Someone in here - and I forget who it was - once informed me that they were looking for châteaux in "local
immobiliers"... .
Out of politeness, I didn't correct the person and I didn't want to cause any embarrassment, but I was rather surprised to say the least ... . I mean, what sort of person embarks on such a venture - looking for property abroad - without having even a basic knowledge of the language? Seems very odd to me ... . We often criticize SJ and the Pethericks for their ignorance and lack of linguistic ability mais il y en a des ignorants sur ce forum, des gens qui s'amusent à rabaisser et à critiquer les autres alors qui'ls sont eux-mêmes des ignorants ... Ils feraient mieux d'apprendre la langue française plutôt que de passer leur temps ici ...
Talking of châteaux, I've found a wonderful property (which once belonged to one of Napoleon's generals) in the south of France that I'm seriously thinking of buying - an eighteenth-century château with outbuildings, a
maison de guardien, and 100 hectares of land near Nice, with breathtaking views of the Mediterranean ...