This morning I forced myself to go to Carhaix. It doesn’t take that long but the journey is boring and I knew I was going to have to go and have a difficult conversation in French. So I wasn’t looking forward to it.
I went to the Orange shop to find out why I am now being charged for calls to the UK when up until very recently I wasn’t. I explained the situation. I was told that changes can only be made with the client’s signature. I explained that I hadn’t signed anything. She agreed that I hadn’t. She said then said something very quickly that I couldn’t follow. I asked her to speak slowly because my French isn’t very good. At that point she said, ‘ I can speak English if you like, I’m English’. I felt really embarrassed! However she said I was doing really well so she’d let me carry on. She came to France as a child hence she speaks as a native. The landline is sorted but roaming has finished, so no joy on that front.
Whilst I was in Carhaix I visited the pet shop. All three dogs were in need of new collars, so that was my next stop. I was concerned about taking all three into the shop at once. I am pleased to say that they behaved and I was able to fit each one with a collar.
This afternoon was knit and natter. Today there were five of us. There were two French women, two British and an American. So it was a good mix and we had a great afternoon. We are certainly growing the group. I am making good progress with the jumper. So hopefully I will be showing it soon.
Until tomorrow…
Tales from the Sheshed France 
Well done you! Your French must be brilliant if the assistant didn’t immediately start talking English to you!
Just as an aside: I’m not sure all companies charge mobile roaming rates between the EU and GB following Brexit. I seem to remember hearing somewhere that one if the companies wasn’t changing – maybe worth some research?
Dogs look beautiful 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
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We haven’t been able to find a phone company that lets us roam for free Zenna, it’s an issue….finally Spanish sims in a double sim phone is our solution and we switch to these when our free roaming periods run out in Spain. Gives you a different number – a bit of a hassle but…. I hope that Chris of yours knows about this (one of many) brexit hassles. The new requirement in Spain is a proven income of about £30k for a couple wanting to retire here – gone are the days of people moving and living pretty comfortably on a basic U.K. pension here (which was perfectly possible in many areas). Btw I don’t necessarily read your blog every day but I do occasionally binge on them (which is why I’m replying to a May post here). Very enjoyable and lucidly written too, pretty impressive u do it just about every day!
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Thank you. The whole phone thing is a bit of a nightmare. 30k is quite a lot to have. I think France is still letting people in with less. It’s about not drawing on their system. We both work and pay taxes which makes a difference. Hope you keep enjoying the blog!
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