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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

MM Onze: Not So Perfect Prefecture

We've heard over and over again from other ex-pats things like: "Nothing in France is easy." and "Oh, that's just France!" regarding things like moving in, dealing with any state departments, and just all around getting things done.  So we moved here waiting to feel like we needed to say these phrases.  But 3 months went by and everything seemed to go smoothly!  People were very nice, and when we did have problems, they were either taken care of easily or so minor that we decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

But, alas, my prefecture experience finally made me say "Oh, France..."