Leaving Our French Chateau For The USA: Reverse Culture Shock

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This week Amanda returns to the chateau from a trip to the USA. How are things different there versus France?
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[@OurFrenchChateau]

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[@TheOwlsarewatching606]

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[@savedfaves]

5:25 where did you find those miniature chairs?

[@dianebaluczynski9576]

The beautiful yard and garden, elegantly curated decor, and love of pet animals. It’s easy to see where you have inherited those genes.

[@barbaragerrett8508]

Your parent’s home has the same beautiful aesthetic as your chateau😍

[@jackieboudreaux6339]

Your mom’s house is so beautiful. I like her simplicity

[@OurFrenchChateau]

She's always had great taste :)

[@JanMennell]

I came here to say the same thing. I see where you get your beautiful sense of style.

[@chart2]

The cost of food is crazy now. Connecticut is a beautiful state.

[@tc-gd8ln]

Such different vibes - Connecticut surrounded by water life, parent's house and gardens beautiful and well put together. . . . . chateau - I can see where you get your aesthetic after seeing your parents home, chateau equally as beautiful, fields look like zen gardens from above and everything is soooo green. love your vids. please keep them coming. I so look forward to them.

[@TeresaBell-ou1cz]

Beautiful video 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@martasipan1593]

What a beautiful edit of music, drone shots and mowing. So glad you are home safe and sound!!!❤

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks!

[@Graygramma]

Lincoln knows you can never go wrong with a good dog video. 😂

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

Your mom’s home is beautiful. You grew up across the LI Sound from where I grew up in Cold Spring Harbor NY. Your photos made me homesick. Yes the price of food has increased dramatically in the US, but as you said we have ice and air conditioning and window screens all of which we take for granted. I’m so happy you are loving your life in France. The drone video over the patch quilt of fields was magical. You are a great storyteller, photographer, narrator, cook and decorator. You definitely have an artistic eye and I look forward to your videos every week. ❤

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thank you :)

[@thecatsmeow50]

Your mother's home is lovely! Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the dog barking at the rock😂

[@CatMindy2187-o4v]

I love Nash with his rock. How precious!!!

[@elisabeth6108]

I never realized the "bull" in bulldog was related to the "bull" in bulldozer! 😂😂

[@marysuecritchlow819]

I live in New Zealand, having moved here thirty years ago. Recently, I headed back to Canada for a 3 week family visit. It was wonderful and heartwarming - and also quite unsettling to see how different my country of birth has become. The amount of construction of new infrastructure - from roads to roundabouts to housing to retail complexes - was unexpected. Like you, Amanda, I was gobsmacked (good word, eh?) by the incredible variety of food available. Here, a supermarket may offer 2 varieties of a foodstuff where there would be 6 in Canada. Once I got over jet lag and my sister was convinced I wouldn’t get lost, I took myself to the neighbourhood Sobeys where I simply walked up and down each aisle, marvelling at the choices. Normally I squirrel away a can of pumpkin pie filling to make the kids eat the food of their native country at Thanksgiving, but this time, I didn’t buy anything, for fear that, if I started, I wouldn’t know where to stop. Thanks for sharing your trip back home.

[@Cc-lp2xi]

I felt exactly the same when we went back to Canada five years after we moved to England years ago. But I have to remember food prices have gone up a lot but intcomes are still higher than here in England. I do miss window screens and air con sometimes though.

[@janteve6509]

Regarding food, gas, housing, etc cots in U. S. We are experiencing a booming economy, however GREEDONOMICS is out of control as most of our large corporations face little competition. Profits and executive pay are through the roof.

[@rhondathomas7952]

Your mom’s home and dogs are lovely!

[@nicolaharris3709]

I live in Lancashire in the UK and the cost of food here has doubled 😢 Agree with the other comments your Mum's house is amazing. Great video as always 👍

[@sharondilloncavalierland954]

Hi, Amanda. As a fellow American, I have to say that I wished I lived in France. The food is much better there. Yes, we have choices but most are not good. I'm a scratch cook so I can keep costs down. The greed of the grocery stores and manufacturers is keeping the prices artificially high. Thank you for showing us your childhood home. It's lovely. I love your sense of humor! Hi to Lincoln! Hugs from Washington State.

[@dianegriffith3006]

Wow, you want to move to France? Too? I’d love to move there as well. Southern France -I’m drooling over several YT channels who show the delights of slower living. It’s beautiful over there.

[@dianegriffith3006]

I’m also a Washingtonian.

[@RonRobertson-lafrance]

I'm personally glad I moved to France. The biggest quality difference in raw foods I find is in the fruits. Especially with peaches. But, I love nearly everything about living in France. In some ways, it just feels more fair here, and I really like the people, culture, architecture, etc. I know it's not for everyone, but it sure is for me.

[@highspirit7590]

@@RonRobertson-lafranceheureux que la France te plaise

[@zaram131]

Same here!

[@Nickysmom]

I moved back to the US after living in Vienna for almost 10 years back in 1971. Took me a year to get used to the tasteless food even back then. Nostalgia it is better with farmers markets. I am toying with the idea of moving to southern France, too

[@ruthkirner2191]

On prices in USA, I’m afraid to say yes everything has doubled in cost with no end in sight. My husband & I have been able to keep up but so many can’t and are falling behind fast. Homelessness is on a steep cure upward I’m sorry to report. We see lots of them moving to Eugene, Oregon because of gentle winters. Thank you for sharing your interesting life in France. At 81 yrs. old I still dream of traveling all over France. Never give up a dream is my motto🥰Ruth PS loved your parents home! Beautiful curated collection of goodies & sweet four legged kiddos.

[@fridaylake3259]

Your videos are a breath of fresh air - always beautiful, interesting and humorous. Thank you so much!

[@beverlymurray6554]

I have lived in Colorado all of my life, 72 years😬, and yes, the cost of groceries have doubled!

[@CarolPaget-y4m]

You can see where you get your decoration talent from, your Mothers home is beautiful.

[@debbieosborn9464]

Your mom house is lovely! I can see where you get your love for animals ❤️

[@KAWeems]

you do a great job putting the videos together. Love your humor!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Glad you like them :)

[@katherinegeddie7687]

Corporate greed after the pandemic is the reason the price of food has doubled. There are too many choices of junk foods and too many additives. The nutritional value of food is not what it should be because of the genetic manipulation of crops. Even crops grown without pesticides have some contamination.

[@carrieschwenk5890]

I'm in Ohio and haven't noticed much difference in groceries. I don't know who would buy $25 pancake mix, but then I don't shop at Whole Foods.. I was surprised you hadn't been back to the U.S. in 5 years. Hope you had a nice visit!

[@blueberryblues3365]

Fabulous video and I too was in awe watching the farmer go round and round what looked like giant broccoli. Had to rewind and watch the hydrangeas 3 times -just like my mom grew in NJ. We cant grow them in FL. She always gave visitors a big newspaper wrapped bundle of them to take home with instructions to dry them upside down. You make me happy and love your sense of humor. And that dog and his rock! Xo

[@LennaWinther-Saxe]

Thank you for sharing your beautifully curated family home in the US. I can see where your artistic talent comes from.

[@lindahaines9299]

Haha, we live near Mystic. Visited a friend across from the Emporium yesterday. Yup, drawbridge traffic is bad! Yummy oysters everywhere. It has become ‘extremely’ expensive to live here in the past three years. We have been building a retirement home for over three years! 😮, you aren’t the only ones with build issues!! Love your channel. Misery loves company! 😂 I hope we both succeed in our dreams in the next year. God bless. ❤

[@janeblandford852]

Your parents home and gardens are beautiful! The dogs are cute and love how little Nash is playing with the rock! Such a beautiful video and so relaxing....loved the music. The drone shots of the chateau and grounds are amazing....your property is huge and what a wonderful neighbour to do your fields in exchange for the hay. Awesome! Thank you!!

[@daynight4902]

BEST WISHES TO YOU, yes, the cost of groceries have doubled and then some more

[@shirley845]

Food in the US is way more expensive than in the UK.

[@sheilakadolph5002]

Your family home is lovely. They must be thrilled to see you for your 1st visit back home in 5 years. Dog playing with rock...hilarious 😂

[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

They say taste is inherited and your mother’s home is so beautiful and must be great reminiscing your youth and the way of life in that wonderful town. Thank you allowing us to be able to enjoy your life travels. Great to see Lincoln had plenty to do back home, take care be safe and god bless. PS - Give the donkeys a hug for us 🫏😇😇👍🏰

[@Lifeatthecornercastle]

Beautiful part of the country. Thanks for sharing your “roots”! ❤

[@donaldauguston9740]

Your mother's taste is simple elegance. I loved her home and yard. I even loved your childhood artworks. DA

[@rolph0115]

I live in Florida and Publix grocery stores sell everything organic side by side other items and no where near that cost! A lot of weekly sales and buy one get one frees. We buy everything organic and sometimes stop by health Food store Chamberlains and it’s not those prices at all, as you showed in Whole Foods. After Covid, our total at the grocery store was about $20-30 more than before but we’re used to it now, and it’s not too bad.

[@fontanka24]

Same! Im in Florida and enjoy shopping at Publix (Southeast chain). When I drop off my Amazon return at Whole Foods, I sometimes browse the store and walk out empty handed everytime - nothing in there that sparks any interest. Publix is just as good, priced lower and on every corner. That and Costco. I have relatives and friends that only shop at WF (different parts of US) and it always seems to fit in perfectly with their overall pretensious vibe. No offense to Amanda of course.

[@jameswilliamson6665]

Great video. The farmer mowing the park arial was amazing.

[@rydersgrand]

Beautiful ❤ like mother , like daughter . Your mom’s house has a lot of the same type of vignettes and charm you have created at the Château just beautiful.

[@jonimarchese7655]

Bonjour Amanda and Lincoln, wow this is hard, your mom's place in Connecticut is beautiful, then when you get back to the Chateau that is so beautiful as well. I have to go with France. Thank you for sharing a little of your trip home, it was nice to see. The farmer did a great job as always. Love from N.Y.

[@lynndixonsilva9961]

Tell your mom thanks for allowing your viewers to see where you were raised....your mom's home is beautiful with simplistic design.... can definitely see where you were influenced. Only one thing missing: cats :) .... beautiful, creative video as usual! You channel is one I never miss! Thank you!

[@Sanc-ls2cl]

Let me think, Mystic Connecticut, Long Island, traffic, most expensive area of US other than CA! I pick France every time. The US has increased food items since Covid and it does not seem to get any better. A friend just came back from the Cape and milk is $10.00 in some stores. Summer tourism does have its price increases here. We live near the large Finger Lake Seneca and it is lovely, not crowded, wonderful colleges in our area. The US still has it's beautiful less crowded states. You just happen to have visited, as you know, the most congested. If the population in the US lives near NYC within a 2.5 hour drive, get ready for paying more for everything. We are fortunate that we are 4.5 hours away from a large metropolitan area. Loved seeing Mystic and the Conn. pictures. I love New England and lived in Vermont many years ago. Vermont is still lovely and not as crowded as Connecticut. Your family home was fun to see. Your mother's decor reminded me of a home that Andrew Wyeth lived in. Very simple white walls and less decor. Wonderful paintings and your young artistic talent was fun to view. Glad you came back for a stay and are safely home.

[@Kaiwaka11.11]

Hi guys, you can see where you get your sense of style and your love for animals comes from. Here in New Zealand everything has shrunk in size and doubled in price, so expensive, shrinkflation. Love the Donkeys ❤and watching your journey 🙏

[@SusieMonk-jh8tj]

Scary how quickly things change. We are so used to space and quiet it’s a shock when we go back to UK. Wonderful to see shops but then more than ready to be home here. One of our first friends who visited from London said, It’s all very pretty but what’s here?. Exactly why we love it❤❤👌👌🥂🥂

[@bridgetmullen6911]

I really enjoy your sense of humor with the birdfeeder and the Mila note!😂

[@OurFrenchChateau]

😃

[@seaview9948]

Connecticut is a beautiful part of America. You are very fortunate to have both places in your family .

[@kathyeyesopen4078]

Hi Amanda and Lincoln. Your mother did an excellent job raising you. Her home is also stunning. I especially love her dogs, specially Nash. Him arguing with his rock was hysterical 😂. Connecticut is such a pretty state but I’m glad to see you here, back home❤❤❤

[@Tigerlilart]

Your mom has a stunning home, and her dogs are gorgeous❤ thank you for sharing. Yes food is out of control where I live in NZ.

[@pattywethington3764]

Your mother's home is so nice and well decorated. The garden is beautiful. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in your case.

[@judydenney7483]

Always beautiful drone shots and music. So soothing. Thanks to both of you.

[@catherineg6861]

Seriously the Merritt Parkway is one of the worst!! And it’s basically like go or die to get on it with the terrible on ramps 😂😅Loved that you showed a little bit of Mystic too 😍 Thanks for showing your beautiful family home. It’s so gorgeous!

[@michellecbauer]

Wow your videography and photography are just breathtaking….absolutely stunning!

[@dawnbarnes8729]

Here in South Carolina we are definitely paying more for groceries. It’s hard to track the exact amount, but we are feeling it now that we are on a fixed income. I feel bad for all the families that have to make hard choices. As always, a beautifully done video. Your mother’s home is wonderful and I can see where you get you aesthetic from. ❤️😊

[@lorahart56]

Amanda, You're such a good story teller. Thank you so much for the long drone footage of the road and fields. I live for drone shots, they're never long enough for me. Welcome home.

[@phildwyer1488]

Good taste obviously runs in your family. I love your aesthetic and your parent’s home was beautifully decorated too ! Very stylish and not what I think of when thinking about American interior decor. Well done them!

[@bramblyhedgegirl]

Such an enchanting video as always, thank you. Your Mother's home is as artful at the Chateau, I can tell good taste runs in the genes. Lincoln's renovation talents evident at your Mom's as well as the Chateau. You both do such a grand job, grateful that you share it with us.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thank you very much!

[@brownetesa]

I am sure you had culture shock when returning to the U.S. Here in Ontario, Canada food prices have doubled, somtimes tripled plus the sizes of items had decreased. The only thing which is somewhat normal is produce in the summer only.

[@r.h.4567]

Amanda your mom's dog is cute, and her house is beautiful inside and out. The miniature chairs are so cool. That pizza looked delicious! The prices have gotten ridiculous in the states for everything especially housing. The cost of living and wages are tied together they just go up in unison and never offset. I think your future black cat should be named Vistor.

[@wvgardenerbarb]

Thanks for a beautiful video. I grew up in Ridgefield, CT but now live in Virginia after many years living overseas. The prices for EVERYTHING here have skyrocketed. I’m embarrassed to admit that I spent $12 for a little grocery store bottle of herbes de Provence the other day.

[@janeharris6925]

You make flying seem elegant and exciting, instead of crowded, squished, noise, exhausting!

[@ginny736]

Yes! In the Atlanta, Georgia area grocery prices are very high now.

[@lindaduclos9497]

For me, I think home is where my stuff is. Lol. Loved your mom’s home!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

True!

[@KT_37]

Where I live in the US the price of groceries is up an average of 40% to 60% and the size of products has massively shrunk. I shop via what is on sale at all available stores and make everything I can from scratch which makes for some funny meals. (I don't shop at Whole Foods so I have no idea on that store.)

[@OurFrenchChateau]

That's crazy. I cook some funny things from scratch too :)

[@Nicole-js7rb]

Your videos are so inspiring. Whenever I need a break from my solo DIY home renovation projects, I binge on your channel. Congratulations to you both for the hard work and dedication to your chateau restoration! Je vous salue.

[@joannecalcutt6724]

Live in SC. Prices are not that high but there have probably doubled in the last five years. Love this channel.❤

[@joanmason3379]

thank you for showing your beautiful family home a great video once again

[@jdrew5367]

Yes, it has gotten tremendously expensive for groceries. When I go to Whole Foods and walk out with barely a grocery bag of groceries and it’s over $100. I only go once a month. The regular grocery store it’s outrageous also! Thank you for taking us along with you, Amanda. Lincoln it was wonderful to see the dogs having a bath and your visitor.😻 Thank you for the beautiful aerial view of your land. That’s gorgeous. Thank you and have a great week in France. ❤

[@kathrynoswald5695]

Thank you! Each week I so look forward to your beautifully curated videos...the filming, music, humour and content makes me smile and soothes my soul. I really needed this injection of bliss tonight.

[@jillgrannon5149]

As an Aussie, lucky enough to visit Mystic , beautiful

[@miket7226]

Lincoln, great drone footage and it looks like no crashes. 😊 Nice.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

🤣 that’s because Amanda flies the drone now

[@miket7226]

@@OurFrenchChateau lol

[@pamkullman8839]

Your mom’s place is pretty! Love it! Prices are outrageous!!

[@3_3645]

My grandpa made furniture in grand rapids Michigan, he made captains chairs, my sister has one he made, I like the sales samples you have. Very cool.

[@panamtoddler8142]

Exquisite taste runs in the family! And yes, restaurant prices here in Seattle have doubled. Some groceries are twice the price from pre-Covid, most are at least 150% more.

[@andyroo9381]

I sit here, in Phoenix, and wonder what your chateau looked like in its' glory days. Do you have any old paintings of your chateau that would show such splendour?

[@traceykusser368]

Just beautiful! I always love your videos. 😊❤️ Otter milk had me laughing! Only raw milk for me. It’s clear to see where you got your good taste from: your mom’s home is lovely. 😍 So glad you had safe and happy travels!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@ChristineC-nk5fd]

Loved seeing bits of Connecticut, your Mother’s beautiful home and adorable dogs and seeing your mowed green fields at the chateau. Wonderful video ❤

[@AD-hs2bq]

Love your mom’s home and gardens. It’s a wonderful, calming environment and her dogs are lovely-Nash is a goofball. But, you know, that’s me sometimes-barking and trying to push a rock. 🤪I get it, Nash!

[@louiseemerson331]

Your mom‘s home is lovely! I can see where you get your exquisite taste. Her French bulldog is a hoot! I absolutely love Mystic, Connecticut. I’ve taken my sons quite a few times.

[@ericmcmaster1451]

Wow I can see where you get your flair for design and interiors. Your Mother's home is absolutely gorgeous!! So charming and eclectic and inviting just like your chateau! Thank you for this video! Cheers from Toronto!!!

[@almawebber]

the tree shot at the end is so incredibly beautiful.....every shade of green

[@tanyajohnson4897]

Missed you. Welcome back!

[@lindahaines9299]

Go another 20 min. north of Mystic to the beautiful open ocean beaches of Rhode Island! 😊

[@OurFrenchChateau]

We love the RI beaches :)

[@jfs59nj]

Amanda and Lincoln I love your aesthetic in decoration and videography, and really appreciate your humor. I’ve said it before: this channel really stands head and shoulders above many. Thank you.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thank you so much!!

[@MikeyPatrick]

Really dig the long over head video section with perfect music. I’m telling you, your videos are delightful, I always get an easy, peaceful vibe. Thank you, Amanda and Lincoln. Mike - 17:05 17:05 Kentucky,USA

[@dianegriffith3006]

Oh Amanda you’re a hoot. Love the clips from CT. I’ve never been but had lived in city proper San Francisco in the 80’s. Love photos of family dogs -I can tell where you got your fondness for furry friends. This was a lovely video. Thank you so much! 😊

[@RuthAnnHaycock]

Lincoln’s drone skills are kicking

[@charc9009]

Thank you for showing Mystic!!!! I lived there when my son was born and haven’t been back in around 15 years. It’s great to see some familiar places!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

How nice! We always enjoy a trip there.

[@Dako108]

Beautiful cinematography, music and editing. Regarding the lack of AC in France I saw today some Olympians in Paris bemoaning the lack of air conditioning in the Olympic Village.

[@staciamartin923]

The prices are beyond ridiculous in Washington state ! My furniture is on a boat to Sicily . I can’t get out of here fast enough. We leave Oct 1. . I won’t miss bumper to bumper traffic. I’m glad you enjoyed the trip! I love Whole Foods and Sprouts . I will miss them .

[@TheSecretChateau]

Thank you for another gentle video. Business often takes us to the USA and as exciting as it can be, we find it can also be quite manic. Crowds, over the top prices in restaurants, bars and food stores, honking horns, endless traffic, blasting music, rushing people and sadly many times, frightening items on the news media. It is always good to return home to our quiet corner of Normandie, where all is serenity, all is peace... until August when, during French vacation time, all hell breaks loose. 😂 Have you yet experienced the French on vacation? There is only so much partying one can take!

[@JPayne-ul4qd]

In SoCal prices change weekly and monthly. Interestingly enough during COVID it was illegal to practice price gouging. Now it's reported regularly on the nightly news. But yet that's all that is done. Report on high prices without explanation. Cheese, Eggs, Butter, Yogurt, Cereal (which boxes are getting thinner), pasta, sauces, rice, fruits, vegetables, juices. Every month vegetables are recalled for probable contamination to salmonella and listeria. There is no end in sight.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

🙁

[@elizabethmckelvie5418]

Another great vlog….loved seeing your family home …very zen……just like your chateau…..thnx again

[@megHogan-d1z]

Welcome back to CT. I nearly fell over when I recognized the stone church in my little town!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Your town is nice :)

[@SheilaDavies-g8e]

I adore your choices.....furniture, decor, lifestyle, and the beautiful jazz piano.

[@heatherhoffman9719]

Absolutely love your videos even the farmer mowing the fields Beautiful Relaxing Escape for me!

[@peterwhite9261]

Amanda, yes, prices are outrages here as well. Almost 20 dollars for a watermelon. Forget good meat, too expensive. A small out round roast( one of the worst cuts of meat) 30 dollars for a roast the size of a small hand.😢 I lived in New Haven, Connecticut in the early 90's. It wasn't for me. I was a new grad nurse in neurosurgery step down recovery unit. We had no head nurse as no one wanted it. So whoever was senior nurse on duty had to do the job. I really liked the city but I loved Vermont more. Your family home is beautiful. The fields are enormous, and the farmer did an awesome job. The dogs were happy. I think the cats that are outdoors are lining up for their piece of Chateau spa! ❤

[@mariak9727]

🥰Your family’s home in Connecticut is beautiful! I love the drone shots and music at the end!💖 I moved from Oregon to Switzerland 35 years ago and I still miss the things on your aforementioned list………except maybe the ice😅

[@ShaneCatStudio]

So excited that you went to Mystic, CT! That's where my husband and I are originally from. We just love Mystic! ❤

[@anniemacsrecommendations3883]

Hi Im just back from a 2week holiday in Fairfield Connecticut. I have Family living there. Went to New York city and Long Island, I hadn’t been to Connecticut in over 30 years. We had a great time😊

[@CyndyOstergaard]

I really enjoyed your video and your trip home. I have been through Mystic many times on my way home to Jersey from Maine or Rhode Island. Your Mom has a lovely home. Glad you had a safe trip home!

[@dianayavetz6286]

I’m glad you got to go home for a vacation. Yes we have too many choices in the grocery store. Just standing in front of the yogurt section makes me anxious and I can’t figure out which one to buy. I liked the drone footage of making hay.