Well house prices are far lower in france , £150k gets you a house in the country with land , get naff all in the UK for that .
As for food I think the cost is the same roughly , UK has more choice imo .
Goodbye Britannia!
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As for food I think the cost is the same roughly , UK has more choice imo .
As I said huge variation in house prices in the uk but yes generally higher, we have been to france many times, last year for 8 wks, food is definitely dearer even away from the tourist traps, not that that is wrong uk food is too cheap
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- Limousin, France
Wife food found shopping in Paris shocking, at least double of here. Mountains expensive as well, certainly any ski resort.
I think we eat more seasonally here, but would agree there's not the huge range of food from around the world that you find in the uk.
Food is too cheap, needs to be fairer all through the farm to fork chain.
Cost of living is about the same in both countries , just spent differently.
I think we eat more seasonally here, but would agree there's not the huge range of food from around the world that you find in the uk.
Food is too cheap, needs to be fairer all through the farm to fork chain.
Cost of living is about the same in both countries , just spent differently.
Yes I've always said it takes as many hours of work to buy a similar standard of living in most developed countries, if living costs are high then wages tend to be too, Switzerland being a prime example, last year I had to a dozen trips at least to geneva airport for 6 am, I was shocked when driving back into france the huge queues going into Geneva from.france to work there, probably paid well to do that trip.
Depends where you go I suppose , anywhere near Paris or ski slopes are totally different to the majority .
Our council tax in france , is 700 euros inc the land tax , tax on all the outbuildings and a french tv licence , wtf do I need one of them for
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- Limousin, France
You can tick the box and not pay the audio visual licence. But if you have a TV you'll get fined, even if it's just for Sky you can get French TV channels through it.
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- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Yep, I deliberately write England
I know , but it's odds on they get me and induce another french fine
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- Limousin, France
They'll definitely get you, it's why it's done through your tax d' habitation, it's local so they'll wander out one day from the local sous prefecture/ Impot.
Oddly enough the hardest element of taxe d'ab is paying it ffs , it's either go to the finance office or send a cheque . asked them for bacs details and got quizical look.
It's just theft. Same all over.
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- Limousin, France
No , pay it online simples! Follow the instructions.
france.gouv. ( you don't need France connect account)
Shouldn't think anyone watches french tv , it's shite
Tried that , said we had to go to Finance office with identification .
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- Limousin, France
Furriners!
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
Some are naive when they move, we see it quite a lot here, particularly from Brits who think that they are moving to somewhere like England with better weather, once they realise that is not the case they either adapt to the differences or return to England. Personally I have never once regretted the move or considered moving back, the over riding thought I had whenever we went back to visit family and friends is thank fu¢k we made the decision to emigrate 22 years ago.
Interestingly it is mainly the English that seem to be less able to adapt, the Scottish, Irish and Welsh appear to do it easier.
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
NZ has sone expensive properties, although it does depend on where you live, Auckland is less affordable that London. Food is also more expensive when compared to the UK, which is surprising really given that we can grow so much of it, it does have GST (VAT) attached which accounts for some of it, the quality in the UK is marginal though and trying to find a decent restaurant is not easy, why do you guys put up with mediocracy?
Not sure that is fair on uk good, the adage of you get what you pay for is true here, in general people have been educated that food should be cheap but large amounts , my thoughts are better quality but smaller amounts.
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- Bay of Plenty NZ
It cannot be worse that the UK banking system they are still hacking out cheques on tablets of stone.
- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
I agree, it is the Supermarkets that have driven the price so low that the quality now fits the price they are willing to pay, some NZ exporters no longer supply the UK market due to low returns, Asians (particularly Japanese and Chinese ) expect and demand high quality, they are also willing to pay for it to.