30 THINGS FRANCE TAUGHT ME (Turning 30 & Things I learned living in France)
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This video celebrates 30 things I learned at 30 through living in France for 6 years. Some fundamental mindset shifts occurred for me as an expat living in France and the ways in which it has pushed me to become a better person. It's part of the French Culture and French attitude to life that stays with me!
Just some of the lessons include how French people enjoy the moment and live for experiences and connection with others.
And also, priorities! French people, in general, would prefer decent amounts of paid annual leave to more money. If you ask a French person if they could earn 20 000 more per year but only have 2 weeks holidays, most would say NON MERCI. There is something to learn from appreciating the most simple things in life and prioritising time with family and less, high quality things than working tirelessly for that big fat pay check.
The expat life in France can be a ballroom dance, a battlefield, a riot and a rave. All of these experiences accumulate and have a profound effect on you as a person.
This video is just scraping the surface, but if you have any other questions around my move to Paris France, or the experiences I had, I am always happy to answer your questions!
I hope you guys enjoyed this reflective video about 30 things France taught me. If you want to know more about living in France as an expat or have an experience to share of your own, please let me know down below!
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Apart from all your points being fantastic, the one that resonated with me the most was the one where you spoke about the French being okay with earning a little less in order to have more quality time in life. I'm a single mother in NZ and my son is 13 now. It's just me and him. I'm working part-time and I've noticed that when Kiwis know this they instantly say things like " Ooooh he can stay on his own now after school, you can work full-time" or they will say in a very hurried tone " When are you going to work full time???" I can understand this notion however, for me, I love being able to eat breakfast and dinner with my child at our pace. I love being able to be at home with him after school so that I can just be there, I am the parent right? Technically, we do not go without anything in our life. I'm able to work fantastic hours (20 hrs per week) and then when I am home...I can be at home. I can do the chores, cook good meals without being exhausted, have conversations with him and watch movies and such with him. Yes we don't get to go on holidays or go out to fancy restaurants all the time but I still can afford to live well and most importantly...be with my child because as you say, you can always earn more but you can't buy time. Love it. Take Care Rosie : )
I can't agree more... French daddy here of two little girls (5 and 2), I decided to have a six months break in my career to spend more time with them. French laws allow any parent of a child under 3 to go for a part-time job, or a full break with the guaranty you get back your position and all the rights you had (bonus, seniority, etc) when it ends. Meanwhile I am not paid by my boss, but there are financial aids from the family allowance service.
At the end of the day, when it will be time to look back, I am pretty sure it's a choice one might regret not to do, rather than a decision that one might regret because no matter what our bank account look like, our time on earth is priceless.
‘When you raise the level of life for everyone, it’s better for everyone’. My favourite bit but unfortunately I’m in England where most people don’t seem to agree🙄
Most people do agree. It's just we have different ideas about the best way to achieve that. Unfortunately, one side in Britain seems to believe they have all the virtue.
Every non french friends i've talk to says the same thing at 1st : Living in France made them appreciate food more, and that it is fine to eat for 1 hour (and healtiher), plus the dessert at the end isnt a shame
You are getting fat, Rosie
@@jerome9002 She looks gorgeous! What are you talking about!
Love hearing, "Salut TH-cam!", cuz I know its another Rosie vid! That is a very thoughtful rundown of things to appreciate. I am American. I was in a group of friends the other day and one is going to be in France for a few days soon. Another remarked on how rude the French are and because of your videos, I was able to defend their culture and their expectations of polite behavior that are so different from ours. I was able to explain what the cultural differences are and how we seem to each other. As humans, we judge each other from our personal perspectives. Most people who haven't lived outside their own country/ culture don't know that there are other cultures of "people who look like us" but don't think and live like us. We can create harmony and understanding for ourselves and others by embracing differences with curiosity and open mindedness. I appreciate learning that from you, Rosie! 💕
I'm French. Thanks for your react. It's difficult to understand another culture. ❤️❤️
Thanks for that ! I'm fed up with hearing we're rude whereas we're not, not much more than people in other cultures !
But then that doesn't stop the French from hating on Americans and the American culture.
@@caciliawhy5195 we don't hate Americans and American culture but the values are different. So we have something trouble to understand. Donald Trump is not really loved in France so that why French people have something a bad opinion. 🤷♀️
I love the USA. The people are friendly. I would like to go here one time in my life. ❤️
@@caciliawhy5195 I think most french people like american people and american culture but american people are very outgoing and french people more introvert, we seem a bit cold or even rude to you but it's our way to handle relationships.
For the culture there are 2 points, the first is we don't have the same values so it doesn't meam we hate each others just that we're are differents (I spent 1 year long time ago in DC, loved to experience the american way of life, but when I had to choose between staying there or coming back it was easy to decide. I'd love to come back for holidays but the US' values are to far away from the life I want for myself.).
The 2nd point is more around art. French people are really really REALLY proud of their history, language, cinema, music, food... English language and Hollywood cinema, pop music, Disney parks, netflix, even fast foods ... american's culture is very popular at the moment and it's spreading all over the world. We enjoy it a lot but at the same time it's very important to us to protect our heritage.
I don't know where you get the idea french people hate american, it's not true, we don't value the same things, we want to protect our culture but there is no hate in that.
My daughter is now in Paris 🇫🇷 for 1 year study abroad . She speaks French and absolutely loves it so far ! What an opportunity 🙏 you’re videos- I’m learning a lot, Merci !
As a French who's been living in the UK 20 deffo agree that it's easier to discuss important topics in France with people who have different opinion. In the UK, every chat about brexit ends up in insults. But then the French are a lot more interested in politics in general so they're more aware of the issues. Here most Brits have no idea how even their own government works. They have a lot of preconceived ideas and never bother checking if what they say is true. I guess because French people's lives revolve heavily around the administration, it's in our DNA to understand how things work to avoid making mistakes.
I also noticed that when you mention weight around native UK people they often get very uncomfortable. This is something I didn't observe until I met my French boyfriend. His friend was talking about food that his wife likes to eat and my boyfriend said something along the lines of "yeah that's good food to eat to loose weight" and his friend looked at him like he just slapped him in the face.
I completely understood that my boyfriend wasn't calling his friends wife fat, he was literally just saying that the certain type of food she eats is good to loose weight...i had to explain to him that people here are very sensitive when it comes to talking about weight.
He also has lots of issues with some of his Co workers as he is very critical and opinionated. If someone is doing something wrong he will correct them politely. This isn't well received here. Again I had to explain to him that if no one asks you, don't anything! Which he thinks is ridiculous. I really do see the culture differences and think we're better off living in France as he has way too many pointless arguments with people in the u.k all because of his culture. He especially gets irritated with people who don't speak proper English(slang) and expect him to understand. We go well together because I'm interested about French culture.
I moved to France, Montpellier 6 months ago to be with my boyfriend. He warned me about the paper work. the frustration, the time, the confusion. I can happily say that i now have my Carte Vitale. I pushed on ward and did not give up. So much harder when you cant speak or understand the language. communicate is so so important 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I find your channel so refreshing and helpful. Hearing your 30 things resonated with me. The being insecure in trying to speak French. Knowing that your not pronouncing it correctly, or you actually have used the wrong word, misunderstood what they are trying to tell you. OMG many times I have had to fight back tears b/c I have been so frustrated with myself. But you have to put yourself out there or you are never going to learn. ppl have been supportive and actually very helpful when they see you trying and struggling. THey know their language is a hard one to learn. Moving from Canada to France has been a complete life change. It has been such an eye opener to a whole new way of living. Canada is beautiful but WOW 🤩 France is on another level.
Living in France taught me to not be afraid to try new things. I lived in France for one year between the ages of 20 and 21, at a point in my life where I was facing graduating from university and having to enter the real world. I was so scared to take risks, but when I moved to France I tried to say "yes" to as much as I could. Visit a local farm to learn how they make goat cheese? Yes. Learn how to shear sheep. Yes. Dance like nobody is watching? Yes. It has been 5 years since I moved back to the UK and I am still saying yes as much as possible.
Quelques années en France et tu as capté l'essence de l'âme française. J'ai le sentiment en regardant cete dernière vidéo que tu es une Belle Personne.
Reviens vivre en france pour quelques années quand ta famille se sera agrandie :-) JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE
Je me suis reconnue dans ce goût très vif pour ce qui est beau, dans la curiosité par rapport au monde extérieur, dans le désir d'une société juste et solidaire, et bien sûr dans l'amour du vin, du pain et du fromage au lait cru!
Joyeux anniversaire, Rosie, et profite bien de la belle décennie qui commence!
Un Français quoi
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La nouvelle décennie qui commence fort pour le coup
Wow, I wish French people were as virtuous as you describe ! It makes me want to put a hand on my heart and sing the Marseillaise 😃!
Happy birthday Rosie! 🥳
Ahah same !
ALONS ENFANTS DE LA PATRIIIIIIEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!
Il y aura toujours des cons peu importe où tu es et on l'est tous, mais à quel niveau est la vraie question.
#30. So true, still struggling with English here 😅
A short story. Many years ago we hired a young Chinese lady. She could not speak a word of French when she arrived. She was stunningly pretty, everybody wanted to talk to her.
1 month later she was speaking French fluently. I was gobsmacked. I asked her what was her secret. She replied that in China almost everybody has 2 or 3 languages : official mandarin and 1 or 2 more local languages. On top she was living near the Russia border and so she could speak Russian and she learnt English at school. Learning French was a piece of cake for her.
2 years later she got married with a French colleague from a different part of the group (her popularity spreaded far beyond our site 😂).
Happy next birthday Rosie!!!
Happy birthday! I love all the points you listed, but, as a heartbroken citizen of the rabidly-capitalist dystopia formerly known as the United States, I am particularly happy to hear you articulate the basic truth of egalitarianism: protecting the rights and well-being of society's most vulnerable benefits EVERYONE. Altruism and self-interest are two sides of the same coin. Vive la France!
@Richard Dixon being born in lower class in France is far better option than being born in lower class in USA.....at least if nothing else you don't have to care about getting sick or about your childrens education
#6 is so important. As an American who is so frustrated with the state of politics in our country I have found that too many people have checked out on what politics mean and how important it is to know what is going on. You need to know who you're voting for and understand that THEY work for YOU. There is a belief here that "Politics" is a dirty word, but that's because people have forgotten that voting in our representatives is our way of getting things done. We shouldn't be checking out of the process. That's how it gets corrupted. The French seem to continue to understand this. I marveled at the short "greves" they staged seemingly every other day when I was there, but now I appreciate it so much because I realize that is shows their commitment to making their every day what it should be.
Absolutely agree tfcasper! People in my neighborhood don't even realize we have a midterm election coming up!! I'd like to make a sign for my yard : For America's sake, vote - while we still can.
But all these strikes disrupt everyday life. People can’t get to work or see others. Some of the strikes are completely random and meaningless. For example, there was an anti Muslim protest. Do those people really think that something will change after their protest?
@@katkit1479 These people are racists. Very different of strikes for justice, rights...
Strikes should not be considered meaningless if you are not harming someone. If trains are stopped because of a strike, we need to support the workers fighting for their rights and not letting them be crushed by selfish overrich guys who ruin public services for their own good even though we have the ressources, creating and perpetuating inequality. This also applies for education, health, energy, transport, and so on
I'm a french girl and I agree 100% with what you say Rosie! I'm really glad you learn useful things being frenchified for 6 years haha.
Yes! Less makeup was a lesson I learned as well when I lived in France in my 20s. One of many lessons!
Unfortunately the less make up thing is changing... 😟
What an altruistic way of celebrating your birthday ! Thank you for this approving gaze on our culture.
C'est toujours intéressant quand tu parles de ton expérience par rapport à la France ! Très bonne vidéo merciii 😊
I’ve just moved to the opposite coast of India, and this means different culture and language. But your video, even if it’s to do with France, has encouraged me to open up to this new place and see it as an adventure and have a more learning attitude to it. So thanks!
Un seul mot me vient à l'esprit : Merci :) when I was younger, I have lived 4 years in another country (Germany) for profesionnal reasons, and I don't regret it, it permitted me to improve my english and learn german, to meet other culture, to learn on them sure but also on myself... Bonne continuation, ah, j'oubliais, j'apprécie ton parallèle sur les noix de coco pour définir les Français :)
Happy birthday Rosie. 30 is a life changer! I’m nearly 70 but turning thirty was the most profound birthday for me. You realise you have to make changes at that age!
oh my god Rosie, thank you so much for that video ! I loved it so much but I got emotional when you spoke about appreciating taxes and seeing the whole picture about redistribution and things like that I even teared up a little bit I have to admit it. Such a touching video thank you again Rosie and Happy Birthday!!!
@@NotEvenFrench I don't know how but I got so overwhelmed when you talked about that and when I realised that sharing cultures and meeting new cultures can really shape people. I suddenly felt gratitude and also realised that intolerance could be cured if people tried to walk in each other's shoes . sorry I'm becoming cheesy and philosophical I didn't mean to! I'm such a typical French !
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Happy Birthday Rosie!! I'm turning 30 in France, and I am totally learning all of these things. The food philosophy has been a game changer in terms of simple pleasures :)
I see beauty in all your videos Rosie and food for thought, when you praise and when you criticise.
I have recently returned to Aus after 9 years in regional France (Dordogne region), I agree with your observations overall. I would add, the most frequent question I was asked by a French person was 'Why did you come here?' They were honestly flabbergasted I would leave Australia for France. After 9 years, I understood their question, and I am happy to be back in Aus, but France taught me a lot, and also made me appreciate my home counrty more. No regrets, Non, je ne regrette rien, but France is a difficult place for a foreign person to live, whereas Aus and NZ make it easier for new people to integrate I think.
OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU!! I couldn’t stand my French fellows anymore lately, and it’s a foreigner teaching me to see their good sides again ❤️
J'aime cela! My faves are: savoring the food, noticing the beauty all around, the focus on relationships over things, learning a language takes guts! J'apprends le français. Ça prend du temps!
Bonne chance à toi 😀 Je suis sûre que tu te débrouilles déjà très bien vu les phrases que tu as écrit ^^
Ça prend du temps mais tu vas y arriver . Déjà t' as une bonne base. Bonne chance.
Very wise! I liked the peach and coconut comment! My favourite was the idea of caring about every member of our society! So true! Thank you
Bon anniversaire Rosie !
Thank you Rosie and happy birthday ! My favourite point is when you talk about the reward of learning a foreign language and getting interested in all the things around it. I'm French and I've been studying English for more than 30 years. It has led me to travel to so many amazing places where English is spoken like Scotland and New Zealand and my favourite thing in the way to discover these new places was through food. I very often have sweet potatoes with lamb, yummy !
It is the most beautiful present you gave France . Yes thank you for having explained the French behaviour due to History .
omg Rosie thank you so much for that last reminder on learning a language 😢. Sometimes when i see people on the internet i tend to criticize myself alot because i wonder "how come I'm so slow" and it's just so heartwarmimg because especially with a bit of a complex language it's easy to get discouraged and compare yourself to others even after years of language learning !!! thank you so much 🙇♀️🙇♀️🙇♀️❤❤
What do you think is hard about French ?
I just want to thank you for all the joy you bring into my life. I have been having a hard time seeing good things in this mad world and thanks to you I can finally say that this phase as faded away. Looking at my country through your eyes has been really helpful. Thank you ❤️
Coconut way of life 🤩🥥
Merci beaucoup sur votre retour d'expérience en France. Je vous souhaite plein de bonnes choses.
French politeness, when you greet the cashier (supermarket etc.), make eye contact and say bonjour. The eye contact is important.
Je ne sais pas si c'est la France qui t'a appris tout ça, en tous cas, tu nous donnes une belle leçon de vie et d'ouverture. Je pense que où que tu sois tu trouveras toujours des choses positives. Je te remercie de les partager et d'amener par là plus de compréhension entre les gens....
I love your point 13 ! I'm trop Bask Country in France and even thought we're French we're also proud to be Bask with our own culture, the result are wonderful, a mix between French culture, Spanish one and Bask one ❤
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Very interesting point of view, I am French who has been living in the usa for 20years and i surely can appreciate all what you said because it is so true. But I know too that if I was living back in France there would be things I would miss from the usa that i dont realize and appreciate right now.
Great content and happy 30th- my 30’s were great years , history making is an achievement and every birthday is a testament to it. Love your life lessons and I am much older than you!
Such a lovely video! I’m American living in France and this video was impactful and so true :) happy 30th!
I think i am French, even tho i've never visited France :D Like the manners, the culture, the things you've shared, pretty much is the way i live and see the world. :D however i did actually love France, dont know why, but ever since i remember i was inlove with this country and culture. I am a hidden francofolie :D
Me too!!!!
VampireSpork I’m definitely French, though not born there! When inFrance I’m always taken for the French lady...........I have spent a considerable part of my life travelling through France. Had a home there for nine years & adore it there. I love France so much, just hate the smoking it’s a real turn off & everyone smokes! But, I ache for my return visits ♥️
Then come visit us :)
@@zaasfromparis Oh, that so kind! Merciii!
@@VampireSpork Enjoy your stay :D
Happy Birthday❤🎂🥂🎁🎉🎈❤
Joyeux anniversaire Rosie!! (j'utilise pas mon clavier francais donc, je vais faire les erreurs). Merci pour ta chaine et merci d'etre aussi positive toujours. Je suis americaine mais j'ai habitais dans le sud pendant deux ans et tout tes lecons sont vrais pour moi aussi, et tu me fais sourire de revivre les. Merci, profite-en 30!!!
Bon anniversaire ! Getting visas and titres de séjour is a nightmare in France. You are right about the French systems seems to over-complicate everything with paperasserie and by trying to avoid their job by saying “NO’ as a first response in many offices. I relate to so much to many of your points about a French. French are real coconuts! That’s ok if it works for them. Learning FRENCH is très difficile! Je fais tant de fautes tous les jours. Merci pour une autre excellente vidéo. C’était géniale....
What a great video. What a great positive outlook to present.
#30 easily. I'll have to partially contradict you on this one. Learning a language is easy, mastering is not. That's a lifelong process even for your native language, but there's a tipping point you reach where you realize you're not only talking in a different language, you're also able to think in that language. And that's an amazing feeling, it's just like your mind expanding.
I just discovered you and have enjoyed your videos, accent, perspective and candor. My family also has enjoyed my retelling of some of your exploits at the dinner table and we have all had a good laugh at the video of your introducing yourself as “Ms. Asshole’s” replacement.Everything that you have commented on hits home as we lived in Paris for 3 years and I wish that I could have rolled with the punches as well as you have. You are remarkably centered, balanced and thoughtful. I love your comments on lifting up others in society so that everyone can benefit with the basics of a civilized society. Our new America is so unbalanced now with autocrats and billionaires ripping all benefits away from the most vulnerable to line their own pockets. France could teach us many lessons.
I have no doubt that you will have an even more exciting thirties decade ahead. Go Rosie!
Your comment about french administration really made me laugh because it's so accurate, just like your point 29. (I work for the french administration, btw ;P )
Joyeux anniversaire chère amie ! Thanks for this video, it's always interesting to hear what you have to say about France, and it helps to keep the good ways, instead of falling into consumerism, artificiality, speed, hypocrisy, individualism...
What a lovely “lesson”. Happy Birthday!
You have a beautiful character. Thanks for feeding my need for France!
The coin in the supermarket trolley has existed since the 1980s, before that many people once loaded their shopping into their vehicle leave it there instead of putting it back in the planned location sometimes even just behind the car next to theirs. When the store closed in the evening, employees had to collect the carts. the supermarkets were fed up, they invented this consignment system
Happy Birthday Rosie, I have short showers due to hot water shortage but I still manage to rinse my soap. You better rinse just in case is not good for your skin. A lot of people also don't rinse the dishes from the soap in Australia. The only time I don't rinse the soap of me is when I have bath because I run out of hot water. May your 30s are as happy as your 20s. You are real pleasure to watch. I like the way you speak NZ language!!! And I like your French too. I have heard you speaking French!!!
Hi Rosie ! I turned 30 this year too, and it also made me think a great deal about life and the things I learned. I really appreciated this video ! You seemed really passionate about some of these things. I especially appreciate the fact that our country made you realise how important it is to make sure every single child is provided what they need, and the importance of not wasting. And the fact that a debate doesn't have to be an argument. It is essential to say things instead of keeping them inside. With time, it hurts more not to say something than saying it. I also love when you called us coconuts. WE ARE FREACKINGLY THICK COCONUTS !!!!! :D With time and a little bit of efforts, we open and reveal our true nature. And it also has to do with education and politeness. I feel like you really understand our country, our ways, and that was really moving. Of course, there are soooo many things to criticise in this country, but I'm glad you managed to appreciate us anyways. This video made me so happy !
Happy Birthday, Rosie! Congratulations to you for achieving so much in life and good luck with everything you do in the future!
The whole turning the shower off while you soap up thing! This really didn't cross my mind until living in France!
Hi! I’m French and I spent more than a year in the US. This is a fact: it’s easier for a French person to acclimate in the US than for a US person to do so in France BUT it’s worth it as you say 😊
We are coconuts but because we only want real friendship with trust. In the US for instance, you can speak really quick with people BUT real friends are so hard to find. I ended up only trusting one or 2 people out of the hundreds I met….
Congratulations on turning 30! Can you do a video on Anglo-Saxon countries, like compare and contrast them to each other and to France?
You've grown so well and mature. I'm very proud you keep on doing things our country taught you! Great job!
This might be my favorite of your videos. I love that you talk about the good and the bad in your videos but many of the things you
mention here are good life lessons we could all use and also what draws me back again and again to France.
Great video! You've not just lived in France, you've thought about it--the food, the culture, the system.
Your eyebrows remain perfect! Happy Birthday, and have a wonderful year!
Great video!! Happy Birthday. I must be a French woman at heart. All those things are so important to me.
I started getting emotional toward the last point of learning a new language...I am myself with french & it feels like no one understands a shift in your brain, for understanding differences and wanting to change yourself. Good luck in New Zealand rosie! à bientôt xx
Joyeux anniversaire ! Thank you for your videos
Bonne anniversaire! What a lovely, positive video. In lieu of Happy Birthday, in Turkish we say "Iyi ki dodugun", which means "it's good that you were born". Knowing that time is more valuable than money is a vital life lesson. You are wise to adopt it throughout your life. May your future be bright and full of adventures and discovery!
Happy 30th birthday! Thank you for this video which made me feel real good about my country/culture/people. Most of the time I was like "ah yes, it's true we're often like that" and sometimes I laughed too (becoming resilient thanks to french administration and the sexual inuendos are quite true). I really love the way you're trying to understand how people think to make your opinion even about what you don't like in French people and our way of life. And happy to know that the very first lesson worth to mention is about appreciating food (of course it would be 😂).
I'm so trilled and happy for you that you got all that from our country. It does take quite a bit of effort and open-mindedness to get to the soft, chewy centre as you say, so bravo to you. I do recognise our culture in everything you said. So glad for you and thank you. :-)
Hi Rosie! Bon anniversaire!!! Just like in the US, every area has significant foods and customs and manners! My high school French teacher did say that learning a few words, sentences or just saying "hi" or properly asking for directions will get you lots of respect. It shows that you care about where you are at and want to make the effort. She said even if you don't speak perfect French or aren't sure, more than likely a French person will be able to figure out what you mean and will appreciate you trying. And she said more often than you might think, lots of them speak English so they may just start speaking English with you.
Happy Birthday!! Love the lessons you learned. We should all take them to heart!!
Bon anniversaire et merci pour ces jolies paroles sur la France, j'ai comme un air de Charles Trenet dans la tête maintenant...
Don't know why it's so lovely to hear things about our country. But its is, thank you :D We miss you here.
It's incredible how fast you noticed those little things.
It took me 30 years understand the french paradox.
> Eat more cheese, drink more wine, live longer.
> Complain every single time, have so much days-off, and still have high productivity.
> Being only 67M, and still have huge diplomatic voice.
The luck of living in France is real, and it takes way to much time to everyone, to realise it.
Joyeux anniversaire! Happy birthday! You have so much rich and wonderful experience. 🎂
Wonderful, wonderful video! Excellent pieces of advice, all 30. Happy birthday! :)
Happy bday... I also turned 30 this year, it's a big deal!
Your 30’s are great. You still look young but have a lot more life experience and knowledge .Happy birthday ❤️🌷💕.
I turn 30 in several months and that is so true!!
I very much enjoyed this video! Thank you and happy birthday! Hope your 30s are just like your 20s but with more money.
Aaah you make me so proud of being French :)
Love this! Very nicely said! Love your energy!❤👍👍😊
Happy birthday ! Very Nice video, you describe pretty well the french life and mentality haha
Happy birthday Rosy 🎂🎁🎉
Excellent advice!
Great videos and great insights, as always, Rosie! I love how appreciative you are of everything that comes your way. Also: Happy birthday!
Bon anniversaire ! Merci et bravo pour cette bienveillance et cet enthousiasme, ça fait chaud au coeur.
Comment votre entourage en Nouvelle-Zélande perçoit-il la nouvelle Rosie, hédoniste et solidaire ?
Patienceeee! Oh and the carte de sejour renewal every year for the first 5 🤦🏼♀️ thank you for the reminder of my resilience haha
Happy Birthday Rosie!!
I really enjoyed this video, I'm a big fan of your videos.
You have been inspired me and be grateful for this kind of experience which is living in another country. No one can say "it's easy to take this kind of aventure" but It's an amazing experience and your learn a lot, about new culture and more important about yourself.
My best wishes in your birthday from a Colombia girl who lives in Canada.
Happy 30th! Very enlightening video. I'm definitely going to use less water in the shower now and I feel empowered to push ahead and not be so afraid of my French pronunciation. Merci Rosie!
First comment for the video from Kenya,good videos.I wanna be very very fluent,immersed and everything.
Loved this! You are so wise and positive, I love watching you share your experiences
Love that video, so agree with every point.
Wait till you hit 40! Great video, I agree 100%.
Congrats on the big 30! Life just gets better with age enjoy!
Happy to learn about me being a coconut ! Haha Happy birthday to you !
you make me want more to live in France
#19 (paying higher taxes so everyone can afford the very necessary things in life) is a lesson that needs to get across to any American viewers you may have (you may not have many, but I am one).
If the government GIVES you everything, they can take is ALL away. As an american who lived in England. I can attest to the horrors of living in a socialist system. Expectation. Entitlement. Laziness. it goes on and on. Work and pay for your way in life!
@@jamesrenecozens474 : government doesn't gives you... everything. Government gives " basics" for a human being life. ( BTW , it's not the government who gives.It's a society choice and we pay for collectively) That's allows to walk on streets without fear to be killed because people in neighborhood don't have enough to feed own family ( so... nothing to lose ) or not enough $ to vaccinate or take care of a sick or disabled member of family). For sure... "dérapages" exists. But overall I prefer this kind of countries. Having tones of things , 5 cars 4 bedrooms ...it's good. But , finally I'm driving one car at the time and sleep in one bedroom at the time. So.... BTW, we are neighbours (!?!) Montréal, 🇨🇦
Bon anniversaire Rosie. Thanks for your videos.
Happy birthday/ Bon Anniversaire. Thank you so much for uploading this vid. ❤
Chose intéressante : je croise régulièrement des gens qui ne correspondent pas à ta description (sur le respect, le gaspillage et tout le reste), cependant tout ce que tu as dit reste pour moi un idéal en tant que Français. C'est peut-être cet idéal qui est enseigné aux enfants, et qui est plus ou moins bien retenu par la suite, et qui fait une partie de notre culture.
Happy birthday Rosie. Have a fantastic day
happy birthday ! you are so right about the french !*
happy birthday! you are incredibly wise for 30.