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SF Couple Moved to France a Year Ago, They're Already Kind of Sick of It (sfist.com)

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[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also: the couple has struggled to make friends, McIsaac-Kierklo has not yet mastered the language (or learned much of it)

Genuine question: Why France? Is that a particularly easy European country for an American to move to? Personally I’d give it a try, but I can speak the language decently enough to get around because I grew up with it.

I thought a lot of Americans were going to Portugal because they were specifically making an effort to entice immigrants.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

If you don't speak the language you'll hang out with other expats, which will just exacerbate the problems.

French is hard.