Pros and Cons

Things that are hard in France:
Opening a bank account
Starting internet service with Free
Finding a well-paying job
Finding an apartment
Making friends
Meeting men
Getting paid for overtime hours
Feeling like you actually live in France when you speak English all day (inevitable when you're an English teacher!)

Things that are easy in France:
Doing money transfers
Filling out French tax forms
Starting internet service with Darty
Getting apartment insurance
Finding a low-paying job
Finding yourself lost in the crowd
Impressing people by complaining
Communicating through sighing and using humourous facial expressions
Feeling a bit like a cartoon character-- or like you're IN a cartoon. Or a surrealist painting. Or the theater of the absurd.