Brits in France: Escaping Brexit chaos | DW Documentary
More and more Brits are leaving the Brexit chaos behind -- and seeking their fortunes in France. But their home nation’s exit from the European Union means they now face a plethora of bureaucratic hurdles.
Nicola and Graham Parker live in southwestern France: Irritated by the economic crisis and Brexit chaos, they sold their house in England and bought an old country estate in Montignac-de-Lauzun. They’re among some 9,000 Brits who’ve relocated to the Dordogne.
But Britain’s exit from the bloc is complicating the transition. The couple must now navigate a whole host of bureaucratic hurdles, all of which require time, money and strong nerves. They have to apply for a residence permit, demonstrate language skills and pass citizenship tests. As for the locals, some resent the presence of the Brits in their villages.
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Never understood Brits and their inability or more accurately unwillingness to learn a foreign language. 8 years in France and not being able to speak at least a communicational level of French is beyond comprehension.
they can "get by" in french (or so they say) - 07:44
Pinnacle of entitlement!
It's not surprising phenomena. My norwegian mother-in-law lived in switzerland almost 20 years, she didn't speak the language at all. Always asked her husband or her sons to be with her all the time she's outside their home. Many Norwegians live in spain, portugal and southern europe countries, many of them don't speak the languages.
I was born and raised in Miami Florida. We had Cuban immigrants living in Miami for 30 years who didn't speak a word in English. Their loss.
Like the Poles working here in Norway for a decade or more and a ill doesn't understand a single word of Norwegian.
British man went to France for a slower pace of life and then gets mad that people take it slow lol I just can't.
What he means is that he wants some slaves and have a slower pace of life. Colonizers culture is deep within these brits.
Was thinking the exact same thing.
Culture shock is a real thing. Have you ever experienced it yourself? It's problematic that Brits get to throw their money around like this, but you can also see them being humbled, taking their lumps and still trying to make it work. I don't blame anyone for leaving the UK right now, Brexit is turning it into a xenophobic pit of misery.
I know...😂
@@SuperRobertoClemente Fair point.
"I moved out of Britain, why isn't this new place like Britain?"
Mentality of the third world immigrants into Europe.
And these are the „educated and progressive“ English people. Imagine what they left behind. Jesus Christ…
Brits are just like americans. Entitled as...h....
@@ruinerblodsinn6648 Educated and polite? I see too many tattoos... It is true they are not beating up the locals, but still...
I need my bacon sarnie with brown sauce for breakfast. All this foreign pastry is making my tummy hurt.
The irony is these are the sort of boomers who in Britain would complain about foreigners coming in and not adapting to the U.K. and bringing their own culture , ideas, traditions and foods rather than embracing British ones. And now they’re doing exactly what they’d been complaining about 😂
Can we leave the Boomers? For a start they are not old enough, and for another it is ignorant. How would you like it if I called you a Brat? You are no different In fact younger people whinge More. The I Want generation! Otherwise I agree with you.
@@hogwashmcturnip8930 ok, boomer.
Brexit was all about hypocrisy. just like taking back control from (what they called) the evil undemocratic EU, while at the same time denying Scotland to do the same and getting independence from England.
Bore off
He really called learning French a “horror story” and was beyond relieved to know he didn’t have to put in the effort to understand the language and culture of the country he is gentrifying. No wonder the French workers don’t show up to work with him
I’m an American who moved to France 6 years ago, and I’ve not regretted it for one minute. Yes, I have to keep studying French, and yes, sometimes the bureaucracy is a little tough to navigate, but the French people have been wonderful, helpful, kind, and welcoming. I’ve never, in my life (I’m 72) felt so much at home in the U.S. as I do here. Yes, the food and customs are different, and the language can present challenges, but in embracing all this as new and interesting, my life has never been better, and I am grateful every day to the French Republic for granting me the privilege of living here.
So glad you’re enjoying life with us! ❤ It’s a bit late to wish a warm welcome to you, but here I am, though late: Welcome home, dear Olaf! 🎉 I hope you’ll make lots of good friends and will feel happier and happiest sharing on our little land. Our cultures are quite similar, we’re naturally close, I think. But also, I cherish and relish the open-mindedness and enthusiastic state of mind people from the US can have. And I loooove your beautiful language too - though I must at times scorch it a bit, still trying to do my best 😅
What a nice message. Be welcome here, friend!
And we are please to welcome you friend.
Very touching message, merci!
French here. I am so happy you are happy in your new home country. You have the right attitude and I wish more new comers were like you.
So the handyman husband want's to move to France but he doesn't actually like French culture? He complaims abouut the two hour lunch? Pretty dumb.
Indeed...
go to Ireland on Monday off it is called sick day cause on Sat Sun too much alcohol
He is investing in the country so be thankful or you prefer asylum seekers from Africa?
@@luciferjohnson8495Even though, you can expect respect to the country's traditions, life style and language. I prefer respectful Africans to ignorant Europeans having money or not.
he is going to suffer if he does not understand that the way it is done there is different. plus this is not as if he was not self employed and had all the time in the world to do his shopping in the morning or afternoon...
My solicitor in Spain told me she can tell the difference between Irish and British people as soon as they open their mouth. How? said I. The British say Good Morning, Thank you etc. The Irish say Buenas Dia, Gracias etc .
I am Irish and speak Spanish completely fluently (I went to school here) and I mostly agree with what you're saying, but it is VERY funny to have misspelled "Buenos días" when making a point about speaking Spanish 😂. But you're not wrong. I have known English people who lived here for 12 years and couldn't figure out how to order from a butcher counter in the supermarket!
"I have known English people who lived here for 12 years and couldn't figure out how to order from a butcher counter in the supermarket!" Una servesa por favo
It’s 101. If you don’t speak the language at least say hello in the local tongue.
I'm British, but even I say 'hola' and then carry on English. I'm not fluent in Spanish but I damn well try.
@@donallmc There are 27 nations in the EU and the myth that everyone is fluent in everyone elses language is just that, a myth. Some who are near to each other speak a couple of languages but you're not going to find this all over the EU.
Blows my mind they offer free french lessons for those who haven't got good enough French and the handyman wants to avoid it at all costs. When people in England hear about parts of Bradford where people don't speak/learn English but when the English and are outraged but when they are in France they don't seem to see the need to learn the language. Such a double standard.
To be fair I’m from Poland but these English people are coming with millions of pounds and reviving areas of France that were left almost abandoned. And a side note, there’s no English grooming gangs or English extremists are there (except for in Benidorm/s). If France doesn’t want them they’re welcome to Poland.
It goes both ways. As a French who lived so many years in Greece, here, I've met so many French living for decades, especially retired people, and who don't want to learn the language, complain that they're not understood by locals and even don't try English. So, do you think that only English people act that way ? Worse, having travel for business in some former colonies in Africa, French people, expats or tourists take everything for granted and treat people like trash speaking to them ONLY in broken French like they're children. So...
@@sophiewanlin8612 and why do they put themselves into that situation to begin with? English could buy cheap land up north, or in Scotland/Nothern England, and French could go to some cheap French speaking place in France/ew. Romania
@@sophiewanlin8612 good point
You're the one with a double standards,
"French workers don't turn up to give a quote." I live in the midlands of England and have the same problem.
Wales here. I've been ghosted by so many builders since we bought our house!
That’s builders worldwide in my experience.
Because they stole your jobs :)
Thank you ! I’m French and I agree French workers are often very unreliable there’s no denying this. But my friends in the UK have the same complaints so not sure what this person is used to.
Now imagine you are foreigner who can barely speak the language, from a country well-known for being annoying clients. I'm not gonna deal with you. Find somebody else xD
As a Kiwi (New Zealander) who moved to Paris as a youth in 1985, I found the key to learning French, or any language, even our own as infants, is immersion. My Mother and I assimilated ourselves into French culture. We lived _à Paris_ (in Paris) and not gated with other Anglos insularly _sur Paris_ (on Paris - in the suburbs) like many of the English kids did who I attended School with there. They didn't learn French or have French friends. To learn a foreign language effectively you need to be "at the coalface", mixing with the locals and making an effort to embrace their culture and language. After all, France is French (mostly). This isn't the hundred years war (though it might seem so if you live in the Dordogne and you happen to be French). If they see you making an effort they will welcome you in. And show some human warmth and heart and stop being quite so Englishly polite, lol. 💙
I agree 100% with everything you say.
I also went abroad and picked up the Kiwi accent by living with many of them. I was working in a motel in Western Australia.
"I am from New Zealand" Parisian "Oh cool" Southerner " I love watching the All Blacks !"
Totally agree. Most of us make an effort when living / working overseas.
@Theodisc Yes, but you have to be open-minded to do what you did. Obviously, the people in the videos are in France to get the advantages of the country (climate, lower cost of living, health system) but they don't care about the locals just as their ancestors did in the colonies.
Always a catastrophic idea to go to another country intending to turn it into your own, instead of integrating
You didn't watch the video did you? They are speaking some of the language and good thing about Europeans in general- they can integrate well in many areas in Europe because we all have shared history and culture - mainly that we're all culturally Christian (eg: Christmas, easter, etc..), secularised, and democratic.
@@ecnalms851So is the average Singaporean or the Mumbai Indians or the Lahore Pakis or the Ekkamai Thais or the Hongkongers or the Macaus or the the former Islanders who were under the commonwealth. Why do they have a hard time "integrating"?
@@ecnalms851 Calm down mate, I've lived abroad and british are always isolated and poorly integrated. In Italy, Spain or France, you'll find them downtown in the Irish or English pub, eating fish and chips and english breakfast. I like british, they just have problems to intgrate in other places, that's a fact. Might be their difficulty to learn another language
@@converdbYou are absolutely right. But it might be their sense of entitlement.
@@ac1888 Not my experience though, when you connect with them you realize they laugh first and foremost about themselves. I have only found good people in the UK, not entitled at all, they just have trouble to integrate. I don't know if it's entitlement, but they definitely feel "different"
Man who complains about UK healthcare while paying 0% capital gains on his massively overly inflated UK house sale.
Boomer generation in a nutshell - willing to bet they also voted for Brexit
Nobody pays CGT on the sale of a main residence. The UK healthcare system is fooked because the govt are running it down to privatise it, it has nothing to do with availability of money. Mind you Brexshit was about saving the UK banking's tax avoidance network so there is definitely room to improve that area. They could start with the 4bn avoided by Viscount Rothemere's inheritence trust, owner of the Daily Fail!
first sign of problems - deserts the country, while probably looking down on immigrants for doing just the same with actually close to unfixable, in a lifetime, places
@@CR-rm4iy Exactly... They don't realise they're the immigrants here...
We voted for Brexit to keep the house prices down you the Brats. Pity we never got Brexit. So now you have to rent.
I moved to France after Brexit too. Quite a lot of my neighbours have a few words of English, but I always try to insist that we converse in French, even when they want to try out their English. I also went to the group lessons that get subsidised by the state... in fact I found them a little slow, but certainly useful... to boost that I paid out for a private tutor for a couple of years. The result, unsurprisingly, is that my French is getting better and I can usually navigate most conversations. The key though, is showing that you're trying; this effort is appreciated and goes a long way when you're struggling with any particular topic that you might not have the vocabulary for.
Well done you! And best of luck 🍀 I'm a Pole living in England, I love how learning English opened my world to so many new experiences and a different way of thinking. I fell in love with learning languages, I remembered my Russian from school, and I'm now learning French for the fun of it 😄
"The key though, is showing that you're trying" French here: you nailed it. You don't actually have to really be fluent. French as language is kind of a b*tch to learn, we know it well. That's why we immediately feel some sort of raw connection with foreigners trying to learn it- even better when you are struggling. Because we experienced the same difficulties learning our weird language.
Making coffee with a hot tap water is a crime against humanity. I got nothing to add. They need to be expelled for that.
So is instant "coffee".
It took me a moment to realize the horror I was watching.
What do you think coffee is made with? Where do you live that tap water is so bad?😂
@@mateescugabriela7655 Hot tab water is not the problem...the problem is the instant coffee powder inside the cup. Coffee should only be made with beans or the cups if you so choose...but the freeze dried instant coffee powder is an abomination.
I'm British and offended at that. Unless it came out of a water boiler.
These people are unbearable to listen to. I bet they are the same people who complain about immigration into the UK.
100% same thought
No doubt. They’re the sort who would’ve voted in favour of Brexit and long complained about polish people coming “taking our jobs” and how there’s a stall at the local market dedicated to only selling polish sausages, and “those bloody poles” don’t assimilate into English culture and don’t speak English well enough! But they won’t see the irony! And what’s worse is none of these people would’ve been able to move to France if it weren’t for the terrible state of the U.K. housing market. All of them seem to have funded their moves partially through saving but mainly through the sale of their homes back in England- Oxford and the South East of England having some of the highest house prices going! They likely bought their English houses back in the early nineties when the housing market was in turmoil and house were cheap, and have only accrued their wealth through their houses! It’s not earned wealth, they were just fortunate to have been born at the right time to take advantage!
@@arghjayem There literally are Brits now living here in France that voted Brexit.
They're not unbearable at all if you watched the video. They're trying to speak the language for one. Brits can also integrate well in France because both have shared history/religion/culture - ie: both culturally Christian, secular, democratic. Not all immigrants are made the same.
@@ecnalms851 I watched the entire video and the entitlement and the superiority complex these people have is unbelievable.
maybe they would be nicer and willing to work for you if you stop complaining, and acting entitled when you are a foreigner. This is not your country. Be grateful that they are taking you in
Really, be grateful they are talking to you pmsl
Well, at least the Brits aren't stoning the firefighters, setting cars on fire at the drop of a hat and more. So likely they are not at the top of the French's issues, despite being the "hereditary enemy" and not very good at integrating themselves into French society!
How the turntables
Pretty sure these were some of points of the pro-brexit campaign. Ironic 😆
They are "Expats" dude, not dirty immigrants /s
I detest the British attitude to ‘hard work’, France beats us in productivity measures hands down. They know how and when to work.
Nonsense, the french are restricted on how many hours they can work and they are forbidden by law to respond to phones calls , emails etc out of work hours .
@@user-dq6nj1zv9h This is why we have fairly good productivity. Understand that when there was this change in the number of hours worked in France in the early 2000s, we had to do the same work as before in less time. And I can even confirm to you that today we need to do even more in this same time frame. This is why many employees are stressed.
@@user-dq6nj1zv9h it depends of your job. Some are restricted by the 35 hours a week, some are not.
hahaha the French are the laziest nation. They refuse to work more than 35hrs a week and you saw how they reacted when the government tried to raise the 62 year pension age hahaha
As they should be. Its disgusting that employers in other countries feel comfortable enough to insert themselves into the free time of a worker without consent or pay. The protestant work ethic that has infected both England and America only results in office workers sitting at desk pretending to do something for 6 hours that they could do in 2.
"He can't learn French because he's dyslective" 🙄 He can't speak French because he doesn't mingle with the French, more like (while living in France...). Why are they moving there if they dont mingle with the local people?
that's classic brit crass entitled behavior at play. I'm not surprised, but I thought it'd wane off with the decades. I was wrong
They can do whatever they want. It's there cash. Not everyone is a social outgoing person. Who are we to judge? Most of all they are investing in France. Or would you prefer Africans who live off tax payers money?
@@luciferjohnson8495investing in a country doesn't give you the ability to do what you want. You are very mistaken
@@masterkraft4746 when are they asking for whatever they want? They are giving constructive criticism but unfortunately the people in the cooment section are to uptight about it.
@@masterkraft4746 if he doesn't speak French what seems to be the problem?
I can’t fathom living in a country for 8 years and not learning the language, it’s not just Brits who do it, you see it in all countries, it’s honestly disrespectful in my opinion
Ii can't even remember how many people I meet who spend their last 20 summers in France or Spain. Even bought a property there. I immediately switch to Spanish or French. They all miserably fail to put 2 words together. I'm older now. I now proceed to lecture them about how disrespectful that is. They should at least be ashamed of their ignorance.
I moved to a small town in the sunny South about two years ago and bought an 18th century village house The town is vibrant and interesting, with very few residents who speak English. I recognize that as a benefit, as I'm improving my French far quicker. I appreciate the French culture in this place, the history and the politeness and how genuine the people are. Most people in small towns everywhere are quick to lend a hand, in my experience. France is no different. Because I'm an American, where there are few, the people seem curious. As I'm not afraid to embarrass myself from time to time with my French, their curiosity gives me many more chances to have interesting conversations. The bureaucracy with visa renewals and such can be daunting, depending how efficient the local Prefecture is, but it's manageable. I feel fortunate to have this opportunity, and the challenges seem good for my physical and mental health!
1. You must be open-minded. 2. You don't live in an English-speaking "colony". 3. You try to mingle with the locals.
Be welcome!
"He can't learn French because he's dyslexic." I am dyslexic. For two months I worked at a company in a multilingual place. While I didn't learn a separate language, I did pick up a few words I didn't know before, both spoken and written and I figured out come cues and rules in their languages to help me converse with them better.
So French people can't get dyslexia???
Where there is a will, there is a way... it is pretty simple actually. Viva la France!
I would say that he is lazy and entitled
"He can't learn French because he's dyslexic" - so how did he learn English?🤣 By reading books? Or just by listening to Mama and Papa? No excuse, just switch on French tv and you will understand French within a few months, and then speaking it is easy.
Dyslexia has nothing to do with spoken French. Puææ another excuse out of the hat chum.
This people are complaining why ??? WAS THERE DECISION to go to France !!!
And they're loaded too. Just came off as humble bragging
Ethno- culture centric, never wanting to leave behind and embracing new culture! Of course the French don't want to work for them! 🤔
classic brit crass entitled behavior lol they will never change
They're not complaining, they're just sharing their journey. Otherwise, there would be no need for this documentary.
As a Canadian whose country is very much influenced by Brits, they are some of the biggest C U Next Tuesdays on Earth. Every complaint people have about Americans is actually because Americans are the children of the British lol.
I can't believe that anyone would embark on such a major change without fully understanding things like tax..... but maybe that's just me
Agreed. Or some language skills or understanding of culture - or a willingness to learn. It's all very bizarre and foolish.
People who can speak two languages are called bilingual, People who can speak three or more languages are called multilingual. What then, do you call people who can only just speak one language? English!
how many do cunilingual people speak?
monolingual
Foreigners who speak English don't do it for fun, they do it from necessity as English is now the lingua franca of the planet (that used to be French). If the French had not lost America and India, etc, to the British, the lingua franca of the planet would still be French🤣
@@charleswhite758 The lingua franca of the world has never been French. Where did you get that idea from? In human history there has only ever been one established, global lingua franca, and that is English. The French did not lose America to the British although they did lose their territories in Canada. They sold their colonial territorties to the USA in what was (and is) the largest real estate transaction in history. They never attempted to colonise India so obviously did not lose it. The term lingua franca (lingua is an italian word) comes from the name for the trading language in the Mediterranean in the medieval period. You're welcome.
@@Dionysos640at least in Europe the lingua Franca was for sure French, lingua franca literally means french language
By the approach that the couple took to be French, they will never gonna make it. They just want to be British but abroad and the others should bow to them. But the worst offense was the coffee. This was sacrilegious.
I am a Brit and that made me shudder. Please don't think we all make coffee that way. As for the rest, I used to live on the Portuguese /Spanish border I was on the Spanish side and my friend was in Portugal. She would not allow her children to speak English until they got to school, because she said they were born here, they live here, they will be at school here, their First language must be Portuguese. But kids are sponges, they could both speak English, Spanish and Portuguese before they went anywhere near a school I do not understand why people live in a country and send their kids to English schools. To me that is cruelty. We could count the Brits in our area on 2 hands, and when a new lot arrived we would make bets on how long they would last! We were seldom wrong. I saw so many Crash and Burns in my 14 years there. I am still in Spain but down on the coast and it is Horrible. But to be fair the Germans, French and Scandies are not much better.. My Spanish is still dreadful, but I try and it is appreciated. It is all about attitude. The gite pair are Crash and burns .The other couple are festerers. Because they have their business and a bunch of exprats they will cling on and brag about how they 'get by' I have heard the 'get bys' I usually have to translate for them!
Not expats, British immigrants*
English *
because of other violent migrants lmao
Nah, expats. Their goal is not to renounce British citizenship and become French citizens (which would require some level of fluency in the French language anyhoo).
I'm English and would love to live in France... But I'd throw myself into the culture and not want to live in a 'little Britain'!
British refugees going to other countries and complaining about their culture and not speaking their language. Meanwhile their own country is turning into little India and Pakistan lol
@@fuertewelly😂😂😂😂😂 nice spicy comment, tastes like curry
Do you even have a clue what a refugee is? These people are not refugees they are investing in furnaces economy be thankful
More like Britain leaving the EU over too high immigration, meanwhile Brits expect to be welcomed everywhere.
@@fuertewelly Oh buddy it’s not just the corner shop anymore, have you seen the faces and read the names of people who are governing your country and cities nowadays? London, Liverpool, Manchester etc are 50% south Asian and the only white people left are Eastern Europeans lol
Oh look, it's the inevitable racist buffoons.
I became an immigrant to France 20 years ago. I learned French in the first couple of years. We avoid other British immigrants like the plague, why spend time with people whom you would never want time with at a bus stop in the UK, just because they were born in the same country. We took citizenship just after brexit. We never go to England as this is home now. Last thing I'd say is, if you wonder why these people have problems with tradesmen, imagine that you are a plumber and a potential customer and his wife just shouted at you in their language, and when you didn't understand, they just shout louder in a funny accent.
You're absolutely right about everything, and I give you bonus points for having a Highland Cow as your profile picture :)
@Casimir2811 I'm Scots born, hence the coo. Brexit has had the advantage of removing a lot of the British immigrants. However a lot of the remaining ones are whining about having their uninsured illegally imported cars destroyed and being g forced to register for tax and health insurance instead of using a false UK address.
The three-legged dog hopping optimistically after the horse is so cute! ❤
I have learned English in xenophobic Brexit Britain. I am sure they can learn French in friendly and welcoming France.
Très bien formulé et surtout très drôle 😁👍
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The key is at 7:49- in France prior to 2016 you still had to demonstrate you would not be a burden on the state. Not so in Britain where whole families could relocate and were suddenly at the top of the list for social housing, could register as 'self employed' and be entitled to a range of benefits. The non contributory benefits scheme and the free at the point of use NHS made the UK far easier to exploit than Germany, France or other places in Europe. That is ultimately why Brexit happened.
@@catinthehat906 What led to Brexit is ignorance about the world and their closest neighbours, British exceptionalism, island mentality and jingoism.
@@catinthehat906 Before or after 2016 any person who had proved he had been living in France for 3 months was eligible to free healthcare and any resident can benefit from all the social benefits any resident is entitled to. There was no need for proving anything that's why many British families moved to France to benefit from the generous social welfare. Dordogne of all places is filled with such people.
Almost everything in UK is behind compared to other European countries, housing, airports, healthcare, roads, Law Enforcement, right down to the water pressure in the house. Germany's law enforcement took down a coup, Belgium's healthcare ranks 3rd in the world, France has arguably the best water supply in the world, Italy has on average some of the longest living people in the world with a blue zone in their country. Norway's prison system is great too, meanwhile England still hires surgeons and GP's from Europe even though they left the EU. Their own government doesn't play by its own rules, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock during the pandemic are prime examples. Their healthcare service is collapsing, their teachers and ambulance workers are striking too. How far has the "5th richest country on Earth" fallen.
Joke comments by clowns.🫡🤡
Are you in the UK? if its so bad - why, don't put yourself through living in such a backward country, life is short, your deserve better and you have choices - from a proud Englishman.
I remember reading that the economy of California by itself would be bigger than the UK’s at this point
You mean other Western European countries such as France, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. Not Eastern and Central Europe Europe. Like all Brits living outside of big cities causes migration because they know migrants can't afford decent jobs and live outside cities. It's not because of the slow pace more like peace without crowds of migrant people.
Wrong! They are ahead in one thing called self-entitlement.
I'm from Ireland, lived in France in my 20´s, made loads of French pals, learnt the language and can't wait to return soon to retire there.....hopefully I will make new pals again (thankfully I am still in touch with all my old French pals too)....I love the French, love their food, love their culture and love their language..Vive lá France
You are welcome in France !
@@highspirit7590 merci beaucoup mon ami💫👋
I'm french, a breton, to be exact, and my friends and I have always loved the irish, probably even more because of the celtic relations ( and that you fought the British).You are welcome any day ❤ 🇮🇪 🇨🇵
Bienvenue dans le sud-ouest à nos amis irlandais !
@top-notch8277 thank you very much, I loved my time in Brittany when I was there (many decades ago as a 'jeune fille au-pair')...much love for our celtic cousins😍 💚
How much u wanna bet some of these guys voted for Brexit?
French are smart and responsible to to push learning their language. Creates jobs for teachers of French language. Builds bridges with the non-speakers of English from the native French folks 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇫🇷
It's not a French thing, it's a requirement of almost all EEA countries in order to obtain an residents permit if you come from a third country.
@@dooley-ch and A1 level isn't that much of an ask - not difficult to do that in a month.
Moves to France, sells traditional English Breakfast. Imagine.
what's wrong with that? This has been a common path for immigrants for eons.
So what you're saying is that people should just completely disregard and leave their culture behind when they move to another country? That's like saying, "Italian moves to London, sells Italian pasta. Imagine". Pillock.
So I was under the impression that the Brits were against immigration... So why are they all coming to Europe? @@sdrawkcabUK
That's the most ordinary thing ever. Chinese people selling Chinese food in America.
I hope they are learning the local language.
hey to all brits HALF YOUR LANGUGE IS FRENCH WORDS
lol... i found out while traveling in France, with English and very basic Spanish and some Italian you can get along! try it if you are German...
hey to all french ALL YOUR LANGUGE IS LATIN WORDS🤣
@@Arltratlo That's because all descend from Latin, Romance languages
29% from French ( Norman French -William the conqueror - and Plantagenet - Richard the Lionheart ) another 29% from Latin.
@@marycoughlan353 you forgot the 8-10% German!
The guy can't even say 'merci'. lmao
He would say "Mercy". 🤣
As a French who lived so many years in Greece, I can assure you that I met some fellow citizens living there for decades who were not able to say "ευχαριστώ" (thank you) in Greek, so...
Did you watch the vid?! Majority of them can speak basic French to "get by". Not fluent yes, but not entirely incompetent like you're insinuating.
😂 Fish with blue passport will do that 🤷🫵😂
@@ecnalms851they are pitiful
The irony of the guy to say that when he was in Britain he would say immigrants need to learn English, but now he's in France and he finds it difficult to learn their language 😂. It's never easy to learn a new language; for some people, especially adults, it's a frustratingly gradual process. We need to be empathetic to newcomers who don't speak the language.
Totally agree.I spent fortunes on language tapes, books did evening classes and all sorts Before moving. When I got here I took lessons with a Native speaker I watch National tv, and I am still Rubbish! But I try and people appreciate that. I find languages very difficult. I get annoyed by those who have never even tried saying 'Learn the Language!' Just like that! It takes a lifetime to have a full command of your own! That said, I get so annoyed and have no patience with people who don't even start. That is just Rude. I had one woman say to me 'I never bothered with Spanish, I had100 English neighbours. I only had to deal with Them in the shop' 22 years living here. I have nothing but contempt for that attitude. I absolutely loathe the British, and I am one! Yet I feel sorry for them too. They miss so much. I have been to meal at peoples houses, go to concert, join in fiestas, where I am often the only foreigner there. But they are in their miserable half lives, having Fish an Chip Fridays and Sunday Roasts, with people they secretly detest, but have to pretend to like because they have no one else. They play bingo and watch Z rated Tribute Bands and try to pretend they are 'Living the Dream' That would be a thinking persons Nightmare. Deep down they know it. There is something desperate about them
The refusal to learn the language is incomprehensible to me. I moved to Spain and got the C2 eventually.
You must be one of the few. Most people come to Spain and don't want to learn Spanish.
Being young and talented goes a long way.
C2 level is impressive
I thank my school for making me learn French... loved spending lazy hot summers in French camp sites with my young children who in turn now tell their children what a marvellous time they had in France. They were playing with French, Dutch and Belgian kids in the main picking up a few words and using sign language! They learnt German at school. What a tragedy Brexit has been.
No it hasn't been a tragedy!- I moved to paris in 87, fluent in 5 years, no free movement then. I stayed 18 years in all.
Funny that a German financial consultant advises Brits in France in English and French.
It’s called EU.
Ha ha ha. How conceited can you get? Answer; German level.
If they are building a holiday appartment without checking first, whether there are special requirements in the building code (like size of emergency exits), they are really optimists.
It is funny that most of the things that the Brits complain, I experience them here in the UK since I came in November with the exception of a language barrier.
What?
What does this even mean?
As a french person, this is absolutely hilarious.
As a Ukrainian, I find it absolutely hilarious as well !!!
hilarious or depressing, I don't know...
Un bon coup de rouge et tout le monde rigole ...
Expats, or immigrants more correctly.
No expats, they came with wealth and hard work ethics, not a iPhone 15 and a pair of Nike trainers.
@@anthonywakeman9136 there’s no shame in being an immigrant.
Expats as I understand were servants of the crown, and adventurers enabled by the empire, who went to far flung places and had extraordinary unearned privilege. They generally returned ‘home’ when their work was done. Thinking of Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham. Anyone moving to Europe permanently for a better life are emigrants from the UK and immigrants in their chosen country. And good luck to them. The people featured in this documentary are a credit to England.
Expatriate is what you are to your old country, Immigrant is what you are to the new country hope that simplifies the terminology for you.
@@TheGalifrey Precisely
Another thrilled watching documentary shared by an excellent ( DW ) documentary channel...thank you for sharing
Hearing an English women say "they have sounds we don't have in English" my first thought was Brits have sounds we don't have in American English...
Correction, migrants not expats !
Expatriate is what you are to your old country, Immigrant is what you are to the new country hope that simplifies the terminology for you.
Yes and since it is about the situation in France the correct term is "immigrant" no matter how much anglophones seem to hate that term being applied to themselves. If they were back on a vacation for the holidays in the UK you could call them expats. After all people in the UK weren't complaining about eastern European expats before the Brexit referendum now were they?
@@hmvollbanane1259 We don't hate the term, SOME individuals might, but we are all aware of exactly what we are. Immigrant unfortunately has become a derogatory term used by the media and govts to stir up hatred and faux patriotism, just like the way you're spewing it now. You think it has a derogatory meaning so you hate it when people aren't applying it to themselves. That is a YOU problem. And No expat doesn't apply to tourist, it applies to someone who no longer lives in their native country and it the term used in the native country to describe people who have left for good. If your grasp of English was better you would know that Expatriate, break it down, EX Patriate, means someone who no longer patriates in a country, in the country you move to, you're an Immigrant. Every country in the world uses Expat to describe someone who has left and immigrant for someone who arrives. British are UK Expats, French Immigrants. There was only a small fraction of the British that complained about immigration because it was used as a pawn in the Brexit campaign by people, and I use the term loosely, Nigel Farage, blaming them for the strain on healthcare, simultaneously claiming unemployment benefits and stealing jobs. The majority work happily alongside EU migrants, including me and I was sad we lost so many after Brexshit. The British were duped into Brexshit by unscrupulous politicians who had one objective, avoid the EU's new tax avoidance legislation which would have meant no more offshore companies and tax havens, the thing that makes the British banks so much money. In that BS they used the EU as a scapegoat for all the problems the Conservative UK govt has created, and they are still doing it now, just like every other developed country in the world, Blame the Poor and Immigrants for all your countries woes when in reality it is decades of neoliberalism and greed that has caused them and migrants are actually the solution to the current low birth rates. Everybody knows the EU has flaws, it is perfectly imperfect. As a social democrat I would prefer the whole world to be borderless and equal, the EU has at least made some moves towards that goal and many others feel the same, of course that is just a naive dream right now and racism and nationalism is on the rise all across the world as the neoliberals dig in to distract us from the problems of their making.
@@TheGalifrey No, what you are to your old country is an *emigrant* . "Expatriate" is living in another country *temporarily* and *for work* with the intention to go back home when your mission or contract ends. Not the case for any of the people here.
American-born, I arrived in France more or less by accident. I stayed for fifty years, getting married and raising a child. We now split our time between France and Arizona. I learned French, kinda precluding my wife learning English. I cannot imagine being stuck in a single country.
I suppose by Brits, you mean English. They are famous for settling elsewhere and expect to continue life as usual. English bacon and sausages at a French market? This is arrogance.
No, it really isn't. You're just looking to be offended by this. Do you get offended by the North African produce stalls at French markets as well? It would be an issue if they only sold to British people and refused service to French customers.
Neo-colonialism?
@@retro2103 Sounds like you're the one who's offended lol
The only problem is the animal abuse in it. Beyond that there's no problem with it. Your comment is ignorant
Why would be arrogance? That’s how is done in a diverse place. That man seen there’s demand so he decided to supply what is in demand. Easy peasy. It can be concluded then the same for the French baguettes that are sold in every market across the UK. Let the man sell his bacon and sausages. Nothing offensive in there. Aaa peace
Three simple French phrases: "Bonjour." "Merci." and "Au revoir." These will be a good start.
Even that seems too hard for them - they're complaining about it in their thick regional English accents that even other Brits/English speakers have to make an effort to understand.
Even entering a shop, a simple 'Bonjour!' goes a long way. If I were to move to France or anywhere else I would go to any length to learn the language and customs. Its basic respect, it's what they expect of immigrants that come to the UK, but somehow it's too much for them. They are looking for any excuse not to learn French. It's just as easy to actually learn French for 2 years as it is to pretend to learn French for 8 years.
If you move to a country you should learn the language. You shouldn't have to have them cater to you.
A person who speaks 3 languages is trilingual 2 languages is bilingual 1 language is an English If the whole world speaks English, it's because they've never made the effort to learn another language.
Came France to avoid strikes, really?.....🙄
Lolzer😂 French have a strike calendar- 1 year posted upfront.. its called " calendrier du greve" 😂
@@jonathansimmons5353 iI'm French and I've never seen this calendar
Oh yes. My favourite part. :D Somewhere, somehow, maybe there's a Frenchman in Surrey who went there because it was too rainy back home.
Even without the question of renewing their visas in the future : they came to France intending to run a vacation rentals business, without speaking French. Who did they think they will work with and rent to ? Did they expect to have only British customers ?
They will by advertising their gîte in the UK.
Yes
Also they have not done Anything about making it Legal. You cannot just swan into a country and open a holiday let. Spain is tightening up on it, and if they are caught they could have the property confiscated and be deported/banned from the country. They are heading for such a big Crash.
The Brits have a glut of gites in France. Now with their required visas and the minimal income for them they are not making the grade and selling off. Poor business plan to rent to only UK members.
@@Alex-mp1zb they probably rely on their kids to market the rental
For once be honest,most of the Brits wanted Brexit becausexthey do not want obligations but only advantages from the EU. So now they have the full blast of reality and its consequences. Be careful what you wish for.
Yes, French people have a two hour break for lunch but opening times are longer. Schools start at 8am and finish around 5 or 6pm. Shops close at 7pm. You can go grocery shopping or to your local bookstore beween 6 and 7 at a time when most British people are at home, having dinner.
I work in France: 1 hour break for lunch. But yes, it will depend of your work and level of responsabilities.
I'm French and I never had a 2 hour lunch break unless I was with a customer who wanted to treat me to lunch. Okay a couple of times a year I organized lunches at a restaurant for my team (Christmas and summer), but it was rarely 2 hours...
It all depends on your employer - and does not impact the minimum number of hours you're supposed to work, so whether it's 1 or 2 or 0.5 basically is not important. In the end you do your share.
The dyslexic man WILL pick up the language by ear eventually
Not if he stays in his British bubble.
if he tries to listen....but he is a Brit... they got told BrexSHIT is a bad idea, they didnt listen
Probably. But given he spends most of his day listening to saws, hammers, and drills, I reckon he's more conversant in power tools at this time. Maybe he ought to hand off the tools to his wife so he may spend a few hours a day with French lessons.
@@Arltratlo Yup, don't remind me
@@gagamba9198 I am sure it is more important to him that the building stays up than learning French right now 🤣
I can't even finish the video, some of this behavior is infuriating.
It's commonplace everywhere you go.
Standard brit behaviour,see spain
As a Frenchman, these people make my blood boil. Speak of double standard. They just would like us to move out……life would be soooo much better. An English speaking France…….better than the UK, just cheaper, better food, better health system……etc…… I always say that being a foreigner in a country is a full time job and I apply this to my life by first keeping my mouth shut and criticising the place I am ……..cuz they close at lunch time. Then I make the effort to learn the language and when it comes to the Brits, the Guardian reported that the UK was leaving Erasmus partly because of poor language skills on the UK part. Very sad. You can only understand a country by speaking its language……otherwise you are just a free loader …….which in my view these people are. I think the mayor of Eymet is British or at least, I know of a place where the mayor is. But Eymet being more British than French……nobody cares. But, as somebody mentioned, this documentary is already quite old and I wonder how these people are now living their French dream.
D'Accord!
I learned French in School ,never used it very sad ,the food ,the way of life in France is beautiful, viva la France forever ,Great Country
Well Yesterday were Algerians now are Brits
@@andrerothweiler9191 But the Algerians speak fluent French, plus France has, shall we say “history”, with Algeria.
they have trouble registering etc. I don't think they will be paying much tax on their business
I have a child living in England. And renting a room. And believe me the Asian landlords are about 200% better than the British. The horror stories of their experience 😢
So you have a sample on one .
Fog in England continent cut off.
The British man wants to have it both ways. If someone is moving to Britain they must speak English, if he is moving to a foreign country he must be able to still speak English and not learn the foreign language while at the same time enjoying the benefits.
It was the English who started using the word expat, probably because they were too fine for the word immigrant. That should tell you what kind of mentality the English bring, and why there might be a bit of conflict.
An immigrant is someone who comes to your country, you can't use that term to refer to people who've left otherwise that'd be nonsensical
Expatriate is what you are to your old country, Immigrant is what you are to the new country hope that simplifies the terminology for you. Every country uses the term Expatriate to describe someone who leaves their native country, even France, Expatrie (with an accent over the e which my keyboard doesn't type)
@@sie4431 Englishmen call them themselves expat, when they immigrate to another country. There is something here you have misunderstood.
@@TheGalifrey If you move to another country you are an immigrant.
@@TheGalifrey An Expatriate, or expat, is an individual living and/or working in a country other than their country of citizenship, often temporarily and for work reasons. The expectation is that Expatriates eventually get Repatriated by returning home in good order. Permanent settlement is immigration.
So economic migrants......
Yes but they have a ethnic and cultural connection 🤝 unlike... well, you know
But if others do the same, they are criticised.
@@thegracienetwork7847 lol you cultural connection was endless wars in conflict for a millennia
I think before Brexit the Brits were getting about 30% more for their pound to euro. Many were poor Brits who moved up to lower middle class in France. It was an incentive, and they could work as EU citizens. Now, as they sell their over priced property in UK they use those proceeds to buy property with gites in France. But the balance has changed so many sell up and go back to UK. It's really a demographic change.
How did they vote, Leave or Remain?
hearing what they say : "Leave", of course. They look so stupid.
Leave, and then left :D
@@astree214 Yup, really stupid to want to govern yourself🤣🤣
They thought "leave!" was (only) the order for foreigners to leave the UK. 🤣
Most likely a mixture of both
Man who complains about strikes in UK moves to country where striking and protests is a cultural tradition
Whoever told him "go to France, they never go on strike there" pulled the greatest prank ever. But the cold truth is that in France he could buy a house and some farmland that in the UK would have been out of his financial reach, strikes be damned.
A1 level, btw, is the lowest possible level in the European language proficiency frame (highest is C2) - she said it as if she had to study the whole Gallica Library
as a french, we wish you a warm welcome ! We are really happy to see that you chose France as your new home. I hope you will enjoy our way of life, food and beautiful landscape. Welcome ❤
If I lived in Spain, I would learn Spanish. If I lived in China, I would learn Mandarin.
You will find it easier to learn Spanish than Mandarin. And with China, um..... you might wanna learn the local dialect too. Just sayin'.
Why Mandarin and not Chinese?
@@meilinchan7314 I know, I worked in Monterey Park in California
@@3x157 Mandarin is the official language. There are many dialects in China. They all sound different but the writing is the same.
In Barcelona you might have to learn Catalan@@meilinchan7314
Am French, lived in the UK and in the US. A bit disappointed by some of my fellow countrymen comments. They can go to hell with their French secularism or stupid gatekeeping. I am a bit sympathetic to the adjustment the Parker couple is experiencing. But thats probably a tough reality check for them : they chose Dordogne ( spoiler alert i live in Dorsogne myself), which is, except during high tourist season in late spring & summer, a rural & deserted part of France . Handymen and tradespeople shortage is notorious in the area, and thats not just for expat Brits but for local French people as well. However his comment of the tradespeople being drunk after the lunch break was surprising, offensive and somewhat uneducated. He either is lying or contracted the wrong crowd. As for immersion : im in agreement with the general sentiment that if you decide to kive abroad, you need to learn and apeak the languagem this does absolutely wonders to your life and wellbeing and the everydaylife is changed dramatically for the better. Not speaking the local language after years living in a country is insane to me. You got to start mingling with French speak and not stay with other English people. Kudos to the French immigration services to offer free Frebch lessons. I did not know that! I think the English butchers have a kickass business , and is a great idea to bring more diversity in a local market, i think its awesome. But man, you gotta speak French after living here for 10 years. Thats criminal not to do so.
La plupart des commentaires sous cette video ne sont pas des commentaires de français, ensuite la laïcité na rien a voir avec ça et n’est pas stupide du tout ( j’ai peut être pas compris le sens employé ici)
@@highspirit7590 ok give us the detailed breakdown on the nationality of all the people making comments. I mean why not share your data? Because you just made it up?
Surely you don't need to understand French to understand that you have to remove the furniture when they paint the living room.
DID THEY MOVE TO FRANCE AND JUST SIMPLY STOP USING A KETTLE???
And to flee the strikes. Don't forget that. ;)
Escaping chaos by moving to France? Which parallel universe are we talking about? You mean some British very Britishly find what they believe to be good opportunities for real estate speculation?
Why they paid 1.2 million for an old barn without any forest on it? Oh wait, farm subsidies on 20 ha
i literally dont see how you can even spend 1.2 mil on a house in france, like the real estate there is practically free, even compared to scotland where you can buy a house under 100k, you can literally buy a castle there for the same haha
As a Brit I’ve always wanted to live abroad but I would find it way too embarrassing not being able to speak the local language
This shouldn't stop you. You need to know the basics, then you'll learn more one there.
So, I'm half british half french. I grew up in Britain and France. Came back to live in Britain and moved back to France and now moved back in Britain with my great french wife. She has Adhd and is dyslexic, when she arrived here NOBODY was speaking to her in french. Except french expats. She had to do everything in english, she is self employed and did her tax return in english. Today her english is immaculate. Graham loves to find excuses isn't?😂 If my wife behaved half of the third of the way those guys behave in France, she would face insults and racisme. Guys... move your butts and learn the language and adapt to the country. 😂 Laziness...
It's one of the best comedy documentaries I've ever seen 👏
🤣🤣🤣
UK is done, they will lose either northern Ireland or Scotland within the next decade or two. Scotland and North Ireland support for the EU has rising every year since the pandemic
I would ask that they please take Wales with them!
Oh cmon you make it sound like there’s a war between the EU and the UK
@@markmuller7962 To the Brexit supporters and Little Englanders there is. Fuelled by the RW gutter press and even the BBC. They voted to leave, but now all their problems are the EU punishing them! They really thought they could leave, yet Still have all the benefits of being In. That is like leaving a golf club ,but expecting to keep your clubs in a locker and turn up to play a round when you feel llke it. The RW and Leave campaign lied to and manipulated the lower strata, and now it is like the Cult of Brexit. Its like Trump in America .And it was all because the rich wanted to be richer. Sod the masses
Scotland voted mostly remain and nothing at all has changed in that respect. There is no 'rising' in support for the EU here in Scotland.
"The biggest horror story for me was this whole French learning thing" Dear god man you are in France! Embrace the culture and language of the new country you live in!
When I moved from France to the US 40 years ago, I new I became fluent in English when I was able to dream in English, with French subtitles.
They are immigrants not expats
Please correct me if was mistaken :)) the lady, has used a HOT TAP WATER to make a coffee for her husband? I don't about the French, but should be a crime :)
It's a boiler tap which puts out water at 90 degrees, but yes, it should be a crime to come to France and drink instant coffee, however, the French seem to drink a lot of it as well.
Yeah, it should be a crime but it’s traditional English maybe 😮
@@TheGalifrey Thank you for clarifying, I suspect I had a different perception about coffee drinking in France since I imagined the French would have been using, as it called French press, for coffee making :))
If you’re English, and unhappy in France….. move Back to England ! By the way, if you really want to learn a language, jump into it : watch TV in this language, interact with national in shops, get acquainted with nationals…..
@@Cabdiwahaab-Rabaax Tea is traditional English, didn't they teach you anything? 😉
I absolutely love how these people want to show how good they have it, while not realizing nobody cares and probably clicked this video by accident, and now just move on not feeling any particular feeling about this video.
Thank you, I found this interesting and useful, merci, danke.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
This is an old video! Not 7 hours ago!
Maybe Graham has finished the renovation by now ;-)
Two hour lunch break? Half drunk afternoon? Where do I apply?
I have & two hour lunchbreak. I still have to work the same number of hours than those who only take 20mn, so in the end, I'm basically trading my breakfast for a longer lunch.
As a French, I’m grateful and I welcome all fellow Brits that wish to settle in France, as it was said in the video, you are the ones that bring back to life some parts of France by renovating, creating businesses and so on. Only stupid people will see you with a bad eye. I can hear the argument that you might bring the market price up but, hey, first come first served. I hope you all have a wonderful time.
Italy also takes breaks during the middle of the work day to eat and take a nap.
This man moves to France, complains about the French lunchtime 😂😂😂 Meanwhile in England, people gobble bad food in 15 minutes and rush to get back to work being completely miserable.
Boring old stereotype about food. The UK has some of the most diverse and innovative food now. People eat lunch in 15 minutes it's because they are ambitious, driven and enjoy their job. Nothing wrong with that. Maybe if the French weren't as lazy their economy wouldn't be 15% smaller than the UK's.
@@LA90598 it’s not a boring stereotype. It’s life. Most people only get 30 minutes for lunch. So you have to go queue, pay and eat lunch and get back to your desk in 30 minutes. There’s no enjoyment. And whilst the quality of food and variety has changed over the decades that has been mostly down to increased immigration and systems through Europe to transport the food that’s going to change very quickly. Now Brexit has happened it’s now going to be very expensive to transport foods into the UK again. And mostly that food change has happened to evening meals and restaurant dining. Most people for lunch still eat sandwiches for the majority of their lunches. Tesco Meal Deals (sandwiches, a snack that’s either crisps or a bar of chocolate with a drink) remains depressingly popular. Sure sushi, soup, salads and wraps have become more popular but BLT’s are still the king of most lunchtimes.
@@LA90598 and as for the French being lazy, they continuously beat the UK in terms of productivity. Being constantly working does not always equate to being more successful. Talk about lazy, old stereotypes 🙄
@@sarahbarrett1247 maybe lazy is the wrong word... my point is the French constantly use old out dated almost racist stereotypes about the British. The UK often beats the French on many other factors
On a related note, I witnessed a depressing scene the other day at Nando's (a pseudo-afro-Portuguese food chain in the UK). A family father came to lunch with his family at about 1pm, visibly intoxicated, and treated the employees of the chain (many of then native British) with contempt and rudeness, sprinkling his muddled speech with expletives, and when an (I think native British) employee apologized for some real or imaginary fault, he told him "You do not know what sorry is", continuing to pepper his speech with f-words and the like. Despite the fact that France and other Latin European countries are the top consumers of wine and other alcholic drinks, I have never seen such a miserable, aggressive, sad variety of alchoholism as the one exemplified here, which is a deplorable ex-libris of the UK in general, and England in particular. The entitlement of much of the British people and their atitutde torwards life, where they seem to always resent that they are not offered as much as they deserve, extends to their agressive attitudes while drunk. Would it not be so much easier and nice to just relax and enjoy your Saturday? After witnessing this, I felt compelled to treat the employees especially nicely and politely...
We welcome the British in the southwest. They’re good for the economy and bring along good humor.
Full immersion is the way(live in a heavily populated french area/listen and watch french tv/radio/do quick daily french sessions,5-10 mins), it may be daunting, especially if you have dyslexia(In UK dyslexia was not recognized as a learning disorder until 2010! and many people were simply called "Stupid" in class, that stigmatized many of them to learn and speak publicly ). Still best way to get comfortable is to try with people you feel comfortable with even if it feels scary. It also changes the attitude of people seeing you trying hard. I myself live in Quebec so not only do i have to learn French but also understanding Quebecois. It's coming along but the Quebecois is soooooo fast and condensed compared to French. Even some French natives struggle with it.
Amazing how people change place and feel good there. Sun shines is really a huge reason of it. In turn I'd like to watch a video about the French which moved to UK.
London seems to be the 10th most populate French town with 300.000 residents.
@@bonbahoue yes the French come to the UK to get a decent job as there is none at home.
Did this couple vote for Brexit? We need them to declare what their position was on the referendum. Why be shy? If they do not declare then we can assume they voted Leave. If so then why move to an EU country if you so hate it?
Especially to complain about the horrible bureaucracy and need for visas and french lessons 😂 let them learn the hard way why the EU was actually a good idea.
100%! It felt like this was purposely left out of the narrative although it’s such important information.
Why not? If I were to leave my country because I hated it here I would also make it as hard as possible for my fellow countrymen to follow me to my new home
Man this feels like absolute rage bait lmao, checking every single box for the "random Brits spend stupid amount of money to buy collapsing castle in the middle of nowhere" bingo. Credit to Nicola for actually trying
Thanks DW. An interesting and well crafted film.
Thank you for your comment!
As an EU member state national, I don't mind Brexit, after all. I can still go to the UK as a tourist, and Brits can visit the EU just like before. So what's the big deal? There's even a great upside. Since Brexit came into effect, hordes of unwelcome British riffraff relocating to the southern EU have have trickled down considerably.
Really the British. Expect everyone to follow their rules.😂😂😂 even when they're the expats. Anyone tried learning English as an expat? Expect even worse.
classic brit entitled behavior, they really do think they are still the s#it
Like Foreigners in England
@@jdlc903 I don't think anybody from the EU lives in England without speaking English
@@masterkraft4746 it happens, especially in warehouse and agricultural economy,I've been in shops owned by Europeans where they don't speak English, I've been in restaurant s too where only one staff member did,and non Europeans. None of them invested money in dying villages either
@@jdlc903 that must be 0.001% of the EU foreigners in England and I bet it's extremely rare, but ok
Brits moving into other people's lands is historically not new at all.
Loved the "muy bien" at 10:34. Classic French...
Many forget they are not in England and don't want to adjust.