Comments by "CuteCatFaith" (@CuteCatFaith) on "Huang's World - Back In Taiwan - Part 1/3" video.
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MusingsofaJay
I wouldn't say Paris is dirty, per se. Saint-Denis is grungy. The air is foul in Paris. Your plan sounds good. It does take time to make connections in France. For everyone! The expat and student community here, like that, do have ideas and possible contacts, but I find that stuff is always about 20% costlier. Even settled here, married, owning a domicile, it took me 13 months of constant searching to find a real job here. It's smart to stay here for a year continuously. Also, two to three visits in a year is a good idea. Gives you some ideas, some contacts. Even if a place likes you very much, they may not need you AT THAT TIME. It's up to you to keep polite contact and be available, and keep looking into it in general. I call it "the warm body" theory. I've gotten jobs where ever because I was the warm body they needed and at least reasonably fit the profile. All work here is by contract and there is a trial period for you and for them. It's actually a good thing! No one here, whether they like you or not, will inform you about the Code du Travail or the Convention Collective, so you have to do that yourself. Different legal system, different banking, et c. If you travel for training, it can be expensive, depending on from where, but season passes can make it much more reasonable. It's also tiring but if you are motivated and it's just for a year, likely you can do it.
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Non, c'est bon, je suis de langue maternelle anglaise, ce n'est pas facile! Je crois que vous trouverez du travail ici si vous êtes ici légalement et correctement et si vous trouvez le "droit au travail," ou si vous devenez citoyenne française. Votre français est déjà bon. Paris, c'est complexe et il faut de l'argent. Mais, je vous jure, les asiatiques sont beaucoup apprécié ici en génèrale. Les français, mêmes xenophobes, sont très habitués. Ils n'ont pas peur. Attention: le mariage avec un français vous donne uniquement le DROIT au travail! C'est tout! Avec le mariage en france, IL FAUT UN CONTRAT DE MARIAGE. Je suis triste témoine! Autrement, vous êtes un meuble, ou pire. Si vous avez une domicile stable ici, si vous avez le tampon sur votre passeporte quand vous arrivez ici (essentiel!!!!) et si vous êtes ici en légalité, vous pouvez gagnez un compte banquaire, peut-être avec votre petit employeur pour votre "petit boulout" quand vous serai élève ici (je crois que 10 heures du travail par semaine sont accordés), et vous pouvez demandez immédiatement d'être citoyenne, mais c'est dur! Département Seine-Saint-Denis, c'est l'enfer!!!! Je l'ai fais! C'est vraiment chouette ici mais aussi le reste de France est suberbe et beaucoup est plus facile que Paris et très intéressant. TRAVELAUTEURS ici sur YouTube a fait un entretien téléphonique avec moi vers février 2014 et c'est sur sa chaîne, 40+ minutes en anglais, au sujet d'immigration vers Paris (je suis née aux Etats-Unis) et j'ai deux chaînes ici sur YouTube, ainsi que Dailymotion. Beaucoup au sujet du travail, la vie ici, et c. Je serai contente si vous restez en contacte avec moi. J'ai un site Internet personnel et je suis assez facile à joindre. Ciao!
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I wish to add I just checked the "translation" of my French and it isn't very good. I say that Paris is EXPENSIVE and that Seine-Saint-Denis can be okay to live in, but to apply for citizenship is hell in it, because it is the most populous département in all the Paris/Great Paris region, and you have to apply in the region in which you are domiciled. I started in Val de Marne département but moved to Seine-Saint-Denis and they lied and refused to transfer my dossier so I had to start all over again and pay all over again for certified translations and everything. I do not recommend entering France as a student hoping to work enough to live on or stay very long. I've never seen it really work out, or it was hell. I do encourage people to apply for work visas for a year at a time, because they are tedious and do cost something but then you do not have to worry, you can be here legally and no hassle, you can work, it is authorized. You might like "La Petite Couronne," which is all the near-suburbs and towns of Paris and usually has fairly good access to Paris via public transportation. Ivry-sur-Seine is hugely Asiatic, too. They are connected by tramway now, it's great, and the buses here are fantastic. I am totally used to them. You don't have to live right in Paris to enjoy it. I could actually walk into Paris were I in better health, from my apartment in Saint-Denis. They say the suburbs are nasty, but it depends, and I know three nasty areas of Paris I won't even drive through! So, there you go. Good luck!
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MusingsofaJay
Yes, I am from Cleveland, Ohio and it was dirty and so was NYC where I lived for 17 years. To be an intern here ("stagiare") pays about 350 euros per month, taxable I think, but you are likely to get half your public transport half-paid by the employer, and may also get lunch vouchers, which you pay a bit for and the employer shares the cost. It's essentially slave labor, but you can definitely gain experience in this way, and it's considered valid experience here. If you are strong enough to endure study abroad plus work, and not flip out as most seem to do, it will likely hugely enrich your life and give you more options. I loved studies in Italy long ago, and looked into work there, and found out it's not the greatest country to work in. I did a lot of research, made friends, applied for stuff and enquired. Great to be in Italy if you don't have to work! You will get a million miles ahead of most Americans with French pastry training. I had lots of cooking jobs in the USA and it was handy! I was a chef's assistant here, too. :)
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