‘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 Published: 22 February 2022 Author: Emma Morgan
‘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 Published: 17 February 2022
France’s Covid travel test rules are blocking recovery, says ski firm UK 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 Published: 8 February 2022 Author: Emma Morgan
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’ Published: 1 February 2022 Author: Emma Morgan
‘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 Published: 14 January 2022 Author: Gillian Harvey
Comment: ‘Mother’s guilt’ is alien to the French ‘All is set up here so family life can run smoothly without mum’ Published: 28 December 2021 Author: Gillian Harvey
‘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 Published: 14 December 2021 Author: Suzanna Chambers
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 Published: 1 December 2021 Author: Emma Morgan
Why do French restaurants have such bright lighting? 'A blight on France' is what former Minister of Culture of France, Jack Lang, called France's suburban developments, which he connects to a lack of serious art training in the French education system Published: 22 November 2021 Author: Samantha David
'I have been driving 40 years but French test really rattled me' A Briton who took a French driving test after becoming frustrated with efforts to swap his UK licence has suggested the process should come with a health warning Published: 5 November 2021 Author: Suzanna Chambers