In fact, the sense that the world beyond France might hold a lot more promise for French people than home does has so intensified that in recent months two weekly magazines, L’Express and Le Figaro — both fiercely conservative critics of the Socialist government — featured the same cover headline: “Why they are leaving France.” L’Express added the subtitle: “It’s not just the rich!” as though the editors were amazed that regular folk would opt to try their luck elsewhere and forgo cherished French benefits like minimum five weeks’ annual paid leave, decent public health care and free schooling. The magazines cite the 300,000 French estimated to be living in London, and the 200,000 French residents of Belgium, a 25% rise since 2010, according to Le Figaro. Each magazine interviews young go-getters who’ve upped sticks for New York City, Dubai, Shanghai and elsewhere for better pay, more-rapid promotion and a chance to make their mark — things that those profiled say are all-but impossible under a sclerotic French system. Alexandre Perrot, 30, featured in Le Figaro, moved to New York City a year ago and works for a business-intelligence company, is quoted as saying that France’s system “does not value or stimulate active youth.”


Read more: Stymied by Socialist Policies, the French Start to Quit France | TIME.com

These stories pop up once in a while just like the one about needing more science teachers and the one about not enough engineers...

...yadder yadder yadder - in the end they all go back (and why wouldn't they - nice country!)

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

This is great news. I've always thought that France would be a really nice place if not for all those French persons.

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1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Well you know what they say

"it's the people that make the place"

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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

They say that. I don't.

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1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Good point.

It does however ring true about Southampton which was once described to me by a police man as in the middle of England at the bottom and full of sh...

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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Except for those that stay. French wetbacks.

Do you get large new communities of French people where you live? All huddled together eating croissants, making wine, baking bread that sometimes lasts as long as 5 minutes after you've left the boulangerie...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I have to wonder how long it will take Depardieu to long for France.

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Actually, what with it being between the French consulate and the Lycee Francais in NYC, as well as being approved by the UN Credit Union for mortgages, my building has a LOT of French immigrants. Some of the older residents rather hilariously complain about that fact.

Hmmm . . . ze Statue of Libertay takes on new significance.

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I've lived in some places that had rather high numbers of recent Latin American immigrants. Generally I had very little in the way of complaints, especially when they got to cooking and wanted to share, which happened a lot

What do the older residents complain about?

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lol!

I like their toast.

AND their kisses

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting