I have lived and worked in many very large cities: Chicago, New York City, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Seoul, Hong Kong, Madrid and others. Large cities can have some excellent attractions, but I was looking for something smaller and more laid back. I picked Arcachon, and couldn't be happier. I'm a 45 minute train ride from Bordeaux when I feel like a day trip and only 2 hours from Spain if I get a craving for some Spanish food and culture. And my 3 dogs love it here. No snow! My apartment is in the heart of the village center, 200 meters from the beach and the train station. We can go in 5 different directions for our 4 daily walks. My 15 year old poodle/Jack Russell picks the route each walk. Arcachon is very dog friendly and my 3 love reconnecting with their 4-legged buddies every day. Except for supplies for my dogs, I can do all of my shopping on foot. My car is 2 years old, but has just over 4.000 km on it. 💯👍

@DeanRamser

4 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts about Expat seniors living in France? As retired educators (we helped a new school open in Lviv - Aug-Dec), we are exploring Poland (Dec-Jan), Estonia (Feb), and possibly France. Nantes looks amazing. Plus it has mild summers!! But, Paris is beautiful and walkable. And, Nice too looks beautiful and welcoming. We seek a walkable, affordable, and comfortable place to call home. My wife Cindy has MS, so calm is a required component. I grew up in Los Angeles, working & driving 24/7, so the European pace is very attractive. Thank you. Dean & Cindy

@poughkeepsie8516

3 ай бұрын

Your comment made me smile. We too are huge fans of Arcachon, visited it countless times. It was also on our list to retire but at the end we decided to buy a house in La Seyne-sur-Mer. Ever been there? Also gorgeous. Close to Toulon and Marseille where you can get anywhere from, wonderful nature, nice relaxed people, great wine, olive oil, oysters… My husband and I in our late fifties now and will buy our new house this summer. Retirement is planned at 62. Take care, greetings from Germany 🙋‍♀️🇩🇪

@poughkeepsie8516

3 ай бұрын

@@DeanRamserDear Dean, yes, Nice is very nice (sorry 😂) but I wouldn’t recommend going there. Tbh, Nice, Villefrance, Cap Ferrat,… are flooded with new money Russians who spoil the prices. The landscape between Marseille and Toulon is simply breathtaking and you can get there everything you appreciate about Nice. With normal people and normal prices 😅 Good luck picking your retirement place. Greetings from Germany

@TheMaartian

3 ай бұрын

@@poughkeepsie8516 La Seyne-sur-Mer looks lovely! Just enough out of the way to remain relaxed. I have family in Marseille, Aix and Lyon, but my "niece" lived here in Arcachon. My brother never treated her, a step-daughter, as his own, and her mother took by brother's side. That left her hung out to dry. She has two teenage children and a big mortgage on her house, and then her ex moved to the States with his new g/f and stopped paying alimony. She was in real trouble, so I sold my house in Flagstaff and moved here with my 3 dogs. That was 2 1/2 years ago. I grew to love Arcachon. I was "retired" when the old, real Motorola went in the crapper 20 years ago. I was 54, but had enough money, so I retired permanently. I could live anywhere in the world, but I'm staying here. Then, just last week, my niece left for the States for a job that will pay her 5x what she was making here. I am so happy for her, but will miss her terribly.

@TheMaartian

3 ай бұрын

@@poughkeepsie8516 Last year, a house in Cap Ferret sold for 25 000 €. Per square meter!!! Unbelievable. My brother purchased an apartment in Paris for his son to live in while he attended chiropractic school. When he sold it over 5 years ago, he got 10 000 € per square meter. Since then, prices have gone crazy. I was working in Australia back in the late '90s when the British lease on Hong Kong expired and China took it back over. The amount of Hong Kong wealth that moved to AUS was stunning. Housing prices in the nice areas of Sydney doubled, forcing the locals out, into distant suburbs. I 100% support your recommendation to look for a small, local community. It's a fabulous way to live.

Pronunciation: not ‘Li on,’ rather: ‘Lee on.’

@APeeKay

5 ай бұрын

Yes. The video is otherwise good. Just feels lazy to not even check and make an attempt. I am not French, just a Francophile from US.

@joanneratinoff5868

3 ай бұрын

and "Pau" is pronounced "Poh" not "pow". Disgraceful.

@lospopularos

Ай бұрын

The pronunciations of all the places are a joke. As is 6.11 degree centigrade. Was this movie made by AI?

@geoffoakland

Ай бұрын

​@@lospopularos I think it was 😅 The subtitles are even worse. 'Languedoc-Roussillon' is written as 'Long Dark Russian ' !🤣

@lospopularos

Ай бұрын

@@geoffoakland 🤣😂🤣 Brilliant!

I suggest that when you next do a video you have a narrator that can read properly and also write properly. Pronunciation of some of the French cities was so bad. And the spoken was different from the text. Overall, the mistakes made me question the validity of the information you provided. And I had already been to many of the locations you mentioned. Just saying

@dallassukerkin6878

3 ай бұрын

AI text to speech - the KZreadz is awash with it now.

8. Nice 7. Toulouse 6. Languedoc Roussillon region 5. Lyon 4. Pau 3. Montpellier 2. Sarlat la Caneda 1. Bordeaux

@wisikahn

6 ай бұрын

Great thanks.

@thomasbjurstrom6480

5 ай бұрын

The pronunciation of the names is terrible.

I've been to every one of those locations except Pau. Nice, Montpellier and Bordeau get my votes. Totally agree that the Languedoc Roussillon region is captivating and under-appreciated by foreigners.

2 towns are missing here : La Rochelle and Annecy. Also, the region "Languedoc Roussillon" no longer exists. It's now part of "Occitanie".

there is only southern cities , too bad, there is so much to see in the center or in the north ! strasbourg, lille, rouen , le mont st michel , brest nantes , l auvergne ...

@Misterjingle

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but the south has a sunnier, warmer climate and more beautiful landscapes (The Alps, the Pyrenees, etc.). The Lille region for example is pretty gloomy, especially in winter, and It's very stressful. It's a region where a lot of people are leaving.

@armelle6936

3 ай бұрын

@@Misterjingle i disagree, there is more people leaving on cote d azur, the mediteranean coast than in the north .it s crowded, too hot in summer, wild fire , a bit like south california . maybe you never put a toe in normandy or in somme bay , vosges, brittany. it s differente than mountains but it s worth it

@Misterjingle

3 ай бұрын

@@armelle6936 Sorry, you can't disagree on the facts. The Hauts France region or Grand Est region has the largest number of people leaving the region 😅 the most growing regions are PACA, Occitanie and Nouvelle Aquitaine. A better climate, a better landscape, better food, a better quality of life. It's a stereotype, floods are more and more common in Hauts-de-France and Normandy. Disasters are the same everywhere. I lived in the south, I've never seen anything in 7 years. It’s a very Parisian way of thinking about the region. Think of it as if it were a vacation region. You don't just live in August and July. I prefer 2 crowded months rather than 8 gray and rainy months like in Normandy or Brittany (yeah, that's the right number).

@armelle6936

3 ай бұрын

@@Misterjingle primo , je ne suis pas parisienne, mais bretonne, merci pour les stats, elles sont fausses . bien contente que tu aimes ta region mais ne crache pas sur les autres

@Misterjingle

3 ай бұрын

@@armelle6936 Je suis originaire du Nord. Mais oui, je vis dans le sud maintenant. Apres, ce sont les statistiques. Des faits. Faut savoir être objectif :) La Bretagne est belle, mais ce n’est pas une région aussi dynamique que la Nouvelle Aquitaine ou la Rhône Alpes. Et y’a rien de mal à cela. Faut savoir mettre de côté son chauvinisme :)

Lion, Long Dock, Powell and Charlotte forever!

France Here I COME!😮

Wow this guy loves southern France. No love for the other 3/4 of the country

Thank you for an excellent video! Very informative. What are your thoughts about Expat seniors living in France? As retired educators (we helped a new school open in Lviv - Aug-Dec), we are exploring Poland (Dec-Jan), Estonia (Feb), and possibly France. Nantes looks amazing. Plus it has mild summers!! But, Paris is beautiful and walkable. And, Nice too looks beautiful and welcoming. We seek a walkable, affordable, and comfortable place to call home. My wife Cindy has MS, so calm is a required component. I grew up in Los Angeles, working & driving 24/7, so the European pace is very attractive. Thank you. Dean & Cindy

Even though the name of the region may trick you into thinking otherwise, Roussillon is in Provence, not Languedoc :p

Nice is the best city in the world. I am going to spend there my retirement and not only.

I’ve never seen so many rude and insulting commentators in a KZread before. Just watch and be grateful. So dang opinionated.

@andreaanase9585

2 ай бұрын

It’s worst on FB. People can be critical and unforgiving.

MOST HELPFUL.THANK YOU.

Thank you. This video was very helpful and gave me a nice overview.

@PropertyInvestPro

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I too would like to know how Americans can retire in France and not be kicked out in 3 months per the Schengen rules-please explain

Good video but please, next time make sure you pronounce the French cities correctly! Painful for the ears! I am from Lyon, it's a beautiful place. 😍

@Taldanmus

2 ай бұрын

I think this is an AI generated voice; these always stumble on "foreign" words, you'd think they could program it in, but it occurs often on YT 😮

@JessLovesU86

2 ай бұрын

🙄

@mdte5421

2 ай бұрын

Could it be maybe French is not his first language . Kudos you are from Lyon though .. and I’m from Montreal .. tu vas pas aimer mon accent québécois 😏

@phildoyle4098

Ай бұрын

@@mdte5421 if this is supposed to be an informative video about the best places to live in France then you would expect them to know how to pronounce the place names regardless of whether French is their first language or not.

@mdte5421

Ай бұрын

I am french canadian so I speak very french and my pronounciation of certain cities of France is very different! And french is my first language !

When converting averages temperatures from Fahrenheit to Centigrade, be careful not to get overly precise. If the original temperature has no decimal places, neither should the converted temperature.

Lyon..is beautiful

The people in Lyon are uniquely unfriendly compared to other regions in France I have travelled, I personally would not retire there

@shawnpark7620

Ай бұрын

I didn't have that experience recently...I thought the people were very friendly

Your videos are very informative, but please, cut down on the ads. I've never seen SO MANY ads on a KZread channel. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. It's a turnoff.

@barbraluce5706

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. This channel and Janice in France seem to have many more ads. Do more ads mean more money for the creators?

And ‘Pau’ is not ‘Powell.’

7:57- rent in Narbonne and Carcasonne

Nah the best is Vannes, Morbihan Brittany , cheaper better cost of living and close to all! But do not tell to everyone keep it between us ok.

It's "lee-ion" not "ly-on", "Po" not "Pa-o" etc....

the video is quite blurry , i can't see clearly

Besides the pronunciations, what about the city ratings? Do you Agree/ Disagree?

Can you explain how non EU citizens can get the essential residence permits to make retirement in France possible. ?

Lion?

@PropertyInvestPro

6 ай бұрын

Lyon

@Taldanmus

2 ай бұрын

AI

Pau is pronounced Po!!

Nice is not anymore safe in most places, Toulouse is dirty and getting unsafe as well. Weather in Pau is rainy, Sarlat is a hole, Bordeaux not too bad. South of France is becoming hotter by each year, not an ideal place to live.

Your pronunciation of Pau and Lyon was ROTTEN!

@poughkeepsie8516

3 ай бұрын

Be nice

@pudnbug

3 ай бұрын

People who do videos about France should learn how to pronounce the names - or else they shouldn't do videos about France.

@Taldanmus

2 ай бұрын

AI generated voice..maybe video too..seems to be from a real estate entity..you'd think a computer could do French, alors !

Please don’t butcher the French names !!! Like Lyon ❤😂

Who narrates these? A Martian?

@Taldanmus

2 ай бұрын

AI?

@alastairstaunton7081

2 ай бұрын

Sounds Irish.

sack the voice over guy.

God awful pronunciation for French cities & regions! Comical at first, but actually quite offensive to a native speaker!!!

@Taldanmus

2 ай бұрын

AI, I think

Why can't english speaking people try to pronounce names and words right? It's such an ignorant and arrogant way to act.

France??? NO WAY!