economist) is the French love administration, we are an old-fashioned, paper intensive nation. It's not just about keeping pay silps, its keeping everything, bank statements, hospital bills, energy bills, etc. It's not uncommon for the average person to have an entire filing cabinet or boxes with documents. This is because as wonderful as the French are, its very common for central and local administration to "misplace" your documents, thus having a hard copy will make your life much easier. Do not rely on your school, job, bank, hospital having a "record" of you.
Hey thanks for your comment! That's a really great point. I like to keep traces of everything electronically in an online data base, especially pay slips, tax documents, ordonnances, etc. just in case you lose the paper forms and it's a lot easier to search for too whenever you need it. I should probably invest in a scanner, but I don't have a lot of space in my new Parisian apartment LOL
Howdy Jordan, are you by any chance still living in Limoges? Ill be working there in october as a spanish language assistant and I was wondering if you'd be interested in an english-spanish tandem since you're learning my native language and I'd like to keep up with my english level speaking with a gringo 😄
Hello!! Or should I say Hola! ^^ ...yes I'm still living in Limoges, but I'm planning to move somewhere new at the end of August. That's sad that we will just be missing each other because that would have been great! I'm sure I'll be visiting Limoges from time to time, so maybe we can keep in touch! Feel free to write me on instagram! @jordanpatrick
We, french, have a formal politness. It des not mean that we are cold but it means we are respectfull with others, as french as foreigners, so with you ! It is very important to learn few words of french . Il means that you respect us and this politeness code and then things are easy ! But please don't hug, it is as bizarre as "le bise" (kisses on cheeks) for you ! 😂 And don't worry you are wellcome in France (especially in Paris 😊) and we have made improvement in our level in english ! So , see you soon and enjoy your trip !
The dark side of critique is that French people are sometimes moaners and not doers. They can't help criticizing everything and it creates a kind of gloomy mood that prevents simply doing things. That is way I appreciate US people so much. Your positivity is a well needed addition to our old nation. Ooops ... this is a critique ... again ...
Bruv you can mail to your old employers and ask for your papers, hr will mail it to you in a nice pdf ( it worked like a charm for me with a job from 10 years ago) glad you like ot here !
Ahah, don't drink your wine in a glass made for BEER !!! And also, buy normal bottles, not the one for child. Then, you'll begin to be a little more french.
About retirement that's not totally true. The pensions bureau has all your information since you started working and for all the jobs you had. They even normally regularly send you a summary. However if they ever make a mistake you'd better have those payslips to prove your case otherwise it will be complicated to make your case.
Strange story about the mutuelle as if you work in France your employer pays the mutuelle for you its automatic.And if you dont work then each time you went to the doctor dentist...they ask for you mutuelle card so i dont understand how it took you 4 years to realise you needed one.
Thanks jordan I did find this video helpful. I'm supposed to write a short story as a tourist and I'm thinking of using france. It's an older city as far as I know and there should be enough differences for me to point out that would clearly show I'm in france and not in canada anymore ^-^
Hey man. My name is mike. My fiancé lives in Paris and is a tattoo artist there. I am moving to Paris next month. Maybe we could be friends. Because I will not no anyone there :o. The plan was for her to move to America but we changed out mind before covid hit so I’ve been stuck here 11 months. I am very new to learning the French language so I am really worried I won’t be able to find any work at all :(. Maybe you have some ideas of work I could do without knowing a lot of the language?
Thanks for your comment and welcome to France! If you're interested in teaching languages, that might be a good way to start by having a few students on the side in the beginning. You can put a personal ad on leboncoin.fr . Besides that you can probably find a job in the touristic areas of paris in a shop (retail or any sort of merchandise). When I was a student I had a part time job in Paris working in a clothing store on Avenue des Champs Elysées when my French was very limited and that helped me improve a lot! Besides that you can look for jobs that might be available on the website I mentioned earlier or indeed.com or linkedin.com or search for facebook groups on job searching in Paris. I have been apart of some of those communities and people post about job opportunities regularly. It's probably less active during this time due to covid, but I hope these resources help! Goodluck and sure after the pandemic I'm always down to make new friends in France! Merry Christmas!
About your payslips, you should be able to ask them to your past employers, they are supposed to keep track of it for years. With it, you should also ask the "Attestation d'Employeur" (AE). It's basically a document summarizing all your employment details (with payments) from that specific employeur. It's normally meant to be used by Pôle Emploi (the organism that gives your allocations chaumage when you are unemployed, they use it to know your employment history but also how much allocations you are due). Perhaps your retirement company is able to use that too (and I know some other organism that need to know your past payslips prefer that document anyway because everything they need is there, so it's more practical than possibly dozens of individual payslips papers). Good to note that some employers might send that AE to Pôle Emploi automatically when you stop working for them. And also note that every past employer is obligated to provide the AE, by law, no exceptions, no conditions (aside not working for them anymore).
The first time I went to France, I knew little and made a silly mistake. I had the phone number of friends who had stayed with me in the US. Getting off a train in their town near their country home I called their number and couldn't get through and ended up sleeping in the station. The next day I learned that while in France one has to put in 0(zero)before the number. My friends had left me the form of their number for calling from the States. Sometimes the simplest things can bother you.
You're in Europe mate! You don't need to brush your teeth very often, or get a shower for that matter! Put some perfume and smoke a cigarette and you'll be fine mate!
Hi my name is David mark and am from Nigeria,i know a lot about wines and i work as a bar manager here in Lagos Nigeria i would really love to travel to France to work
Merci, such an informative and fun video. Critiquing .. wow it is a good thing, thanks for sharing that nugget. Could you please cover expats visas? I cannot believe that healthcare is that easy (well comparing to the Us where it is almost a privilege).
It's my pleasure to help give some guidance and advice! Feel free to send me an email on my relocation agent email and we can schedule a consultation if you're serious about moving to France and I can get you some personal advice for your current situation: visa types, incite on the process, help you get set up with an apartment with utilities, French social security + healthcare guidance, opening a French bank account, etc. :) E: jordan.patrick@easystart.me W: easystart.me
Hi Jordan! Awesome channel. I was wondering if you could help me out with a question I had. I'm interested in moving to France and enrolling in classes. I was wondering if French Universities accept ACT scores, or if I had to pass le bac. Going through a US university's exchange program is not an option for me. I was studying engineering and like you, got into a little trouble here in the US lol.
That's a great question about ACT scores. Unfortunately I don't have an answer for you because I've never taken the ACT. Basically the Bac is equivalent to obtaining your high school diploma...so NO you wouldn't need to re-pass high school! Wouldn't that be a nightmare LOL. If you were interested in going to an International Business School here then you might be able to transfer some of the courses you've already completed towards your bachelors degree here (Bac +3) and then need to take the remainder of the classes at your school here which might take only one to two years. (I had nearly finished my degree in the States, so I believe I only needed 6 or 7 classes to finish my degree here which I was able to compile into one semester!). Hope this info has been helpful!
Je revois cette vidéo, nouvelle proposition de youtube, et elle me fait vraiment rire quand vous opposez Paris et "countryside" !!!! En dehors de Paris c'est la campagne ????? Is it a joke man ? 🙂
It's really shocking for foreigners in the US....and even for me too now that I've been in France for 8 years ! I pray that I never have a serious accident in the states because I'd be screwed LOL
You have private insurance in France as well, voilà la mutuelle qui est fornis par ton entreprise. If you've had good medical assistance in the US then that's great for you, but it's not "donné" even with insurance in the states, there are other costs that are not included that you need to pay separately (not to mention the costs of women to give birth in American hospitals which is thousands of dollars given the amount of nights at the hospital, whereas it's très peu en France genre 100 balles au total selon plusieurs jours)@@Dms-sn8qj Everyone can have different experiences, but glad it's working for you!
1- Mutuelle. Unsurpring that we wouldn't think about telling you. The healthcare system has been common sense in the world since forever. Our system is an evolution of something created during the 1st french Revolution at the end of 18th century, where municipalities had to take care of it. That means that it always was a public matter in the french Republic. 2- Critique. Yes, totally that. With foreigners, we will do this a lot with language. As you said, it is respect, and since you are trying to learn, we are committed to help you. This is it. 3- Ah yeah, trust... What can be gained can be lost, too. It takes time. But normally, that means that if you have a problem someday, you know you have someone there for you. From paying your rent to accompanying you on the other side of the country for an emergency, these are not things you do for random people who pretend to be your friend. 4- Not comparing, integrating. Yeah, i feel you. But as you say, this is human nature. So, i agree with you, but as long as you made up your mind to look forward, there is need to beat yourself about it anymore.
Hello! Great points, thanks for sharing! I totally agree with the close friends group, especially as we grow older and more mature, we naturally surround ourselves with only close friends who will be there for each other during the hard times and surround ourselves less with meaningless acquaintances! People come into our lives at important times for a reason, but sometimes we outgrow those relationships and it's a part of life :)
Good question, I remembered a few of them off the top of my head, but did the research for you to be sure. Here you go!: Driver’s licenses from the following states are eligible for exchange: Arkansas (limited to Class B), Colorado (limited to Class B), Connecticut (limited to Classes A and B), Delaware (limited to Class B), Florida (limited to Classes A and B), Illinois, Iowa (limited to Class B), Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio (limited to Class B), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (limited to Classes A and B), South Carolina, Texas (limited to Class B), Virginia (limited to Class B), West Virginia.
The critiquing is in the culture, not meant to be taken too harshly, but from an American perspective it can be tough to take sometimes because we are so used to things being sugar coated ^^
I’m from SoCal to and the honest opinions expressed by people is what I value in cultures. Even if I disagree with them I like the ability to make a case for certain topics. The critiquing is an alluring aspect to me and it makes me want to go to France even more 😄
En France on aime les débats, des petits on nous apprends à débattre à défendre notre point de vue a se poser des questions .. j'ai deux garçons et mon fils cadet de 4 ans commence à s y mettre en m'entendant débattre avec son frère aîné..lol
Yes I agree, but most payslips are digital now, so you just simply need to save these docs in a secure folder on your computer or cloud and it's much better than physical form in case their was a fire lol
9:11 No, it is not. It's *a joke* compared to engineering. It's *just one little book to learn.* And it's *not stressful at all* because the only thing you risk is failing and losing money trying again later. It's not like real driving where you risk killing people if you make mistakes.
Thanks for your input, but when you've driven with a license for 10 years in your home country and have to learn a whole new set of driving rules (which is way more complicated than your home country) in a foreign language (French), it's not easy. I'm not comparing it to "engineering" or "rocket science" or anything else that has nothing to do with learning the rules of the road in a foreign country with roads that are hundreds of years old. It might be easy for others who grew up in Europe, but it doesn't take away from the difficulty I had to pass 'le code de la route" en français. If you did it in French and you're not a native speaker, congrats!
Hey thanks for the compliments, that's nice of you ! When I first moved to France I'd say my style was very American and it was easy to guess my nationality because of my loose fitting clothes and bad haircut ^^
It is a pity you had not read your monthly salary sheet, you would have notice you were paying for it and that there is a 25% less in net for social contributions !! And there are several lines as the social security system has several branches !!!
True! But personally I don't mind the social contributions for people who need it (ie loss of job, social family benefits, new-born child support, student housing, etc), the system is there as a safety net, but I do disagree with people who abuse the system!
French people are usually known for complaining a lot... and critic is part of it :D But, yes, critic (or suggestions) can help you progress or question yourself, and that can be positive when it's founded. And it doesn't mean that you hate what you critic. A lot of people have a hard time with that.
Yes the French critique is definitely something to be appreciated! Some cultures can take it as a negative thing, but here it's a friendly suggestion that shows they are trying to help give some useful advice! :)
Hello Jordan, your video is useful, thank you. From the US, New Jersey, I am thinking of going to visit my mom more often , also stay longer during the summers, now that she is retired. I am planning to go there with my 2 kids. As a start, I am looking to buy a prepaid phones, temporary high speed internet and such..., what do you recommend? Thank you in advance.
Hiiiii! That's great news! That would be an excellent idea for introducing children to new cultures from a young age so they are aware of cultural norms and exposure as a kid! :) I wish I would have had the same exposure growing up! ^^ Yes that's great that you're looking into things you might need in advance like a prepaid phone and internet! I've never used a prepaid phone here myself, but I would recommend checking out "Free mobile" (the name is a little deceiving I reckon🤣) but it's a very cheap phone provider and offers great deals. I had a phone with unlimited calls and texts for only 2€/month!!! Of course with internet it will be a little more expensive, but you might get a good deal like internet at home and phone for like 20€/month. (not sure about the prepaid option, but on my American phone I have internet abroad with T-mobile, and they were the first provider to offer that (but years ago), so they all probably offer it now. It might be worth while to check with your current provider and see if they have options for you to continue your current plan with international options. The "Whatsapp" application is great for messaging in Europe because it's internet based, so people in bigger cities use it and it's a universal form of "imessage" no matter the phone type someone has! I hope some of these tips have been helpful for you and I'm excited for your upcoming trip abroad! :) Keep me updated!
@@JordanPatrick , thank you so much for for your feedback/recommendations! I am looking over the Free Mobile's site and will contact them about some of their services. Not sure if they have a referral program, I can put you down when I use their service(s). I will update you; I am sure I will have more questions. Thanks again.
