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  • French perspective here : Vermont sounds like one of the safest states to reside in, even in the current political climate of the US. You sound like you’re doing well financially so I wouldn’t worry for now, but maybe there are specific things that are making you reconsider, they’re valid.

    France is hard to settle in, you need to be committed to learning the language and the culture. It’s very worth it but also takes time and energy, do consider that you’ll be an ocean away from your partner’s family, this might play in the long term.

    If you do decide to come, I would recommend you wait until summer 2027 (presidential elections) to see how the political landscape looks like in France as well (trump-compatible-far-right has momentum currently), and make a decision based on this.











  • Copypasting my comment in !europe@feddit.org (it was cross posted there) :

    To be fair, it’s a bunch of random personal experiences that in no way represent France as a whole. Fil dentaire has existed for decades here, people use them if they want to, in addition to brushing their teeth three times a day after each meal. The fact that the article translates it to soie dentaire which is exclusively French Canadian makes me very distrustful of the author…

    Google Translate suggested “passer la soie dentaire”, which roughly translates to “passing dental silk between your teeth”.

    What kind of journalist relies on google translate for a translation and not fact check…


  • To be fair, it’s a bunch of random personal experiences that in no way represent France as a whole. Fil dentaire has existed for decades here, people use them if they want to, in addition to brushing their teeth three times a day after each meal. The fact that the article translates it to soie dentaire which is exclusively French Canadian makes me very distrustful of the author…

    Google Translate suggested “passer la soie dentaire”, which roughly translates to “passing dental silk between your teeth”.

    What kind of journalist relies on google translate for a translation and not fact check…