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Yeah flee from the right-wing nightmare that is the U.S. right now to join a nation with the exact same problems and that speaks a different language after all (oh and it is france, they'll let you know that you are american scum to them) This pathetic try to cash in on the whole Trump situation is disgusting. If you want to to relocate to Europe try Berlin or Stockholm.

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I don't understand this kind of negativity and frankly, this is an incredibly weak comment because of it.

So negative comments are weak comments? If you like your information sugar coated that's fine but I prefer my discussion open and honest after all.

I'm highly critical of france but your comment comes out agressive and have zero informations in it.

No, negative comments with backup and other information are incredibly valuable. Moreso when the topic is something as difficult (and potentially foolish) as moving to a foreign country.

Negative comments with absolutely no further information don't add anything more to the conversation, and they have the potential to create paranoia where none should be.

I have many pleasant memories of living in France many years ago: great food, strong respect for ideas, great ambiance. And, no, I did not speak French and never encountered any bias from the Parisians, despite my California way of speaking.

Berlin and Stockholm sound good too, have never been. But I would respond first to the nation that is proactively reaching out.

I don't view it as "cashing in on the Trump situation" as much as throwing a lifeline to those of us who are drowning in a sea of hate and anti-science.

You won't really find a nation right now that is anti-science. If France would care about science it would try to fix their school system to produce more scientist. But instead they prefer to lure people in their mess of a nation.

Umm, I think it is not aimed at only people from the US who want to migrate but also to potential talent who were considering the US as an option for investment or as the next step in their careers.

Yeah there is a big PR spin to the whole thing but can you really fault the French for using the same approach the US did? Isn't that what the US did all those years when it sold the idea of the American Dream, which in reality isn't all that it was cracked out to be?

Only people from the U.S. would consider joining a failing state like France to escape their situation.

I'm considering fleeing to someplace where I am assured health care.

If I continue to work solo, I don't need to worry about hours caps and all the rest.

Hell, maybe I'll be able to relax and "have a life", for a change.

Try Germany then, free healthcare and still a better wealth distribution than France has so you won't have to watch out for bad neighbourhoods like every other Arrondissement in Paris.

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