Comments for France Tales http://francetales.com Connecting expats, wit, and advice direct from Toulouse, France, we play well with others. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Funny consumer letter by HolisticHumanist http://francetales.com/2008/01/22/funny-consumer-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-11732 HolisticHumanist Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:09 +0000 http://francetales.com/2008/01/22/funny-consumer-letter/#comment-11732 No-one thinks there's anything wrong with their choice of contraceptive UNTIL they start to have problems with it, by which time it is too late! Because the companies who make contraceptives do their own safety tests and publish THEIR own results as the known facts, doctors WILL NOT record instances when patients report other problems which they associate with their contraceptive, claiming that as these side-effects are not acknowledged as common they must be of another cause. As such official figures for contraceptive safety have not been independently verified & can't be relied upon when assessing potential risk. "Depo-provera is known to lower circulating levels of Oestrogens in some women leading to lower bone mineral density. Concerns have also been raised regarding a possible link to increased risk of HIV infectionand its known side effects of depression, menstrual irregularity, weight gain, and loss of libido. It has been used as a population control device around the world, including in the U.S, and is being heavily marketed toward young women, women of color, low-income women, and women in prison." ( http://hubpages.com/hub/Controversial-Complimentary-Contraception ) I might have guessed that a man would have a hand in designing tampons & sanitary pads... hence why most are designed badly... just like kitchens! ;) No-one thinks there’s anything wrong with their choice of contraceptive UNTIL they start to have problems with it, by which time it is too late! Because the companies who make contraceptives do their own safety tests and publish THEIR own results as the known facts, doctors WILL NOT record instances when patients report other problems which they associate with their contraceptive, claiming that as these side-effects are not acknowledged as common they must be of another cause. As such official figures for contraceptive safety have not been independently verified & can’t be relied upon when assessing potential risk. “Depo-provera is known to lower circulating levels of Oestrogens in some women leading to lower bone mineral density. Concerns have also been raised regarding a possible link to increased risk of HIV infectionand its known side effects of depression, menstrual irregularity, weight gain, and loss of libido.
It has been used as a population control device around the world, including in the U.S, and is being heavily marketed toward young women, women of color, low-income women, and women in prison.” ( http://hubpages.com/hub/Controversial-Complimentary-Contraception )

I might have guessed that a man would have a hand in designing tampons & sanitary pads… hence why most are designed badly… just like kitchens! ;)

]]> Comment on Happy New Year 2010 by Owen http://francetales.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-11727 Owen Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:59:02 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=945#comment-11727 Always happy to answer questions about CDS's and such, already answered your questions. Always happy to answer questions about CDS’s and such, already answered your questions.

]]> Comment on I received my new carte de sejour! by Owen http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11726 Owen Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:57:36 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11726 Bonjour Vicky I would be surprised if you can renew it, I think you must be living in France, or married or pacsed to a French person, or working for a French company. Maybe the rules are different for 10 year cds's, I only have a renewable 1 year and I am pacsed with a French person, dont' qualify for the 10 year one yet. Maybe you have one of those cds's where you are not asking for the right to work, you provide your own medical insurance, and you prove you have sufficient income to live in France without working, lots' of retired people do this one. Bon courage! Let me know which one and I could possibly help find the answers. Bonjour Vicky
I would be surprised if you can renew it, I think you must be living in France, or married or pacsed to a French person, or working for a French company. Maybe the rules are different for 10 year cds’s, I only have a renewable 1 year and I am pacsed with a French person, dont’ qualify for the 10 year one yet. Maybe you have one of those cds’s where you are not asking for the right to work, you provide your own medical insurance, and you prove you have sufficient income to live in France without working, lots’ of retired people do this one. Bon courage! Let me know which one and I could possibly help find the answers.

]]> Comment on Happy New Year 2010 by vicky http://francetales.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-11725 vicky Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:56:29 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=945#comment-11725 Bonjour owen happy 2010. I hear its been a very bad winter there this year. Hope u are keeping warm. I have asked you a few questions on the site . it would bevery nice if you find the time to reply. miss reading your comments. merci. Bonjour owen

happy 2010. I hear its been a very bad winter there this year. Hope u are keeping warm. I have asked you a few questions on the site . it would bevery nice if you find the time to reply. miss reading your comments.

merci.

]]> Comment on I received my new carte de sejour! by vicky http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 vicky Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:49:54 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11724 Bonjour Owen I have a ten year carte se jour , i live in the states and travel to france 2 or 3 times a year with my american passport. the card is expiring in 2010, i will renew it , what are the requirements ??? i was wondering if i can become a citizen since we are allowed to have dual citizenship , or do u know what requirements are tthere. i was once married to a french man for 5 years and after he got his american citizenship and passport the next day he left with a younger illegal woman. Oh karma is such a great thing. once we were divorced , he got married again to the illegal woman and the american immigration denied her a green card. Merci. Bonjour Owen

I have a ten year carte se jour , i live in the states and travel to france 2 or 3 times a year with my american passport. the card is expiring in 2010, i will renew it , what are the requirements ??? i was wondering if i can become a citizen since we are allowed to have dual citizenship , or do u know what requirements are tthere. i was once married to a french man for 5 years and after he got his american citizenship and passport the next day he left with a younger illegal woman. Oh karma is such a great thing. once we were divorced , he got married again to the illegal woman and the american immigration denied her a green card. Merci.

]]> Comment on Tecktonik – The new dance craze in France by Owen http://francetales.com/2008/01/11/tecktonik-the-new-dance-craze-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-11723 Owen Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:11:54 +0000 http://francetales.com/2008/01/11/tecktonik-the-new-dance-craze-in-france/#comment-11723 All I can say is, I did. Nice but what's the point? Also the post is almost 2 years old so we may agree that it is no longer the "latest" craze here in France. All I can say is, I did. Nice but what’s the point? Also the post is almost 2 years old so we may agree that it is no longer the “latest” craze here in France.

]]> Comment on Tecktonik – The new dance craze in France by Gus http://francetales.com/2008/01/11/tecktonik-the-new-dance-craze-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-11722 Gus Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:54:12 +0000 http://francetales.com/2008/01/11/tecktonik-the-new-dance-craze-in-france/#comment-11722 All I can say is Techno Viking look it up. Back in 2000. All I can say is Techno Viking look it up. Back in 2000.

]]> Comment on Happy New Year 2010 by Owen http://francetales.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-11717 Owen Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:17 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=945#comment-11717 well I don't even remember what they are so obviously I haven't followed any of them, coffee without milk would be a good start for me too. well I don’t even remember what they are so obviously I haven’t followed any of them, coffee without milk would be a good start for me too.

]]> Comment on Carcassonne, France: Traveling to Carcassonne by Owen http://francetales.com/2008/02/12/carcassonne-france/comment-page-1/#comment-11716 Owen Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:10:03 +0000 http://francetales.com/2008/02/12/carcassonne-france/#comment-11716 Which guide re you referring to? Maybe you mean Lost in France's gay guide? If so, he no longer does his blog so it is unavailable, sorry. If you mean something else, let me know and I will try to locate it. Which guide re you referring to? Maybe you mean Lost in France’s gay guide? If so, he no longer does his blog so it is unavailable, sorry. If you mean something else, let me know and I will try to locate it.

]]> Comment on Carcassonne, France: Traveling to Carcassonne by Alan Browne http://francetales.com/2008/02/12/carcassonne-france/comment-page-1/#comment-11715 Alan Browne Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:19:40 +0000 http://francetales.com/2008/02/12/carcassonne-france/#comment-11715 The link appears to be borken to your guide. Do you still have it. Thanks The link appears to be borken to your guide. Do you still have it. Thanks

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