TurquoiseB wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Unc.... Sounds like a great gig, being there and enjoying > > happenings like the one you describe. Do you speak French? If > > not, how is it living there w/o it? In the last several years I > > have found myself attracted to France but have never been, and > > don't speak the language. > > Well, I have to admit to having been somewhat lazy with > the development of my French. I work for a French company, > but one in the computer industry (which runs on English) > and in which everyone speaks English, and in which all of > the documentation and training materials and programs I > write are done in English. So there has been (fortunately > for me in terms of finding work, unfortunately for me in > terms of learning French) not the "immersion factor" at > work that would have improved my French drastically. > > <snip> > > > Hope this helps, > > Unc Sounds like you are lucky in a way... able to make a living and enjoy Paris w/o being too terribly troubled by the lack of French skill... though it seems you have quite a lot of it down. I have subscribed to an e-letter for a couple of years from <http://www.parlerparis.com> and learned a bit from them (and from <http://www.internationalliving.com/>). The letter that came today described the author's grand time enjoying La fête de la musique. I have faint dreams of retiring in the south of France where, I understand, real estate is still somewhat reasonable... at least more reasonable than one would think. Thanks for the feedback..... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
