Posted by: Riviera Reporter in Uncategorised on
Dec 28, 2007
Sent by Sandra Shadrach, by email
Thank you for the interesting article in your Oct/Nov issue about how to apply for a vote in the March 2008 local elections. I have just one supplementary question (having taken the format of the declaration from your website) ... and that is – do I have to go in person to the mairie, or can I post this to them?
Posted by: Riviera Reporter in Uncategorised on
Dec 15, 2007
Sent by Anna Mitchell, by email
I have just received a phone call in French. My French is pretty basic so I asked the caller to talk more slowly. This she did. I understood perhaps half, but it was not good enough. She then said in excellent English: “I am sorry but I am not allowed to speak English – only French.” When I asked in English who she was, I was told SFR!
I have been in France over 5 years and never felt particularly welcome here, now I KNOW I am not. I told her I was disgusted – that is putting it mildly – and will not be renewing my mobile contract with SFR.
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