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[mdewfr]

Hello
Awaiting delivery of my secondhand Pilote Aventura A660 ACG.
First venture into the world of Motorhome ownership or Camping Car as the anti-anglicised French call them.
Really looking forward to taking the kids (8 &6) all over this land and other land including blighty of course.

If anyone requires any assistance in French, or the French way of doing things (expat living near Paris for 23 years) don't hesitate to contact me.

I'll be taking delivery of my vehicle in 3 weeks, so am now shopping for accessories.
Recommendations on must haves and must not haves appreciated.

What I really would like to know is what is the best way of making tea and toast.
Electric (autonomy taken into account) and gas suggestions welcome.

Au revoir
Mike

 

[Hollyberry]

Hello and Welcome to France. I'm an ex ex-pat.

Tea---gas kettle (ikea do one ) toast, grill if van has one, failing that a dry skillet/square frying pan. I carried a sandwich toaster and used that on EHU for toast, bagels and sandwiches---no good for warming croissants tho.

 

[Chris]

Hi , we use one of these if no hook up, and sometimes even if there is.

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[Deleted member 29692]

Hello

We have a hob top toaster similar to the one in Chris' link and it makes great toast.

 

[jollyrodger]

Hi from Devon
Yorkshire tea-bag boiling water milk ..sorted.

Low watt toaster runs off inverter or ehu ..sorted

Works for us.

 

[Ali n Tim]

Hello from Kent

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[yodeli]

Salut!

...Et bienvenue sur le site!

Tu parles Français comment ? passable? assez bien? bien? très bien? super bien? comme un français?
I do my best in English but there' one thing I can't really cope with, as probably any foreign person when it comes to a foreign language .... feeling the slight difference between 2 words... one you can say, and the other one... well you'd better watch out who you talking to!!
I'm trying to make the difference between the rude words at the moment LOL! May be you could help!

As for helping in French well a little bit of help now and then..... if you can really do it of course. Your view as an expat might make the difference!
Peter (Stcyr) is a perfect bilingual English/French

Amicalement

Frankie

 

[Wildman]

Hi and welcome to the forum I hope you enjoy your new van, why not wait and see what you actually need before buying lots of garage fillers.

Hi , we use one of these if no hook up, and sometimes even if there is.

That looks tidy Chris but how do you stop the cheese falling into the flames.

 

[trophychap]

Harry's sliced white (or indeed, brown) bread for toast - baguette, boule etc just go as hard as charcoal. But we have an Anglicised Pilote Reference with a full cooker - so don't need a gadget to make it! Pilote actually sell a range for Brits!

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[DBK]

...What I really would like to know is what is the best way of making tea and toast...

After 23 years in France you are still drinking tea and eating toast? Well done that man, don't let them assimilate you!

And of course welcome and thrice welcome if you stump up the requisite number of Euros to join!

This picture below is from my road atlas, it may be a tad out of date but I prefer it that way...

 

[cruiser]

have fun and join in.

 

[mdewfr]

Tu parles Français comment ? passable? assez bien? bien? très bien? super bien? comme un français?

Je laisse les autres decide la niveau de ma français. Je sais que avec chaque phrase que sors de ma bouche ou de mon clavier ils auraient les fautes de grammaire ou d'orthographe, none of us perfect.
Tant que les gens arrive a me comprends....
Vous etes de quel coin?

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[gus-lopez]

 

[Fireman Sam]

 

[mdewfr]

After 23 years in France you are still drinking tea and eating toast? Well done that man, don't let them assimilate you!

And of course welcome and thrice welcome if you stump up the requisite number of Euros to join!

This picture below is from my road atlas, it may be a tad out of date but I prefer it that way...

AH the good old days.
William the Conqueror's descendants came back to see the old folks back home for a hundred years or so....
Whenever we get our French friends over for a barbecue, I ask them how they like their meat..."a point" or Joan of Arc

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[burtonbird]

Moi, je suis aussi ex-ex-pat. J'ai passe plusieurs annees dans l'Haute Gironde, pres de Blaye. Bienvenu au site!

 

[mdewfr]

Moi, je suis aussi ex-ex-pat. J'ai passe plusieurs annees dans l'Haute Gironde, pres de Blaye. Bienvenu au site!

Bjr je connais Blaye, il y a des vignobles sympa par la.
vous etes toujours en France?

 

[DBK]

What this Forum is missing is a button along the top of the page with a little Union Jack on it. If there was one I could click it and get the English version.

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[Mel]

Hi & welcome

Mel & Lieve

 

[yodeli]

Je laisse les autres decide la niveau de ma français. Je sais que avec chaque phrase que sors de ma bouche ou de mon clavier ils auraient les fautes de grammaire ou d'orthographe, none of us perfect.
Tant que les gens arrive a me comprends....
Vous etes de quel coin?

Ok ... ! Just one thing , on a forum you say TU not VOUS when talking in French.
Let's say you can only improve....
As you can see on clicking on my avatar (or anyone else's who has fill in the introduction form) I am from South West, Balma is the name of the little town I live in and it's very close to Toulouse.

Enjoy the forum!

Amicalement

Frankie

 

[yodeli]

What this Forum is missing is a button along the top of the page with a little Union Jack on it. If there was one I could click it and get the English version.

Sorry for that. It must sound quite rude. I just asked our new member the level he has in French.

As for the other posts in french, just saying where they are in France or how long they have been there for.

You are quite right to give some sort of shout for talking in another language. Actually I think it is breaking one of the forum rules! I'll be careful from now on and will type the translation on the same post!

Amicalement

Frankie

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[burtonbird]

Bjr je connais Blaye, il y a des vignobles sympa par la.
vous etes toujours en France?

Malheureusement non. Mon mari est decede et je n'avais pas les moyens d'y rester toute seule. Mais j'y vais souvent pour voir des amis.

Sorry, just read the above post. Making the most of being able to converse in french, something I miss very much. Just saying I lived in France for some years but lost my husband and couldn't afford to stay there alone, but I go back often to see friends.

 

[DBK]

Sorry for that. It must sound quite rude. I just asked our new member the level he has in French.

As for the other posts in french, just saying where they are in France or how long they have been there for.

You are quite right to give some sort of shout for talking in another language. Actually I think it is breaking one of the forum rules! I'll be careful from now on and will type the translation on the same post!

Amicalement

Frankie

C'était une blague!

 

[Chris]

I got CSE Grade 4 in French Studies , so don't any of you lot posting in French think I don't follow what you are saying.

Monge tout

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[yodeli]

C'était une blague!

Never mind ... may be other funsters do feel uncomfortable !

 

[mdewfr]

I am from South West, Balma is the name of the little town I live in

I intend to wander down the Atlantic coast for a few weeks in July and August. Obviously being the "Haute season" (young kids in tow) I may have to take in a bit of the "arrière pays" to avoid the madding crowds.
Is there anywhere in particular you may have visited and would recommend in the Charente / Charente Maritime areas.

 

[spitfire]

Je laisse les autres decide la niveau de ma français. Je sais que avec chaque phrase que sors de ma bouche ou de mon clavier ils auraient les fautes de grammaire ou d'orthographe, none of us perfect.
Tant que les gens arrive a me comprends....
Vous etes de quel coin?

La Corrèze pour nous nous sommes écossais but nous avons été en France depuis onze ans )

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[spitfire]

Ooops sorry . Just said we live in Correze and we are scottish and have been here for 11 years.

 

[Chris]

J'suis Chris avec pour bier

 

[yodeli]

I intend to wander down the Atlantic coast for a few weeks in July and August. Obviously being the "Haute season" (young kids in tow) I may have to take in a bit of the "arrière pays" to avoid the madding crowds.
Is there anywhere in particular you may have visited and would recommend in the Charente / Charente Maritime areas.

No... I don't really do this part of France, I tend to prefer the Mediterranean cost. But I'm sure lots of Funsters will give you a few tips .
Only thing is if you now want to post , you should subscribe. Upper toolbar , click on Subscribe , pay your tenner and you'll have full access to ALL the forums of this excellent website!!
If you stay a "read only Funster" then you can' ask a question or reply to a post... or even send/get Private Messages (those you get in your INBOX, same toolbar). Now don't mix up status ... which give your mood of the day, and can be read by the whole world wide and PM that you can send privately when you "start a conversation" by clicking on the INBOX!

Frankie

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