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The Intrepid Rosbif

Richard Corrigan

@The Intrepid Rosbif

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English expat in France

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3

About me

English

Lives in Sallanches

Speaks French, Spanish

Registration: 01 December 2007

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Richard Corrigan
The Intrepid Rosbif created a thread
16 years ago

Greetings from la belle France!

I thought it high time I introduced myself, having been a 'newcomer' for far too long. I hail from Birmingham, England, which is a lovely place, lots of rain and concrete - so you can probably see why I moved to the Alps (five years ago). Typical ... Read More

Richard Corrigan
The Intrepid Rosbif replied to a thread
16 years ago
expat.com

Cost of living in France by expat.com

Hi everybody, It would be very interesting and helpful to start a topic about the cost of living in France. Don't forget to mention where you are living Let's compare the: > accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an ...

Richard Corrigan

From Haute Savoie (near Chamonix) Three bedroomed small house cost 257,000 euros (and that was apparently a bargain!) Public Transport is good quality - daily commute to Geneva by train only 110 euros a month > food costs around 700 euros per ... Read More

Richard Corrigan
The Intrepid Rosbif replied to a thread
17 years ago
Julien

Why did you move to a foreign country? by Julien

The first poll of the expat forum! It is associated to this post: /forum/viewtopic.php?id=27 Did you move for professional reasons, for your studies, because you really wanted to (you move without a job), or for any other ...

Richard Corrigan

Good question. Really and truly because I got made redundant and wanted to spend the money re-living a mis-spent youth as a ski bum. I soon realised, however, that I was unable to keep up with the new, fresh faces, especially when I started falling ... Read More