8 WRONG assumptions about expat life in France (and the truth!)

Everyone makes assumptions but you know what they say when you assume… Here are some things people have assumed and gotten wrong about me and other expats over the years after moving abroad to France and I’m setting the record straight.
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Also, I want to clarify something regarding my use of the word expat and not immigrant. To me, an expat is someone who is abroad temporarily (often for work) and when I moved to France in 2012, it was for work. I had a job contract with an end date. Many of my early experiences here that I talk about on this channel and my blog were from that time when I was here on a temporary expat work contract. All the initial culture shock and language troubles and mishaps were from that period. Speaking about that time, expat was the clearest way to describe my situation. When I talk about feelings and experiences from the early days, the word expat makes the most sense.
But at this point though, as someone who visits the US more regularly now ever since my mom died, I usually just say I’m an American living abroad. That’s what feels the clearest and most simple.
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Salut! I'm Diane, an American who has lived in France since 2012 and the creator of the blog/YT channel Oui In France. My channel's focus is "Everyday French life and beyond." I make videos on French culture topics, France vs. US culture comparisons, with a sprinkling of food, travel, and language topics and give you my thoughts about what it's like living in France as an American in the Loire Valley. Thanks for being here and if you enjoy this sort of thing, please share with friends and subscribe!
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