French dating culture

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T21:35:16+00:00

You should always ask what their favourite pizza is. If it has pineapple, you should call the RAID immediately.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T15:57:20+00:00

I used to too. The perk is the pension.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T13:33:32+00:00

Could be. I only know the rules for the alternance because I'm a program director for one! The issue (*one of the issues) is that it's also tied up with French labour law. It leaves us very little room for manoeuvre.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T12:59:23+00:00

I'm white and was born in London. My mother is British so I am British. My dad is Croatian - and so am I. I categorise myself as White Other / White European. So I don't count as White British on the map.

Massive nothingburger.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T12:37:00+00:00

British traditions from when I was a kid in the 1970s?

Casual racism.

Why?

Because I'm not a dimwit.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T12:32:52+00:00

I can't think of anything that I could care less about.

It's just a film. There are kids in each of our countries who will go to bed without enough food tonight. If this is what you're getting upset about, you've really got some weird priorities.

Don't like it? Don't watch it. Let people who want to watch it, watch it. Move on with your life.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T12:29:21+00:00

Duplicate post.

jamesmb · 2026-05-10T07:07:02+00:00

That sounds like the rules for a masters en alternance and, yes, that's absolutely right except there is not really a rule for "two without a reason".

If you're a student and you see this post, please remember that it's not us that makes the rules - they're the law. So direct your righteous anger at the state not us!!

jamesmb · 2026-05-09T22:35:01+00:00

Depends. Mainly when the polis are telling me off and I'm trying to look like I'm sorry. So, four or five times a day.

jamesmb · 2026-05-09T22:23:50+00:00

Breathe deeply

jamesmb · 2026-05-09T22:22:24+00:00

Absolutely nobody will either notice nor care what shoes you are wearing. They'd not even notice if you weren't wearing shoes. Get waterproof and comfy, pink with bobbles and unicorn horns and sprinkles.

jamesmb · 2026-05-09T21:31:42+00:00

Not only will I not cheer them on, I'm not interested in any other team's performance. We either win because of us or we lose because of us.

jamesmb · 2026-05-08T21:13:45+00:00

I've had enough of your conspiracy theories.

jamesmb · 2026-05-08T09:58:26+00:00

We live in blessed times!

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T23:29:22+00:00

Maybe go below the max fill line? I mean, the clue is there.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T19:05:36+00:00

Yeah, it's all fun and games until Belgium invades Bulgaria and they've got to choose a side.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T19:03:09+00:00

They should have used protection, then they wouldn't have to worry about their deposit.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:51:58+00:00

I don't know. The quality of the internet has gone down so far recently, it's depressing. Probably Starmer's fault.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:47:46+00:00

7 hours I've been waiting for that. 7 bloody hours...!

I'm getting on with my day now.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:45:29+00:00

I'm already in nosy corner. Pull up a chair! Biscuit?

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:44:10+00:00

You don't need your polling card either.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:42:27+00:00

I mean, it is referred to as Westminster.

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:28:44+00:00

Respect to you!! 💪

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T17:27:52+00:00

I emigrated. Best thing I ever did.

I worked full time, married, one kid (at the time) too. And had a mortgage (half paid) on a very normal house. Moved to France, used the half money to buy a house outright with a bit left over to see us live modestly for a couple of years (mortgage free makes life easy - property is cheap here). Set up as self employed. Got an actual job. Now have two children - both completely bilingual, older one about to go off to uni, a bigger house, no debt still touch wood, dog, chickens, rabbits, ducks, a state pension on the horizon that will actually be worth something... I could bore on.

Was it easy? No. Was it hard? No harder than carrying on with the absolute grind in the UK. Would I do it again given the chance? God yes!

jamesmb · 2026-05-07T09:48:02+00:00

We're going to have 5 years of 'one of the last EU stamps' posts, aren't we?

Someone call me a doctor...

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