Buying French Property

Moving To France - Bring Your Sense Of Humour!

In this article from PFS France (http://www.propertyforsalefrance.co.uk/), B A Boyle a British expat, writes a "tongue in cheek" account about communication challenges they faced when they moved to France.

For many newcomers to France, one of greatest challenges is actually to make sense of French language which we studied years ago in school.

If you’re lucky you may still remember a little vocabulary or how to conjugate verbs, exceptions and rules. Nevertheless, beware. french learned at school has its limitations. It’s most unlikely that you will be able to impress anyone by asking “Where is station?” “I’d like to book a room with a shower” or even “How do I get to Eiffel Tower”