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I came to Paris knowing that finding a job without working papers, and without being fluent in French, was going to be hard. Add in labour laws that favour employees (therefore providing a MAJOR disincentive for employers to hire new staff), a high unemployment rate (currently 10%) and a global financial crisis, and you really [...] This is a very sensitive post. It deals with issues of race and immigration which are very close to some people’s hearts. I have to say upfront that I have no doubts whatsoever that I am one of the most privileged people in the world, and I have no right to complain about minor inconveniences to [...] So yeah, I paid for 2 weeks at Alliance Francaise, 4 hours each morning, Monday to Friday. In a note to anyone wanting to go to Alliance Francaise in Paris – make sure you go there at least a day in advance in order to sit the test, stand in line, realise its the wrong line, [...] Another “meeting” with French bureaucracy, affectionately known by the French as “l’administration”. Monday was my real appointment at the main prefecture (police station, sort of…) for Paris. The appointment at the previous prefecture was just an interview to see if I was dodgey, a check of key documents (but not all documents….) and to have a [...] |
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