Robyn
@Tigerlilyb
English expat in France
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About me
English
Lives in Lyon
Speaks English
Registration: 15 September 2010
About
My expat journey
Lyon, France
I live in a tiny 1 bed flat with my native boyfriend. Mostly I stay in and keep myself busy with crafts and cooking, but occasionally I'll drag my dear boyfriend out to see some of the city - we are both very much homebodies!
Unemployed - I don't work due to illness.
I love the history and culture, especially Vieux Lyon, it stinks of rich history and I love it. The food is fantastic, I never knew a simple salad could be so amazing. The shops are great, the majority of people seem friendly, it's just a pretty lovely city.
Is it just me or do people switch off their brains while driving trolleys around supermarkets here? Also while driving their cars, the roads here are quite scary! But I suppose that happens in any city.
Poole, England
I've lived in this small seaside town for all of my life. I grew up here and it'll always be home to me.
School, college, and working for a short time in a tiny shoe shop. I still have a horrible appetite for shoes.
Poole is an absolutely beautiful place (just like it says in the tourism ads). It's right on the coast and deep in history. The people are friendly, it's quite peaceful, and again, beautiful :)
Trying not to sound too much like an old lady, but the youth. The loud obnoxious types who drink, smoke and swear too much and are generally the scum of society. They're just a small percent of the youth obviously, but they seem to congregate in the town centre and somewhat ruin what is otherwise a wonderful place to be.
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Hi, any native English speakers here please ?:) by bouchra2013
Hi everybody! Of course im willing to talk about anything with everyone... but at the moment im looking for expat English speakers living in Lyon as im looking to relocate to Lyon next year with my family. Thanks !! x
Hello! I'm a brit living in France with my young family too. Hope your move goes well next year :) Read More
New to Lyon, seeking advice. by JScott
Hello, my name is Jon. I have recently relocated from the UK to Lyon to live with my girlfriend who is native french. The reason for my relocating was that I was unfortunately made redundant from my job in the UK. I decided that as my job was the ...
Honestly, I was horribly homesick for my little seaside town for a while, but now I'm feeling much more at home here. Lyon is so big, there's so much to come to terms with. It's such a gorgeous city though and I'm loving the weather; I don't regret ... Read More
New to Lyon, seeking advice. by JScott
Hello, my name is Jon. I have recently relocated from the UK to Lyon to live with my girlfriend who is native french. The reason for my relocating was that I was unfortunately made redundant from my job in the UK. I decided that as my job was the ...
Hiya Jon, This is somewhat late I'm sure, but I'm currently in a similar situation. I moved to Lyon to be with my native boyfriend about a year ago, but since I don't work we've been very lazy about paperwork(!). I'm really relieved to find out ... Read More