So you now want us to take you seriously after you created a facade to wind everyone up?

naaaa, doesnt work for me thanks......

That’s part of the problem; in theory he has so much to offer forums like this but history has shown that he’s only been interested in peddling controversial and inflammatory points of view, more often than not giving unhelpful or bad advice. It’s fine for the people who know his ways and take anything he says with a large pinch of salt but for newcomers his posts are potentially harmful. 

After possibly eight years of enduring his posts there’s no chance of that. 

I hope this forum does not become a reincarnation of FE and the other one where people just spend there days personally insulting each other.

Because if I was not here, lets be clear you would just find another victim to lay into. Give FFS a break after all his hard work creating this forum. 

I hope also that you might touch on French issues rather than concentrating your anger on Boris and Brexit. It's boring as hell. 

Try and learn about the country you are living in. It is actually very interesting. Politics, economics, social economics. Learn from peoples experience. 

The only posts that DB has made in the last 24 hrs are insulting. Some others also. Largely because he does not know France and can't engage in any 'French' debate.

Now let me tell you, I have been a member of another French forum for the last 8 years. An international one. Mostly people outside the EU. I never been banned. Been told off a lot. But so has everyone else.

We talk French issues. Most people have lived in France as long as me. Some longer. * There are many French memebers. 

The majority of 'discussion threads' are about real political/social issues facing France. Sometimes the debate gets out of hand and the MOD closes the thread. No one insults each other we just move on to the next discussion issue. 

But also, a lot of people come on and ask questions. Sometimes very complex questions. And we all try and help if we can. We also learn from each other. 

That is, a French forum. 

DB joined a few years back and starting his little rants and was banned within a week. FE member joined a normal French forum. It was never going to work.

Stop being British. Be more French in your approach to Forums. 

So I say goodbye.


* There was a French member of FE who then went to that 'other' forum and you banned him. LOL....maybe it is the French thing that bothers people. 

Pity.

It does take 2 or more to make an argument and it must be very difficult to not respond to personal insults when they start flying.

Whilst "A friendly place to be for those living in, or interested in, France and all things French" is the aim, I do have a great interest in what is going on in the UK especially as all my income is from there as is my family - it was a strong reason for getting a CDS. 

I also suspect that a lot of 2nd home owners are not particularily interested in French politics, indeed wish to avoid further political gossip.

I accept that I will never truely integrate within French society and so forums like this do give practical information and insight into France for us immigrants to France.

For those who harp on about having to fully integrate and get involved with this and that its not for me.

For those holier than thou, then do absolutely have threads about french politics etc, but please do not ram it down the necks of those who want to talk about UK politics etc. and are perhaps less committed than yourselves.

It is indeed an english speaking forum isn't it?