‘Embarrassed to be British’ post-Brexit survey: Your feedback ‘I make sure the French know I am Scottish [rather than English]’ Six Connexion readers respond to a new study on the effects of Brexit on Britons in the EU
‘France is a cultured country in a sense that Britain is not’Our reader shares his opinion on why he has benefited from moving from the UK to the operatic hotspot of Hérault
‘We plan to sell our French second home due to the 90/180 day rule’British couple say they miss the flexibility of visiting as they want as they had done over the last 30 years
French red tape is not new, it frustrates French and foreigners alikeIt has not improved since the 1970s, but take heart that even France’s ‘fonctionnaires’ get annoyed with it
Updated: ‘I’ll leave', 'I'll celebrate' - your views on a Le Pen winLatest polls have the Rassemblement national presidential hopeful at 47% to Macron’s 53%.
'Macron or Le Pen: It's like choosing between the plague or cholera'We ask Mélenchon supporters about their voting intentions as a poll claims 23% of the left-wing candidate’s supporters now plan to back Le Pen
French care home staffing levels are ‘nowhere near’ adequate A care worker in France shares her experience and responds to the care home abuse story
Comment: Macron wrong to use EDF for French re-election votesA Connexion reader challenges Macron’s ‘absurd’ vote winning strategy: EDF electricity price cap, profit losses and staff strikes
‘New bins only make recycling in France more difficult’ The Connexion reader shares frustration at waste and recycling bins which are so impractical they may discourage not encourage recycling
19 inspirational French women for International Women’s DaySamantha David takes a look at the life and work of women she admires - who would you add to the list?
The war is wrong but hate towards us hurts: Russian resident of NiceA Russian woman who has been living in France for seven years tells how she opposes the war in Ukraine - and is saddened by anti-Russian comments on social media
‘Reason €10bn in French state aid is unclaimed is simple - paperwork’A Connexion reader shares his tiring experience of trying to getting government support
French dental service is ‘fundamentally flawed’, says ex NHS dentistThe retired practitioner writes that the system is ‘badly organised, poorly regulated, understaffed and not based on continuous patient care’
The good, the bad and the ugly of customer service in FranceAfter having a traumatic experience at a French supermarket, Tamara Thiessen compares customer service in France to one in her home country of Australia
‘Our son is thriving after move from state to French private school’The school is ‘hors contrat’ and has smaller class sizes and makes children feel more ‘at home,’ Connexion reader Lynne Watt said
‘Why the ‘great replacement’ theory does not make sense in France’The term, which refers to a conspiracy theory that claims white people are being replaced, was recently used by one of France’s presidential candidates, but does not hold up, a French statistician says
France’s Covid travel test rules are blocking recovery, says ski firmUK tour company owner claims the possibility of testing positive and not being able to go on holiday is deterring bookings - or pushing customers to book other destinations
35 years of owning a French second-home; being a 'pays tiers' hurts‘There are tens, even hundreds of thousands of us, penalised, with no choice, nor rights, nor voice. Pre-Brexit owners should have a special status like residents do’
‘How Covid has changed our views on trips back to UK from France’A couple of grand seems a lot to pay for the privilege, writes mother-of-five Gillian Harvey
Comment: ‘Mother’s guilt’ is alien to the French‘All is set up here so family life can run smoothly without mum’
‘High price of UK tests means no family Christmas visit this year’Our family of five would have to fork out almost €500 in Covid tests at an already expensive time of year - sadly, it’s made us decide to cancel
Have Covid and #MeToo killed la bise?Mask-wearing and social distancing due to Covid have blocked a staple of French social (and work) life: la bise. Sociologist Jean-Claude Kaufmann talks on what the future holds now
