tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post5340933036889448593..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Lest We ForgetSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-9611525353003060062008-11-11T20:39:00.000+01:002008-11-11T20:39:00.000+01:00bon dit, Sarah !bon dit, Sarah !Michael Irwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839399143423008728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-36910150689621584562008-11-11T19:59:00.000+01:002008-11-11T19:59:00.000+01:00Hello FF, thank you for your kind comments.An expa...Hello FF, thank you for your kind comments.<BR/><BR/>An expat, I always thought, was someone who was paid from their country of origin so paid no taxes in their country of residence and got all sorts of perks as a result.<BR/><BR/>As a resident, I work here, pay taxes here, and get no perks :(. Still, I can also stay as long as I like :)<BR/><BR/>Actually, we're immigrants :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-83214783497385471192008-11-11T19:53:00.000+01:002008-11-11T19:53:00.000+01:00Hello Sarah, You write so well that I could really...Hello Sarah, You write so well that I could really picture the scene this morning and almost hear the reluctant comments of your boys 'doing their duty'.<BR/><BR/>This age thing does make one more open to the frailty of life. I never thought I'd ever become the sort of person I seem to be these days. <BR/><BR/>When you say you're not an expat because you pay your (French) dues, so do I but I still call myself an expat. Maybe I'm doing myself a disservice :)French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.com