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[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 71 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They hedged their bets, holding on to Joanna's rent-controlled apartment in San Francisco just in case they wanted to return.

I have LOTS of sympathy for these people.

Also: the couple has struggled to make friends, McIsaac-Kierklo has not yet mastered the language (or learned much of it)…

Is there any possibility that these two things are related?

Jackasses. I think it’s safe to say that San Francisco doesn’t want them back.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 30 points 6 days ago

Oh I agree. This article would be funny if it weren't so infuriating.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Goes to a foreign country.

Does nothing to make life comfortable in said country.

Doesn't like it.

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[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 23 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Trump won and we're immediately seeing the "don't leave the US please" narrative

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 6 days ago

But it makes sense. America should keep its contagion to itself.

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Also: the couple has struggled to make friends, McIsaac-Kierklo has not yet mastered the language (or learned much of it)

Genuine question: Why France? Is that a particularly easy European country for an American to move to? Personally I’d give it a try, but I can speak the language decently enough to get around because I grew up with it.

I thought a lot of Americans were going to Portugal because they were specifically making an effort to entice immigrants.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

If you don't speak the language you'll hang out with other expats, which will just exacerbate the problems.

  1. French is hard.
[–] BonerMan@ani.social 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

OK now that trump won... I think France isn't that bad.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (5 children)

You might want to suck it up for the next four years there, Jo.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

They kinda sound like assholes.

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Please take them back, we have enough self absorbed assholes to deal with already.

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