Kristine
@kristineirene
Norwegian expat in France
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About me
Norwegian
Speaks Norwegian, English, French
Registration: 29 July 2015
Moving to Toulouse
Bonjour! I'm moving to Toulouse in September (from Paris) and I'd like to make some new friends! I'm from Norway, but I've lived in France since 2015 and my french is fine. I'd love to make both french and international friends ... Read More
Cheese making tours
I don't know about factories, but there are some cheese farms near Meaux where visitors can get a guided tour and watch brie being made :) Meaux is not far from Paris. Read More
Moving from Paris to Toulouse - looking for part-time job
I will finally be leaving Paris after two years of staying here and waiting to get started on my business, which I want to start in Toulouse after having done a lot of research. But while getting started on my personal project, it's probably a ... Read More
Are you happy in France? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
As for the authentic Japanese or Korean restaurants, there's plenty in Paris. Rue Saint Anne, metro station Pyramides. ALL the restaurants there are authentic restaurants from Asian countries - most of the restaurants are Japanese. I went to ... Read More
Are you happy in France? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
It depends on what kind of work you wanna do. If you want to work in a bar/coffee shop/restaurant owned and run by anglophone expatriates, you'll probably easily get a job. Unless you have absolutely no experience with that kind of work, then ... Read More
Are you happy in France? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
Judging from my own experience and from what I've been told by friends who have previously lived in France, it seems like expats are generally more unhappy in Paris/Paris region than in other French cities. To be honest, the only Parisians I ... Read More
Are you happy in France? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in France? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
I am happy whenever I visit other parts of France as a tourist. But I'm not happy living in Paris. I come from Norway, and I've previously lived in the UK and US. Never have I felt as foreign as I do here. Not just because I had to learn a ... Read More