Matts Hune
Swedish expat in France
Forum posts
8
About me
Swedish, In a relationship
Speaks Swedish (mother tongue), English (C2-level), German (A2-level), French (A2-level) With swedish as mother tongue I can communicate with danes and norwegians.
Registration: 09 October 2016
Activity
Property prices in Haute Savoie by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Finding affordable housing in Haute Savoie is number one priority for newcomers. Tell us more about the estate market in your district/city/region. What are the most desired places to live? What are the most affordable ones? ...
Hi! I moved to Thonon-les-Bains in Rhône-Alpes, Haute Savoie a little bit over a year ago. Thonon is the neighboor town of Evian and is located by the Lac Leman (or Lake Geneva if you ask the Swiss) in the east part of France and the north ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
My intension has never been to upset anyone, I was simply asked to post my reflections of France and I did. In my mind people are completely free to agree or disagree with me. I can go on and write lots of positive things about France, why would I ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
First, I haven't applied for any job where French has been a requirement but have, reapetidly, been denied the job because of it. Second, believing that over 30-years of documented experience is less valuable than someone just coming out of ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
Oh, and by the way! I was contacted by a recruitment agency in Thailand a couple of weeks ago, they were looking for people on behalf of a French company in Thailand. Today I got the response that the company had declined my application and the ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
Yeah and this is a funny thing as well. I was approached by a French company wo had looked on my CV on-line and gave me "free" advice of what was the problem with it and offerd to help me fix it for a neat sum of money. I´ve seen ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
Hi Lara, thanks! It's ok, I'm in a relationship as well. :-D I believe it's a cultural thing more than a people thing. I find the prejudice of French being rude and annoying extremely exaggerated. I've met more unpleasant ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate. by Matts Hune
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ...
Thanks for your input Kaseps but time is running out. Because I came to France voluntarily I do not have any financial aid from either Sweden or France. I held an employment in Switzerland for a short period but that company unfortunately closed ... Read More
Short sited and narrow minded company climate.
Hi! I moved to France a little bit more than a year ago. The reason for this was that I met a French girl whom I had a 2-year-long distance relation with before I was given a beneficial opportunity to move here. I took a chance, win or lose if ... Read More