Manu
@manu
French expat in the USA
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About me
French
Lives in Calfornia salinas
Speaks Fran莽ais, english
Registration: 28 May 2005
Dinner hours by Katie
I have a simple question: What time do you all eat dinner - the evening meal? I was just in the U.S. and the television ads would have me believe that the ideal is to walk in the door (home from work), go directly to the table and eat. When I ...
In the US, I agree with you, Katie, they eat between 5 and 6pm, in general (and quickly : 15-20 minutes!). But, as french expatriates, we kept a lot of french habits... like eating about 8pm ;) Read More
French living in usa
Welcome on board, Aurelie ;) I moved in California in september 2001, and live with my wife, her 2 girls (12 and 8) and our son (3) in Salinas. Before that, I used to live in Poitiers (just near the Futuroscope) for 30 years... And my wife is from ... Read More
Cams of your hometown by Olivier de Montr茅al
Hi guys! Here are some [url=http://www.montrealcam.com/en-sommaire.html]webcams[/url] focused on Montreal, its streets, people and famous areas: (en fran莽ais, c'est [url=http://www.montrealcam.com/fr-sommaire.html]ici[/url]) Do you know some ...
Some webcams from Monterey : Bay Area Aquarium (one of the most beautiful in the world) : http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/cam_menu.asp From California : http://www.abirdseyeviewof.com/California.html Read More
Cost of living in the US by Julien
Hi everybody Let's start a topic about the cost of living in the different US states. We already began to speak about cost of life in others posts, I thought it would be interesting to gather everything in one unique post. Don't forget to mention ...
I'm living in Salinas, (near Monterey, 2 hours south of San Francisco) California (150.000 inhabitants) > accommodation prices > can vary a lot, depends of the location in the Monterey Peninsula. For example, $1600/mo. for 95m2 in Marina, $1500/mo. ... Read More
Can you live far from your better half? by Julien
Well that's a personal question, but have you ever lived far from your better half? I spent almost two years far from my girlfriend when I first came to London, then we moved together to Madrid (for one year), and now I am back to London for a ...
In one word : nope :D Read More
Find an apartment in Buenos Aires by zurrosteph
Thursday night we will be on a plane again for our trip to Buenos Aires; the last one before moving at the end of April. The goal is to find an apartment for when we move with our pets. I don't know if someone went through this already but it can be ...
I have a friend who spent 1 year in B.A., and I think he collected some information about renting an apartment. You can find these information (and more !) on his blog : http://www.imerege.com/blog/ ;) Read More